Cassette closed (or got “mangled in the tape deck of Greenpoint,” as Eater put it in a headline) back in November, but we’re happy to…
Bejeweled Opera, Empowering Blurred Lines, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Masterpiece Classic: Women in Art Wednesday, February 8 at UCB Chelsea, 8 pm: $7 It is generally agreed upon that art is Good. However,…
6 Things to Know About Making DIY Spaces Work
Last night, dozens gathered in Greenpoint event space Magick City to discuss the current state of DIY spaces in New York and to brainstorm ideas…
Week in Shows: Netherlands of Brooklyn, ‘Nihilist Queer Revolt,’ and More
Party to Protect Your Parts: A Planned Parenthood Benefit Wednesday February 8, 6:30 to 11 pm at Saint Vitus: $15 Given the heavy flow of benefit…
Grate Show of Support as Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike Across NYC
By now you’ve seen the photos of the crowd of Yemeni business owners and supporters massed at Brooklyn Borough Hall to protest President Trump’s travel…
Disney Burlesque, a Show in a Bathtub, and More Primo Performance
THURSDAY Burlesque Tribute to the Ladies of Disney Thursday, February 3 at The Slipper Room, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show: $10 Hotsy Totsy Burlesque…
Now You Can Have Your Liquid Dinner and Eat it Too, Food Returns to Tørst
When Tørst opened along Manhattan Avenue back in 2013, as the official bar but not exactly brew pub of Evil Twin brewery, the brewmaster Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø…
Pixies Playing New Williamsburg Venue; Best Mac and Cheeses
Hugh A. Reid, proprietor of the eponymous Greenpoint funeral home, died last week at age 89. [Greenpointers] Portland-based pizzeria Sizzle Pie will start serving up slices…
Blue Bottle and Van Leeuwen Expand; Tour Williamsburg’s Priciest Apartment
Yesterday, the MTA board voted to keep the price of a single subway ride at $2.75 during 2017, but raise the price of each unlimited…
L Train Repairs Running Late; Greenpoint’s Fireplace Bars
Yesterday Josie “Fresh” Tavera, 26, pleaded guilty to running his family’s Williamsburg-based heroin ring. His associate Jason Collazo also submitted a guilty plea. [DNA Info] In the…