If watching the reenactment of the Tompkins Square Park Riot got you in the mood for real-life East Village activism — or if you missed…
The Tompkins Riot Was Reenacted For a Movie and We Captured It All
Ater liveblogging yesterday’s May Day march we figured we’d unwind by watching the Tompkins Square Park Riot.
This ‘Fine-Art Video Game’ Will Go Medieval-Futuristic On You
Medieval Future isn’t one of the video games that you’ll be able to play at Kickstarter’s Greenpoint block party this Saturday (it hasn’t yet been…
You’ve Read These Writers on B+B, Now Hear Them Read IRL
We’re proud + pleased to note that a couple of B+B contributors have readings coming up – right in our backyard! Aren’t we friggin’ literary?…
Forget Papal Canonizations, Here Are the Heroes and Heroines of the LES
Sure, there’ll be some downtowners in the running at Monday’s James Beard Foundation Awards (Hearth, Christina Tosi, wd-50, David Chang). But they aren’t the only…
Look For Chris Rock in the East Village Tonight
Chris Rock’s new film is shooting in the East Village tonight. According to signs posted around the neighborhood, the “untitled Chris Rock movie,” produced by…
Mars Bar’s Owner: ‘We’re Going to Reopen’ (Jupiter 21 Developers Will Be Partners)
First Max Fish makes a return and now this. Mars Bar is coming back – in some form – to its former digs on Second…
Rockaway Beach Surf Club Is Back, and Will Now Rock Southern Barbecue
Rockaway Taco is set to open tomorrow, and that isn’t the only great news coming out of the peninsula. Rockaway Beach Surf Club, the indoor-outdoor…
A Guy Named Frank Ape Is Taking Over an Abandoned Alphabet City Bodega
Last time we caught up with Brandon Sines, he was selling his witty work at the B + B Bazaar. Now the artist, whose studio is in…
Brooklyn Flea Returns to Williamsburg (With New Vendors!) This Sunday
When Brooklyn Flea’s various markets returned for the outdoor season earlier this year, it wasn’t clear where and when its Williamsburg flea would reopen. Now…