Williamsburg

Salvation Army sells its Williamsburg N7/Bedford location for $36 million

Williamsburg’s Salvation Army demolished its N. 7th and Bedford location (aka Hell’s Kitchen on Daredevil) two years ago, saying they were rebuilding the store with no plans to sell…

Beyonce & Lil B promoting veganism; Fully vegan creperie opens in Brooklyn; Dirty Candy reopens in bigger spot

I wanted to give a big welcome to Little Choc Apothecary, “the first fully vegan crêperie in NYC” located at 141 Havemeyer St. Can’t wait to try one of the many crepes on the menu…

Joe Biden visited Vice's office in Williamsburg today

As Gothamist, Vice themselves and every Vice employee you follow on social media pointed out, Vice President Joe Biden visited the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn today…

Sasha Frere-Jones leaving New Yorker to join [Rap] Genius (whose offices are inside 184 Kent)

Sasha Frere-Jones, the longtime pop music critic for The New Yorker, has left the magazine to join Genius, a website mounting an ambitious expansion after starting as a forum for annotated rap lyrics online…

The Trash Bar closing next year (but may move elsewhere)

This year has already seen the closing of 285 Kent, Death by Audio, and Spike Hill and there are just three nights of Glasslands left…and now comes word that another long-running Williamsburg venue, The Trash Bar, will be the next victim of the (seemingly) never-ending real estate boom:According to the bar’s booking agent, Walter Stack, rising rent is, unsurprisingly, the culprit…

Glasslands' final show (New Year's Eve) will feature four secret artists from the venue's past

Glasslands has a little more than two weeks left on Kent Ave, the final night being New Year’s Eve. They’ve just announced that that will be a celebration with four secret bands:Join the Glasslands family for our venue’s final night of music on planet Earth – we’re bringing back four very special SECRET guests (TRUST US) from our past to send things off in ass-kicking name-taking style…

Apple store opening in Williamsburg

Gothamist reports about an Apple store moving in to the corner of North 3rd Street and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, taking over the spaces that were previously the Bagel Store and King’s Pharmacy:The 20,000-square-foot space is currently undergoing a gut renovation…

Death By Audio booker talks Vice; Vice & the landlord respond

Williamsburg DIY venue Death By Audio held its final show on November 22nd, and Glasslands — a club located in the same building, closes after New Year’s Eve (and 285 Kent, also in that building, closed earlier this year)…

'Hipster Guide To The World', according to Daily Mail --- Dalston, Williamsburg, Tel Aviv (where I just saw 40 acts) & more

Popular British tabloid the Daily Mail has published an article titled “The hipster guide to the world! The poor inner-city districts that have become achingly cool (beards optional)“…

TBA Brooklyn shut down, temporarily for now (unlike the DBAs)

The same week Williamsburg lost not one DBA, but TWO DBAs, dance club TBA Brooklyn was shut down against its will. The venue, located at 375 Wythe, posted the following message before Thanksgiving:We at TBA Brooklyn are extraordinarily thankful for all of our friends and family in New York and beyond…
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