Behind an old-school bodega-like awning Josh Ku and Trigg Brown are putting the finishing touches on Win Son, their brand new Taiwanese-American restaurant, officially opening…
Brooklyn Brewery Says Cheers to Beers and a Ginormous New Navy Yard Complex
Brooklyn Brewery today announced plans to roll out their barrel program to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in a big way. The Williamsburg-based beer operation already…
Fat Radish Had their Building Sold, But Ain’t Growing Nowhere
This morning, real-estate brokerage firm Eastern Consolidated announced that the retail condo at 17 Orchard Street– otherwise known as homebase of The Fat Radish– was sold. The 2,500…
Bushwick’s Juno Is Switching Things Up So It Can ‘Stay in the Neighborhood’
On Monday John Barclay, proprietor of Bushwick mainstay Bossa Nova Civic Club, announced on Facebook that he was no longer involved with Juno, the upscale-diner “date spot”…
Rockaway Concessions Return With a New Breakfast Spot, Grilled Cheeses and More
We’ve already gotten wind that Rockaway is getting a beer garden, surf museum and bakery, and new food vendors at Riis Park Beach Bazaar, but what about the…
It’s Showtime at Beetle House, the Tim Burton Theme Bar Facing a Cease and Desist
The idea of a Tim Burton theme bar opening in the East Village is so weird on so many levels that I started to drive myself bonkers…
Bushwick Gets a New Tiki Bar, Dromedary, For All Your Hump Day Needs
Inspired by trips to Hawaii, Michael Lombardozzi has opened Dromedary, a 16-seat bar that aims to be tiki without being tacky. Inside, Bushwick’s newest watering hole looks…
Dr. Klaw Is Planning an Epic Crustacean-cation on This Lobster Bike
A few years back, if you were cool enough to have Ben Sargent’s digits in your phone, then chances are you were among the enviable few…
Brooklyn FoodWorks Gets Wee Startups Cooking With Gas
Get anywhere near the old Pfizer building these days and you’ll be overwhelmed not with the smell of medicinal byproducts, but with the delicious aroma of cookies,…
Forget What You Know, the East River Is Full of ‘Free Protein’ (Well, Sort Of)
We’ve all seen em: the fishers who, poles in hand, sit alongside the East River, gazing forlornly into the putrid, black waters below. Everything in our bones tells…