A 27-year-old chef who used to work in Williamsburg, Diego Ramos, was convicted of assault yesterday for using a broken wine glass to retaliate against…
Cross-Dresser Shot in Bushwick; Bank Becomes Beer Hall
An 82-year-old woman who lived in the East Village was struck by a party rental van and killed Thursday afternoon while crossing Elizabeth Street around…
Lena Dunham’s Advice Videos; Williamsburg’s Rock, Paper, Scissors Hustler
Jamancey Vadon, a 14-year-old who lives in the Riis Houses on Avenue D, has been missing since Friday night. Crime Stoppers (1-800-577-8477) is seeking leads…
This Roving Vintage Shop Is Back In NoHo For The Fall
Hoping to catch some NYU students on their way to and from class, the Nomad Truck has spent at least one day a week parked…
Rev. Billy Arrested; Amato Opera House Becoming Apartments
Corresponding with yesterday’s People’s Climate March, Reverend Billy was arrested in Tompkins Square Park for climbing onto a Parks Department truck in an attempt to…
Burglaries Up in Bushwick; Cotton-Candy Cone at Oddfellows
During the first eight months of 2014, there were 313 burglaries in Bushwick—up 39 percent from the same span a year ago—which police partly attribute…
Boozy Starbucks Stumbles in Williamsburg; Ron Swanson in Union Square
Community Board 1 pushed back its vote on Starbuck’s proposed liquor license for its forthcoming N. 7th Street location in Williamsburg because the coffee empire…
Phillip Lim Opens in Noho, Is Concerned About Dry Mouth
The kind, and very well dressed crew of 3.1 Phillip Lim on Great Jones Street were very concerned that I was hydrated. At first I…
Bushwick’s 10 Biggest Fall Events; Brooklyn’s Best BYOB
A 23-year-old woman chased down the thief who stole her iPhone Sunday in Williamsburg, but was unable to reclaim the contents of her wallet. Also,…
Russ & Daughters Expands Uptown; Bushwick Is World’s 7th Coolest Neighborhood
A $65 million, 75K-sqaure-foot mixed-use building is planned for 120 Union Avenue in Williamsburg. [The Real Deal] When the 10-unit apartment building 42 Crosby Street…