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
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 [...]
Pop-Up Disco Party In A Williamsburg Laundromat
“Once upon a time, in the disco era, people threw renegade pop-up parties in the most unusual places. We’re transforming an actual Williamsburg Laundromat into the Dirty Disco Laundrette.” Our dear friend and outstanding party designer Adam Aleksander has teamed up with internationally recognized DJs The Juan MacLean and Justin Miller from DFA Records (the [...]
Domino Sugar Factory Franken-Condo Gets The Green Light
Williamsburg — The Domino Sugar Factory project has been given the go-ahead by the New York Supreme Court. The project had been slowed down by a fist full of legal filings over whether or not there were shady dealings in the city’s approval process. This has been in the works since 2006 for those that [...]
Two Graphic Artists Get Into Pissing Match Over Their Borough
Gone are the glory days of real rivalries. The Hatfields versus the McCoys, Tupac versus Biggie, Yanks versus the Red Sox… Oh, but this…. THIS is not one of those rivalries. In fact, mentioning those names along with this pitiful back and forth is an insult to all previously named rivalries. Two half-wits with Photoshop [...]
TV On The Radio to play Williamsburg Waterfront With Broken Social Scene Opening
TV On The Radio are the latest to announce a show at the Williamsburg Waterfront (full schedule). They’ll be playing on September 8th with Broken Social Scene as the opener. Tickets are going on sale May 20th. The Brooklyn based band lost bassist Gerard Smith earlier this year in a battle to cancer. Broken Social [...]
Breaking and Entering into the India Street Pier
Some anonymous friends of ours broke into the Java Street pier and snapped some pictures for us.
Community Board 1 Continues Huffing and Puffing About Williamsburg Waterfront
There has been a fair amount of community outcry over North 7/8/9th street taking the brunt of the traffic flow from the Williamsburg Waterfront concerts with reported damage to vehicles, trash left on the sidewalks and “drunks running crazed through the streets vomiting on everything.” In an earlier meeting the Community Board took a vote [...]
Thievery Corporation Plays Williamsburg Waterfront June 24th
Thievery Corporation scheduled to play the Williamsburg Waterfront on June 24th. Tickets and details after the jump.
TV On The Radio Bassist, Gerard Smith, Passes Away
Gerard Smith of Brooklyn band TV On The Radio was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. It was reported that he was reacting well to treatment and on the road to recovery.
Unfortunately, he lost his battle with cancer and passed away this morning.
NY Mag’s Approval Matrix Thinks Brooklyn Is Low-Brow, Brilliant and Despicable
Two Brooklynites take a spot on this weeks NY Mag Approval Matrix. Who you may ask?
