A veteran of Brooklyn’s flea market circuit is making the jump to brick-and-mortar. New York City native Julia Small O’Kelly repurposes vintage objects into accessories…
Mr. Throwback Goes Nuts For Space Jam and Has the Custom Sneakers to Prove It
This week, Mr. Throwback ate an Oreo cookie inside of another cookie and hung out with Kid Cudi. He also selected the theme song from Space Jam as his…
Hear Gavin Russom’s New Mix Before He Spins at a Chocolate Factory
Last time we caught up with Gavin Russom of The Crystal Ark (he’s also played with LCD Soundsystem), he was DJing our own B+B Bazaar.…
Williamsburg Rental Building Fetches $40M; Mission Cantina Does Burritos
A recently built Williamsburg residential building, near the Domino Sugar Factory, just sold for about $40 million. [Crain’s] A historic synagogue on East 14th Street…
What Happens When Brooklyn Artists Hit Bergdorf’s? A Taxidermy Chandelier
Several Brooklyn-based artists transported their signature aesthetics uptown this week, creating window displays and in-store installations for Bergdorf Goodman. Intuitively titled Ten Artists for Ten…
Can Bushwick Bridge Unite the Old-Timers and Newbs?
When multimedia artist Sarah Quinter moved to Bushwick five years ago, the neighborhood known as Little Puerto Rico was already becoming richer, whiter and more…
At This Tribute to Marina Abramovic, the Stripper Was Present
A burlesque tribute to a pop culture meme is de rigueur in New York, from Nerdlesque’s esoteric minutiae to the long-running David Lynch Burlesque. But…
Between the Falling Ice and Collapsing Roofs, This Weather Is Truly Frightful
That awning collapse in Union Square isn’t the only bit of mayhem the winter storm hath wrought. In Bushwick today, the metal roof of a…
This Week: Come Out and Play at Warriorfest, Rock Out With The Fabulous Stains
No movie depicts gritty, late ’70s NYC better than The Warriors. Celebrate its 35th anniversary this Saturday at Warriorfest — presented by Rocks Off and…
Bedford Avenue Is Looking Pretty Vacant, and Oh So Pretty to Manhattanites
Bedford Avenue hasn’t seen as much recent turnover as Grand Street has, but that may be about to change. If you’ve walked down Williamsburg’s main drag…