Triskelion Arts is the latest of several Williamsburg businesses to relocate to Greenpoint: next June, the dance arts organization will move out of its third-story…
Fans of ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Are, Um, Gathering at This Newly Expanded Store
Magic: The Gathering’s many devotees are indeed gathering today at the Twenty Sided Store to celebrate the latest release in a 20-year addiction. The card…
Now Boarding: Domino Sugar Factory Demolition Begins
A massive wooden construction barrier has gone up along the Kent Avenue side of the Domino Sugar factory; workers were seen nearing completion of the…
B+B Would Like to Welcome BB to the Neighborhood
Many a Manhattan business has opened a Williamsburg outpost, but this time it’s a Chelsea barbershop, and not another downtown bar, that’s crossing the river.…
50-Cent Records, Anyone? Academy Annex Is Having a Moving Sale
As if those upcoming record fairs weren’t enough, Academy Annex is having a blowout sale before it moves from Williamsburg to Greenpoint at the end…
James Levy of Reputante on Signing With Julian Casablancas and Playing With Zoë Kravitz
“The Cult Records thing is my fourth record deal, but it’s the coolest one for me,” James Levy told B+B on his band Reputante signing…
Let’s Gauge the Outrage: Dunkin’ On Bedford Ave vs. 7-Eleven On Avenue A
Sure, some Williamsburgers are outraged about the Dunkin’ Donuts opening on Bedford Avenue, and sure, some East Villagers are outraged about the 7-Eleven bound for…
This Fashion Editor Has a Need for Tweed, So We Took Him to Cadet
We give fashionable locals a place to go and they get All Dressed Up. When we met up with Benjamin-Emile Le Hay at the Williamsburg…
Adelle Waldman and Adrian Tomine On Capturing ‘The Faces of Brooklyn’
Yesterday at the Brooklyn Book Festival, things got hairy in line for the talk Faces of Brooklyn. One woman put out her elbows as a…
There’ll Be a Whole Lotta Soul at Williamsburg Park Tonight
Between the fifth anniversary of Captured Tracks and the upcoming Mexican Summer blowout, North Brooklyn’s record labels have been pumping out a dizzying array of…