A 40-year-old new mom in Williamsburg recovered her stolen purse after chasing down the teenage girl who took it, and a woman on Larmor Street…
A Bushwick Artist Barreled Over the Competition to Take Home $10,000
Booze has been the downfall of many an artist (absinthe, ear, etc.) but it paid off nicely for Bushwick photographer and sculptor Phoenix Lindsey-Hall last…
While You Wait For the Cat Cafe, Meet Some Kitties and Help Some Doggies
A week ago, the folks at Macaron Parlour emailed to let us know that they’re opening the city’s first permanent cat cafe at 46 Hester…
Four Women Robbed in Bars; Teen Raped By Police Impersonator
On Wednesday night, 47-year-old Walter Barnes was arrested for impersonating a cop and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl early last month near the corner of…
Two More Holiday Markets, From Roberta’s and Refinery29
Because 10 holiday markets just aren’t enough when you’re looking for every last excuse to hole up indoors, here are a couple more orgies of crass…
Will There Be a ‘Million Santa March’ in Bushwick Tonight? (Probably Not)
If this flyer is to be believed, SantaCon supporters scorned by Bushwick bar owners will gather at Pearl’s Billy & Social Club tonight “to protect the…
East Village Cops Are Bracing For SantaCon, Regardless
Yesterday organizers of SantaCon announced that the annual Santa swarm wouldn’t be coming to Bushwick after all, because the neighborhood didn’t have “the capacity to be an appropriate destination…
SantaCon No Longer Bushwick Bound; Bowery Bank Building Under Contract
Greenpointers bearing proof of residence can vote today and Saturday for how the next parcel of Exxon-Mobil settlement funds gets distributed within the neighborhood. [Greenpointers]…
Sushi Shots, Anyone? Samurai Mama Has Quietly Opened a Ramen Refuge
This is kind of amazing: a little over a month ago, Williamsburg favorite Samurai Mama managed to open a spin-off without any of the food…
Bushwick Councilman Wants SantaCon Gone; Enough ‘New Brooklyn’ Trend Pieces
Two real estate companies partnered to purchase five floors of 101 E. 10th Street—a School of Visual Arts dorm—with plans to rework the building into…