So, Max Fish and Welcome to the Johnsons aren’t the only downtown bars making moves in North Brooklyn. This fall, the owners of East Village…
These Designers Knew You Wanted Jazzy Prints and Waterproof iPhone Pockets
Depending on what street you turn on in North Brooklyn you’ll see scruffy versions of Andrew McCarthy’s character in Less Than Zero, neon ‘90s kids…
Bushwick Shooting Suspect Caught, East Village Victim Remembered
The suspect in last week’s Bushwick shooting was apprehended in Springfield, Mass. [NY Daily News] An 18-year-old Jacob Riis resident, who was shot and killed…
Watch Gogol Bordello Rock Out at Urban Outfitters
Today, gypsy-folk-punk renegades Gogol Bordello gave a free lunchtime show at everybody’s favorite avant-garde music venue, the Urban Outfitters in Soho. (They also signed copies…
Mark Your Calendar For These Two Outdoor Arts Festivals in the East Village
The East Village’s cultural institutions are taking it to the streets again, as the details of two big outdoor arts festivals were announced today. Theater…
10 Things We Learned From This 21-Year-Old Williamsburg Time Capsule
Twenty-one years ago last month, New York ran a cover story titled “The New Bohemia,” about Williamsburg’s burgeoning artist community. Today, revisiting the eight-page spread…
LES in BK: Max Fish Closes Aug. 1, The Johnsons Opening Soon
Attention, drink-slingers and the degenerates who love them: it looks like The Johnsons, the Bushwick offspring of Lower East Side staple Welcome to the Johnsons,…
Tigre and Cricket On Family Reunions, Dead Bodies, and Ikea
Yesterday we noticed that a Bushwick resident posted this to Craigslist’s lost and found: “i lost my sense of self on july 18, 2013 –…
Kids Store Is Leaving ‘No Fun’ Williamsburg for Greenpoint
Turns out Academy Annex’s impending move to Greenpoint will bring with it an unexpected bundle of joy: a children’s store! When Kate Schmitz, the owner…
More G Service May Be on the Horizon, Theatre 80 Owners Mugged
The MTA gave itself an $8 million budget increase, which may lead to both increased G train service and M train service on the weekends.…