Williamsburg

Williamsburg Cocaine Bust Nets More Than 18 Kilos, $800,000 In Cash

brooklynpaper.com | Ivan Pereira | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York


Cops busted a Williamsburg super and two others on Wednesday for running hipster drug den out of defunct bar and hiding their stash in a sauna....

Jerry Fuchs Dead: Gerhardt Fuchs, !!! And Maserati Drummer, Falls to Death In Elevator Shaft

nytimes.com | COLIN MOYNIHAN | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Gerhardt Fuchs grew up playing the drums in Georgia and went on to perform with bands that toured across the country, but it was in Williamsburg, Broo...

Brooklyn Brewery To Expand Thanks To Recession

nytimes.com | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


Less than two years ago, the Brooklyn Brewery found itself in a bind that had squeezed many companies out of New York. It wanted to expand, but the ra...

Drano Bomb Found In Williamsburg Early Sunday Morning

nydailynews.com | Sarah Armaghan and Jonathan Lemire | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York


The NYPD bomb squad detonated a suspected "Drano bomb" on a street in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, early Sunday, police said....

Debunking The Heroin Craze

nypress.com | Matt Harvey | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


HE WEARS A black hoodie to protect himself from the cold rain. The baby-faced guy is Dominican, probably in his early twenties. He rushes by me at the...

A Happiness Lesson from Actors: Find the "Yes."

The Happiness Project | The Happiness Project | Posted 10.09.2009 | Home


I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit...

World's Fastest Nudist Gets Tacos In Williamsburg (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York


Move over Naked Cowboy, New York's got a new nudist sensation. The rather conspicuous World's Fastest Nudist was recently spotted chowing down on som...

Mormons Put A Shine On Williamsburg

The Brooklyn Paper | Lysandra Ohrstrom | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


Wake up, Williamsburg! While you were sleeping on Saturday morning there were real live Mormons cleaning up McCarren Park. More than 100 19- to 30-...

HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

Urban Rustic: Neighborhood Grocery, Local Food

Piers Fawkes | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York


Piers Fawkes

Urban Rustic Locavore grocery shopping has come to Williamsburg with Urban Rustic, a food enthusiast's paradise, stocked only with products sourced fr...

Crack Candy Delivery In Brooklyn Riles Up Neighbors

AP | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York


NEW YORK -- Brooklyn residents are riled over a performance artist who's been delivering bags of fake crack. The Daily News reported that Nate Hill ma...

Heroin-Addicted Hobos Set Up Shop In Williamsburg

New York Daily News | Ben Chapman and Elizabeth Hays | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York


Heroin-addict hobos from around the country are overrunning hipster haven Williamsburg - living in stalled luxury condo projects in the trendy Brookly...

Williamsburg Condo Bubble Bursts

New York Magazine | David Amsden | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York


No other neighborhood in the city has been more visibly transformed by new residential construction than Williamsburg. But with sales across Brooklyn ...

Cheese Factory Under Fire From Feds

New York Daily News | John Marzulli | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York


Cut the cheese! Government lawyers are seeking a court order to shut down an unsanitary Williamsburg cheese factory which has produced cheese products...

My Best Purchase In NYC Thus Far: A Bike

Justin Miller | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York


Justin Miller

I became transfixed on the idea of getting a bike, like some sort of cycle-stalker,

Williamsburg Hard Hit By Recession

Curbed | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York


North Brooklyn is tops when it comes to vacant lots and rusting steel, according to the Department of Buildings, with 18 stalled construction sites in...

Dating in Gay York: The Text Message Kiss Off on the L Train

Justin Miller | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York


Justin Miller

Let me introduce you to 2009 and to an emerging epidemic happening all around the city, everyday: the broken gay heart.

Weak Economy Puts "Trustafarians" On The Ropes

New York Times | Posted 07.09.2009 | Local


A weak economy has made life tough for many 20-something residents of Williamsburg called "Trustafarians." They live off money from their parents in...