Hot on the heels of the new “Bushwick-inspired” hotel, a quiet corner of the neighborhood is about to get a futuristic makeover. Just take a look at the…
4 Injured in Greenpoint Fire, Happy 162nd B-Day to McSorley’s
Last night four people sustained injuries in a Greenpoint fire that began at 49 Diamond Street, according to the FDNY. [Pix 11] At 11 Bond…
This V-Day, Get Away to a Catskills Resort Without Leaving B’wick
We’ve got plenty of ideas for Valentine’s weekend, but none of them are quite as romantic as an escape to the Catskills. If this were…
Shopping App: Williamsburg Is Where to Find the Cheapest Jewelry (Hint Hint, Guys)
If you’ve left your V-Day shopping till the last minute and are already feeling that end-of-month pinch, don’t worry. Shophood, an app that culls products from some 180…
St. Mark’s Bookshop Gets Some Time, But Not Much
If things had gone as planned, the St. Mark’s Bookshop would’ve been closed for good by now. But the store has received a stay of execution and…
The Shirt Everyone Will Be Wearing at El Chapo’s Brooklyn Trial
As we’re sure you’ve heard, it looks like notorious escaped-then-captured-then-escaped drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán may be prosecuted in Brooklyn if extradited to the…
Ashok Kondabolu of Das Racist Curates a Show Inspired By Things That Make Him Go ‘Whoa’
Somehow, it makes perfect sense that Ashok Kondabolu‘s art exhibition and ideas convention puts fake Rolexes, early ’90s TV commercials, and the Ramayana (a Hindu epic poem that dates to…
Williamsburg’s New Mom-and-Pop Mexican Spot Has 234 Items on the Menu
Even if you’d eaten a meal at Tacoffee every day since it opened on January 30, you’d still only be 5 percent of your way…
Be a Bubble Boy Inside the New Rooftop Igloos at Bar 54
Last night I was the boy in the bubble. No, not like in Seinfeld. I was on the 54th-floor terrace of the Hyatt Times Square, in one…
Chill With Disaffected Youth at This Pop-Up Art Show
If you dare brave the cold this weekend and find yourself on Allen Street, you may come across Haruma Yanagisawa’s cultural exhibit/pop-up shop/crash pad. Photos…