Williamsburg has more than its share of down-and-dirty Southern grub (Brooklyn Star, Pies n Thighs, Sweet Chick, The Commodore, etc.) but the team that took…
St. Mark’s Poetry Project Announces Lineup For Its 41st New Year’s Marathon
In case you couldn’t tell from all those “best of” lists, 2014 is just about dunzo, which means it’s time to clear New Year’s Day…
Call It a Metal Bar: A Williamsburg Blacksmith Opens Billet & Bellows
For years, Kristina Kozak‘s wispy metal security grills have graced the windows of Williamsburg nightspots like Bembe, Iona, and Trash Bar. Now she’s getting ready…
Don’t Worry, Deer Tick Won’t Botch Your Favorite Records When It Celebrates 10 Years
Rhode Island’s favorite finger-pickin,’ acoustic-guitar-wielding, non-country act Deer Tick is ten years old — to celebrate, the band is setting up shop at the Brooklyn…
Spitzer’s Williamsburg Plans; Year’s Best New Restaurants
Seeking $300 million: the MTA, whose plans to improve the L train may include a subway entrance on Avenue A. [MTA] Cherry Street’s former Pathmark…
Who’ll Be The First to Buy This J.Crew Williamsburg Tote?
Williamsburg’s new J.Crew store has taken gruff from everyone from TV on the Radio to Reggie Watts, but that isn’t stopping it from selling these…
Can the New Bong Store Get East Villagers High Enough to Eat at the New Checkers?
The East Village, which already has enough chain stores and restaurants to span 16 blocks, will get yet another flyover fixture in the next days.
See What Happens When a Drone Makes Art, at Katsu’s First Solo Show
The self-declared “graffiti vandal” known for his signature skull icon and for using paint-filled fire extinguishers to throw up giant versions of his ubiquitous KATSU…
Plywood Up at Soho House, Down at ‘Orchard Street Hell Building’
Two of the Lower East Side’s most controversial projects just entered new phases of construction. First up, the Ludlow Street outpost of Soho House, which…
These Places Have Closed, But ‘Frozen Fantasies’ Are On the Way
Folks, a few closings to note. First off, a B+B reader who tried to go to the East Village location of DBA the other night…