In a story for The Cut that describes Union Pool as the “horny utopia of 2000s Williamsburg,” Allison P. Davis highlights what’s probably the main attraction of…
Williamsburg Loses Another Venue, as Cubana Social Closes This Weekend
Just a few months after the closure of Black Bear Bar, its neighbor on North 6th Street, Cubana Social, is leaving Williamsburg after six years. No,…
Here’s Who Turned Up at 16 New Year’s Eve Parties in Brooklyn
Sure, we’re well into January, but we’re only just now recovering from our post-New Year’s Eve haze and putting together the pieces of the night.…
Neighbors Want to See Fat Baby to Lose Its Booze
LES lounge Fat Baby is in danger of losing its liquor license after Community Board 3’s SLA Committee recommended against its renewal last night.
Puppies N’ Pints! Brooklyn Brewery Went to the Dogs Last Night
No, not all of the 2,000-plus people who committed on Facebook to attending the first ever Puppies n’ Pints were able to go – sorry…
We’re Still Waiting For the ‘Last Special Nights’ of Lit Lounge
We waited with bated breath last week for what we expected to be an epic reopening of Lit Lounge. Last month the bar, which is…
Big Trouble in Little China Meets Coney Island at the New Tropical 128
It’s hard not to get misty-eyed, reminiscing over New York’s party days of yore. In some ways it’s the blessing and curse of this city,…
Film-Music Editor Nic Ratner Won’t Stand For Nickelback at His Bars
Nic Ratner hates televisions in bars. So much so, in fact, he’s banned them from the three he runs along Second Avenue. “If there was…
The Wayland Opens a Natty Neighborhood Spot, Good Night Sonny, in the Old Simone Space
With the launch of Good Night Sonny, Robert Ceraso and Jason Mendenhall, the chef/bartender team behind Alphabet City’s cocktail bar/live music venue The Wayland, are…
Kavasutra Opens, Putting the ‘Chill’ in Chilled Drinks
After months of renovation, the East Village’s first kava bar is officially open and offering its kava teas, cold brew coffee and other novel drinks…