Longtime Brooklyn Flea vendor Wreckords by Monkey — which makes jewelry, iPhone cases and clocks from vinyl — will host an opening party Saturday for its Boerum Street brick-and-mortar store,…
The Henry Millers Are Playing Near Henry Miller’s
After dropping the delightfully surreal video for “Hop” in January and following up with another trippy one, “Children,” in February, Brooklyn synth-pop act The Henry…
Fourth of July Fireworks Are Coming Back to the East Side
We’ve got an explosive story on our hands: fireworks are coming back to the East River.
Stanley Cohen to Plead Guilty in Tax Case; Jimmy Fallon Parties at Niagara
East Village lawyer Stanley Cohen, who recently vowed to appeal the conviction of Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, has announced on Twitter that he’ll finally end…
Could This New Web Series Be The Next Broad City?
Alexandra Roxo and Natalia Leite, a Greenpointer and a Williamsburger who together are Purple Milk, know a thing or two about reinvention: for their web…
Williamsburg Apartment Fire; Bushwick Hit-and-Run Driver Caught on Video
More than 100 firefighters fought a blaze at a Williamsburg apartment building. Two police officers were hospitalized with smoke inhalation before being released. [The Brooklyn…
The ‘Ultimate Stoner Cupcake’ Is Coming to Bedford Avenue
Tara and Billy Koenig met while working as managers at Balthazar in 2006. Two years later, they moved to Charlottesville, VA, where they opened a…
LPC Okays Hotel Next to Merchant’s House; Conviction in Damien Hirst Forgery
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans to build that nine-story hotel next to the Merchant’s House Museum in the East Village. [NY Observer] Former New York Times culture reporter Milton Esterow, editor…
Summerscreen Lineup Announced; Bushwick Building Goes For $58M
A five-story rental building at 1209 DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick sold for $58 million and will start leasing soon. [The Real Deal] A rendering for…
Another Vape Store Blows into Williamsburg
San Loco isn’t the only new tenant coming to the once controversial Karl Fischer building at the corner of Grand and Driggs. On the southern…