As much as I and maybe you protest the idea, summer is coming to an end. What to do besides get mad at people who…
Where DIY Once Thrived, A Sicilian Restaurant Now Stands
When Bushwick DIY venue Palisades closed in 2016 after an unsuccessful quest to get up to code following a police raid, we briefly brainstormed what…
Dessert Club ChikaLicious Takes Its Crazy-Popular Churro Cones Over to Avenue A
Just like Saul Goodman was such a hit on Breaking Bad that he got his own show, the wildly popular churro cone at Dessert Club, ChikaLicious is getting…
Hank’s Saloon Won’t Go Down in Flames After All
Hank’s Saloon, the live-music dive in Boerum Hill that announced in 2017 that it would close this year, is getting a second life as part of…
B&H Dairy Celebrates 80 Years of Being the ‘East Village Cheers’
Green and yellow banners and balloons festooned the doorway of B&H Dairy on Wednesday night as it celebrated 80 years in the East Village. And…
Slip Off Your Shoes and Enter This Kyoto-Inspired Hideaway For ‘Deconstructed Omakase’
The literal translation of omakase is “I’ll leave it up to you”– meaning the chef– but at Williamsburg’s new Japanese restaurant, Ume, chef Danny Zhang…
This Coffee Tricycle Is Peddling Nitro Cold Brew to Greenpointers
At this point every other business in New York City is a coffee shop, but what happens when you’re stuck on that rare block that doesn’t have a…
Black Seed Opens Its 4th Bagelry in the Ace Hotel, Naturally
Black Seed, the wood-fired bagel spot with locations in the East Village, Nolita, and Battery Park City, just expanded its footprint to the Ace Hotel. A…
Williamsburg’s Newest Bar, Kill Devil House of Dark Spirits, Banks On Rum
First there was Fresh Kills, and now—right across the street—there’s Kill Devil. When it comes to ambitious cocktail bars, Williamsburg is killing it. Kill Devil…
Paulie Gee’s Slice Shop Is Finally Opening in Greenpoint
It’s been over two years since wildly popular Greenpoint pizzaiolo Paulie Giannone– better known as Paulie Gee— announced that he was planning to open a slice joint.…