Summertime in the city, and Brooklyn is full of places to explore. Today, go to Brouwerij Lane to have a beer and check out Monte Antrim‘s neighborhood-friendly opening (6pm). On […]
Tag: Williamsburg
Posted inCommunity, News
Assembly Passes Series of Tenants’ Rights for Out Of Control Rents in Brooklyn
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 […]
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Get Fit With Athletes Club & Save at Fitness Studios, Restaurants and Active Shops
(sponsored) It’s almost summer. North Brooklyn bike lanes are busy and the parks are full of folks like you who want to feel great and get into shape. But getting […]
Posted inArt, Culture, Events
Don’t Miss Northside Senior Center Art Show This Friday (6/13)
Last year around this time Jon (my fiancé) and I got domestic partnered, then had a boozy brunch then went to the Northside Senior Center Art Show – which ruled! […]
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The Return of the Swamp Donkeys at the Exley Tonight! (Sat 6/7)
(sponsored) Continuing our tradition of intermittently scheduled but always entertaining live, unamplified and ass-whipping shows, The Exley (1 Jackson St) proudly presents The New Orleans Swamp Donkey’s Traditional Jass Band. Following recent NYC shows […]
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Bad Ass Dance Video Shot on N.12th
This video perfectly mimics my morning walk to work. HOW DID THEY KNOW??? Also it’s shot in one-take, so these dancers were seriously on it.
Posted inCommunity, Culture, Eat & Drink
The Great Greenpoint Dive Crawl 2014
Fancy bars and restaurants with all sorts of sexy food and drink (Tørst, Beloved, Nights and Weekends) are all over Greenpoint these days, but let’s face it – sometimes you […]
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Personal Shopper Rachel Levin Dishes Out Style Tips
Rachel Levin knows style. Williamsburg resident and personal shopper, her mission is to help people look good and feel good. Style is synonymous with identity and expression, I wanted to […]
Posted inEat & Drink, Reviews
Five Leaves Crate Opens at Rough Trade
It’s been a busy year for Five Leaves owner Jud Mongell. In January his ever-popular Greenpoint eatery went bicoastal with the launch of L.A. Chapter, a Five Leaves-inspired restaurant at […]
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Day Drinking to Fight Parkinson’s at Good Co. Bar on Sunday (4/6)
There are few better ways to spend a Sunday afternoon in the spring than meeting your friends at a sweet bar in the neighborhood to have a few drinks. Such […]