Archive for the ‘Williamsburg’ Category
PBR Specials & Free Tattoos @ Lady Jay’s – A Match Made in Heaven or Something
Sometimes articles just about write themselves – Weinergate being the most obvious example. The upcoming Stick & Poke event at Lady Jay’s is no exception. On Wednesday, August 17, starting at 10pm, Lady Jay’s will play host to Stick & Poke, an event focused on the classic art of stick & poke tattoos (read: free-hand, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
St. Cecilia’s Convent Transformed into Crazy Fantasy World
This weekend in Williamsburg, the St. Cecilia’s Convent-turned Gallery space, will be transformed into a multi-story, musical and visual wonderland. On Saturday the 18th and Sunday 19th, 24 artists, musicians and performers will come together to create what they are labeling “a world based in magical realism” and transform four separate stories and multiple rooms [...]
McCarren Park Now Comes With Dominatrix and Submissive
I’ve seen some weird shit in McCarren park. Hell, I’ve even done some weird shit in McCarren park. But this, this brings weird, public sexuality to a level previously unknown to me outside the wild world of the interwebs. A dominatrix and her submissive just going out for some sun in the park. A little [...]
