Roar some approval for this dinosaur party at the Silent Barn
Dinosaurs are great People love dinosaurs. We can’t quite be sure why. Could be the mystery surrounding them and how they lived, could be Jurassic Park, could be a yearning for a time when the world...
View ArticleTrade your couch to Bushwick’s Bunna Cafe for a free vegan dinner!
Do you need a couch, or do you need dinner? via Flickr user micahaci Bunna Cafe, the nomadic vegan Ethiopian restaurant that has travelled from Smorgasburg to private Brooklyn events to indoor markets...
View ArticleLoftOpera is back, with a production of La Bohème
Look at these fucking hipsters cultured individuals. Photo by Giorgia Valli, via LoftOpera Remember LoftOpera, those guys and gals who are making opera cool again? Well, they’re alive and well and...
View ArticleCalling all bartenders: Make your best bloody at the Brooklyn Bloody Mary Mix...
We crowned James’ bloody the best in Brooklyn, but a new contest wants some challengers. When it comes to bloody marys, we’ve already had our say as to what the best one in Brooklyn is, and we’ll...
View ArticleGet the recognition you’ve always wanted at the Lisa’s Choice Awards
Get that certificate you’ve always wanted for not drunk texting your ex over the weekend. Photo by Philip Buehler Awards, awards, awards. Always going to the same famous, beautiful rich people for...
View ArticleSunday in Bushwick: A serious discussion (and jokes) about gentrification
The perfect setting for a discussion about the issues facing New York today. via Facebook Gentrification is having a bit of a moment, what with rants by famous directors, think pieces, counter-think...
View ArticleDun-Well hiring someone with time to make the doughnuts on weekends
This job could be your part-time life. via Facebook Everyone loves doughnuts, of this we’re sure. Frankly, if you don’t like them, you can close this tab and just keep on walkin’ buddy, because we...
View ArticleThe Yellow King will be crowned at Silent Barn’s ‘True Detective’ marathon...
The Yellow King has been there the whole time. Of course! Time is a flat circle and we are trapped in eternity, doomed to repeat episodes of True Detective over and over again over drinks, which...
View ArticleIt’s Monday, so here’s a video of dumpster fire in front of the McKibbin Lofts
Obviously it would have been a tragedy if this dumpster fire in front of the McKibbin Lofts last night (via reddit user paulbesteves) had actually spread, but it didn’t, which is good. Still, this is...
View ArticleMan walks through Bed-Stuy
You walked around here? So much brave. via Flickr user Stylewalker From the Commercial Observer comes an unfortunate musical reference and yet another “Bed-Stuy is the new Williamsburg” push. You...
View ArticleSomeone buy Goodbye Blue Monday, or it’s saying…farewell
We’re not sure if it comes with the cat or not Goodbye Blue Monday is primarily known for booking anyone, no matter how terrible they are, which is a noble effort, if not one that pays the bills. Or in...
View ArticleGoodbye Blue Monday is crowdfunding to keep from closing
Here’s your chance to help this very strange place. via Flickr user Prehensile Eye In our post about Goodbye Blue Monday’s probable closing, we suggested that they wouldn’t go the crowdfunding route...
View ArticleNon-members can shop at the Greene Hill Food Co-op on Saturday
What mysteries lie behind this door? Find out on Saturday via Facebook If you’ve live in Brooklyn long enough, you’re bound to get curious about food co-ops. Are they really just mysterious hermit...
View ArticleTalking to Bushwick natives about gentrification
On the other hand, renovation IS a job creating activity. We mentioned a couple weeks ago that talk show LNNY was kicking off their new season with an episode devoted to gentrification, and if you...
View ArticleOut in the Streets festival announces July dates
Hey, shorts. Remember those? via Facebook So OK, it snowed on Opening Day and maybe you had to wear your winter coat to Citi Field. And also maybe summer seems so far away that it’s more of a cruel...
View ArticleBroker makes flyer inviting people to ‘Join the gentrification!’ in Bushwick
Can we opt-out? via Oh, great Everyone’s always talking about how bad gentrification for a city’s original residents or people just looking to live somewhere affordable or for neighborhood character...
View ArticleEnjoy two Tromatic days of free movies in June when TromaDance comes to Bushwick
True, this COULD be just a normal scene in Bushwick. But in this instance, it’s TromaDance. via TromaDance Well, Brooklyn, you stuck it to New Jersey AGAIN! First you steal their...
View ArticleBunch of nuts return with second annual Smallest Penis in Brooklyn Pageant
Runner up Rip van Dinkle will be back, trying to claim the prize he almost grabbed last year. Photo by Mary Dorn Last year, the world was taken by storm by the genius of the Smallest Penis in Brooklyn...
View ArticleHelp out the Bushwick Starr at a Taste of Bushwick in June
In addition to being delicious, this Cuban supports theater. via Facebook Trip on the sidewalk in Bushwick and the odds are you’ll find yourself sprawled out on the ground in front of a restaurant (and...
View ArticleBed Stuy Beer Works now delivers beer by cargo bike
Imagine this thing pulling up in front of your apartment. via Full Lane Logistics You know how you sometimes (always) wish that beer would just arrive at your doorstep on command? Well, now it can,...
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