This summer is going to suck majorly, the New York Post reports. You thought winter was bad? Fuck you. You can always put on more clothes. You can only take off so much, though, and last time I checked it’s still illegal to be fully nude in this city. Sandi Duncan, managing editor for Farmer’s […]
The Best Bars To Drink Outside In Greenpoint
Last week we told you where to drink outside in Williamsburg. Now, we have your guide to places to drink outside in Greenpoint. It’s that time of year, so have one on us at T.B.D., No Name Bar, or any of the other fine drinking establishments in Greenpoint. Check back next week for our guide […]
Glasslands Offers Summer Pass For Shows (Including FREE Drinks)
From our friends over at Glasslands: Kick back and picture this Summer: the BBQs, the parks, the lemonade, the never-ending string of concerts, events, and parties. Leave that last part to us. This limited-run season pass gets you: – Entry into every Glasslands event this Summer, no matter what price, no matter how full, no […]
Sunday Pig Roasts at Crown Victoria
From the inbox: John Ratliff of Ends Meat (formally of Anella & Calyer) and Jose Ramierz-Ruiz (formally of Isa) are now doing weekly pig roasts at Crown Vic in Williamsburg on Sundays. The pigs are heritage breed from a local farm and roasted over custom built rotating spits.The chefs roasts the pigs all day starting […]
These Summer Camp Movies Will Get You In The Mood
When you finish school and start working a 9 to 5, it becomes harder to tell when summer begins. Now that July 4th has come and gone, here are some sleepaway camp movies to help kick things off and remind you of that time when summer was more than seasonal beers and leaving work early on […]
88 Reasons Summer in the City is The Tits
Our friends over at Brokelyn have come up with “88 reasons why summer belongs to brokesters” and it is awesome (not just because of the discounts/free events listed). Our personal favorites include: 4. Skinny jeans and gnarly beards are enough to win you discounts at the Brooklyn Cyclones’ Williamsburg Night. 8. Naked bike riding. Naked […]
Summer Events at Governors Island
The fine folks over at Brokelyn have compiled a comprehensive list of events happening on Governors Island. You can find the entire list by clicking here.
McCarren Park Pool Has Water And Will Reopen On June 28th
The long anticipated return of the McCarren Park Pool – which opened in 1936, closed in 1983, and hosted some of the best summer concerts between 2005 and 2008 – is scheduled for June 28th with a ceremony at 11 a.m. According to Geoffrey Croft of the group NYC Park Advocates, the pool will accommodate […]
Counting Down to Another Wet Hot Williamsburg Summer
Enjoying the warm weather this week? Well friends, don’t be fooled by global warming- it’s not summer quite yet. Here, in no particular order, are 10 summertime activities to mark in your calendar and start getting pumped for: 10. Kickball– Hardcore kickball fanatics already know that May 6th is opening day, but here’s a head’s […]
Coney Island may have raw sewage, but Ft Tilden and the Rockaways still totally rule.
Did you hear? The Brooklyn Paper and L Magazine are reporting that Brooklyn’s beaches are full of raw sewage. That’s right, as you can see below, the National Resources Defense Council is reporting that between 4% and 9% of the times water from Coney Island beaches was sampled, the levels of bacteria exceeded the state […]