A thief in a blue surgical mask swiped $3K in money orders from a Greenpoint bodega on October 27, according to police. And just after…
A Look at the Williamsburgy Art at Williamsburg’s New Starbucks Reserve
We’re coming to you live from Williamsburg’s brand spanking new Starbucks Reserve. If you ask us, the place bears an uncanny resemblance to Blue Bottle,…
A Pair of ‘Cool Style Facilitators’ Are Selling ‘I’m Rad’ Shirts For Kids
For 15 years, Melissa Scott and her business partner Annie Ju have been personal shoppers for celebrities and politicians. Last week, the self-described “cool style facilitators” grand-opened…
A Vintage Clothier Opens an Izakaya With ‘Special Addictive Fried Chicken’
Yudai Kanayama’s clothing shop, Champon Vintage at Williamsburg’s Artist & Fleas, is named after a type of ramen — so it shouldn’t be a surprise…
Hunt For Hermes and Help the Homeless Tonight at Rockwood
Tonight, kick off the season of giving by getting some pretty cool stuff. L.E.S. Amis, in conjunction with Communion Music, is hosting a pop-up thrift…
Let There Be a Festival of Light
New York will finally join the ranks of cities such as London, Montreal, Sydney and Berlin this week as it kicks off a three-day Festival…
Rapper Freddie Gibbs Shot at Outside of Rough Trade
Rapper Freddie Gibbs was the target of a shooting after he performed at Rough Trade in Williamsburg last night, the Post reports. The rapper told the…
Video: Tour Downtown’s Newest Makers Market
The pop-up pioneers at Made in the Lower East Side kicked off their month-long Out to See festival over the weekend. On a chilly Sunday…
Starbucks Opens Off Bedford Ave; ‘Babes of Bushwick’ Calendar
Starbucks opened its second Williamsburg outpost yesterday, at 154 N.7th Street. [DNA Info] The far-from-completed Allen Street Hotel seeks new bidders for a forthcoming auction.…
De Blasio Vows ‘No Bad Schools,’ Taps Williamsburg and LES Schools For Reform
The city will spend $150 million to transform nearly 100 schools as part of a new “No Bad Schools” program, Mayor de Blasio announced today.