Landlord sabotage is on the rise in gentrifying North Brooklyn. One woman who didn’t take a buyout had to deal with a sagging bathroom. [Gothamist]…
A Cab Burst Into Flames On Its Way to Brooklyn
A cab caught fire on the Williamsburg Bridge today. The fire department told us they got the call around 2 p.m. and there were no…
This Film Has It All: Rooftop Teepees, Reclaimed Water-Tower-Wood Surfboards
Just, wow. Any given frame of this short film created by Patagonia Surf Bowery along with Indoek (makers of everything from custom teepees to a Bro in the City app) is a diorama-like snapshot…
Jimmy McMillan Wants to Eat Your Cookie
Mayoral also-ran Jimmy McMillan has always been concerned about world hunger (“not only is the rent too damn high, the food is too damn high,” he recently…
Bushwick Is Becoming A Foodie Haven; Inside a Dilapidated Synagogue
A woman was shot in the chest in a Bushwick building Sunday. [NY Daily News] Police have released video of a man who allegedly assaulted…
Allen Ginsberg’s Old Business Card, On the Occasion of His Post Office’s Closing
With the Peter Stuyvesant Station post office closing today and moving over to a retail-only location next week, it seems like a good time to…
The Mac and Cheese Bagel Is a Thing That Exists
Sometimes you wake up in desperate need of coffee, turn to Seamless to see if Tompkins Square Bagels will deliver a cappuccino, and then you…
Greenpoint Ferry Update; Rosie Perez Remembers Her Bushwick Days
Operators say busted anchor posts were responsible for the Greenpoint ferry ramp collapse, and there’s no telling when service will return. [NY Daily News] Williamsburg’s…
Hang With Jesus Lizard and Drink Free Beer at Their Book Release Party
Speaking of Kurt Cobain, one of his favorite bands, The Jesus Lizard, is releasing a coffee table book, and the band’s members — David Yow,…
Listen to Two New Nirvana Covers On Kurt Cobain’s Birthday
In honor of what would have been Kurt Cobain’s 47th birthday (and what is Aberdeen, Washington’s first Kurt Cobain Day) Dead Stars, the band that…