It’s always amusing to hear new transplants to New York speak excitedly of summer in the city. Those of us who have lived here longer…
Helvetica, Yeah! Greenpoint Gets a Graphic Design Bookstore
If you’re the kind of person who delights in debating the relative merits of font serifs or reminiscing about the heyday of subway sign design…
Nick Zinner and James Murphy Remember When Being in a Band Was ‘Not a Very Good Idea’
Last night at Strand Book Store, Lizzy Goodman said she considered her new oral history, Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll…
Good Room Launches Rooftop Party Series at Dobbin St, With Roberta’s Doing Food
Output has one undeniable advantage over its Greenpoint clubbing counterpart, Good Room. It has a roof, which this year has been redesigned to resemble an…
A Look at Industry City’s New Tugboat Bar, Ping-Pong Arena, and Mini Golf Course
Last week we shared some details of the summer offerings at Sunset Park’s Industry City – including mini-golf, ping-pong, and a satellite eatery of the…
BAMcinemaFest Unspools Lineup: Alex Ross Perry, Kumail Nanjiani, Jenny Slate and More
One of our very favorite film festivals, BAMcinemafest, returns June 14 to 25. According to the just-released lineup, there’ll be new films from Alex Ross…
Sebastian Junger’s Syria Doc, Hell on Earth, Tackles ‘The Greatest Tragedy of Our Generation’
After the premiere of Hell on Earth at the Tribeca Film Festival, an audience member asked filmmakers Sebastian Junger and Nick Quested why they had…
Come to The Boy Downstairs For Zosia Mamet and Stay For Fabrizio the Italian Doorman
Back when I was doing the Ask a Waiter column for B+B’s sister blog, Grub Street, I had a highly memorable encounter with ultra-suave doorman…
In Flames, a Failed Couple Airs ‘The Dirtiest of Dirty Laundry’
You know you’re not at a typical post-screening Q&A when someone in the audience asks the filmmakers, “Do you still love each other?” Zefrey Throwell…
4/20 Show at Don Pedro Ends in a Blaze as Fire Sparks Up Next Door
A fire broke out next to Don Pedro last night, seriously harshing a 4/20 show scheduled at the Williamsburg venue. The blaze started at the closed Lantingua’s…