Brooklyn DIY club Secret Mansion shut down amid 911 calls, lawsuits, more
Secret Mansion in Kensington held parties (and reportedly ran an Airbnb hotel) for nearly two years.
Windsor Terrace
watch John Turturro talk about Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn actor John Turturro discusses my favorite park and tourist attraction's past, present and future in an entertaining 11-minute video you can watch below...
Permanent Records opened in South Slope location today
First Bradford Cox plays Greenwood Park and now a popular Greenpoint record store opens at 20th Street and 4th Ave. South Slope/Windsor Terrace/Sunset Park/Gowanus/Greenwood Heights/Whatever-You-Call-This-Area is getting hipper by the minute...
Today is Permanent Records’ last day in Greenpoint
Today is your last chance to shop (and get a really good deal) at Permanent Records' Greenpoint location. They open in South Slope/Greenwood Heights/Windsor Terrace/Sunset Park in October...
Permanent Records moving to South Slope
As you may remember, Greenpoint's Permanent Records lost their lease and have to be out of their current Franklin St. locale by the the end of September...
Beastie Boys mural being painted at Paul’s Boutique corner
The Beastie Boys' classic sophomore album, Paul's Boutique, turns 25 today (7/25), and though the LES corner of Ludlow and Rivington where the album cover's artwork was shot isn't being renamed "Beastie Boys Square," in honor of the anniversary, the current owner of the storefront at that location will have a Beasties mural made...
Brooklyn school Bishop Ford – where R.E.M., Drake, Miley Cyrus, Juicy J & others made videos, is closing
Protests are underway after Bishop Ford students found out on Monday that the 50+ year old Catholic high school on 19th Street in Windsor Terrace was being shut down due to low enrollment and no money...
Nada Surf, Guided by Voices, The Wrens members, Palomar & more playing PS154 benefit; The Fab Faux playing shows too
The Wrens at Maxwell's in 2009 (more by Anna Scialli)
A number of local indie musicians will be teaming up to play a benefit for Windsor Terrace's PS154 at Brooklyn's Bell House on May 30...
Bar4 closes this week (final schedule)
South Slope bar and music venue Bar4 closes its doors forever this Thursday, August 15th. That gives you a more few days to catch a show and say your final goodbyes...
Park Slope Armory still needs volunteers
I've tweeted a lot about this over the past two weeks, and mentioned it in some posts, but one easy place to help out for residents of Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and the surrounding areas is at the Park Slope Armory shelter (usually a YMCA) which is located on 15th Street between 7th & 8th (in Brooklyn, you can't miss it)...