You guessed it: a Dunkin’ Donuts is opening in the former home of Norman’s Sound & Vision, the record store that moved from Cooper Square…
Whee!! Williamsburg Is Getting Another Flea
Flea markets may be twee, but that isn’t stopping Williamsburg from getting another one. Flea Market Betty will open next month on a pair of…
Beacon’s Closet Comes to Bushwick
Darrey Crosby, the 15-year-old autistic boy who disappeared Saturday after a trip to a Bushwick Avenue middle school, is back home safe. His sister found…
Which Pol Would You Rather Meet: Hillary or Gnarr?
Who’ll spark the longer line tomorrow morning: David Chang’s hamburger or Hillary Clinton? The First Lady turned Senator turned Secretary of State (turned President?) is…
Not Enough Lena On Wythe Ave Today, Too Many Lenas On Stage Next Month
We didn’t spot Lena Dunham when Girls filmed at Café Mogador in Williamsburg this morning — though, as you can (barely) see above, we did spot Zosia Mamet…
Steve Keene, Who Did Cover Art For Pavement, Is Painting in the Street
Steve Keene actively distances himself from the world of fine art, but that hasn’t stopped the Greenpoint-based painter from being named Brooklyn Public Library’s Artist-in-Residence…
Is NYC Experiencing Its First Scrapplegasm?
First off, apologies for the headline — but we did not invent the word scrapplegasm. It’s the name of an event that took place last…
Moby Has Sold a Memoir About His East Village Days
Things are coming up roses for Moby: not only is the musician and apocalyptic photographer the proud owner of a castle in the Hollywood Hills,…
Novelist Brando Skyhorse Wrote a Memoir That’s Truly Stranger Than Fiction
If you’re always complaining about your messed-up childhood and your wacko family, then you might want to read Brando Skyhorse’s memoir, Take this Man, for some perspective.…
An A-to-Z Index of Marc Spitz’s New History of All Things Twee
Marc Spitz’s Poseur recalled his salad days as a downtown Manhattan music writer. But his new book kicks off in Brooklyn – and specifically at…