From the looks of yet another “Looking for a Girlfriend” parody flyer, the boxing gym that took over the Yippie building on Bleecker Street is…
After Complaints About a Testicle Tax, Dating App Has Men and Women Go Dutch
A week ago, we told you about a new Tinder alternative that sets up dates for you at local bars without any need for pre-date messaging.…
El Sombrero Now Sports a Fedora, But the Margarita Machines Remain
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…