Brooklyn Archives - Page 144 of 225

Heliopolis Presents Poetry Reading, “Former Islands” Closes

by Emily GreenbergJuly 1, 2014July 1, 2014

Coinciding with the closing of its “Former Islands” exhibition, Heliopolis held a poetry reading in its gallery space this past Sunday, June 29. An earlier reading took place last Saturday. Founded […]

Art

Music Review: Adidas “Final Draft” Party ft. A$AP Ferg

by MetagasmJune 30, 2014June 30, 2014

This past Monday, June 23rd, a massive line assembled in the middle of the day, coiling around a seemingly abandoned warehouse by the water on North 3rd Street in Williamsburg—a […]

Art

Kickstarter Alert—Reel Works Teens’ Original Feature Film

by Ona AJune 25, 2014June 25, 2014

Heads up, Brooklyn! There are just 47 hours left in this Kickstarter campaign to support a made in Brooklyn production—an original feature length film called “72 Hours, a Brooklyn Love […]

Art

Coney Island Mermaid Parade Marks the Arrival of Summer in NYC!

by Ona AJune 24, 2014June 24, 2014

This past Saturday, June 21st, New Yorkers had a chance to grow back their tails, don their eye patches, and be part of that worlddd at the Coney Island Mermaid […]

Eat & Drink, Events, Reading

Brooklyn Food Writing Book Group Launch (06/28)

by RosieJune 22, 2014

Looking for something tasty to read during this afternoon’s picnic in the park? Why not head along to Word and pick up a copy of Eating Wildly: Foraging for Life, […]

Art

Art On View Now at Variety Cafe

by Ona AJune 21, 2014June 21, 2014

If coffee is your lifeblood, then at some point you’ve ordered your 3rd small light roast of the afternoon at Variety Cafe (Let’s face it, you’re a regular everywhere). This […]

Art

SPOTLIGHT ON: Katerina Ganchak – Opening Tonight 6/20

by Ona AJune 20, 2014June 20, 2014

“I’ve worked with glass for about 10 years. I would say glass is the most challenging material I know and requires extreme patience,” says Ukrainian artist Katerina Ganchak, “The challenge is totally worth […]

Community, News

Assembly Passes Series of Tenants’ Rights for Out Of Control Rents in Brooklyn

by Lilly FJune 17, 2014June 18, 2014

The rent is too damn high! We hear this phrase as a catch-all these days, ad nauseum, to describe New York City’s hostile housing situation. But cost of living in […]