When Tørst opened along Manhattan Avenue back in 2013, as the official bar but not exactly brew pub of Evil Twin brewery, the brewmaster Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø…
Fancy Food Court, Gotham Market, Plunks Down in Fort Greene
With the opening of Gotham Market in Fort Greene this weekend, Brooklyn gained yet another fancy food market, adding to our city’s ever-growing assortment of what…
Is Brooklyn Really Inside a Trump-Proof Bubble?
Shortly after the jarring election of Donald J. Trump, you might’ve seen a hilarious sketch from Saturday Night Live called The Bubble where “it’s like…
Celebrate Leonard Cohen With a Tribute Concert and Film Series
The next month or so will bring many an opportunity to honor the late, great Leonard Cohen. You’re already aware that Film Forum is screening…
Browse Recipes and Laze Away the Day at Brooklyn Kitchen’s New Library
Where there once was a butcher, there now are books. Williamsburg cooking store Brooklyn Kitchen has decided to scrap (get it, scrap?) its butcher counter…
Prepare to Get Buzzed With a Former Child Star at All-Wise Meadery
It used to be that throwback drinking meant quaffing Prohibition-era cocktails and Hemingway sippers. But these days, we’re seeing an emphasis on even older traditions, and a…
What the Tuk? Williamsburg’s Newest Hotel Has Its Own Auto Rickshaw
Having just returned from two weeks in India, I definitely don’t miss the honking: it’s enough to make Rudy Giuliani rip out the rest of…
Protesters Demand That Greenpoint Police Captain ‘Take Rape Seriously’
NYPD Captain Peter Rose caused a stir last week when, addressing a rise in Greenpoint sex attacks, he seemed to tell DNAinfo that the NYPD was less…
Greenpoint’s Bar Matchless Strikes Back
Both touring bands and local music fans (aka members of an aloof subculture that you wouldn’t understand) have probably felt a shifting tide. Over the…
Smell the Magic: Inside Blaine’s Brain and a Chance to Snap a Levitating Selfie
Roll up for the magical mystery tour and steal some magicians’ secrets next week. TimesTalks: David Blaine Jan. 18, 7pm, Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th…