If for some reason you can’t get out of bed Saturday afternoon, we have reason to believe that mysterious headliners Trip Metal Inzane All-Starz, playing at Aviv…
A DIY Space Where ‘People of Color Have Empowerment’ Gets Ready For Next Act
For the city’s DIY scene, the year 2014 was anything but static– openings, closings, you know the drill. And while one little venue might seem…
Biking From Greenpoint to Queens Just Got a Lot Less Hairy
Good news for Greenpointers who plan to cycle into Long Island City for PS1’s Warm-Up and outdoor flicks at Socrates Sculpture Park: the Greenpoint Avenue…
Will This Bushwicker’s Sharing App, Kite, Become ‘Instagram For News’?
Sure, Facebook is launching Instant Articles, and Apple News is also on the way — but a Bushwick resident is hoping the app he just launched at Northside Festival will be…
Peep Some Mini, Artsy Water Towers at These Two Openings
What’s (possibly) more Brooklyn than Jay Z? Water towers. Or at least that’s what Boundless Brooklyn, a company that creates replica DIY model kits of…
Advocates of Small Business Protection Ponder Ways to ‘Take Back NYC’
“Right now there are banners up all over the city that say ‘New York City: real estate capital of the world,’ and that pretty much…
Gigawatts Festival Drops Lineup: Black Lips, Anamanaguchi, Braid and More
Arts and music rag 1.21 Gigawatts has announced the lineup for its annual music fest, going down July 24 to 26 at The Wick, The Well…
Brooklyn Barge Bar Floats Its Hope of Opening This Month
Despite a stalemate with the local community board, it looks like Brooklyn Barge Bar isn’t dead in the water just yet. Aiming to be Brooklyn’s…
10 April Fool’s Day Jokes That Played Brooklyn For Lulz
Bushwick Spam wasn’t the only April Fools’ Day ruse that tested the limits of Brooklyn absurdity in order to pull the local alpaca wool over…
New Task Force Aims to Crack Down On Harassment From Landlords
“Unscrupulous landlords” beware. This morning Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the creation of the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force at…