Friday at the B+B Newsroom Rayya Elias, author of Harley Loco: A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair, and Post-Punk from the Middle East to the…
Catch the NY Surf Film Festival or Turn 20 All Over Again With Pearl Jam
What’s more appropriate than a surf film festival in October? We’re not sure, but we’re all going to be California dreaming after this Thursday’s annual…
Hang On to Yourself, We’ve Got 30 Images From BowieBall
Last week Glenn Branca recalled meeting David Bowie: “He was a trip. He really felt like he needed to be the person you imagined him…
Harsh! Yippie Museum’s Building Manager Wants Pot Activist Kicked to the Curb
Already fighting foreclosure, the home of the Yippie! Museum faced another buzzkill last week, as attorney Meryl L. Wenig asked a State Supreme Court judge…
It Happened: A Pop-Up Popped Up in a Pop-Up
Shortly after we opened our pop-up Newsroom last month, we discovered that Made in the Lower East Side — no stranger to setting up pop-ups…
Monday at the Newsroom: Three Generations of Williamsburg Writers
On Monday, join us at the B+B Newsroom as we talk to authors whose work spans three decades in Williamsburg. After the 5:30 p.m. discussion…
Check Out Park Luncheonette, Reopened by Team Matchless and No Name
Last weekend, as promised, the owners of Manhattan Avenue bars Matchless and No Name reopened the Park Luncheonette off of McCarren Park. You can now…
‘Rent Is Too Damn High’ Guy Has Released a Funky Little Housing Court Jam
Now that Jimmy McMillan, founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High party, has achieved even more fame as a music video star, why wouldn’t…
Hit This Open Bar and Check Out Lit Lounge’s New Back Room
After Fuse Gallery closed behind Lit Lounge, owner Erik Foss gave us a preview glimpse into the new back room, which will now hold a…
Would You Get One of These Memorial CBGB Tattoos?
Okay, so Glenn Branca thinks CBGB was “just a shithole where bands got up on stage and played,” but others think the place was pretty…