This is sad, but unsurprising news. We remember a time in the early aughts when Enid’s was the most popular bar in North Brooklyn. The trendsetting bar and cafe set the pace for countless establishments that have sprung up since, outliving many of them as the neighborhood underwent dramatic change. It’s still a damn fine […]
Secret Project Robot reopening in Bushwick with a party on May 4
And with the untimely demise of Shea Stadium, we’re happy to hear the news. The new location for Secret Project Robot is at 1186 Broadway in Bushwick, two blocks from the Kosciuszko Street J train stop. In addition to live music, performance, art installation and more, they will have a permanent bar called Cuckoo that […]
Forrest Point – beautiful new bar & restaurant now open in Bushwick
Forrest Point is at 970 Flushing Avenue, not far from the Morgan stop and Jefftown. It’s from the same people who run 983 Bushwick, which is across the street. Gothamist paid them a visit and was impressed: First and foremost: the fantastic outdoor seating area, boasting room for 70 imbibers on chairs, benches and even swings […]
Another man down- The Brooklyn Ale House closes August 27
I wasn’t even half way finished moving into my Northside apartment when I first sipped a cold one at Brooklyn Ale House. Sad news. Here is the official statement: The Brooklyn Ale House under current ownership, is announcing that it will be closing its doors on the 27th of August, 2014. It’s been an amazing party […]
Williamsburg bar Donna shut down indefinitely by electrical fire
From Eater: Donna, the popular Williamsburg cocktail bar, is closed for the foreseeable future after a devastating fire caused significant damage to the space this past Saturday night. An electrical fire broke out in the bar’s ceiling sometime between 8:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and quickly destroyed the space, but luckily, no one was injured. […]
Major Fire At Bushwick Bar Alaska
Via An all-hands fire broke out tonight at 35 Ingraham Street, home of taxidermy-n’-whiskey lair Alaska. According to the FDNY, the fire was called in at 9:49 p.m. and took nearly an hour to be brought under control…. [The Red Cross] moved about four tenants from the apartment next door to a nearby hotel because […]
MGMT Drummer Birthday Party: Open Bar Tonight At New Bushwick Venue, Delinquency
Via DNA MGMT’s drummer Will Berman is celebrating his birthday tonight — and everyone is invited. The soon-to-open venue Delinquency, a colorful newly renovated space on Grand Street by the Bushwick border, is hosting a free party and concert with three bands and an open bar starting at 8 p.m… Tonight’s concert — which also […]
Donna: New High Design Bar Opens in Williamsburg
Via TableTalk “It evokes both an Art Deco parlor room and a Spanish colonial cathedral,” Huckman says of the décor. The dramatically rounded high ceiling — beautiful and impossible to ignore — disguises multiple layers of soundproofing, cushioning noise that might migrate upstairs to the neighbors. Bar stools are fastidiously and playfully tiled by hand […]
New Bar: Lady Jay's
The South has arrived in Williamsburg at the Grand Street bar Lady Jay’s where you’ll find moonshine, mounted antlers, a backyard deck and a jukebox stocked with Waylon, Loretta, Patsy and Johnny. Restaurant veteran Sam Mason (former wd-50 and Tailor chef and star of “Dinner with the Band”) decided to try something new by leaving […]