Schumer, Beyoncé and Jay-Z Hang Out at Williamsburg’s Pool Party
By Nicole Brydson
Senator Chuck Schumer, Beyonce and Jay-Z were the notable guests at Williamsburg’s final pool party of the summer. Check our our highlights, plus video.
Senator Chuck Schumer, Beyonce and Jay-Z were the notable guests at Williamsburg’s final pool party of the summer. Check our our highlights, plus video.
Over the weekend, All Leather, a new, loud formation fronted by Locust singer Justin Pearson, played two shows in New York. First, at Webster Hall’s basement Studio who, by selling $3 Pabst cans, nearly missed having the hipster cache of the following night’s show at Death By Audio on South 2nd Street in Williamsburg. Brooklyn The Borough caught a sexy video at the first show, of Pearson’s little dance in this two minute long dance punk metal mash up that is their sound.
Lee Mandell is devoted to growing produce that tastes good in his loft farm in Bushwick. Named Boswyck Farms after the neighborhood’s former moniker, Mr. Mandell’s agricultural mission extends well beyond his attention to the palate. He is a hydroponic farmer, sustaining his plants by using systems of circulating water, rather than soil, to disperse nutrients to their roots. Could this be the future of urban life?
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 Northside Festival came and went, but has left the lingering notion of a cohesive musical culture in Brooklyn. A weekend showcase of the borough’s talent seems obvious in hindsight.
The Bushwick Biennial opened last week and we caught up with NurtureArt gallery director and curator, Ben Evans, to ask him about the show, emerging artists, and the art scene in Brooklyn.
