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After the World Cup, Soccer Is Still On the Table
If old-fashioned “base ball” isn’t for you, here’s another sport you can start obsessing over once the World Cup ends this weekend. Costa Rican-born Wil Arguedas started playing foosball for money...
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Foodie Fest Washes Up in Rockaway This Weekend, Get There or Be Jelly
Note: this is the brass band, not everyone at the party dressed like this (photo: Kirsten O’Regan) The cab driver who picked us up from Le Fooding and San Pellegrino’s Fruitstock at the Rockaways...
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After a Shady Incident, Lunasa’s Back Patio Reopens in Time for the Game
Calamity struck at one of the city’s World Cup viewing destinations yesterday when a tree branch came crashing down onto Lunasa’s back patio. There were no casualties from the fall, save a couple pint...
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Tommy Ramone Dead at 65; Laurie Anderson Trapped in Hyperbaric Chamber
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving member of the Ramones, died Friday afternoon at age 65 at his home in Ridgewood, where he’d been receiving hospice care for cancer of the...
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An Online Farmers Market Grows in Brooklyn, and Wants to Deliver to Your Hood
The Farmigo Logo: “the F is only in existence when you bring all the pieces together,” explains founder Benzi Ronen (Photo: Kirsten O’Regan) If the nightmare-ish appearance of Soylent in the real world...
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Gerlan Marcel’s Museum-Worthy Designs Grew Out of Tween Trips to the Mall
Gerlan Sitting in her Bushwick studio, fashion designer Gerlan Marcel looks like a 14-year-old out of a ’90s hip-hop video: she has two high-top braids on the side of her head, five-inch hoop earrings,...
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This New Hawaiian Pop-Up Is Putting Down Roots
Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Wahines Brooklyn Wahines has been quietly popping up in the Stan’s Cafecito space two nights a week ever since Honolulu native Siobhán Edwards of Red Wagon Catering opened it...
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Feature, Inc. Closes After Hudson’s Death, But His Legacy Lives On
Feature, Inc. has left its home on Allen Street, according to an announcement from the family of its beloved late owner, Hudson. The gallery opened in Chicago in 1984 and bounced around in New York...
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James Franco’s Debut as a Theater Director Is a Little Bit Alien-ating
Scott Haze as Richard in The Long Shrift (Photo courtesy of Joan Marcus) Near the end of “The Long Shrift” – James Franco’s debut as a theater director — one character says to another, and to the...
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Sapporo East’s Replacement, Beronberon, ‘Bout Finished
The exterior of Beronberon is almost complete (photo: Nicole Disser) The new Japanese restaurant in the former Sapporo East space will “hopefully” be open in two weeks to a month, owner Panya Ongkeo...
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Sugar Gallery Has Bitter Words For Montana’s Trail House
Masback took a photo of the garbage as it stands today (photo: Montana Masback) Last week, Bushwick’s Sugar gallery posted some harsh words on its Facebook page aimed at neighborhood newcomer Montana’s...
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Max Fish Reopens Next Month; Body of Missing Greenpointer Found
(Photo: Scott Lynch) The body of missing 28-year-old Peter Spear of Greenpoint has been found. [Greenpointers] The new Orchard Street home of Max Fish got frontage and an opening date: August 2....
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Onur Tukel Promises ‘No Amputated Penises’ at His Art Show
Onur Tukel, the filmmaker whose vampire comedy Summer of Blood drained us of laffs at Tribeca, also happens to be an illustrator: if you saw him play an artist in Michael Tully’s Septien then you’re...
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Public Housing Gets Millions to Beef Up Security, But Will It Be Enough?
Dorothea Knox, President of the Tenant Association at Berry Street- South 9th Street Houses (photo: Nicole Disser) Last month the city finally allocated $50 million to security upgrades and...
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Williamsburg Pool Party Maven Launches a Video Mixing App for the Symple-Minded
When Williamsburg app developer Alex Kane released the beta version of his app Sympler last September, he expected about 3,000 downloads. What he got was more than 80,000 downloads and a nod from...
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How Silent Barn Got Its Tiny, Rolling Green Room
(Photo: Jesse Sposato) If you’re a touring band playing a show in New York City, finding a quiet place to unwind and catch up on some alone time before your performance is not a simple task. Unless, of...
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Little Muenster Launches Nicaraguan Cheese Missiles
(Photo courtesy of Little Muenster) First the Langos Truck brought Hungarian cheese bread to town, then Old Tibilisi (now open!) brought “Georgia’s original cheeseburst” to Bleecker Street, and now...
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This New Belgian Beer Bar Has a No-TV Policy Worthy of Its Name
#CezanneWhile bloggers wring their hands over an “influx of hipsters” at a Ridgewood old-timer, another bar has announced its imminent opening in the neighborhood. The Monk will serve Belgian beers...
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Rally For Williamsburg Senior Center; Catey Shaw Celebrates ‘Brooklyn Girls’
Watch Bushwick singer Catey Shaw‘s new music video, “Brooklyn Girls,” a play on Katy Perry’s “California Girls.” [Paper] A 21-year-old mom and City Bakery employee was struck and killed by a 4 train...
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25 Images From New Museum’s Arresting Survey of Contemporary Arab Art
For the last fifteen years, Massimiliano Gioni has enthusiastically observed the increased presence of the work of artists of Arabic origin at various biennials and international exhibitions. “And I...
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