We definitely did a double take earlier this year when Cafe Figaro became La Esquina Burrito & Bar. The logo of the new Mexican joint…
4 St. Marks, Home of Alexander Hamilton Jr. and Now Trash & Vaudeville, Is For Sale
The former home of Alexander Hamilton’s son, which (for now) houses punk couture shop Trash & Vaudeville, can be yours for a mere $11.9 million.…
Chelsea Garden Center Gets Uprooted, Sprouts Up in Williamsburg
After three decades in Manhattan, the Chelsea Garden Center is now a Brooklyn-based operation. The flower and landscaping shop opened in Williamsburg last Monday, at…
Oil-Spill Money Goes to Eco-Schools; French Bakery Opening On E 13th
A Williamsburg pedestrian was seriously injured last night after he was hit by a cab. [JP Updates] Yesterday employees from around Brooklyn gathered in Williamsburg…
Check Into Llama Inn, a Groovy Peruvian Spot Under the BQE
Chef Erik Ramirez has moved from fancy town to… well, another fancy town. But at his new Williamsburg restaurant, the former Eleven Madison Park sous chef isn’t invoking…
N 4th Gets Levi’s, G-Star, and Scotch & Soda; Whole Foods Set For Spring
First it was J.Crew, then Ralph Lauren, and now a Levi’s Store has come to the Bedford stop. It quietly opened at 120 North 4th Street…
Talks + Readings: A Cocaine-Sprinkled Outbreak and Post-Poetry Grinding
Argos Books Five Year Anniversary Celebration Friday Nov. 20th, 7 pm at Wendy’s Subway, 722 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg Yassss to readings with a cause…
Did This Parody of ‘The Bedford Stop’ Even Have to Happen?
Even before we met the creators of “The Bedford Stop,” it was pretty clear that the online reality show about a group of millennials YOLO-ing…
Cut Class and Catch This Documentary About Chinatown Fair Arcade
This morning we got our hands on a screener of The Lost Arcade, showing today at 12:45 p.m. as part of the Doc NYC Festival.…
‘Do Your Thing’ Despite Paris Terror Attacks, Says East Village’s Top Cop
The NYPD’s Ninth Precinct, along with the rest of the city, is on “high alert” after the Paris terror attacks on Friday, but that shouldn’t stop…