If you missed The Birdman when it was part of the LES* Film Festival (it ended up winning the fest’s Neighborhood Award), here’s your chance…
Williamsburg Woman Found Dead; $10-a-Night SRO is ‘Human Kennel’
A woman was found dead this morning in her Williamsburg apartment; cops have taken her partner into custody. [DNAinfo] At a $10-per-night SRO in Chinatown…
The Depreciation Guild Brought Back Its 8-Bit Shoegaze at Glasslands
“I can’t believe we’re here,” said Kurt Feldman on stage at Glasslands on Saturday. Considering the rapturous, slightly disbelieving response of the crowd, they couldn’t…
A Beer Born of a Brooklyn Brewmaster and Manhattan Spice Whisperer
Garrett Oliver is the brewmaster who gave us bacon beer, so when Brooklyn Brewery releases a new limited-offer, draft-only concoction (as it does every three…
There Was a Car Fire on the Williamsburg Bridge [Updated]
High drama on the Williamsburg Bridge this afternoon, as a car headed for Brooklyn caught fire shortly before 1:47 p.m. The blaze, which shut down…
Drug Smuggling, Brain Eating and Hasidic Punk Rockers
Take From Dusk Till Dawn and National Lampoon’s Vacation; subtract Chevy Chase, John Candy, Quentin Tarantino and bloodthirsty vampires; add Jennifer Aniston as a stripper and…
Petition Against Soho House’s Ludlow Street Location: ‘Enough Is Enough!”
With a critical hearing coming up later this week, the LES Dwellers have launched a petition against Soho House‘s plan to dance on the grave…
The NYPL Wants to Sell You This NKOTB LP, and 22,000 Other Records
If Greenpoint’s vinyl district hasn’t yielded any gems lately, you may want to make a pilgrimage to midtown later this week, because the New York…
Watch The Baron of Balut Eat 37 Duck Embryos in 5 Minutes
While gluttons for punishment — and just plain gluttons — lined up for ramen burgers in Williamsburg on Saturday, another foodie fiasco was playing out…
The Ramen Burger Line Was ‘Redonk,’ and Someone Made an Umami Cronut Burger
Some days ago Williamsburger Matthew Schonfeld got up at 5:30 a.m. to wait in line for a cronut, and then he jumped in the line…