Gentrification is inevitable, the folks at Chinatown Soup know that. But Michelle Esteva, Jordan Hill, and Max Waldman are ready. Sleeves rolled up and muscles…
If You Have Any Braaains You’ll Go to This Dance Party On a Zombie-Infested Sunken Ship
Cocktails on a zombie-infested sunken ship, in the year 2023? Welcome to Rocking Dead, an interactive theater performance and dance party aboard the Lightship Frying…
Not-Shivering Me Timbers! The Frying Pan Has Reopened For the Season
All aboard the S.S. Boozy Brunch. After a winter-long hiatus, the bar-on-a-barge known to most as the Frying Pan welcomed back its devotees yesterday with beer, sangria, and…
Williamsburg Creamery Closes On Bedford, Making Way For Davey’s Ice Cream
When one creamery closes, another one opens. After two years at 201 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg Creamery will officially close at 10:45 p.m. tonight. “We sold our establishment to…
Williamsburg’s Newest Takeout Joint Serves a Woody Allen Sando
First a Williamsburg filmmaker paid tribute to Annie Hall, and now a Williamsburg sandwich maker is doing the same. At Drive In Sandwiches, which opened yesterday at 690…
Team Forgetmenot Will Open Kiki’s, a Homey Greek Spot, Next Week
Zhen Ling Tan Taoist today, Kiki’s tomorrow. What was once a Chinese supply store on 130 Division Street is now an oasis of absolute Grecian…
‘Hasidic Melody Is Like Wine’: A Pre-Purim Chat With ‘Hasidic Hipster’ Band Zusha
They’ve been called a “Hasidic hipster” band, but Zusha is all about dispelling labels and bridging the dichotomy between the spiritual and secular. “Independent on all levels,” their…
Local Chefs Treat LES Seniors to Top Level Cuisine
“Fifty-one years [this] May,” said Maria Litwin of her marriage to Gregory Litwin, “Fifty-one years on May the twentieth.” The seniors of Vladeck Houses, the…
How Not to Be That Person Who Buys a Valentine’s Card at Duane Reade
Lingerie aside, there’s nothing quite as sexy as penning deep, mad feels onto paper. Whether you’re professing romantic love, friend love, or even self love,…
Williamsburg Fire Site May Not Be Safe For a Month; DOH Admits It Was Slow to Respond
At a town hall meeting last night, the health department admitted it took too long to issue warnings in the wake of the massive Williamsburg warehouse fire; meanwhile, the fire…