Hundreds gathered for a rally in Union Square this afternoon, to protest the not guilty verdict in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. On the scene was…
Get ‘Transported to Another Realm’ Tomorrow at Secret Project Robot
We know we only gave you a few hours’ notice on the at 285 Kent last night, so if you failed to get your weekend…
Upcoming Shows: Wire, Some Bedroom Pop, and Lots of Noise
THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON THAT’S ACTUALLY QUITE RIGHT U.K. band Wire came of age in the first wave of punk, but they’re perhaps more responsible…
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…
A Play About the Hipster-Hasid Bike Wars, Chinatown Fire Caused by Roach Bombs
A Greenpoint townhouse sold for $3.75 million after less than a month on the market. [] Havemeyer Park — a temporary green space on the…
Magic Flying Carpets and Late Night Openings: Art This Weekend
Between the Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival taking over galleries and venues across the borough and Williamsburg Every 2:ND going down tonight, it’s a big weekend…
This Weekend, Shane Shane Keeps the Party Popping (With Actual Poppers)
Stop your search for the novelty party du weekend, because we just found it. It’s in a basement (yes, in an actual house), and there are…
Yee Haw! The Levee Is Fixin’ to Reopen This Weekend [Update: Tonight!]
“Don’t worry, we aren’t changing much,” Susan Surdacki says as she takes a break from remodeling. “Just some things that needed to be fixed, painted…we…
Kool Thing: Kim Gordon Is Crashing in Greenpoint These Days
North Brooklyn has seen a lot of Kim Gordon in the past month: she introduced a screening of “A Woman Under the Influence” at Nighthawk and performed with Body/Head, her…
Protesters Gather Outside of ‘Penis Mayor’ Anthony Weiner’s Apartment
An uninvited guest popped by Anthony Weiner’s Gramercy apartment building this morning, in the form of a giant inflatable rat. Union members have gathered in…