The Bean opened its Williamsburg store today in the swank 101 Bedford complex at the corner of Bedford and North 11th. Full disclosure: we’re tapped…
At This Not-So-Typical Irish Bar, Florence + The Machine’s Guitarist Will Pick the Tunes
The bar that’s replacing singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw’s National Underground won’t have live music, but it’ll have some pop-star cred of its own: Rob Ackroyd, the…
Watch the New Slint Documentary (and the Kentucky Derby) With the Band
Hunter S. Thompson once deemed the Kentucky Derby decadent and depraved, but this Derby party looks quite lovely: Wythe Cinema, the screening room at the…
We’re Liveblogging the Lines and the Felines at NYC’s First Cat Cafe
Back in October, we had the idea for New York City’s first cat cafe. We’re not saying Purina stole that idea (that would be catty!)…
And Now, Watch Nick Zedd and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Do Burroughs
The William S. Burroughs centenary continued last night with what might’ve been its marquee event — a marathon reading at St. Mark’s Poetry Project. And…
Pot Semi-Decriminalized in BK; Toddler Survives Three-Story Fall
According to a memo written by DA Ken Thompson, Brooklynites found in possession of a small amount of pot will only be prosecuted if they…
Yopparai’s Owners Are Opening an Izakaya Just A Block From Ivan Ramen
Ivan Ramen isn’t the only thing coming to Clinton Street that lovers of Japanese food have reason to be excited about. On May 4, less…
Williamsburg Watch Group Members Arrested in Vigilante Gang Beating
Five members of the Williamsburg Safety Patrol Unit, a neighborhood watch group also known as Shomrim, have been charged in the gang assault of Fort…
Brooklyn Borough President Aims to Crack Down On Scuzzy Landlords
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has a message for predatory landlords: Watch out. In a conversation with reporters today, Adams announced a new initiative to…
Before You Visit the Cat Cafe, Hang With the ‘Crazy Cat Lady of Drag’
Tomorrow our wildest dreams will be fulfilled when New York City’s first cat cafe comes to the Bowery (Gothamist “scooped” us on the preview shots).…