Sadly, the urban beach that the owners of Rockaway Brewing Company had planned to open near the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick ain’t happening. Some…
Last Days of Discs: Parting Shots of Other Music and Rebel Rebel
Was it the day the music died? It sure seemed like it when two of Manhattan’s last record shops, Other Music and Rebel Rebel, closed…
Good Shows: Get Lost in a Trippy Maze of Sonic Delights; Mosh on a Fresh Grave
The Last Punk Gig: Aspects of War, Warthog, Indignation, Porvenir Oscuro Friday, July 8, 8 pm at the Acheron: $15. In honor of the Acheron…
Todd Solondz, Director of Wiener-Dog, Likes to Bite the Hand That Feeds Him
Remember when James Franco, holding forth at Village East Cinemas, described some of his former NYU colleagues as “shitheads”? It seems he’s not the only Tisch faculty member with complaints. During…
Photos: Solidarity, Unity, and Fabulousness at This Year's Pride March
New York City’s 46th annual Pride March was bound to be even more political and urgent than usual. In the aftermath of the Orlando shootings…
Whole Foods Opens in Williamsburg Next Month; Free Summer Yoga
A Bushwick man was robbed in his apartment last week by a pair of assailants who punched him in the face and threatened him with…
Bushwickers Are Making a Community Plan Before Developers Make It For Them
A slew of city agencies and elected officials are asking Bushwick residents for direct input on how best to handle the rapid change that’s consuming the neighborhood. “We’re here to make…
Did a Yelper See the Bushwick ‘Candy’ Store Bust Coming a Year Ago?
You may have been shocked to hear, yesterday, that the NYPD raided an unassuming Bushwick bodega and uncovered what appeared to be a massive heroin operation. But…
Stonewall Inn Declared National Monument for Gay Rights Struggle
President Obama officially declared the Stonewall Inn, long recognized as the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, a national monument this morning, making it…
What Will Happen to Clinton Street, the 'Toss-Up' of the Lower East Side?
Lillian Melendez still remembers when Clinton Street was a destination for anyone planning a sweet sixteen, baby shower or wedding. “If you were having a…