The area known as Two Bridges, below the Lower East Side, melting into Chinatown and hemmed in by the waterfront, has long been defined by its…
Missing This Would Be a Grave Mistake: Off-Limits Cemeteries Open to Visitors
The Brooklyn band of the same name is off on tour right now, but you can still see A Place to Bury Strangers (two of…
LES Anti-Nightlife Group Sued; Williamsburgers Rally Against Floating Power Plant
Police are searching for two men caught on a security camera fleeing the Linden Street apartment where a man was shot and killed Tuesday. [DNA…
Bushwick Gets a New Tiki Bar, Dromedary, For All Your Hump Day Needs
Inspired by trips to Hawaii, Michael Lombardozzi has opened Dromedary, a 16-seat bar that aims to be tiki without being tacky. Inside, Bushwick’s newest watering hole looks…
Eat, Shop and Catch Some Music at This New Pop-Up With an ‘Interdisciplinary Vibe’
Lucy Hearn recently did what so many musicians and artists before her have done when she made the big move to New York, hoping to…
Mad Tiger Scratches The Surface, and Then Some, of NYC’s Wildest Art Band
If one of Peelander-Z’s superfans is insisting you go to their Brooklyn Bowl show next Sunday and you’re wondering what to expect, start by imagining…
WNYC’s Gentrification Podcast Is a Wrap, But the Conversation Continues IRL
If you care about the gold rush sweeping Brooklyn and you haven’t been listening to WNYC’s There Goes the Neighborhood podcast…well, you must be living…
Performance Picks: A Prince Tribute, a Rent Parody, a ‘Pot Noir’ Comedy and More
WEDNESDAY Ignite At Bizarre Bushwick, 12 Jefferson Street, Bushwick. 10pm. $10 suggested donation. More info here. Fire is normally regarded as a bad thing to…
Tasty Waves: Riis Park Beach Bazaar Returns Memorial Day With New Eats
As if the Ramones exhibit wasn’t enough, here’s another reason to have “Rock, Rock, Rockaway Beach” stuck in your head: the folks at the Riis…
Man Punched For Looking Like Shia LaBeouf; Sanatorium-Themed Cocktail Bar
In Bushwick yesterday, a 37-year-old man died after he was shot in the shoulder inside his Linden Street apartment. [DNA Info] A 26-year-old man was…