“I had a dream,” says Graham Fortgang, owner of MatchaBar in Williamsburg, “where I walked into a café and matchas were being made with milkshake machines.”
Greenpoint Film Festival; Meet the Creffle (Crepe + Waffle)
Police say this tattooed, 5-foot-7-inch guy used fire escapes to loot four Greenpoint apartments Monday afternoon. [Gothamist] New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation claims that…
‘Looking For Wild Party Partners’ In Billyburg? So Are These Guys!
Turns out, fliering isn’t just for people looking for girlfriends, it’s also for those seeking, er, party partners? When we spotted the above masterpiece of Comic Sans outside of…
Comic Tries to Find Affordable Housing in Williamsburg LOOOOOLZ
Scott Rogowsky, the UCB fixture last seen attempting to feed the “homeless (hipsters)” of McCarren Park and the gym bunnies of the East Village, is…
Greenpoint Loses a Record Shop; Friends Cafe Pops Up Today
Greenpoint crime news: Police say a 29-year-old was assaulted and robbed by a group of assailants on September 8 at 2:30 a.m.; a robber who…
It’s Official: Flyering Is the New Swiping
Months after we spoke to Dan “Looking For a Girlfriend” Perino about the flyers he threw up around the East Village, they’re still everywhere. We…
The Name Just Nails It
Forget Primp & Polish and its hoity toity ampersand — this new nail salon on Metropolitan, near Lorimer, has to have the greatest name ever.…
Norman Siegel Wants ‘Lots of Reform in the NYPD,’ But Is OK With Stop-and-Frisk
Insisting he is not “anti-cop,” only “anti-bad cop,” civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel last night called for the creation of a New York State prosecutor…
Gun Violence Persists in Bushwick; Meatball Shop Inspires Sit Com
Although crime citywide is down almost 4 percent this year, the NYPD attributes the 10 percent increase in the number of shootings to gang violence…
Fried Pizza and Mac and Cheese Pies Coming to Williamsburg?
A little over a month ago, we mentioned that a pizzeria would be joining forthcoming locations of Oaxaca Taqueria and Minca Ramen Factory at the…