On Wednesday, New York Magazine reported a sinkhole “6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet deep” opened up on Driggs between Metropolitan Ave. and North 4th St. Luckily, no cars, cyclists, pedestrians, or intergalactic bounty hunters were sucked into the gaping pit. Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection said a ruptured sewer […]
David Walentas Is A Psychopath
If you haven’t already read New York Magazine’s profile of David and Jed Walentas, the father and son duo who plan to do to Domino what they did to DUMBO, you should.
No, The Average Resident of Williamsburg Is Not Rich
Yesterday, Matt Buchanan of The Awl wrote, Whether the Williamsburg you know ended with Diner in 1998-1999 or Marlow & Sons in 2004 or the Wythe Hotel in 2012 (or whichever milestone you prefer!), the average human living in Williamsburg is now, officially, a rich person—and a young one, at that. Buchanan bases his post on a […]
S. Williamsburg Hasidim Assist NYPD in Grafitti Crackdown
The NYPD arrested five individuals on Saturday night over the course of four hours for graffiti vandalism in Williamsburg, The Jewish Political News and Gothamist reported. The NYPD was tipped off to the crimes by the WSPU, or Williamsburg Safety Patrol Units, part of the Williamsburg Shomrim (Hebrew for “Guards”). Most neighborhoods in New York […]
Where To Get $13 Tattoos for Friday the 13th in North Brooklyn
It’s Friday the 13th, which means you have no reason not to get inked up for the low, low price of $13. Lots of shops in Williamsburg and nearby are offering cheap tattoos today. Here’s a list of all the shops we could find that are offering $13 (in some cases $20, call for exact […]
Missing Williamsburg Teen Was Just Playing Basketball To Avoid Family
Darrey Crosby, a 15-year old Williamsburg resident, went missing at around 2:30 on Saturday afternoon. His sister found him wandering the streets, his family told the Daily News on Sunday. Because Crosby suffers from autism, his disappearance drew comparisons to Avonte Oquendo, the 14-year old autistic Queens student whose remains were discovered in January after […]
Bushwick Wiccans Hosting 24-Hour Variety Show/Pledge Drive
According to the Brooklyn Paper, Bushwick Wiccan bookstore Catland, a frequent hangout spot for the infamous Witches of Bushwick, is hosting a 24-hour variety show and pledge drive to raise money to turn its backyard into a garden. Previously, the store tried to raise the necessary funds through an IndieGogo campaign, but only raised $2,700 […]
Man injured in truck-surfing accident in Williamsburg
One man learned the hard way this Wednesday that ghost riding the whip increases your chances of becoming an actual, IRL, ghost. DNAInfo reports that the man hopped on the back of a food delivery truck, but fell off near Bedford Ave. and North 11th St., near McCarren Park, at around 4:30 A.M. This raises […]
How the 1% Live in Williamsburg
Are you a glutton for punishment? I am. That’s why I read the Wall Street Journal’s “House of the Day” section. It’s basically MTV’s “Cribs,” but with financiers instead of rappers. And the houses are for sale. Today, the WSJ took a look inside the lovely apartment of Phillip and Alexandra Broenniman, who live right […]
Meet Your News Mr(s) Williamsburg: Aja Nicole Marie
Williamsburg has a new Queen, the Village Voice reports. Meet Aja Nicole Marie, who won the coveted title of Mr(s) Williamsburg 2014 this Saturday at Lulu’s. The process of becoming Mr(s) Williamsburg is both complicated and lengthy, The Huffington Post explained in 2013: Mr(s) Williamsburg functions as a round-robin tournament spanning three prominent bars frequented […]
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