Tonight, Bushwick’s Pickthorn Salon will host its fourth annual Color Me Bushwick concert at its new location at 92 St. Nicholas Avenue. The show started in conjunction with Bushwick Open Studios…
Here’s the Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Tower That Will Rise Above South Williamsburg
Nearly a year ago, we brought news that a 22-story tower was set to rise above the Dime Savings Bank in Williamsburg. Now architects Fogarty…
Bushwick Teen’s Murder Spurs Lawsuit; Brooklyn Film Festival Begins Tonight
The death of Sergio Reyes—the 18-year-old Bushwick student who was killed by police in February after holding up a local bodega with a fake gun—has…
A Long, Strange Trip Back to the Dead’s First Show in NYC, 50 Years Ago Today
Deadheads young and old, but mostly old, gathered in Tompkins Square Park today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Grateful Dead’s first east coast…
Visit a Bodega Where Every Item is Made of Felt. Yes.
Have you ever fantasized about visiting a bodega where every sale item is an exact replica made of felt? No? Either way, as on June…
A Streepshow, a Neutral Milk Hotelier, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY Inside Out Upside Down Thursday, June 1 at C’mon Everybody, 8 pm: FREE Movement Research shows typically happen in places formally designated for performance,…
Al Franken Thinks Trump’s Budget Is ‘So Stupid,’ and He’s Not the Only Republican ‘Putz’
Last month, when we told you that Al Franken would be in town to promote his new memoir, Giant of the Senate, our headline was:…
We Just Spat Out Our Covfefe…
Surely, Williamsburg’s Oslo Coffee Roasters isn’t the only cafe making fun of Trump today, now that he’s gone from his usual facepalm-worthy misspellings to outright…
Legendary Gogo Dive Pussycat Lounge Returns After a Six-Year Catnap
Nine lives, indeed! The legendary Pussycat Lounge has quietly reopened after six years of uncertainty. I haven’t yet read Meet Me in the Bathroom, the…