We didn’t spot Lena Dunham when Girls filmed at Café Mogador in Williamsburg this morning — though, as you can (barely) see above, we did spot Zosia Mamet…
Steve Keene, Who Did Cover Art For Pavement, Is Painting in the Street
Steve Keene actively distances himself from the world of fine art, but that hasn’t stopped the Greenpoint-based painter from being named Brooklyn Public Library’s Artist-in-Residence…
Novelist Brando Skyhorse Wrote a Memoir That’s Truly Stranger Than Fiction
If you’re always complaining about your messed-up childhood and your wacko family, then you might want to read Brando Skyhorse’s memoir, Take this Man, for some perspective.…
Plenty to Get On Board With at Central Station, a New Outdoor Drinking Depot
Do you like sitting in the sun while eating good food and drinking delicious things? Well, join the crowd. “We’re not trying to reinvent the…
Kelsy Parkhouse of Carleen Shows You How Not to Blow Out Your Crotch
Welcome to Pro Tips, where master makers share their expert advice. Kelsy Parkhouse – one of four Brooklyn designers featured in a sample sale at…
There’s a Museum of Beautiful People, and We Took a Look
While all the beautiful people were headed to Bushwick to look at art, I was on my way to East First Street, to look at…
Gentrification: The Zine!
When Chiara Valli first ventured to Bushwick, one hot sticky night in the summer of 2013, she fell in love with the place. “Everyone was…
Don’t Tell This Artist to Smile When You Visit Her Studio This Weekend
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is not what you would call strident—an obnoxious word too often (smirklingly) associated with women who care about gender equality. The artist responsible…
Check Out Bushwick Collective’s First Indoor Show – and This TMNT Tribute
Joe Ficalora and his ragtag collection of street artists at the Bushwick Collective have been turning the neighborhood’s dreary industrial walls into what amounts to…
This New Southern Spot Has a Great Garden, and the Inside Ain’t Bad Either
Mike O’Brien planned Northern Bell around its spacious back patio: a sun-and-shade space sheltered from the wind by surrounding buildings. But the interior of the…