Photo: Angelica Frey
A 53-year-old man was shot in the courtyard of an East Williamsburg housing project this morning, the police said.
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Another Daytime Shooting in East Williamsburg: Man Shot in Back
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As City Plans Live-Work Space For Artists, Developer Starts Building Studios
Rendering: Gene Kaufman Architect
Mayor De Blasio isn’t the only one pushing workspace for artists — it’s also being added by at least one private developer. Gene Kaufman — an architect better known for his controversial hotels — has designed a mixed-use studio building in East Williamsburg that will open in fall of 2016.
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Can’t Beet This: Masha and the Bear Will Have Borscht Vodka On Tap
(Photos: Daniel Maurer)
Vitaly Sherman believes the restaurant he opened last night in East Williamsburg may be the first in the world to offer vodka on tap.
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Two Teens Shot Near East Williamsburg High School
(Photos: Daniel Maurer)
Two teenagers were shot near an East Williamsburg high school this afternoon.
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Get Your Photo Taken With Santa (Drunk or Sober) at These Ho-Ho-Holiday Markets
If you were too busy, oh, say protesting police brutality on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, don’t worry — you’ve still got a couple more awesome opportunities to grab some gifts for the ones you love. In addition to the initial 10 holiday markets, and the ones we’ve added to the list here and there, two latecomers just came down the pike.
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Art, Vietnamese Coffee, and Chef’s Choice at Nha Minh
(Photo: Nicole Disser)
Two weeks ago, an elegant Vietnamese cafe quietly opened on a strip of Morgan Avenue where East Williamsburg meets Greenpoint, for the first of what we’re told will be monthly art shows.
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An Artsy Dot-Com Joins Livestream On 3rd Ward’s Old Block
(Wright Harvey shows off work by Joe Hollier.)
The once dark and desolate area around the former 3rd Ward building is brightening up. Months after Livestream Public moved into 195 Morgan Avenue in May, Sugarlift is now up and running across the street, in a second building leased by Livestream.
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A ‘Farm to Fork Eatery’ Brings Ratatouille Tabouli to East Williamsburg
(Photos: Kaitlyn Mitchell)
Yes, A.W.O.L. is a “Farm to Fork Eatery,” but the East Williamsburg newcomer isn’t just for those pretentious foodies from Portlandia. True to its name, which stands for All Walks of Life, the place caters to vegetarians, vegans, celiacs, omnivores, and anything in between.
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Pig Faithful Congregate at Their New Church of Pork, Arrogant Swine
(Photo: Nicole Disser)
Last night Arrogant Swine, Tyson Ho’s hotly anticipated beer garden and “Eastern Carolina-style barbecue” joint, opened for business in Bushwick. And the bloody thirsty came out in throngs. When we arrived around 8 p.m., the line for bits of whole-hog barbecue snaked out into the feeding yard, far past the adjacent smoke house.
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Nerds, Rejoice! Rivals Board Game Cafe Is Open For Play
Mike Sanderson at Rivals board game cafe. (Photos: Nicole Disser)
On first hearing the words “Brooklyn board game community” strung together, I had to do a double take. Excuse me, what? “There actually is one,” said Mike Sanderson, owner of Brooklyn’s newest board game cafe.
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