A fire broke out at 293 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg this afternoon. The three-story residential building appeared to sustain little damage, although 60 firefighters responded,…
Here’s What Went Down On Max Fish’s Last Night
So, yeah. Max Fish closed last night with an epic sendoff. Yesterday photographer Daniel Savage shared his photos of the bar’s regulars and last night,…
Update: ‘Girls’ Has Taken to the Streets and We’re Still Stalking Them
Although the signs advertising today’s Girls shoot promised street closures only from 6 a.m. till 10 a.m., when we stopped by at 1 p.m., Orchard Street was…
Annette Ramos, Stylist at Vice, Goes Black and Gold at Dusty Buttons
Introducing a new column in which we give a stylish local somewhere to go, so they can get all Dressed Up. Annette Ramos’s career as…
‘Girls’ Was Filming in a LES Gallery This Morning and Guess Who We Ran Into
So, Girls was filming at the recently shuttered Bridge Gallery this morning and look! we were lucky enough to run into Lena Dunham, clad like…
Mary Help of Christians Is Getting Scaffed Up
Yesterday workers started erecting scaffolding at Mary Help of Christians Church on East 12th Street, in preparation for its demonic possession, er, demolition. Here’s what…
Bushwick Home Goes For Over a Mil, Williamsburg Pads Sell For $2.5M a Pop
Alt-Brooklynites from near and far got together this weekend at the Bushwick Block Party and, well… did all the things they normally do except packed…
Sky’s the Limit For the Brothers Behind Apostrophe (Unless They Buy That Plane)
Apostrophe lies in a patch of Bushwick otherwise punctuated mostly by apartment buildings and bodegas. The precise definition of the space, which draws its name…
It’s a Chip Off the Old Block! 128-Year-Old Drug Store Opens Eye-Care Outlet
In a neighborhood where beloved institutions are shuttering daily and the entire borough threatens to become one big fro-yo emporium, Block Drug Stores is a…
Kickstarter Film Fest, Lindsay Lohan and the 25th Annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion
This Saturday at the new Havemeyer Park in Williamsburg, the third annual Kickstarter Film Fest promises good food, cheap beer, and a night of Kickstarter-funded…