Three passengers with a gun took their cab driver’s cellphone on September 30 when he arrived at their destination on N.8th Street in Williamsburg. [The…
DOB Will Get a Wake-Up Call Regarding Weekend Construction at Domino Site
Members of Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 are expressing “outrage” that the Department of Buildings is allowing the developer of the Domino Sugar site to build on weekends, potentially disrupting Williamsburgers…
New Bill Aims to Curb the Amount of Trash Being Trucked Through North BK
North Brooklyn handles almost 40 percent of the city’s trash, and a couple of City Council members think that just plain stinks. They’re introducing a bill that…
Robert Crumb Is Making a Rare Appearance at This Zap Comix Reunion
If you missed last month’s sit-down with Al Jaffee of Mad magazine, here’s a chance to make up for it: Robert Crumb, another blazingly irreverent and influential cartoonist,…
Papercut Press: ‘There’s Definitely a Literary Something Happening in Bushwick’
Papercut Press’ Fall showcase at Radio Bushwick last week was surprisingly well attended considering it was on Rosh Hoshanah. A host of folks came out…
An Art Exhibit Pays Tribute to Subway Buskers, B-Boys and Rogue Puppeteers
What time is it? On Friday, “SHOWTIME,” an exhibit celebrating subway art and artists, opened at Armature Art Space in Bushwick. The show was spearheaded by…
At the Bad Theater Fest, The Golden Girls Will Do King Lear
The Golden Girls doing King Lear, a one-man adaptation of Cats, and “the world’s longest theatrical piece about vomit!” If you missed the screening of…
Richard Kern’s New Book, Exhibit Is a ’90s Grunge Version of a Barbershop Lookbook
You know those cheeseball lookbooks you see at places like Supercuts, that show you how you’d look with a bowl cut? Well, none other other…
Usher Sits In With Afghan Whigs; J.Crew Williamsburg’s Piñata Making Classes
A 27-year-old chef who used to work in Williamsburg, Diego Ramos, was convicted of assault yesterday for using a broken wine glass to retaliate against…
CBGB? CMJ? OMG! Your Guide to The Acronym Invasion
In the coming weeks a flurry of acronyms approacheth the city as CMJ and the CBGB music festival make landfall. Both apparently used to stand…