An apartment listing on Craigslist wants to know: “Do u watch GIRLS?” If so, “you’re sure to LOVE this completely unrelated apartment in Greenpoint!” a…
Academy Annex Will Leave Williamsburg and Turn Greenpoint into a Vinyl Mecca
Academy Annex is moving on up – from Williamsburg to Greenpoint. Owner Mike Davis says the record store has to leave its current building on N.…
10 Things You Always Wanted to Know About the G Train But Were Stuck Underground So Couldn’t Ask
10 things you din’t know about the G train
G Line Could Get 25% More Trains — IF the MTA Springs For It
Greenpointers, if you were jealous of Williamsburgers and their increased L train service, hold tight: it could happen to you! Today the MTA announced that…
This Weekend, Shane Shane Keeps the Party Popping (With Actual Poppers)
Stop your search for the novelty party du weekend, because we just found it. It’s in a basement (yes, in an actual house), and there are…
Williamsburg Property Sells For $29 Million, Couple Brings Crib to Brunch
A Williamsburg property at 65 North Sixth Street has sold for nearly $29 million. The developers plan 28 luxury apartments, 4,000 square feet of retail…
Woman Goes Topless at Verso, Greenpoint Man Arrested in Flag Burning
A woman was stabbed late on Monday outside the Jacob Riis house repeatedly with a razor blade. The victim’s estranged husband was arrested late last…
Wheeee! Milk and Pull Brings More Coffee to Bushwick
So many coffee spots are opening in Bushwick, it’s getting hard to keep track. We were so excited about AP Coffee and then Strangeways that…
EV Woman Found Dead; Cops Sued Over Williamsburg Stop-and-Frisk
A 22-year-old intern at Vaute Couture, a vegan clothing store in Williamsburg, is suing cops over an intimate stop and frisk. [Gothamist] A 55-year-old mother…
Strangeways Coffee Rises From the Ashes of Oslo
Sometimes, the universe works in strange ways – at least, it did for Eddie Cedeno, who opened Strangeways in Bushwick today.