A guide to the best restaurants and food in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; Greenpoint, Brooklyn; and Bushwick, Brooklyn. The best places to dine in North Brooklyn.
Brooklyn’s own Rafael Espinal stepping up for the whole city
You might know Rafael Espinal as the City Council Member from Brooklyn who repealed the “no dancing” Cabaret Law and established the Office of Nightlife. Maybe you’ve heard about his work to reduce the plastic pollution in our oceans and parks by banning plastic straws. Or maybe you’ve met him around Brooklyn, where he can […]
The sixth annual Grand Street Restaurant Week is happening until March 3
No, you’re not crazy. This year, the annual event is running two full weeks, from February 18 – March 3. Participating restaurants below. There are lots of great deals and a few new places to try this year too, including a New England-style seafood restaurant called Thompson Brooke. Bon appétit! Los Tacos-Bar McOndo: Lunch $14 | Dinner $26 Ryujin: Dinner $25 […]
“We don’t really totally know what it is…. [but] it is absolutely safe” says official on those mysterious L Train odors
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Meanwhile, at least four workers have been hospitalized since the odd smells were reported this week between the Lorimer and Graham Avenue stations. Commuters have reported feeling ill too on Twitter and elsewhere. If you haven’t heard, riders began reporting noxious oil fumes on Monday. Clearly riders are getting pretty frustrated and want answers. Many […]
North Brooklyn renters saved tons with rent reductions from the bogus L Train shutdown
If the MTA follows through on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new proposal to avert the long-dreaded L train shutdown, renters who signed leases in the affected area over the last year will be the biggest winners.
KettleSpace offers affordable co-working solutions for North Brooklyn
Seeking to create a flexible, affordable co-working solution, KettleSpace caters to New Yorkers ready to break out of the chaotic coffee shop without paying for the large price tag of big box co-working giants.
Greenpoint bar Shayz Lounge is closing this month
Shayz Lounge, the beloved bar with the corny name at 130 Franklin Street, has announced that it’s closing on January 20. It’s another victim of the insane gentrification that’s hit the neighborhood.
Not so fast… Cuomo says MTA board has to vote on his clumsily-announced plan
Clearly, the MTA, DOT and Cuomo are just trying to drive us insane. What’s more, there’s no meeting planned until the end of the month: Cuomo is calling on the MTA board to hold an emergency public meeting to hear the proposal and decide whether to pursue the plan, which would reduce a 15-month full […]
FREEwilliamsburg’s Top 25 Albums of 2018
We’ve pretty much always had a “top album” list here at Freedubya, but we’ve essentially been doing a more detailed version of it for the past five. Five years. That’s a milestone! Something to reflect on, I suppose. It feels like this list gets weirder and weirder every year, as Williamsburg gets… well, more and more “normal,” via J Crews, Apple Stores and Chipotles. I’m not sure what that says about us? Probably that we’re increasingly contrarian? I’d like to think it’s that we’re more authentic. Such is the time-tested conundrum of the North Brooklyn resident. I guess you, the reader, will be the judge of that. Anyway – peep these albums. We liked ’em a whole lot.
The Times says North Brooklyn has two of the best slices in the city
There are plenty of amazing pizza joints in North Brooklyn and two have made the Times’ list for best slice: Paulie Gees and Williamsburg Pizza. We also have a Joe’s Pizza on Bedford Ave (the original in Greenwich Village made their list as well) so technically there are three in the top ten. Local’s favorite Vinnie’s […]