As the craft beer industry in New York City and beyond continues to grow, the folks behind tomorrow’s inaugural Beer Film Festival found it fitting to gather…
Craigslist Ad: ‘I Am Looking For a Wingman’
An unidentified bro must have had lousy lucky with the ladies Friday night — at 4:05 a.m. Saturday morning, he posted this Craigslist ad for…
Shirts & Destroy Leaves the City, But You Can Still Rock Its Tees
Shirts & Destroy – a company that releases tee shirts designed by local artists, tattooers and bands – has closed its Greenpoint store and is…
Inside Lake Street, the New Bar From Members of The Hold Steady, Spoon
When we first brought word that rockers Bobby Drake (The Hold Steady, w/o.), Frank Bevan (w/o.), Rob Pope (Spoon), Eric Odness (The Wanted, Primitive Weapons) were…
Rockaway Gets Three New Outdoor Spots for Sun, Suds, Music and Movies
Heading to Rockaway Beach this 4th of July? Or whenever? Check out the latest outdoor drinking spots, starting with a B + B exclusive. Rockaway…
FDNY Cracks Down On Bossa Nova’s Ability to ‘Rave With You Full Throttle’
If you were one of the people who thought, “Ugh, that’s the end of that place” when the Bossa Nova Civic Club got that write-up…
Mari de Monte Loves Black Rabbit Bar, and She’s Got the Tattoo to Prove It
There are customers and then there are Regulars. The kitchen of the Greenpoint apartment that 28-year-old Mari de Monte shares with her cat, Nina Simone,…
Baked Alaska? Fire Clears Out Bushwick Bar [Update]
An all-hands fire broke out tonight at 35 Ingraham Street, home of taxidermy-n’-whiskey lair Alaska. According to the FDNY, the fire was called in at…
Reel Psyched: Feminism, Punk Rock, Bloodshed and Free Pizza
Here’s what we’re really excited to see this week in local theaters (or, for that matter, at local bars and rooftops). Sarah Jacobson was an…
Motor City Bar Threw Itself a Going-Away Party
Last night Motor City Bar celebrated “17 years of sex, drugs and rock n roll,” as the invite to its going-away bash put it. We…