A few weeks ago, Williamsburg’s newest coffee roaster and café quietly opened on the western fringes of Grand Street. But even if Bogota-based Devoción’s expansion…
Apartment Building Replaces Stuyvesant PO; Champagne-Fueled Shopping
Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund announced plans to dole out $11 million in grant money to six projects. The biggest benefactor is the Norman Avenue library,…
A Visit to the Baron-Von-Fancy New Williamsburg Location of Sweetgreen
Nearly a year ago, we got word that Sweetgreen, the crunchy fast-casual chain, was plunking down in Williamsburg, in a building near the forthcoming Whole Foods…
We’re Not Shitting You: These Two Williamsburg Rest Rooms Are the Shit
Everyone likes to dump on Williamsburg. You tell people about a fancy new place and they say, “I don’t give two shits.” But even if…
NYU Taps 9/11 Memorial Architects to Design Controversial New Building
With a lawsuit contesting the construction of NYU’s new Coles Sports Center up for appeal, the university has named the architects that will design the…
Spike Hill Has Closed, and Just Sold Off Its Beautiful Old Bar
Spike Hill has closed and is auctioning off its every last bottle this afternoon.
Death By Tire Swing in Tompkins Square Park Was a ‘Terrible Tragedy’
The East Village’s commanding officer gave a gut-wrenching account last night of how a 39-year-old man was fatally hit by a tire swing in Tompkins…
Tomorrow: Snag Some Free Cookies and Celebrate 120 Years of Veniero’s
With all the mourning over the loss of De Robertis, it’s easy to forget that another old-school Italian bakery is still going strong right around…
Williamsburg Lumberyard Heist; ‘Saddest Building in Brooklyn’
Almost $10K in cash was looted from a lumberyard on Williamsburg’s Stewart Avenue. [The Brooklyn Paper] If all goes well for developers, the warehouse at 105…
Three More Holiday Shopping Hoo-Has (Two of ‘Em With Free Booze)
Been too busy drinking to get any holiday shopping done? You know you can combine those two things, right? And maybe you better, because you’re…