A cab caught fire on the Williamsburg Bridge today. The fire department told us they got the call around 2 p.m. and there were no…
This Film Has It All: Rooftop Teepees, Reclaimed Water-Tower-Wood Surfboards
Just, wow. Any given frame of this short film created by Patagonia Surf Bowery along with Indoek (makers of everything from custom teepees to a Bro in the City app) is a diorama-like snapshot…
Artists Want to Stay Put By Buying a Building Together. This Is Their Blueprint
William Powhida, a New York-based artist best known for his 2011 stunt of putting on a “VIP Douchebag”-inspired performance art show at the gallery Marlborough…
Bushwick Is Becoming A Foodie Haven; Inside a Dilapidated Synagogue
A woman was shot in the chest in a Bushwick building Sunday. [NY Daily News] Police have released video of a man who allegedly assaulted…
Celebrate the Release of Outdoor Gallery at This Indoor Gallery Done Up By Street Artists
Tomorrow night there’ll be a party in Williamsburg to celebrate the release of Outdoor Gallery, a book of photographs that author Yoav Litvin hopes will…
Greenpoint Ferry Update; Rosie Perez Remembers Her Bushwick Days
Operators say busted anchor posts were responsible for the Greenpoint ferry ramp collapse, and there’s no telling when service will return. [NY Daily News] Williamsburg’s…
Build Your Own Bloody Mary! Baby’s All Right Is Doing Brunch
There’s never been a better time for the Williamsburg brunch bunch: Egg expands into bigger digs this week, and over at Baby’s All Right, things…
Here’s Raekwon Rapping On Bedford Ave. (and Sipping Hennessy From a Mason Jar)
Sweet Chick celebrated a year on Bedford Avenue last night and The Chef showed up. No, not the chef who was sending out “sloppy duck”…
L Train Gets Yarn Bombed; Williamsburg’s Of-the-Moment Luxury Building
Above: Watch London Kaye yarn bomb the L train. [Animal] The Lower East Side is among the neighborhoods with the most cases of binge drinking.…
There’s a Push to Keep Industry in Brooklyn, But What About Artisanal Tacos?
Restauranteur Dario Wolos, who operates a taqueria from inside a VW bus in Nolita, spoke excitedly earlier this month as he told Brooklyn’s Community Board 1…