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…
Gratis Grub Alert: Free Dogs at Feltman’s, 99-Cent Burgers at Duncan’s
If you were planning to mooch off of your friends this weekend by not bringing any beer to their Memorial Day barbecues, here’s a far…
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…
Attention Indie Film Fans: One Week to the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival
Here’s some good news for New York’s numerous indie film fans – the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival is only a week away. Running June…
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…
Week in Film: Dinosaurus!, a Highly Accurate Prehistoric Epic, Stalker Returns
Combat Cops Thursday May 11, 9:30 pm at Nitehawk: $12 Perhaps you’ve heard of The Deuce Jockeys, the resident VJs at Nitehawk whose film series…
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…
Week in Shows: Dance Party in an Rx Drug Den, Females Keep Screaming, and More
Screaming Females, Future Punx, Snakeskin Thursday April 27, 8 pm at Brooklyn Bazaar: $15 There’s never not a good time to see Bushwick’s own sci-fi…
Magick City Is a New Hybrid Party Space that Nods to Disco Granddads
It’s true that one of the saddest sights in the world is a lifeless party struck down by under-attendance. We’ve all been there, at some…
Light Industry Cinema Celebrates Five Years as a Brooklyn Bright Spot
Inside of a simple wooden box, elevated about five feet off the ground, sits a 16mm Elmo film projector. The sound of its spinning reels…