Last Friday, around 9 p.m., some friends and I happened upon a concert at East River State Park in Williamsburg. A Weezer concert. It was at capacity, so we found our way to a bench about a block away where we could still see and hear the concert. A bench behind a soccer field. The [...]

The paper has compiled lists of Brooklyn’s summer street festivals, outdoor movie screenings, farmer’s markets and free concerts. Some North Brooklyn highlights: June 24: Rooftop Films presents “The Rural Life and Spirit” (a collection of “cute cartoons, fascinating fictions, and delightful documentaries”) on the Automotive High School lawn, 8 pm [50 Bedford Ave. at N. [...]

Or “I ate at every restaurant in Greenpoint and Williamsburg this weekend.  Go on and ogle that pulled pork slider from Teddy’s Bar and Grill. [Photo courtesy of the Goddamn Cobras.] Taste Williamsburg Greenpoint was this past Sunday (if you did not happen to notice the raucous crowds feasting hungrily on North 11th) to benefit Northside [...]

* The Greenpoint Public Library is looking for local artists for its spring benefit art show/silent auction. Deadline: April30. * Roberta’s wood-fired pizzeria in Bushwick has a new bun in the over – literally (hahahahaha. it’s the kind of morning for bad puns): “We’ve learned a lot working with small accounts and now we’re going [...]

* Greenpoint Soup Kitchen Garden, a volunteer-run community garden housed in the backyard of the Greenpoint Reformed Church, is holding an informational/organizing meeting this Saturday from 4-5 p.m. in the backyard of 136 Milton Street.  Looking to set up volunteer schedules for gardening, watering. * Food Safety Bill (S510) debate in the Senate pushed back [...]

We’ve been noticed, darlings! Perhaps recession solidarity is behind overalls percolating on the street and trickling down from the runway. Long associated with farmers, Rosie the Riveter and OshKosh B’gosh babies, the uniform is having a moment: the blog Brooklyn Home Companion has declared that “2010 is the Year of the Overall.” The blog, chronicler [...]

A celebration of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, featuring short screenings from all 25 members, plus a dance party curated by DJ Phantom Power & DJ Knight of the Goddamn Cobras and live music from Dynasty Electric. Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, New York Cover: $10 Doors: 7:30

[Secretly snapped by Gina Telaroli]

March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, right? There is no either/or involved? These are the things we’ve been arguing about around the ol’ homestead lately. Weighty, I know. Well, no matter whether the weeks bear more resemblance to Simba or Bo Peep, we’ll be keeping busy in March, supporting and [...]

Attended Work It Brooklyn at the Arsenal last night, and was amazed by the variety of freelancers, artists and entrepreneurs there. During the “speed networking” round, I think I volunteered to paint Brooklyn roofs white this spring; promised to introduce a guy who wants to make a Japanese travel show to an acquaintance of mine [...]

All right, there’s really not that much snow on the ground here in North Brooklyn. I just want to bond with my DC friends who keep twittering about it, okay? I want a shared cultural moment and, dammit, the weather just won’t cooperate! Nonetheless. You should come out this weekend to: 1) The Love Party [...]

Had the pleasure of listening to a band called Bow Ribbons at Monkey Town Tuesday night. They only played two songs, because they were sharing the evening with Jolie Holland, Mike Wexler, Garrett Devoe and others (in what Monkey Town described as “a night of medieval sonic drone guitar rock, fiddle, folk-pop and expert percussion”) [...]