It’s that time of year when we celebrate Williamsburg’s Giglio Festival — the ONLY thing that has not changed in the neighborhood in the past decade. The festivities start on Thursday July 10 with three lifts scheduled beginning on Sunday. Wednesday July 10th, Opening Night Mass | 7pm Thursday, July 11th Kids Giglio | 6:30pm […]
The 6th Annual Taste of Bushwick is on June 10
Taste of Bushwick arrives next Monday and this year its taking place at the spacious Brooklyn Cider House. Proceeds will go to the not-for-profit theater The Bushwick Starr. Tickets are available here. Vendor list (thus far) is below: Archie’s Bar + Pizza, BKE Kombucha, Brooklyn Cider House, Brooklyn Crafted, Bushwick Food Cooperative, Bushwick Grind, City Bear BK, […]
A kitschy restaurant and music venue called the Turk’s Inn opening soon in Bushwick up
The Turk’s Inn & The Sultan Room is opening June 27 at the Jefferson stop in Bushwick. The over-the-top design will be an homage to a restaurant that was formerly in Hayward, Wisconsin. They are already serving to-go kebabs and shawarma and the music venue will open in July or August. Two fans of the […]
A Roman-inspired flatbread restaurant has opened in the old Dumont space
A new spot called Montesacro Pinseria Romana is now open in Williamsburg at 432 Union Avenue, very close to the Lorimer L stop. The Italian joint will focus on Roman-style flatbreads, called pinsas, but will also serve cheese, meats, and some staple entrees like pork chops and fresh pastas. Currently, they’re only open for dinner, […]
Acclaimed restaurant closes after 5 months, it was “too ‘ambitious’ for Bushwick”
Well that was quick. Izakaya restaurant Teo has closed after just opening last December. Operated by the Momofuku alum Joaquin Baca, the restaurant was popular with critics, so it’s closing is a huge surprise. From the Teo website: It is with much regret that Teo will be closing it’s doors. Thank you to the welcoming […]
Apollonia is the new Mediterranean restaurant from the team behind Walter Foods
Apollonia opened this week in East Williamsburg. We love Walter Foods so we have high hopes for this one. You can check out their menu here. Apollonia is a new East Williamsburg cafe by day and restaurant by night from Danny Minch and Dylan Dodd, the duo known for operating Brooklyn neighborhood restaurants Walter Foods […]
The Best Places To Drink Outside in North Brookyn
When the weather gets warm, finding a bar in Manhattan where you can drink outside is next to impossible. The few places that are suitable for outside libations are always too crowded. Thankfully, North Brooklyn has you covered. From Freehold’s grassy courtyard in South Williamsburg, to the impressive skyline vistas at Greenpoint’s Brooklyn Barge Bar, North […]
Bushwick’s Schamonchi “party boat” starts campaign to “Save Our Ship”
View this post on Instagram Day 357, Wednesday – #brooklin – Удивительно, как всего за пару месяцев умудряешься прикипеть к какому-то месту (даже если оно периодически плавает). Хотя, возможно, успеваешь привязаться все таки к людям, которые создают это самое место, создают его душевную атмосферу и невероятную творческую энергию. До встречи, #schamonchi , […]
Coast and Valley, a California-themed wine bar is now open in Greenpoint
The new bar and restaurant opened yesterday at 587 Manhattan Avenue. They exclusively serve California wines and have a small, California-inspired menu as well. Grub Street has more: the 34-seat Coast and Valley takes elements of New York’s new-school wine bars and filters them through the Golden State. What comes out the other end is […]
Dystopian Oscar Wilde-themed musical coming to Bushwick
A Dystopian immersive musical about Oscar Wilde! Well that sounds like a lot of fun. Check out OSCAR at The Crown at 3 Dollar Bill in Bushwick beginning May 11. An immersive nightclub musical about Oscar Wilde, which ran for three sold-out weeks earlier this year, will return this weekend to start an open-ended run. […]