Northside 2014 broke ground yesterday with the start of its official programming, but the three Innovation talks we attended failed to do the same. It’s…
‘Quooklyn’ Is Not a Thing; 13 Stories of Affordable Housing For LES
In a shudder-worthy neighborhood name mash-up, The New York Times deemed the Bushwick, Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens border “Quooklyn.” [Brokelyn] Former reBar owner Jason Stevens…
‘Official Art Gallery of Satan’ Gets Burned By Its Landlord
The devil went down to East Broadway? VECTOR Gallery, the self-declared “Official Art Gallery of Satan,” has been cast out of heaven — or at…
After You’ve Left the ClickHole, Enjoy This Bushwicky Fake News Site
So you’ve clicked on everything over at The Onion’s newly launched site, ClickHole, and you’re looking for yet more pernicious parody? Allow us to recommend…
Watch Bishop Allen’s New Video and Read About Justin Rice’s Post-Brooklyn Life
Justin Rice was called the “first heartthrob of the mumblecore era” in Marc Spitz’s new book, Twee, and indeed the last time we enjoyed his…
Make Music NY Returns With Block Parties, Ukulele Jams, Billy Joel Karaoke
If you’re a live music completist, the next few weeks are going to be simply overwhelming. Not only does the Northside Festival kick off today,…
This Vintage Clothier Is Opening On an Increasingly Stylish Stretch of Orchard St.
The space that held Strange Loop gallery will become a vintage clothing store next week, further solidifying easternmost Canal Street as the new Brooklyn. Wednesday night,…
Celebrate Bloomsday and Friday the 13th With These Talks and Readings
Who ever said that writing, at its best, is a lonely life? We’ve got your weekly round-up of bibliovents that prove once in a while…
Lucky Cheng’s Owner Dies; Gun Violence Up Citywide
Hayne Suthon, owner of the drag club Lucky Cheng’s—which moved to Midtown in 2012 following two decades in the East Village—has died from breast cancer…
The Men’s Mags Are All Up On Brooklyn’s Jock
Vogue might have mixed feelings about Brooklyn, but the men’s magazines seem to be embracing it wholeheartedly.