Williamsburg

Free Bowling TONIGHT at Village Voice Tweet Up
Tonight, all of the hours you spent learning to bowl by watching The Big Lebowski repeatedly can be put to good use thanks to the next installment of the Village Voice’s “Tweet up” series. From 5-9PM at The Gutter, they’re offering up free bowling AND knocking $5 off pitchers of

The Giglio Festival Comes to Williamsburg
Williamsburg in the summer seems to be an endless blend of celebrations. Whether it’s some sort of feast, carnival or literal mass taking place on the streets, the neighborhood gets bedecked in tinsel finery all season long. While Little Italy has their San Gennaro festival, last night kicked off the

Help Sick Children with FREE Pizza at Carmine’s II
When Carmine’s II opened, they built every ninja turtle’s dream: a pizza garden. While it’s not quite as magical as pizza growing on trees, eating Carmine’s already bangin’ pizza in a vine-covered garden is a close second. Tonight, they’re fufiling every Broke-ass ninja turtle or wanna be ninja turtle’s dream

Northside Market Opens Today! Brooklynites and AC Lovers Rejoice!
So apparently markets are the new $2 PBR of Brooklyn, and I am 100% okay with that. Taking cues from the success of predecessors like Brooklyn Flea and most recently, Smorgasburg, Northside Market knows what the borough likes and is opening a summer-only indoor market in Williamsburg starting today, Saturday

Northside Open Studios this Weekend
If you haven’t heard of the Northside Music & Arts Festival already, or don’t ever go to Brooklyn (really?!) then you may have noticed plenty o’advertising for this massive weekend event. Along with tons of bands playing venues all over town (see full line-up HERE), local artists will also be

Free Bowling Happy Hour at Brooklyn Bowl This Summer
The Bowl is bursting with other fun too, which I specifically enjoy in the form of their very delicious large margaritas and their “Rock and Roll Fries” made with Gravy, Cajun Spice, Provolone and Cheddar, as well as other fine offerings from the famous Blue Ribbon Restaurants. DJ Questlove brings

Roebling Tea Room, Actually a Tea Room
As I grow older and appreciate things like concert venues with seats and using a cold as an excuse to stay in on a Friday night, I find myself craving drinks beyond those that will get me black out drunk. Just kidding! But I understand that there are some folks

Broke and Bored Activities: Reading NYC Signs
If you’re anything like my roommate and I, you derive pleasure from nonsensically mocking olds reading signs and/or just the existence of the particularly hilarious signs and graffitti tags abound in NYC. That’s right– reading signs. It sounds way too simple to make any sense. But, the thing is you