Back in 2008, an Australian-American restaurant/bar opened on Bedford with its primary claim to fame being that Heath Ledger (RIP) had been involved in its conception. Now, Five Leaves is […]
Tag: Bedford Avenue
Posted inEat & Drink
There’s Tastings & A Cafe at the New Bedford Cheese Shop
Back in 2003, Bedford Cheese Shop opened its doors in the small mini mall in Williamsburg. The tiny shop was one of the first in the neighborhood to offer specialty […]
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A Look at The New All-Day Cafe, One Bedford
It wasn’t that shocking when Nights & Weekends closed in early March. The bar had always been the “cool” spot while occupying the triangle space of the Bedford/Nassau/Lorimer/McCarren intersection. But […]
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Fried Chicken Shows Its Healthful Side at Pretty Southern
“NEW FRIED CHICKEN JOINT ON MY BLOCK” read the text message accompanying a selfie of my friend in front of a pretty-in-pink menu posted in the window of 14 Bedford […]
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Ice Cream Meets Design at Davey’s Ice Cream
Going into ice cream actually started as a joke for David Yoo. After beginning a career in fashion and advertising, he decided in 2012 that it was time for a […]
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Ironic Ironing, Free Citi Bike, & Film Favorites — The Hook-Up 6/17
This is some next-level Marina Abramovic shit. A Greenpoint dad is bringing his love for ironing to Pete’s Candy Store next month, offering to iron everyone’s clothes for free every […]
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On view now at Figureworks Gallery: “Without/Color,” Part 1
There is a gem of a gallery tucked away on the second floor of a quiet, four-story brownstone on 168 North 6th Street in Williamsburg, just off busy Bedford Avenue: […]
Posted inCommunity
Would You Dare to Launch a Startup?
Brooklyn Woodwind and Brass is the only shop in Brooklyn that sells and repairs jazz players’ instruments. The owner, Eric Downs, 42, opened his niche business about a year ago. […]
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Quickie: All’s Well With Kettle Pie
Last week I posted about a new spot to open in the old Raymund’s Place on Bedford Avenue and Eater confirms that the space is going to be called Allswell. […]
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Kettle Pie
Updated post here. Long time Williamsburg Polish restaurant Raymund’s Place quietly closed up shop a few weeks ago despite “renovation” signs. A new restaurant – Kettle Pie – has applied […]