The first sign that the new El Sombrero isn’t the Mexican dive that stood on the corner of Ludlow and Stanton for nearly three decades…
Bowery Bank Building Auctioned; Williamsburg Indie Film Fest
France’s Yonathan Souid, 23, was arrested yesterday on various charges after scaling the Brooklyn Bridge for a photo op. [Gothamist] Five floors of Bowery’s East…
Buy Some Cheap Art Inspired By Brooklyn’s Bodegas and Boardwalks
There are two things Brooklynites universally love: talking about Brooklyn, and affordable art. ArtPhotoArt gallery in Bushwick taps into these needs with an exhibit that opened…
Music Mobs: Unsilent Night and Make Music NY
Let’s ignore today’s indicators that Santacon is coming to Bushwick — not all flash mobs are the domain of boozed-up bros. These roving, interactive performances…
Now Pouring: Papaya King and Salt + Charcoal
Congos to two restaurants that are now rocking liquor licenses. The first, Papaya King, opened sans booze last year on St. Marks Place but is now…
Paul Krassner On Harvey Milk, the Yippies, and Talking to Dolphins After Dropping Acid
Paul Krassner sometimes gets touted as a forerunner to comics like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who blend fact and fiction into combustible political cocktails. But the Daily Show can…
Brooklyn Rod & Gun Fishing For Donors With Documentary Campaign
We reported back in late September that Brooklyn Rod & Gun will close its doors at the end of the year. As of now, it looks…
XXX Meets DIY: Porn Film Festival Seeks Local, Artisanal Smut
If “porn fest” sounds like what happens every time your roommate leaves for work, rest assured the one happening in Bushwick later this winter will…
‘Death of Williamsburg’ Party; Air Raid Sirens Explained
Due to an upcoming apartment conversion, 100-plus students at Bushwick United Early Learning must find a new school by December 20. [] Karaoke Boho‘s future…
Richard Hell, Kim Gordon, Pharmakon Are Bringing Schizo-Culture Back
Everything that’s avant garde is new again! First the Nova Convention made a kind of comeback at the William S. Borroughs 100, and now yet…