If you’re wondering why a bunch of parents and kids are strutting down Grand Street today (4/29), the Williamsburg Sports League is kicking off the summer baseball season with their fourth annual […]
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Posted inEat & Drink
Williamsburg’s New Fancy Doughnut Shop, Du’s Donuts
Greenpoint will always have our beloved Peter Pan, and on Wednesday, Williamsburg got its own doughnut shop. Du’s Donuts and Coffee, at the base of Williamsburg’s new William Vale Hotel, […]
Posted inArt
Brooklyn Artists Open House @ Bushwick Inlet Park Wednesday (4/19)!
Are you an artist working and living in Brooklyn? You can become a NYC Parks featured artist at the park house at Bushwick Inlet Park. Attend the open house this Wednesday to […]
Posted inShopping
Get Spunky: VERAMEAT 2017 Spring Picks
VERAMEAT (132 N 5th St.) is my go-to shop for pieces that are a little sassy and pack a mean punch. The North 5th Street boutique merges humor and playfulness with an […]
Posted inThe Hook-Up
Manhattan Ave Ticket Trap, Bearded Burglars, & Williamsburg Hate Crime — The Hook-Up 4/17
The L Train shutdown could totally transform 14th Street as we know it. Think twice before you try parking on Manhattan Avenue between Huron and India. It’s a “ticket trap”. Shooting […]
Posted inEnvironmental
Get Dirty: FREE Soil Testing For Three Weekends!
Graham stop, Williamsburg, circa 2005. My mid-20s Brooklyn newbie roommates and I had a garden in our backyard, and we grew tomatoes, sunflowers, peppers and zucchini. But after one of our zucchinis […]
Posted inCommunity
Local Non-Profit Los Sures Turns 45 on April 26th at Freehold!
Southside United HDFC-Los Sures—a local non-profit committed to affordable housing, community development and advocacy in South Williamsburg—is celebrating their 45th anniversary this year, and kicking it off with a fundraiser on […]
Posted inArt
Harnessing the Power of Children’s Imagination with Performing and Visual Arts at CAMP! Open House this Sunday (4/9)
Williamsburg’s Creative Arts and Music Programs – CAMP – a performing arts day camp now entering its ninth season is having an open house for its 2017 season this Sunday, […]
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LCD Is Playing At My House, And I Can’t Get In
“Unfortunately we’re not having press at these dates,” is what I was officially told when I inquired about covering the LCD Soundsystem shows at new local venue Brooklyn Steel (319 […]
Posted inThe Hook-Up
It’s A Mirage, Live Band Plays As Kosciuszko Falls, & Gas Passing—The Hook-Up 4/7
It’s sounding like troubled megaclub Brooklyn Mirage might actually open this summer. Party on! The old Kosciuszko Bridge is going to be demolished this summer, and people are demanding an epic party, […]