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

The L Train is all jacked up again this weekend

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Well this blows: Everyone’s favorite overpacked monster’s back to her old tricks, because starting at 11:30 tonight there’s no L service between Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave station in Brooklyn and 8th Ave in Manhattan, through Monday. “Track tie renewal north of 3 Ave” is the stated reason. Along with the loss of the L—service will be augmented […]

Bushwick's The Wick FINALLY announces some shows in March and April

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The wait is almost over. They’ve been promising concerts since 2012, and we’ll finally get some in March at Bushwick’s The Wick — a 4,000-square-foot beer hall and concert space: 3/27 Keiji Haino 4/5 Unsound Festival at The Bunker w/ Porter Ricks, Vladislav Delay, Miles of Demdike Stare + more 4/17 & 4/20 New York’s […]

BBQ maestro opening enormous NC-style whole hog restaurant in Bushwick

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We’re looking forward to this new pork palace coming soon to Bushwick. (Or is it East Williamsburg?) Tyson Ho, the Flushing-bred, North-Carolina-trained pit master, has confirmed that he’ll be setting up a beer and barbecue hall at 173 Morgan Avenue to open this summer. The restaurant is meant to emulate the experience of a communal […]

Favorite Ethiopian pop-up restaurant Bunna is now open in Bushwick with its own space

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Well this is good news: After two successful years spent as a pop-up restaurant and Smorgasburg vendor, Bunna Cafe is finally getting more permanent digs: a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 1084 Flushing Avenue. While Ethiopian food is far from a novel concept, Bunna Cafe will serve a completely vegan menu, the first of its kind in […]

Unlike sell-out Stephen Levin, Antonio Reynoso vows to fight high rises in Bushwick

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We’re happy to report that Bushwick has a city councilman who’s willing to fight the endless construction of “luxury” high rises: “I intend on implementing the rezoning as a means to preserve the character of the neighborhood,” said Reynoso. Reynoso said he believes special, low-zoned areas could help keep the neighborhood from suffering from the […]

1 Knickerbocker – lovely new gastropub now open in Bushwick

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This looks like a great addition to the ever-expanding Bushwick culinary scene. They just opened on the Morgan L stop: The eatery is the pet project of Jesse Levitt and Aimee Arcuiolo, veterans of fellow Bushwick spot Kings County Bar; it’s modeled, as required by law, in the style of a turn-of-the-century speakeasy, a nod […]

House of Yes reopening in Bushwick with restaurant, bar, and theater

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House of Yes closed unexpectedly in 2013, but the good news is they’re coming back, this time in Bushwick: Creative directors Anya Sapozhnikova, Kae Burke and Elena Delgado have teamed up with restaurateurs and bar owners, Ilan Telmont and Justin Ahiyon to take the House of Yes you know and love to the next level. […]

Where to watch the Super Bowl in North Brooklyn

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Superbowl XLVIII has the worst halftime show in the history of superbowls — the Chili Peppers? Bruno Mars? — and no one on the East Coast cares about either of the teams. That said, we’re always looking for an excuse to be gluttonous. Thankfully, there are plenty of sports bars in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick […]