Because of a rent increase, Union Square Cafe—the original Danny Meyer restaurant (Gramercy Tavern, Shake Shack)—will leave its current home in late 2015. The change of…
The Brooklyn Star’s Bill Reed Opens This ‘Tasting Room’ Next Month
“It’s not a restaurant, it’s not a wine bar, it’s not a cocktail bar, it’s not a beer bar,” says Bill Reed, emphasizing that his East Williamsburg “tasting…
Hausfrau, a New Comedy Rag, Absorbs Grape Juice 95% Faster Than iPads
Sometime last week, supposedly in the dead of night, a few hundred copies of a new free magazine were quietly “made available” in select areas…
Watch Donovan Blanc Play a Song Off Their New Captured Tracks Album
Joseph Black and Ray Schwab had planned to release an album as Honeydrum, but for their new LP — out today via Greenpoint’s Captured Tracks — their name is Donovan…
Rent Hike For Stabilized Tenants; Liquor License Clampdown in Bushwick
The NYPD says that a 41-year-old man was jumped by four male attackers on the corner of Stanton and Ridge Streets at 2 a.m. yesterday.…
We Love That Hated: GG Allin Is Showing, With Todd Phillips Shooting the Shit
First off, Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies is the best documentary of all-time. I know, I know: The Act of Killing, Man on Wire, Jodorowsky’s Dune… All…
Man Falls 25 Feet Into Whole Foods Trench
A construction worker fell 25 feet into a trench at the Whole Foods construction site in Williamsburg. The worker was believed to be undertaking a concrete job…
Body Found in East River; Wait List For a Blanket in Williamsburg
Video footage was released of the Bushwick facade collapse that injured a woman last week. [Animal] The body of a 50-year-old homeless man was found…
Miniature Replica of Graham Ave; Sinkhole in Williamsburg
St. Mark’s Bookshop will close its current location Monday after business hours and re-open Wednesday on East 3rd Street. [St. Mark’s Bookshop] Not to be…
The Internet Is a Scary Place, Even For Net Artist Giselle Zatonyl
“I don’t spend too much time on the Internet, because it just makes me anxious to have two separate lives,” explained Giselle Zatonyl, whose immersive…