A post shared by Stacy The Face (@st4ceface) on Apr 30, 2017 at 4:28pm PDT We love Faro, so we’re excited to hear that the chef behind the Michelin-starred restaurant is now opening a Sichaun joint in Bushwick. The restaurant, which will be called General Debs, is a bit unexpected since Faro is an […]
Get your work done in a hammock at Loosie’s Cafe
The people behind Loosie Rouge and Loosie’s Kitchen in South Williamsburg opened a new, all-day cafe with laid back SoCal vibes on Friday. The beautifully-designed cafe is adjacent to the aforementioned and has a couple of hammocks, which look like the perfect place to return a few work emails when you’re “working from home:” The […]
South Williamsburg's Passenger Bar is closing
Passenger Bar (located at South 3rd and Roebling) will be closing next weekend, although according to their owner
Hooker aficionado, Eliot Spitzer, plans to screw South Williamsburg with three enormous high rises
That’s right, Client 9 is building these three enormous towers, described as “molded iceberg, sculpted to create the maximum number of views,” just blocks from the HUGE Domino Sugar complex in South Williamsburg. What’s more, he’s doing it quickly to dodge laws that would force him to provide more affordable housing: In customary fashion, Mr. […]
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 […]
Randolph Brooklyn – beautiful retro bar and restaurant now open in South Williamsburg
From Time Out: The industrial 2,500-square-foot hall—operated by the crew behind the Randolph at Broome and Randolph Beer—is loosely inspired by ‘70s punk, with red-leather banquettes, retro televisions and collages of era-appropriate album art. Find 12 draft lines at the distressed-wood bar, with craft beers like Peak Organic Fresh Cut pilsner, Greenflash Hop Head Red […]
Good In The Hood: Bia
Good in the Hood: In this feature we take a further look at the restaurants around the neighborhood. Bia 67 South 6th Street New York, NY 11211 view map 718.388.0908 The Scene: Feels like a Vietnamese countryside shack, only transported to industrial Williamsburg. Bia gives off a fun feeling that would never scream fancy date, […]
South Williamsburg's Modesty Mafia
They painted over bike lanes to keep their neighborhood “modest” so this comes as no surprise: The Brooklyn shopkeeper was already home for the night when her phone rang: a man who said he was from a neighborhood “modesty committee” was concerned that the mannequins in her store’s window, used to display women’s clothing, might […]