Everyone’s in need of a little extra relaxation amidst the pandemic, and Bathhouse (103 North 10th St.) is here to provide some de-stressing. Williamsburg’s luxe spa-style bathhouse has been operating […]
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Espresso Paloma Opens Coffee Window in Greenpoint
A new small business is serving socially distant coffee with a concept that was brewed up amidst the pandemic. Espresso Paloma (117 Meserole Ave.), opened in a tiny storefront just […]
Pop Up Grocer Is Opening in Williamsburg
North Brooklyn has no shortage of specialty grocery stores and markets that have kept neighbors well-fed during the pandemic, and yet another will open this fall. Pop Up Grocer, the […]
Brooklyn Label Relaunches With Focus on Takeout
The ominous newspaper covered windows at Brooklyn Label’s (180 Franklin St.) corner space may have worried regular diners earlier this month, but the beloved restaurant was merely remodeling and prepping […]
Citlali Cocina Cooks Up Guadalajaran Takeout in Greenpoint
Juan Sanchez hadn’t found the chilaquiles and traditional Guadalajaran food he grew up with in Greenpoint, so like many immigrants in a new place, he recreated it himself. Still, he wished […]
Other Half Brewing Opening at Domino Park This October
Williamsburg is getting another brewery! Other Half Brewing, the Brooklyn-based craft brewery that has since expanded to Washington D.C. and the Finger Lakes since opening in 2014, is opening a […]
Midriff Hole Serves Socially Distanced Gelato in Williamsburg
Joshua Schwartz missed the old Williamsburg. That is, the neighborhood he remembers from living in North Brooklyn for the past 15 years, where experiences were more crucial to the area’s […]
Magazine Bar To Close At End Of September
The pandemic’s ongoing devastation is taking its toll on local and independently-owned businesses, including popular spots that seemed to rebound when New York reopened in June. Franklin Street’s latest casualty, […]
The Diamond Bar Adds Taco Brunch, Beer Film Fest, To Fall Programming
Local bars and restaurants are continuing to get creative attracting clientele to go out during a pandemic. And The Diamond Bar (43 Franklin St.) is no exception. The popular spot […]
Kestane Kebab To Open In Former Ramen Mafia Space
The restaurant space at 208 Franklin St. has seen plenty of turnover over the past few years, but will a local business expanding to a second location finally stick? Greenpoint-based […]