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Jan
24
Raise Money For Puerto Rico at Bridge And Tunnel Brewery Tomorrow

Raise Money For Puerto Rico at Bridge And Tunnel Brewery Tomorrow

Puerto Rico Earthquake Relief Fundraiser flyer. Courtesy of Saara DeAngelis. Puerto Rico [/pr-declares-state-of-emergency-after-6-4-magnitute-earthquake-hits-island-brooklyn-gets-ready-to-help/] has been hit with over 1,200
1 min read
Jan
23
Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year This Weekend

Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year This Weekend

Ring in the Year of the Rat with these special Chinese and Lunar New Year celebrations: make puppets with the
3 min read
Jan
21
Bushwick’s William Ulmer Brewery Set to Become a Maker Space

Bushwick’s William Ulmer Brewery Set to Become a Maker Space

A digital rendering of the renovated brewery. Courtesy of DXA studio.The historic William Ulmer brewery will become a maker
4 min read
Jan
16
Openings and Closings: Breakfast, Boardgames, and Beer

Openings and Closings: Breakfast, Boardgames, and Beer

Welcome back to another installment of openings and closings. We have a lot of goodbyes this week, from Polish diners
4 min read
Jan
15
‘Public Utilities Under Public Control!’ — North Brooklyn National Grid Pipeline Not Popular With Locals

‘Public Utilities Under Public Control!’ — North Brooklyn National Grid Pipeline Not Popular With Locals

WILLIAMSBURG — Over 50 Brooklyn residents of all ages lined up on the steps of Swinging Sixties Community Center at 211
7 min read
Jan
15
Will Bushwick Rezoning Proceed? City Refuses to Consider “Downzoning”

Will Bushwick Rezoning Proceed? City Refuses to Consider “Downzoning”

Bushwick Rezoning Plan. Courtesy of the DCP.BUSHWICK — The Bushwick rezoning came to a standstill on Friday, after Mayor Bill
4 min read
Jan
14
New Community Spaces: metaDEN for POC Opens Bushwick Homebase 

New Community Spaces: metaDEN for POC Opens Bushwick Homebase 

metaDEN’s co-founders at the night market: McKenzie Angela Martinez (left), Joss Martinez (right). Arno Pedram/Bklyner.BUSHWICK — MetaDEN’s
3 min read
Jan
13
The Power of Branding: Claudia’s, Brooklyn’s Guatemalan Restaurant

The Power of Branding: Claudia’s, Brooklyn’s Guatemalan Restaurant

Interior of bar at Claudia’s. Courtesy of Claudia’s.EAST WILLIAMSBURG — One word: authenticity! That was the mantra that
5 min read
Jan
03
Talking to Neighbors: Anti-Semitism in Williamsburg

Talking to Neighbors: Anti-Semitism in Williamsburg

Last year saw another spike in reported hate crimes, much of it perpetrated against our Jewish neighbors. So we went
7 min read
Jan
02
Openings and Closings: Coffee, Crudo, and Cocktails

Openings and Closings: Coffee, Crudo, and Cocktails

This week’s openings and closings brings lots of new places. We welcome post-workout shakes, a Japanese bar, and lots
5 min read