Earlier this week, the MTA and DOT revealed their plans for ferry service during the L-train shutdown, with proposed routes connecting North Williamsburg to Stuyvesant Cove. However,…
Behemoth Bagel and Lox Takes Over Greenpoint
In an effort to set a Guinness world record, Acme Smoked Fish teamed up with Zucker Bagels to assemble a giant bagel and lox at Acme’s Greenpoint…
Neutral Milk Cabaret, Butts, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY How Strange It Is Wednesday, February 7 at Pangea, 7:30 pm: $20 advance, $25 doors You may have first caught wind of this show…
Hungry Ghost Coffee Expands to Williamsburg
Local coffee bar and cafe Hungry Ghost has opened a new location in Williamsburg at 721 Metropolitan Avenue, according to their Instagram. The local chain,…
New Yorkers Share Stories of Union Pool, Williamsburg’s Notorious ‘Boyfriend Store’
In a story for The Cut that describes Union Pool as the “horny utopia of 2000s Williamsburg,” Allison P. Davis highlights what’s probably the main attraction of…
Girl Power: Metrograph and Nitehawk Focus On Female Filmmakers
The lack of female directors in the film industry isn’t exactly a new phenomenon, but with the rise of movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp in…
Your Chance to Rail at the MTA (Or Just Get More Info) About the L-pocalypse
In an effort to create a dialogue about the impending L train shutdown, the MTA recently announced that it will partner with the city’s Department…
Performance Picks: Stigma Unbound, Alaskan Journey, Moon Juice
WEDNESDAY The Juice! Wednesday, October 25 at Union Pool, 7:30 pm: $5 advance, $7 doors What is The Juice? Is it pressed and does it…
Performance Picks: Nightcaps, Bars Become Barns, and Black Girl Magic
THURSDAY Nightcap | by Ike Thursday, October 19 at Joe’s Pub, 9:30 pm: $15 Sometimes you’ve had a long and hard week, and you just…
This Artisan Makes Sustainable Slingshots Out of Wood Foraged From Parks and Public Housing
Usually Brooke Wade goes foraging for tree branches on her bike, but it’s in the shop right now. Today she’s heading over to McGlorick Park…