The lack of women-led, produced, and directed theater productions and companies is a well-known phenomena both in the theater world and beyond. Michole Biancosino, the…
Variance Joining the Bushwick Festival Fray this Summer
What’s being billed as a “16 hour fully immersive, internationally inspired” music and visual art event is coming to a yet-to-be disclosed location near the Jefferson…
The Minds Behind Superjail! and Wonder Showzen Are Making Their Dream / Nightmare Feature, Adventures of Drunky
When it comes to feature-length films, much of the time fans of adult cartoons are SOL. Thanks to party-pooping producers and geezer film execs, the art…
Hail Mary, Not so Full of Grease: Upscale Grace-y Spoon Comes to Greenpoint
Plenty of upscale diners have hit the food scene as of late– for one, there’s Juno, the Bushwick restaurant that John Barclay (founding dude at…
‘Passport’ to Planet Booze, Where Rivers of Craft Cocktails Flow Free (Er, Two-for-One)
It’s forecast to rain all weekend (boo), but today the weather gods are giving us a pretty tantalizing taste of the summer vibes around the corner.…
Get ‘Gentrifucked’ in Bushwick With Sunset Park ‘Boom Bap’ Hip-Hop Crew
Rising rents and changing neighborhoods got you down? Tonight head over to Bushwick’s main-squeeze community space, Mayday, for an art and music fest to commiserate…
Brooklyn Brewery Says Cheers to Beers and a Ginormous New Navy Yard Complex
Brooklyn Brewery today announced plans to roll out their barrel program to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a big way. The Williamsburg-based beer operation already…
For 401 Days, J. Views ‘Opened Up a Window’ on His Creative Process
As the cliché goes, a talented artist can make their work look easy. Most successful works of art, then– anything from albums to paintings and…
Bedford Avenue is Getting a Cafe That Doubles As a ‘Modern-Day Apothecary’
Bedford Avenue has more than its share of coffee spots, starting with the El Beit reboot that opened in March. But this next one promises…
WNYC’s Gentrification Podcast Is a Wrap, But the Conversation Continues IRL
If you care about the gold rush sweeping Brooklyn and you haven’t been listening to WNYC’s There Goes the Neighborhood podcast…well, you must be living…