Medieval Future isn’t one of the video games that you’ll be able to play at Kickstarter’s Greenpoint block party this Saturday (it hasn’t yet been…
You’ve Read These Writers on B+B, Now Hear Them Read IRL
We’re proud + pleased to note that a couple of B+B contributors have readings coming up – right in our backyard! Aren’t we friggin’ literary?…
Forget Papal Canonizations, Here Are the Heroes and Heroines of the LES
Sure, there’ll be some downtowners in the running at Monday’s James Beard Foundation Awards (Hearth, Christina Tosi, wd-50, David Chang). But they aren’t the only…
East Villagers Will Have to Wait For OddFellows Ice Cream, But Have a Look
OddFellows, the Williamsburg ice creamery, will not open its East Village location today as originally planned (they’re aiming for next Friday, May 9, with a…
Look For Chris Rock in the East Village Tonight
Chris Rock’s new film is shooting in the East Village tonight. According to signs posted around the neighborhood, the “untitled Chris Rock movie,” produced by…
Josh Stewart Got A Lot of Static About the Premiere of His Latest Skate Film
In production since 2008 and teased as coming soon last fall, the latest installment of Josh Stewart’s Static skateboarding video series was still met with…
Arrest in Menachem Stark Killing; Pretzel Vendor’s Cart Stolen
A construction worker employed by a contractor who did work for Menachem Stark has been charged in the Williamsburg landlord’s murder. [NY Daily News] This…
Mars Bar’s Owner: ‘We’re Going to Reopen’ (Jupiter 21 Developers Will Be Partners)
First Max Fish makes a return and now this. Mars Bar is coming back – in some form – to its former digs on Second…
Rockaway Beach Surf Club Is Back, and Will Now Rock Southern Barbecue
Rockaway Taco is set to open tomorrow, and that isn’t the only great news coming out of the peninsula. Rockaway Beach Surf Club, the indoor-outdoor…
A Guy Named Frank Ape Is Taking Over an Abandoned Alphabet City Bodega
Last time we caught up with Brandon Sines, he was selling his witty work at the B + B Bazaar. Now the artist, whose studio is in…