After a trip to Montreal last year, one thing stood out to Dave Urbanos. “There was poutine everywhere,” recalls the bar-scene veteran. “It was awesome.”…
Art Jail Opens in Bushwick; Williamsburg’s Oldest Restaurants
Today is the BP station on 2nd Avenue’s last day in business. [EV Grieve] East Village cocktail lounge Elsa—the sister bar of Greenpoint’s Ramona—will soon…
Carnival Barkers, Space Monkeys, and Stilts on the Williamsburg Waterfront
No, a bizarre pageant of fire-breathing carnies isn’t descending on Brooklyn… well, not exactly. See, there’s this company called MassBliss, and they advocate breathing. Seriously.
Boardwalk Empire Has Turned Far Rockaway into Old Atlantic City
Yesterday Patti Smith and James Franco took Rockaway back to the time of Walt Whitman and today Boardwalk Empire advanced it to the Prohibition era.
Brooklyn Hip-Hop Fest Moves to Williamsburg, Just Like Everyone Else
It’s been 10 years since the inaugural Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, and this time around the crew at Brooklyn Bodega—the hip-hop advocates that produce the festival—promise…
Out in the Streets Announces Killer Lineup
Here’s to hoping you don’t have plans for the weekend of July 26th/27th, and if you do cancel them because Bird Dog, Super Crush Studio,…
We Answered This Personal Ad Placed On an East Village Phone Booth
No, not everybody is swiping away on Tinder. We recently spotted a couple of handmade lonely-hearts flyers in the East Village. The one at left offered just an…
Tony Bennett’s Granddaughter Riffs On ‘Rom-Com Befuddlement,’ With Buttercup Bill
“We’ve never been interested in anything that doesn’t include sex,” says Remy Bennett, granddaughter of crooner Tony Bennett. “I don’t understand who would be.”
Watch It: James Franco, Michael Stipe and Patti Smith Kick Off ‘Rockaway!’
Outrage over the weekend shutdown of Rockaway’s city beaches made the cover of the Daily News (excuse to put a bikinied hardbody on the front…
Bereket Closes After Two Decades; Alleged Serial Mugger Nabbed
Travis Taylor— a 17-year-old who lives on East 6th Street—was arrested for allegedly breaking a man’s jaw and then robbing him outside 67 Avenue B…