Writer and spoken-word star Maggie Estep has died at the age of 50. A friend tells The Times she died two days after having a…
New Renderings for Whole Foods Williamsburg; Surprise! Surprise! Closing
A woman was hospitalized after being struck by a Department of Education truck on Williamsburg’s Grand Street. [DNA Info] A “new high-end residential building on…
Watch Amy Touchette and The World Famous *BOB* Discuss Their New Photo Book
The Strand has posted footage of last week’s talk between Williamsburg photographer Amy Touchette and The World Famous *BOB*. The duo met backstage at CBGB,…
NY1’s Roger Clark Is In a Band, and Pat Kiernan Is One of His Groupies
While reporting from remote locations for NY1, Roger Clark has sung Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” and shredded on the air guitar for…
Bedford Avenue Is Looking Pretty Vacant, and Oh So Pretty to Manhattanites
Bedford Avenue hasn’t seen as much recent turnover as Grand Street has, but that may be about to change. If you’ve walked down Williamsburg’s main drag…
In the East Village, an Upper West Sider’s Vision of ‘Williamsburg: Old and New’
It isn’t often that one decides to change career paths at the age of 69, but that’s precisely what Paul Kessel did. In his previous…
Sweetgreen Is Opening a Williamsburg Outpost Across From Whole Foods
This summer 162 N. 4th Street will be home sweet home to sweetgreen, the Washington, D.C.-based chain of salad spots. The new location, on the…
And Now at the Bowery Wall: Maya Hayuk
Nice to see the Bowery wall getting some new color on this rather dreary day. This latest piece, first spotted on Hanksy’s Instagram, is by…
Another Warhol Superstar Has Died; Would-Be Cop Killer Gets Convicted
First Taylor Mead and now this: Rene Ricard, the East Village “poet, painter, art critic, scene-maker, ex-Andy Warhol super-star, subject of one of Allen’s most…
Calm Before the Storm: Williamsburg’s Sports Bars Brace For Super Bowl Sunday
Williamsburg definitely isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think Super Bowl, but as evidenced by Grub Street’s rundown of non-douchey places to…