Out-of-town investors buy rent-stabilized PLG building, betting on ‘influx of white-collar tenants’
Real estate speculation! Sometimes it takes the form of horrible arson. Oftentimes, it takes much more banal, but somehow more…
Category: Neighborhoods
Sex and candy: Babeland is giving away vibrators on Halloween
It's kind a bummer that now that we're adults, people are less into the idea of giving us free stuff…
Bed-Stuy building owner accused of trying to burn squatters out to sell land
It's been a little while since the days of landlords burning down their building in New York for fun and…
Running Late is celebrating three years with a free show Thursday
Think about the things that you've done for three years straight. Not too many things come to mind, beyond "staying…
Human monster gets dogs banned from The Gate
There's nothing like a dog-friendly bar, at least for most of us out there. Drinking and beer and petting dogs,…
Affordable housing coming to Clinton Hill, eventually (in 2017)
So, you saw the Williamsburg affordable housing and decided that you're too good for living in Williamsburg. Or more likely,…
Do-gooder drinking: Skylark donating 10% of weekend sales to fight Ebola
We know that you're all a bunch of ethical consumers out there, who take very seriously where you'll be drinking…
WHAT?!?! $689/month 1-bedroom apartments in Williamsburg
Rent! You hate paying it, but you have to if you're going to keep legally occupying a residential space. So…
Switchel is over: Are you cool enough to drink these hot new old tyme drinks?
In case you hadn't heard, the hot new drink in Bushwick that all the cool kids are drinking is switchel,…
People’s Republic of Brooklyn has $5 chicken and waffles through the end of November
Neighborhood bars feel like your home away from home. You get to gossip with the regulars about Michelle Williams driving…