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Le Crocodile is now open at the Wythe Hotel

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We still miss Reynard, which closed quietly back in September. Thankfully, we’re happy to report that a new restaurant has opened in the same space on the ground floor at the Wythe Hotel. Le Crocodile is a French bistro from the same people behind Greenpoint’s Chez Ma Tante serving up classic dishes like Grilled Chicken […]

This weekend: a Midwinter Market at the Wythe Hotel

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If you’re looking to do some last minute holiday shopping, head over to the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg this Sunday! Cooking for last minute gift ideas from some of the coolest vendors in Brooklyn? We’re pleased to announce the Midwinter Market at Wythe Hotel on December 15 from 1pm – 10pm. Presented by Mexican Summer […]

Reynard at the Wythe Hotel has closed and will be replaced by a French brasserie

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We’re bummed to hear this, since Reynard has long been our favorite brunch spot in Williamsburg. Next month, the team behind the popular Chez Ma Tante will be opening a new bistro called Le Crocodile in its place at the Wythe Hotel. Reynard, the restaurant that opened in 2012 at the Wythe Hotel, is no […]

IAMSOUND sunset music series at the Wythe Hotel rooftop

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The first part of this series featured Zsela on July 16, but there are a handful of artists you can still catch from July 20 to Sep 17. Next up is duendita: We are pleased to share that Wythe Hotel – Brooklyn’s most iconic property – announces today the first wave of a five-part Sunset […]

Wythe Hotel hosting a pop-up wedding chapel during NYC Pride

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From T Magazine During New York’s Pride Week at the end of this month, gay couples looking to get married will find a church in the unlikeliest of places: on the rooftop of the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Andrew Tarlow, one of the hotel’s founders, came up with the idea of putting a pop-up wedding chapel on the […]

Craft Brewers Show Off Their Beer at Wythe Hotel

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This Sunday, more than 25 NYC-based homebrewers descended on the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg. Part of the Food Book Fair, the event, called Brew Pub, is a “project by Portland-based artist Eric Steen [which]…explores home brewing as a form social activism.” Whatever you say, dude. Mostly it’s just an excuse to taste lots of really good beer. […]

Wythe Ave. will soon be all hotels and condos

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A new report by The Real Deal reveals that Wythe Ave., currently home to the Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn Bowl, two nightclubs, and various other bourgeois nightmares, will soon be inundated with expensive condos. From the report: Sparked by the area’s sweeping 2005 rezoning, the long-time middle-class manufacturing district traded its warehouses for glassy apartments and became […]

Kevin Spacey and Willem Dafoe premiered a film in Williamsburg last night

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Kev and crew just strolling down Wythe Ave Last night Kevin Spacey and Willem Dafoe convened in Williamsburg for the premier of Love’s Routine for the Jameson First Shot competition. This year the Kevin Spacey fronted project offered three up-and-coming directors a shot at having Willem Dafoe star in their short film. Last night’s premiere […]