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The Williamsburg Brooklyn-based culture guide to New York and beyond.

Beyond the Burg: August 18 to August 24

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Sigh. Outdoor hangs are starting to get chillier. Locals are fervently taking what brief escapes from the city they can attempt. And new transplants are moving in and friends are moving on (as they do in this transient New York life). So it’s only natural that the summer calendar is starting to look a little […]

Beyond the Burg: August 5 to August 10

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Check out these event picks for the upcoming week: ———————————– FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 ———————————– Brooklyn • Celebrate Brooklyn: Ra Ra Riot with Delicate Steve and Buke & Gass 7:00pm Prospect Park Bandshell FREE • Fireside Follies: Yr Friday Nite 7:00pm Brooklyn Fireproof Suggested Donation • The Wonderdonk Bike-In Movie Series: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure 7:30pm to 10:30pm Bushwick […]

Jelly Comes Home

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Following recent reports by The Brooklyn Paper and The L Magazine that Jelly’s latest free rock ‘n roll venture Rock Beach was suffering from significantly poor attendance, Jelly has decided to finally address the problem – that Floyd Bennett Field is fucking far. So kiddies, Rock Yard returns! The homecoming is set for this Sunday […]

Beyond the Burg: July 29 to August 4

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It’s been almost a week since Amy Winehouse passed (pouring one out in her honor). So why not pay your respects tonight at the Amy Winehouse Tribute by doing what she liked best – partying?  Check out the details below on this event and more: ———————————– FRIDAY, JULY 29 ———————————– Brooklyn • Vans House Parties : […]

Good Vibrations Truck Tour Titillates Williamsburg Tonight

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Sidling up all sexy and shit to the waterfront food trucks tonight will be Trojan’s Good Vibrations Truck. The tour which kicked off with a Midtown “nooner” yesterday is a new campaign to dispense sexual health do-gooding and promote the new Trojan Vibrating Twister – Trojan’s most powerful vibrator to date! Holla! Sexual health expert Dr. Logan Levkoff […]

Animation Block Party 2011

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The Animation Block Party 2011 kicks off its eighth year today right in our hood! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYbCTkl84Lk Tonight, Rooftop Films will host outdoor screenings at Automotive High, located at 50 Bedford Ave and N. 13th. Doors open at 8pm for live music and cartoons start around 9pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance. And […]

Beyond the Burg: July 22 to July 27

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Ugh. It’s hottt. And, yeah, this post is a bit late. But let’s be serious. Stay home. It’s damn fucking gross out there. But after you cool down, rest, hydrate, watch the entire first season of Game of Thrones (so awesome), and hang with your hobo friends camping out on your floor to mooch the […]

Bushwick Inlet Park Probably Not Happening

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Brooklyn Paper and The New York Daily News report that City officials revealed on Tuesday that they had no money and no timetable to continue buying private properties on Kent Avenue and N. 11th Street for the further development of Williamsburg’s largest waterfront park. Politicians and advocates are calling Mayor Bloomberg out after local residents agreed to a […]

Raids (Again) at 475 Kent and McKibbin Lofts

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According to Gothamist, FDNY was ordered to forcibly enter 475 Kent owner Nachman Brach’s office at around 7am this morning, bringing in a sledgehammer and other serious equipment. A resident reportedly said that Brach was “hiding in the loading dock” and refusing to open the office; another told Gothamist that he saw officials from the tax department […]