Todd Shaffer
Ran a few technology companies, most recently acted as a director of technology for a social media company. Currently overseeing Brooklyn365 and a few other web properties. On the side I take pictures of what I see in NYC, which you can see on Flickr (http://flickr.com/toddwshaffer) and scattered all over BK365.
Website: http://brooklyn365.com
Motorino in Williamsburg Forced To Close Up Shop
The building that Motorino had been occupying on 319 Graham Avenue was jokingly referred to as Williamsburg’s Leaning Tower of Pizza. The wonky engineering resulted in a nightmare for the landlord and tenant. It had been sheathed in scaffolding while undergoing a re-leveling. The repairs for the structural issues were insufficient and now Motorino of [...]
Free Movie In McCarren Park: FRIDAY
Williamsburg — Tonight (Wed, July 6th) in McCarren Park the SummerScreen series kicks off with Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in the 1995 weed smoking classic, Friday. The rest of the McCarren Park Movie schedule can be found here. Also, tomorrow will kick off the Free Movies under the Brooklyn Bridge. The food vendors are [...]
Everything Known About Coffee, Explained In Four Minutes
Recently C.G.P. Grey explored everything you need to know about coffee. Since we’re big fans of caffeine in general and Williamsburg/Greenpoint is well saturated in coffee bean roasters (Porto Rico, Grumpy), cafes (too many to list) and consumers (us and everyone we know), we’ve reposted it here.
Photos from Thievery Corporation on the Williamsburg Waterfront
We had our good friend and photographer Stefano Ortega (who shot the Portraits of Williamsburg series for us last year) on set at the Williamsburg Waterfront for Thievery Corporation this past weekend. Based on the 11pm/midnight text messages we got from him (below), we understand it was an awesome show. We’ve put the rest of [...]
Jelly Presents: ROCK BEACH
We knew something was brewing over at Jelly earlier this year when the press kit leaked, but now the word is official and the full Rock Beach lineup has been released, though who-plays-when is still being leaked week-by-week. Yes, ALL SHOWS are ALL AGES and ALL FREE. There will be six shows this summer from [...]
Photos From DRINK Williamsburg Greenpoint
Last nights event was a major success, not only from the perspective of raising some money for the People’s Firehouse, but also for some serious DRANKIN. I’ll finish the post up a little later with the deets on who won the smackdowns (The Drink + The Richardson) and how they did it along with which [...]
Tonight: Iron Bartender Competition Will Crank Out Cocktails For A Cause
Williamsburg — Tonight (June 28), at The Brooklyn Brewery, some of the most talented tenders of the bar from Williamsburg and Greenpoint will battle it out to have their boozy creation take the tippling title to raise a little coin for charity. Bartenders from Dram, The Drink, Maison Premiere, The Richardson, Rabbithole, Manhattan Inn, 285 [...]
Stone Temple Pilots at Williamsburg Waterfront July 25th 2011
It was just announced that Stone Temple Pilots are touring again and simultaneously told us that they will be playing the Williamsburg Waterfront on July 25th, 2011. Tickets will go on sale this Thursday, June 30th at noon for $57 after fees (which can be avoided by picking them up from the Nokia Theatre in [...]
Fool’s Gold Records Now (re)Open For Bizness
Over the past four years, Fool’s Gold has established itself as a new kind of independent record company, one just as comfortable introducing once-unknown artists like Duck Sauce, Kid Cudi and Kid Sister to the world, as throwing sold-out parties where Kanye West and Drake just happen to stop by and hang out, or splashing [...]
A Public Swimming Pool Floating In The East River
While the McCarren Park Pool is well on its way back to its original iteration as a swimming pool instead of concert venue, a handful of people have banded together to bring a supremely great idea to the waterfront: A floating swimming pool IN the East River. Two creative firms, Family and PlayLab have banded [...]
