As Pies ‘n’ Thighs readies its Lower East Side location, one of its founders, Southern-grub virtuoso Stephen Tanner, is making moves of his own.
Vinyl Vendor Goes Brick-and-Mortar; Bookstore Pops Up in Wythe Hotel
Longtime Brooklyn Flea vendor Wreckords by Monkey — which makes jewelry, iPhone cases and clocks from vinyl — will host an opening party Saturday for its Boerum Street brick-and-mortar store,…
Is It Called Street Art When It’s On a Rooftop?
Saturday’s perfect spring weather coincided nicely with the first rooftop party of the season at The 407 Bushwick, an outdoor gallery and party space above…
Stanley Cohen to Plead Guilty in Tax Case; Jimmy Fallon Parties at Niagara
East Village lawyer Stanley Cohen, who recently vowed to appeal the conviction of Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, has announced on Twitter that he’ll finally end…
Absolutely Nuts: The Smallest Penis Contest Is Back
Get ready for some not-so-stiff competition. The Smallest Penis in Brooklyn contest that went, er, viral last year is BACK and bigger than ever. Okay,…
Williamsburg Apartment Fire; Bushwick Hit-and-Run Driver Caught on Video
More than 100 firefighters fought a blaze at a Williamsburg apartment building. Two police officers were hospitalized with smoke inhalation before being released. [The Brooklyn…
Could This Rat-Riddled Lot Become Your New Picnic Spot?
Could your next kale salad come from what’s currently a trash-strewn, rat-infested lot in Williamsburg? The Gardeners of Hooper Street Park believe so. The group…
Fatal Hit-and-Run in Bushwick; Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint HQ
A 46-year-old man on a bicycle was struck and killed by a BMW in Bushwick. Before the car fled the scene, it also struck a…
Bushwick’s Massive New Beer Garden, The Well, Aims to Open Next Month
One of the highlights of last weeks’s Newmerica show (besides the bodega in an art gallery) came when the party spilled into the adjoining beer…
Summerscreen Lineup Announced; Bushwick Building Goes For $58M
A five-story rental building at 1209 DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick sold for $58 million and will start leasing soon. [The Real Deal] A rendering for…