During the fireworks show over the East River on Friday night, someone sawed a hole on the roof of Delancey Street’s Popular Community Bank, sneaked…
On the Big Screen: Cosmic Chaos, Patriotic Puppetry, and a Warhol Cameo
Reel Psyched is our weekly rundown of movies we’re excited to see. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger A super in-depth documentary…
This Man Helped the ‘Homeless (Hipsters)’ of McCarren Park
Hot on the heels of The Onion’s “hipster molting season” video, Scott Rogowsky has gone and kicked Williamsburg’s scruffier denizens while they’re down. In the video…
Sugar Slaves, Suicidal Starlets, and Space-Age Pleasure Parks
It’s almost time for pig roasts and kiddie pools, but that’s no reason to lose your intellectual edge entirely. Here’s our weekly rundown of readings…
Vice Expands to South Williamsburg; Charges Against Chalk Artist Dropped
In Williamsburg, Vice will upgrade from its current, just-expanded home at 90 N.11th Street to a 60,000-square-foot office on the corner of S.2nd Street and…
Stay Out of the Storms By Seeing Sky and A Bolt of Light — Indoors!
Time again for Good Shows, our weekly roundup of what’s good in live music. Fresh off a residency at Rockwood Music Hall, New York natives…
Missing Man Found in Newtown Creek; Nitehawk’s Free Outdoor Movies
Police recovered the body of 21-year-old Stephen L. Middleton—who went for a swim off a Williamsburg pier just before 6 a.m. on Thursday—from Newtown Creek…
Williamsburg Gets a Malaysian ‘Night Market’ (More of a Restaurant, Really)
After Anthony Bourdain visited Laut, Salil Mehta hoped more foodies — rather than the usual after-work crowd — would flock to his well-regarded Union Square…
Sugarburg Opens in a Pretty Sweet Location
After a trip to Montreal last year, one thing stood out to Dave Urbanos. “There was poutine everywhere,” recalls the bar-scene veteran. “It was awesome.”…
Art Jail Opens in Bushwick; Williamsburg’s Oldest Restaurants
Today is the BP station on 2nd Avenue’s last day in business. [EV Grieve] East Village cocktail lounge Elsa—the sister bar of Greenpoint’s Ramona—will soon…