Police recovered the body of 21-year-old Stephen L. Middleton—who went for a swim off a Williamsburg pier just before 6 a.m. on Thursday—from Newtown Creek…
Williamsburg Gets a Malaysian ‘Night Market’ (More of a Restaurant, Really)
After Anthony Bourdain visited Laut, Salil Mehta hoped more foodies — rather than the usual after-work crowd — would flock to his well-regarded Union Square…
Hot Dogs and Sparklers Are For Basics: Here’s What’s Really Poppin’ on the 4th
Because the your pyrotechnic fun on this most sacred day, arguably defying the founding fathers’ true intentions, please be advised it’s probably best to toss…
The Buildout of East Williamsburg’s Newest Hybrid Venue Has Begun
“We’re not guessing what the arts community might be into, because we’re already in it,” Zach Glass told B+B on Monday. Another hybrid bar-something is…
Dunkin’ Has Done Its Plunkin’ and Our Spirits Are Sunken
As expected, Dunkin’ Donuts has plunked down on Cooper Square, in the former home of Norman’s Sound & Vision — because apparently the one thing that was…
Meet the Heartbroken Man Who’s Trying to Build a Social Network… With Flyers
After the cocksure mystery-man approach of “Alex A.” (AKA “Mr Right”), we wondered whether the heart-on-sleeve approach might be more effective. In this second flyer we recently…
Sugarburg Opens in a Pretty Sweet Location
After a trip to Montreal last year, one thing stood out to Dave Urbanos. “There was poutine everywhere,” recalls the bar-scene veteran. “It was awesome.”…
Art Jail Opens in Bushwick; Williamsburg’s Oldest Restaurants
Today is the BP station on 2nd Avenue’s last day in business. [EV Grieve] East Village cocktail lounge Elsa—the sister bar of Greenpoint’s Ramona—will soon…
Carnival Barkers, Space Monkeys, and Stilts on the Williamsburg Waterfront
No, a bizarre pageant of fire-breathing carnies isn’t descending on Brooklyn… well, not exactly. See, there’s this company called MassBliss, and they advocate breathing. Seriously.
Boardwalk Empire Has Turned Far Rockaway into Old Atlantic City
Yesterday Patti Smith and James Franco took Rockaway back to the time of Walt Whitman and today Boardwalk Empire advanced it to the Prohibition era.