We had a good run… Websites change and so do neighborhoods. FREE Williamsburg turns 22 this year, which would normally make our spry little publication a millennial. Unfortunately, if you convert 22 to internet years it makes us, well, decrepit. When I…
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Your guide to celebrating Halloween in Brooklyn (and beyond), 2019 edition There are lots of amazing places to celebrate Halloween in New York this year. We mentioned that Brooklyn Bazaar is closing next month, so their Halloween Massacre is a…
CONTEST: Win 2-Day Passes to BangOn!NYC’s Warehouse of Horrors These days there’s a chill in the air and the darkness creeps in early. Companies pump out candy corn flavored goods despite the fact that all self respecting hipsters hate the…
INTERVIEW: Michael Julian on the Evolution of Electric Zoo New York City is home to a number of artful creations, like the Guggenheim Museum, the rainbow bagel and groundbreaking music festivals. Among those events is Electric Zoo, the east coast’s…
Film version of Motherless Brooklyn will be an “entirely new” reimagining of the book Photo by Susan De Vries / Brownstoner We love the 1999 book by Jonathan Lethem so this is surprising news. The film, which is being directed…
Dog Blood, Kaskade and Alison Wonderland Will Play Electric Zoo: Evolved Photo: ALIVE Coverage Summer festival season is great, but the great outdoors can be rough. Do you hate mosquito bites? According to BBC News, music created by Dubstep artist, Skrillex,…
Draft of service changes leaked, revealing aspects of Cuomo’s L Train plan We’re all pretty excited that the L Train shutdown has been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean Cuomo’s plan will be completely painless. Streetsblog has obtained an early draft…
Not so fast… Cuomo says MTA board has to vote on his clumsily-announced plan Image by Lia Kantrowitz Clearly, the MTA, DOT and Cuomo are just trying to drive us insane. What’s more, there’s no meeting planned until the end…
News about L Train brings joy followed by anger and confusion (Credit: Getty Images) With yesterday’s announcement that the L Train shutdown has been cancelled, most of us affected have gone from feeling shock, to joy, to confusion. Commuters and business owners are…
Cuomo is shutting down the L Train shutdown! We need one of those red sirens the Drudge Report uses. In a press conference today, Cuomo announced that he will be halting the L Train shutdown in favor of a piecemeal…
Brooklyn voter guide for the Tuesday midterms You of course know that Tuesday is election day, so PLEASE go out and vote. If you’ve been paying attention you know there are lots of items on the ballot this time around,…