Tomoko Kato, who helped open the Cha-An tea room in the East Village in 2003, is opening an eponymous dessert bar on the Williamsburg-Greenpoint border.
Watch St. Lucia Perform ‘Elevate’ in Their Studio Before They Get Evicted
Though they played Governor’s Ball in June and opened two sold-out shows for Two Door Cinema Club last week, it’s been over a year since…
These North Brooklyn Writers Agree: Stop Talking Shit About Williamsburg
After spieling with a pair of downtown memoirists about changes in the East Village and Lower East Side over the years, we brought together to…
Watch Glenn Branca Hold Forth On Bowie, Byrne, CBGB, Sonic Youth + His Own Bad Self
As excited as we were to celebrate Glenn Branca’s 65th birthday at the B+B Newsroom last week, we didn’t expect our discussion with the trailblazing…
Will Kent Avenue’s Hidden Mini Mall Be ‘Better Than Chelsea Market’?
“We’re still debating on names. It’ll be either Kent Avenue Market, Kent Avenue Shops, or Shops at 240 Kent,” says Renée Cecris, owner of Renée New…
Greg Barris and Dennis McKenna Will Drop Some, Er, Knowledge About Psychedelics Tomorrow
The Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics conference kicks off Friday at Judson Memorial Church in the Village, but what about Brooklynites who don’t want to take…
Oasis Is the Latest Williamsburger to Hotfoot It to Greenpoint
First Academy Annex and Flying Squirrel, then Beacon’s Closet, and now another Williamsburg business is making moves in Greenpoint. Oasis, the venerable falafel and shawarma…
Soap Made Out of Beer; Sunglasses Made From Wood
Behold! Eleven major changes to Williamsburg’s retail scene, including progress at the forthcoming Whole Foods. [Racked] A Gretsch Building apartment that sold for $950K in…
Summer’s Back! Here’s Our Outdoor Drinking and Eating Map
Sup global warming? So the hotly anticipated fall season seems to have gone on vacay this week. But no matter, this just means your Hawaiian…
Jay Stolar Got Beat Up For Liking Stevie Wonder and Can’t Stand Creed
On a recent afternoon, we met Jay Stolar at The Meatball Shop on Bedford Avenue, near his home in Williamsburg, to talk about More Than…