The musician, Charlie Zeleny, calls it Drumageddon Manhattan, the sequel to last year’s Brooklyn version.
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In the wake of Brooklyn’s dart attacks at the hands of two 15-year-olds, another pair of teenagers were picked up for firing a BB gun from atop a Lower East … Read more
Remember the Time breast-feeding cover? You probably do — it was an image meant to be seared into your brain. For Brooklyn Paper "Fearless Parenting" columnist Stephanie Thompson, it was not … Read more
The glowing plastic "I ♥ NY" bags mistaken for bombs got 50-year-old Brooklyn designer Takeshi Miyakawa locked up at Rikers for a few days, where a judge ordered he undergo a … Read more
Brooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes has announced that he’ll push for a state law adding rabbis and other religious leaders to the list of professionals required to report allegations of … Read more
The Great GoogaMooga organizers are not so great at executing a bountiful food festival and concert in Prospect Park, but they’re pretty decent at issuing an earnest mea culpa, complete … Read more
So, you know how every time you’ve walked past Barclays Center — you should really check it out, by the way, if you haven’t been by recently; we were there … Read more
Brooklyn’s brief blow-gun nightmare is over as police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with Sunday night’s dart-sniper attacks. Three random men were shot from a nearby rooftop, and none … Read more
Brooklyn’s brief blow-gun nightmare is over as police arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with Sunday night’s dart-sniper attacks. Three random men were shot from a nearby rooftop, and none … Read more
"It’s amazing — it’s amazing!" Justice Vincent DelGiudice said as he sentenced 52-year-old Thomas Prusik-Parkin of Brooklyn to spend 13 2/3 to 41 years in state prison for posing as his … Read more
Looking out into the heavy rain on Monday morning, City Councilman Brad Lander was thinking about the Gowanus Canal. "Luckily I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet," he said. That’s because heavy … Read more
Brooklyn–based designer Takeshi Miyakawa is facing 30 days in Rikers for a psych evaluation after his Design Week art project — creating glowing “I ♥ NY” shopping bags powered by … Read more
Ever wondering what former Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch is up to these days? No? Well, regardless, a Brooklyn woman named Erin claims on her Tumblr that she ran into … Read more
Police are searching for someone with a blow gun after three men ended up with needles in their flesh last night, unaware they had been entered into the real-life Hunger … Read more
Most cops deter criminals with their guns, or batons, or fists, or pepper spray, or even just their wits. But NYPD Sergeant Lesly Charles has a really long penis, so … Read more
Saturday and Sunday were perfect days to spend in the park with pals. Sunny, 70-something, crisp spring air. Couldn’t have been more perfect — unless you spent them at the … Read more
The plastic "I Love NY" bag that forced dozens in Brooklyn to leave their apartments and get a bit of sun on Friday is far more sinister than originally reported. … Read more
Newsweek magazine today released its list of the best public high schools in the nation, and our fair city barely placed. Only Hunter College High School (no. 44) and Bronx … Read more
Police cordoned off a few blocks on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg this afternoon, Gothamist reports, because of "something taped to a tree," according to an FDNY official. Businesses were made … Read more
Sixty-five-year-old State Supreme Court Judge Gustin Reichbach has an affecting (and brave, considering his position) op-ed in the New York Times today professing his appreciation for pot in offsetting the … Read more
A new lawsuit from a former employee alleges that the amount of porn watched at the cable company’s Park Slope headquarters made him uncomfortable.
Some Williamsburg residents are not interested in Alexander Dimitrov’s idea of a good time. Dimitrov is the owner of raucous Lower East Side Bavarian club Mehanata, which promises a free … Read more
Name: Hannibal Buress Age: 29.25 Neighborhood: Williamsburg Occupation: Comedian. His one-hour Comedy Central special Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace airs this Sunday, May 20 at 11 p.m., followed by the premiere of … Read more
Prior to today, if you had asked us to name the tamest, most unexciting place in New York, we would have said, "Oh, um, that’s a weird question. But, probably, … Read more
"If I could do it all over, I’m not sure I’d have kids." —This way-honest woman is getting nothing come Sunday, but the rest are heartwarming. (Call your mom.)
Name: Morgan SpurlockAge: 41Neighborhood: Park SlopeOccupation: Filmmaker. His new documentary Mansome — with executive producers Will Arnett and Jason Bateman — comes out next Friday, May 18. Who’s your favorite … Read more
Although not every request for a bike-share station could be accommodated, those potential riders in Manhattan and in Brooklyn neighborhoods closest to the island will have plenty of Citi Bike … Read more
The Great Missing Manhole Cover Mystery of 2012 has been solved, and the explanation is exactly what you expected: Police say that 46-year-old Andrew Modica of Brooklyn, who was arrested … Read more
Karl Vanderwoude was home sick from work and taking a nap in his Park Slope apartment on April 12, when NYPD detectives knocked on his door and accused him of … Read more
A "colony" of feral cats that live in boxes in a vacant lot on Greenpoint’s India Street, and are fed each morning and night by two Good Sameowitans (kill me), … Read more