A small group of protesters and a festive group of old folks congregated today at the Borinquen Plaza Senior Center in Bushwick. The seniors were…
Clucking Chickheads Are Lining Up For Free Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
After a series of delays and under-the-radar soft openings (um hello, where was B+B’s invite?), Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken is finally hatching today, which is…
A Fire Broke Out at the Bowery Hotel This Morning
Our favorite Bowery hotspot got even hotter this morning. Around 11:40 a.m., an electrical fire started on the 14th floor of the Bowery Hotel. Firefighters…
Does This Man Have the Best Job in All of Brooklyn?
During the six months he’s been a barback at Pumps, six or seven dudes have asked Dillan Raia the same question: “How did you get…
It’s Happening: The Ramen Burger is Returning to Smorgasburg
When Ramen Burger sold out of 150 fried-noodle burgers at Smorgasburg last week, it was uncertain if they’d return, or if it would be the…
Williamsburg Gets a Pod Hotel; Lena Dunham Talks Gentrification
The Pod Hotel — which offers teeny, space-capsule-like rooms in its two midtown locations — is opening a 100,000-square-foot third branch on Driggs and North…
The Antifolk Festival Is Now Underway at Sidewalk Cafe
The long-running Antifolk Festival launched yesterday at Sidewalk Cafe. If last night’s performances were any indicator, things are probably going to get preeetty trippy over…
Tigre and Cricket Talk Hangovers and Ask, ‘What’s a Job?’
All good things must come to an end, and this is the season finale of “Bushwick Elucidations.” Before Tigre and Cricket pack up and do…
Adam Green Wants to Do a Papier-Mâché Remake of ‘Aladdin’ With Macaulay Culkin
Last night, Adam Green of the Moldy Peaches came together with other local artists and designers for the opening night of the Deep End Club, Tennessee Thomas’s…
Surprise: Big Buck Hunter Is Especially Big in Bushwick
Next Thursday, the Big Buck Hunter Girls (yes, there is such a thing) and the game’s reigning world champion will appear at Pine Box Rock…