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

North Brooklyn Restaurant round-up: Sushi on Jones, Pizzette, and more

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Sushi on Jones is coming to Williamsburg in November. The popular restaurant already has a location in Manhattan in the former home of CBGB: Celebrated omakase counter Sushi on Jones — the original one that limits diners to 30 minutes — is doing away with the time limit at a new Williamsburg restaurant. Also to […]

Evil Twin’s first brick-and-mortar brewery is finally open

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After a lot of false starts, Evil Twin is FINALLY opening on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border tonight. Evil Twin brewery is owned and operated by Jarnit-Bjergsø — whose estranged twin brother runs Mikkeller, another staple brew for beer nerds that has an outpost at Citi Field. Evil Twin beers are available in 35 U.S. states and […]

Your guide to celebrating Halloween in Brooklyn (and beyond), 2019 edition

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There are lots of amazing places to celebrate Halloween in New York this year. We mentioned that Brooklyn Bazaar is closing next month, so their Halloween Massacre is a good choice. There’s also lots of great cover bands and parties to check out. Here are some of our top picks. Check back for updates! ————– What: […]

MTA releases new subway map to detail the L train’s ‘partial shutdown’ plan

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The delays have already begun, but now the MTA has a detailed map that outlines what to expect from now through summer 2020: With the revised approach, L customers will have normal service during the highest ridership times. Weeknights: 8 PM to 5 AM L trains run every 20 minutes between Brooklyn and Manhattan and […]

Brooklyn’s own Rafael Espinal stepping up for the whole city

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You might know Rafael Espinal as the City Council Member from Brooklyn who repealed the “no dancing” Cabaret Law and established the Office of Nightlife. Maybe you’ve heard about his work to reduce the plastic pollution in our oceans and parks by banning plastic straws. Or maybe you’ve met him around Brooklyn, where he can […]

Draft of service changes leaked, revealing aspects of Cuomo’s L Train plan

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We’re all pretty excited that the L Train shutdown has been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean Cuomo’s plan will be completely painless. Streetsblog has obtained an early draft of planned service changes. Keep in mind that this is a draft and MTA officials, in fact, were not happy that the blog published the memo. Still, […]

Not so fast… Cuomo says MTA board has to vote on his clumsily-announced plan

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Clearly, the MTA, DOT and Cuomo are just trying to drive us insane. What’s more, there’s no meeting planned until the end of the month: Cuomo is calling on the MTA board to hold an emergency public meeting to hear the proposal and decide whether to pursue the plan, which would reduce a 15-month full […]

News about L Train brings joy followed by anger and confusion

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With yesterday’s announcement that the L Train shutdown has been cancelled, most of us affected have gone from feeling shock, to joy, to confusion.

Commuters and business owners are the biggest winners, but let’s not forget about our lucky neighbors who received rent reductions