Several free festivals and absurd doses of comedy await you this week. Read on to get the scoop. THURSDAY The Terrible Them at The Experiment…
Another Sugar Factory Conversion in W’burg; Pizza Rat Tattoo
A developer paid $47 million for 138-142 Bowery, a site that last yielded $45 million when it was on the market in December 2014. [Bowery…
Is There a Toxic Plume Under Your Building? This Map of North Brooklyn Will Tell You
The Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning transformed the East River waterfront area (and other pockets, including along parts of the BQE) from “mixed use” industrial districts to solely residential ones. Things…
Looks Like the End of the Road For Williamsburg’s Passenger Bar
Well, it’s been a sad week of goodbyes for two unique Brooklyn bars. First Tandem announced that it’s calling it quits on November 1, and…
David Simon’s The Deuce Is Loose in the East Village
Franco alert! After time-warping West 30th Street last week, David Simon’s HBO pilot, The Deuce, is filming in the East Village tomorrow, per signs spotted…
Roam a Church After Dark During ‘Surrealist Immersive’ Show, Houseworld
Get off at the Bedford L. Walk ten or so minutes into Greenpoint. Pass the house with the eerily-lit windows, but don’t forget it. You’ll…
Shows: BB Swan Ventures from the Flock, Commando Punk Delves into Noise
You know how leftovers are sometimes better than the meal was in its original form? That’s also true for CMJ apparently. It seems like some…
Into the Belly of the Bird: Last Look (For Now) at Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center
It’s not often that a trip to JFK constitutes a pilgrimage, but that’s what it felt like as we headed toward the TWA Flight Center on…
East Villagers Not So Bubbly About Late-Night Crust Cravers
East Village residents sounded off to cops last night about noisy drunks, particularly those devouring artichoke slices into the pre-dawn hours.
Gang Assault in Williamsburg; 12-Story Condo Coming to Great Jones
Four men assaulted a man around 2 a.m. Sunday morning on Havemeyer Street in Williamsburg. [Brooklyn Paper] The FDNY reported no injuries in the Greenpoint…