Queens in Queens: How Gay is Far Rockaway?
By Douglas Calhoun
Rock Rock Rock A Gay Beach! Queerespondent Douglas Calhoun explores the nether regions of Queens.
Rock Rock Rock A Gay Beach! Queerespondent Douglas Calhoun explores the nether regions of Queens.
Tucked into the fourth floor of the Armory’s edifice is The Arsenal, a multipurpose loft run by fashion designer Bob Bland, who has turned the ancient space into one her clients may customize to fit their modern creative and professional needs.
Sad news for the fashionable man. Williamsburg menswear shop Yoko Devereaux will be closing after its parent company Wing Son Garments / WS & Company became saddled with financial issues and pulled the plug.
“The title of the show comes from [the movie] Juno,” said New York Magazine Photo Editor Jody Quon, standing in the middle of St. Ann’s Warehouse in Dumbo on Wednesday night. The opening night of the New York Photo Festival was already underway.
“It’s that moment when [Ellen Page’s character] tells her father that she’s pregnant and he says, ‘I thought you were the kind of girl who knew when to say when,’ and that’s when she says, ‘I don’t really know what type of girl I am.’ So that’s the whole loop.”
The state has apparently removed part of a fantastical piece of work by design company Exhibitology in Dumbo.
In case you fall into our specific – and possibly imaginary – stereotype, please apply here. So said an open casting call for 18-25 year olds on realitywanted.com for a “major network TV pilot about life in Williamsburg.” But whose reality are they seeking?
The Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg hosted a meet and greet with WNYC’s Soterios Johnson. The popular local Morning Edition host evidently sports a cult following, notably inspiring a musical score entitled Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance. Brooklyn The Borough asked Mr. Johnson about his Brooklyn listenership.
