When Dijital Fix closed in the Williamsburg, explaining that their landlords were “hilariously” nearly tripling the rent, many wondered who’d pay so much to be…
Williamsburg’s Newest Boutique Has Roots in Polish Greenpoint
How convenient: next to Williamsburg’s new custom-motorcycle café, you can now buy women’s clothing inspired by racing gear. Sha-Fa opened this past weekend, and, among…
March Into This ‘Slow Fashion’ Bunker and Strap On Some Bow-Ties
A military-minded purveyor of “slow fashion” has pitched his tent in Williamsburg. Kai D. Fan was creative director at Nautica before he “burned out on…
Bklyn Beast Closes; Stabbing in Bushwick; $700 Roberta’s Tank Top
A Williamsburg resident facing a predicament from a bygone era was forced to put up a sign: “Please Do Not Smoke Crack in Our Building.”…
Ring in the New Year With Some ’60s Persian Funk at This Expat Cafe
There’s no Little Iran in New York, but since opening in April of last year, Greenwich Village’s Cafe Nadery has become a social hub for…
This Greenpoint High-Rise Gets to Rise Higher, With More Affordable Housing
The City Council has agreed to let the developer of 77 Commercial Street stack a total of 35 more stories onto two-high rises bound for…
My Favorite ’90s Sitcom Star Walked in on My Makeout Sesh With a 16-Year-Old
I woke up to a text from photographer Brianna Capozzi asking if I could fill in for an agency model who didn’t show up to…
Yup, Even Your Christmas Tree Vendor Is a Chain, But You Gotta Love Em Anyway
If you’re the type that curses every time you pass a Dunkin’ Donuts, we’ve got some bad news: you may have bought your Christmas tree…
Remembering Al Goldstein: ‘Pioneer of Free Speech,’ ‘Ralph Kramden of Porn’
He was arrested numerous times for obscenity and reviled as the devil incarnate by religious figures and feminists. But when pornographer Al Goldstein died at…
More Students for the EV; E-Cigs Banned Indoors; Stop-and-Frisk Snow Globe
Sure enough, the City Council voted to enact a ban on indoor e-cig smoking. [Daily Intel] With asking prices ranging from $795,000 for a studio…