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We’re Posting This From East River State Park, Now With Beefed-Up WiFi
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Between the WiFi that recently came to Rockaway and downtown’s new WiFi-equipped “beach,” we’re living in a golden age of surfing the web while, like, actually surfing. And now...
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Behold Williamsburg’s New Robata Restaurant
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Till now, the East Village’s Robataya has been our go-to for charcoal-grilled Japanese food (I mean, they hand you the stuff on paddles), but this may well change things. Long...
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Hop Along With Bad Bunnies, Go Down the Rabbit Hole with LODRO, and More
Time again for Good Shows, our weekly roundup of what’s good in live music. Bad Rabbits are a Boston-based rock/R&B outfit who’ve been around since ’07. The five-piece band serves up infectious,...
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Third Ave Shuffle: 5 Closings and 6 Openings in NYU Land
Speaking of the East Village’s ever changing shopping landscape, the upper reaches of Third Avenue, where NYU’s Third North dorm is parked, are seeing a lot of change. Here’s a rundown of what’s going...
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The Honey House, a New Coffee Bar On a Pretty Sweet Block
Honey House already attracting the neighbourhood (Photo: Kirsten O’Regan) Honey House, a recently materialized coffee shop on East 11th Street, may look new—but to East Village locals the face behind...
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New Coffee, Juice Spots in Bushwick; ‘Panty Raid’ in Greenpoint
(Photo: Scott Lynch) At 149 First Avenue, all residents were told to vacate within 90 days due to the building’s structural deterioration, which might require a full demolition. [EV Grieve] A new...
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Our Big Fat Guide to the Best Head Shops in Brooklyn
Sunflower Glass Co; Photos by Kate Beaudoin With the Brooklyn D.A. announcing that he’ll throw out low-level marijuana possession cases and the Times pumping out pro-legalization editorials, there’s...
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POP Closes Shop After 11 Years, Big Deals Ensue
Say goodbye to one of the older boutiques on Williamsburg’s increasingly poppin’ Grand Street strip. Former attorney Sheila Sharma opened POP in 2005; she’ll close the women’s clothing and accessory...
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Minca Ramen and Oaxaca Tacos Are Coming to Williamsburg
Oaxaca’s corner location. Minca will be a couple doors down. (Photo: Daniel Maurer) A trio of takeout joints are coming to the new building on the corner of Grand and Berry in Williamsburg, and at...
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Amorous Bank Robbers, Choose Your Own Adventure, And Nerds Galore
It’s Reel Psyched, our roundup of movies we’re really excited to see. The Dog A documentary about the real guy behind Al Pacino’s character in Dog Day Afternoon, John Wojtowicz, who tried to rob a...
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Readings and Talks: Sex, Celebs, Centimeters, and the Southside
Things are getting hot and heavy at this week’s upcoming readings and talks, with historical badass battles, fictional prostitutes, sexy sex-ed films, and a look at why America insists on measuring...
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Aw, Shucks: Prima Has Closed and Its Oyster Happy Hour Is Dunzo
Prima, an elegant spot for two-for-one oysters and cocktails, has closed. The seafood spot on East First Street shucked its last one over the weekend, according to a sign in the window that says, “We...
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10 Days In, Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. Is Off the Hook
Adam Geringer-Dunn at the fish counter. (Photo: Daniel Maurer) Even at 3 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, Greenpoint Fish & Lobster Co. is packed like a sardine can (the salmon spot was slammed...
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Here’s the Williamsburg Bridge in Mini-Golf Form
(Photo courtesy of Hester Street Fair) The weekend is upon us, which means one thing: golf. Ok, sure, golf is pretty much the anti-NYC pastime (I still shudder every time I remember the first time I...
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Shooting in Bushwick; Domino Artifacts Will Be Salvaged
(Photo: Scott Lynch) At 1 a.m. yesterday morning on Bushwick’s Moore Street, a 25-year-old man sitting on a bench was killed and two middle-aged women were injured when a man fired a gun in the...
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Time For Your Morning ‘Banana’
Remember Nico West, the guy who’s written 32 songs about fruit? Well, we’re pleased to premiere the first official video off of The Fruit EP. Everyone knows bananas contain serotonin, and this one’s...
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RIP For Another DIY Venue? ‘Someone Kept Pooping on the Floor’
Clockwise from bottom: Brian Whatever, Alaina Stamatis, and Alison Sirico. (Photo: Alaina Stamatis)Last week we heard a rumor that Bushwick DIY space The Ho_se is on its way out. We’d be really sad to...
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Juice For Jesus: Brooklyn’s Newest Juice Bar Says, ‘God Wants You to Fast’
Image courtesy of The Squeeze What’s hot pink, “naked” and raw-nchy? Why, the new bricks-and-mortar Brooklyn location of juice mecca The Squeeze, of course. The food-truck enterprise is now...
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In Case You Needed It…
It’s a summer Monday, you have a humiliating sunburn, you left your lunch money and bank card back at that bar in Rockaway, and you’re still hungover from too many shandy tallboys and sending emails...
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Landlord and Longtime Activist Give Bushwick A Sparkling New Community Space
What will soon be the Mayday bar. (Photo: Nicole Disser) Just around the corner from the booming Jefferson stop — amidst the cocktail bars, organic grocery, and vintage stores — another new...
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