Developer Brookfield Property Partners received a $75 million loan from a Chinese bank to construct two Greenpoint Landing rental buildings. [The Real Deal] Landlord Aby…
Berlin's 'Trash Drag' Scene Invades Brooklyn Tonight
“It resonated with me, completely,” said Derek Marshall, owner of the underground queer bar The Club. He was recalling the first time he’d seen his…
Buy Some Rings and Things at Lizzie Fortunato's Holiday Pop-Up
On the heels of AUrate’s pop-up in Williamsburg comes another place to score some stylish bling. Lizzie Fortunato just opened a holiday shop at 34 East…
Meriem Bennani Surfs Through Morocco in Gradual Kingdom
To get a feel for Meriem Bennani‘s work, it’s best to look up @meriembennani on Instagram. After scrolling through the photoshopped weirdness and absurd takes…
St. Mark's Bookshop Is in a Bind, Pages Potential Donors
The saga of the St. Mark’s Bookshop is getting almost long enough to fill an empty shelf. In the latest chapter, the beloved indie bookstore has launched a $150,000 gofundme campaign to…
Performance Picks: Parental Comedy, Suburban Theater, Radical Vaudeville
It’s December. Instead of thinking about how time is quickly passing you by, take a pause from reality and step into one of the many…
Do You Have a Good Wheat Hook-Up?
While you’re busy grinding your own coffee, why not give the same treatment to your grains? Ok, maybe it’s not as feasible to buy your…
Chinatown Bus Law Aims to Curtail Complaints, But NYPD Is Asleep at the Wheel
Intercity buses — also known as “Chinatown buses” because of their location, or “hell on wheels,” as I’ve taken to calling them after a recent…
Plans Revealed For 80-Story LES Tower; History of Jewish Delis
Over Thanksgiving Weekend in Greenpoint, a thief stole $800 from the safe at a Frost Street bar. [Brooklyn Paper] The 80-story residential building-to-be on the…
Here's Where LES and Brooklyn Will Be During Art Basel and Miami Art Week 2015
It’s once again Miami Art Week, that rare time when you can escape the city without the slightest bit of FOMO. Because, after all, pretty much…