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

The Brooklyn Barge is open for the summer

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Your favorite outdoor drinking spot is set to open this week. Wednesday May 1 to be exact (weather permitting). With Greenpoint Ale and Northern Territory both closed, we’re delighted that the Barge bar remains open. It looks like opening day may be a bit of a washout, but the weekend looks more promising. The Brooklyn […]

Two new bars have opened in Greenpoint: Sama Street and Magazine

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Two new bars have opened close to the Greenpoint Ave. G stop in Greenpoint. Sama Street is a new cocktail bar on Manhattan Ave. with small plates. More from Greenpoint Post: A new Asian-inspired cocktail lounge opened last week on Manhattan Avenue. Sama Street, located at 988 Manhattan Ave. in north Greenpoint, is the brainchild […]

3 Dollar Bill, NYC’s largest queer-owned and operated nightclub, has its official opening in Williamsburg

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The 10,000 square foot space has been open for a few months now, but had its official grand opening on Friday with a drag party called Godmother.  The bar is owned by Brenda Breathnach, an Irish bartender who began working at a bar in the Bronx and then took over Pheonix, a gay dive bar […]

Other Half is bringing a huge brewery to the Domino Sugar site

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This is great news for beer nerds in North Brooklyn. We’re big fans of Other Half! Along with Singlecut, Finback, Grimm, LIC Beer Project and Root & Branch, their hoppy IPAs are among our favorites in the city. Other Half is plotting a 3,600-square-foot brewery inside 1 South First, a new mixed-use building under construction at […]

Gertie is now open in Williamsburg

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We’re definitely excited about this one. Gertie is a new restaurant from Nate Adler of Marlow & Sons fame. They’re officially open today for breakfast and lunch, with dinner coming soon! You can check out there breakfast and lunch menu at gertie.nyc. For the project, Adler — a partner at standout East Village neighborhood Basque […]

Bagock: a fried chicken and donuts joint from a celebrity chef is coming to Williamsburg

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Bagock is set to open February 1. It will feature a small menu focusing on two wonderful things, fried chicken and donuts. A once-controversial D.C. chef, whose fried chicken has been featured several times on the Food Network, is bringing that famous recipe to Williamsburg at a fast-casual restaurant next month. Bagock — as in […]

Killbar, a Quentin Tarantino-themed bar, has opened in Williamsburg

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Killbar opened last Thursday and fans of the director will love the Tarantino-themed decorations, food, and drinks such as “Bloody Bride” Mojito and $8 “Hateful 8” wings: Killbar officially officially opened on Thursday night on South 4th Street in Williamsburg, though it was more like the continuation of an ongoing soft opening the bar has […]

“Everybody’s bar every day,” Rosemary’s Greenpoint Tavern to close its doors after more than half a century

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Long time North Brooklyn staple and friendly neighborhood dive, Rosemary’s Greenpoint Tavern, will close its doors after 66 years. The closing, which will be made official on Feburary 28th of this year, is a simple product of a deal made by land-hungry developers, and the gentrification phenomena that poses a constant threat to today’s urban […]