Last month, the city made a $100 million offer on the final parcel of land needed to complete the long-promised Bushwick Inlet Park along the…
Find Your Beach: How to Tell Beach Slang From Beach Fossils
Now that it’s officially summer, we’re in for three-plus months of beach reads, beach bods and, of course, beach bands. After that explosion of nautically themed…
A Look Around Williamsburg’s William Vale Hotel, Opening Soon With $715 Rooms
The rooftop of the William Vale Hotel isn’t finished yet—right now the floor is covered in some kind of black canvas—but I hardly noticed that…
New Law Aims to Help Mom-n-Pops, But Embattled Tenants Say It's Not Enough
A group of a dozen small business owners and community advocates from Bushwick gathered at Esmeralda Valencia’s restaurant on Myrtle Avenue this morning with an…
Did a Yelper See the Bushwick ‘Candy’ Store Bust Coming a Year Ago?
You may have been shocked to hear, yesterday, that the NYPD raided an unassuming Bushwick bodega and uncovered what appeared to be a massive heroin operation. But…
Stonewall Inn Declared National Monument for Gay Rights Struggle
President Obama officially declared the Stonewall Inn, long recognized as the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, a national monument this morning, making it…
The Knitting Factor: New Documentary Weaves a Tale of Yarn Artists
At what point does something stop being beautiful once it becomes functional? Can something you use every day be made into art? Does art need…
Before Cuomo Cracks Down On Apartment Sharing, He Should Read This Site’s Amazing Description of the East Village
Earlier today, the New York State Senate passed a bill that, if signed into law by Governor Cuomo, would make it harder to post illegal…
Before Cuomo Cracks Down On Apartment Sharing, He Should Read This Site's Amazing Description of the East Village
Earlier today, the New York State Senate passed a bill that, if signed into law by Governor Cuomo, would make it harder to post illegal…
Secret Project Robot Is Closing But 'Not Giving Up,' Co-Founder Says
The secret is out: beloved Bushwick art/party space Secret Project Robot, which has featured tons of art and hosted dozens of good shows and parties,…