Yesterday we passed this sign, right across from Northern Territory near the Williamsburg-Greenpoint border, and wondered what it was all about. Is this squat building on the corner of Meserole and Franklin the home of FOMO Anonymous? Nope — turns out it’s a stealth marketing campaign aimed at building even more buzz for Aussie songstress Courtney Barnett, aka the Sheryl Crow it’s okay to like. Her people let the cat out of the bag today, with this video of Barnett doing an unannounced live show a couple of days ago on the streets of London.
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It’s a Miracle! Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Begins Filming Season 2
Last month, Tina Fey and the cast of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt said the new season would start production August 17 and, like clockwork, the crew was set up outside of 164 Eagle Street today. (Yep, for all of the show’s jokes about how bad Kimmy’s neighborhood is, the series is actually filmed in Greenpoint.) The location, seemingly rigged for interior shots, was one of three sets in the neighborhood.
Tourist Tally: 1 in 3 People On Bedford Avenue Are Not From Around Here
With hotels, Airbnbs, and gifty boutiques popping up all over Williamsburg to serve an influx of out-of-towners, one has to wonder: how many people strolling Bedford Avenue at a given time are locals, and how many are tourists? To answer that question, we posted up outside of the Bedford station and polled over 300 passersby. Our findings: 1 in 3 people we spoke to were from outside of New York City (about half of those visitors were Europeans), while just 1 in 4 of them actually lived in Williamsburg. As one of Williamsburg’s many French tourists might say: “Mon dieu!”
Attack Outside of Williamsburg Strip Club; Zum Schneider Turns 15
After suffering a beating at the hands of multiple attackers, the homeless man found unconscious in Bushwick’s Hope Ball Field on Monday morning is not expected to survive. [NY Post]
A man sustained several broken bones on July 31 after a group of assailants attacked him outside a Metropolitan Avenue strip club. [The Brooklyn Paper]
Friday in Greenpoint, a woman says she was robbed of $1,300 by three men who were helping her carry her belongings to a cab. [Brooklyn Paper]
Dump Truck Kills Pedestrian; Orchard Street Building Goes For $28M
Yesterday around 3:30 p.m., an 82-year-old female pedestrian died after being hit by a dump truck while crossing Broadway near Gates Avenue in Bushwick. [Gothamist]
A six-story, mixed-use building at 130 Orchard Street recently sold for $28 million. [The Real Deal]
Boulevard Tavern in Greenpoint will soon shutter after 10 years as its current incarnation. [DNA Info]
Doka Square, a new Japanese restaurant located at 53 Delancey Street/141 Eldridge Street, plans to open early next week. [Bowery Boogie]
Brazilian painters Os Gemeos (twins Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo) executed a mural on the south wall of 26 Second Avenue. [Bowery Boogie]
The new Ethan Hawke film Ten Thousand Saints—for which the 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots were recreated last year—was named a New York Times critic’s pick. [NYT]
Tonight at 7 p.m., Frozen will screen for free in Greenpoint’s Transmitter Park. [The Skint]
Drug-Ring Arrest in Bushwick; B&H Set to Reopen Tomorrow
Shows: Yas Noise Queens and Renegade Sounds from the Lone Star State
Where has the sun gone? It’s cool, we needed a break anyway. Thankfully mood-appropriate bands are scooting into town reminding us of our impending doom. This week, scoop up sounds by the dominatrixes of noise, the best of just-above-underground electronic music, and gothy post-punk devotees.
Woman Pays Off Would-Be Rapist; Fake Cops Steal $4K
Saturday night in Greenpoint, a 24-year-old woman thwarted a man who was threatening to rape her by offering him $20 to leave her alone. [ABC 7]
A man who was left hanging from his ankles three stories up after falling from a Hooper Street rooftop in Williamsburg was rescued early Tuesday evening by firefighters. [NY Daily News]
Two men pretending to be police officers stole $4K and a phone from a Driggs Avenue apartment last week. [DNA Info]
Puppet Slam Benefits Explosion Victims; B&H Close to Reopening
Wylie Dufresne Will Close Alder; Kevin Smith Presents Mallrats
A 25-year-old woman says she was raped by a male employee at the Broome Street bar Happy Ending one week ago. [Gothamist]
At summer’s end, chef Wylie Dufrense will close his remaining restaurant, Alder, in the East Village. [Eater]
McGolrick Park playground in Greenpoint will receive a $2 million renovation thanks to a $850K pledge from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. [DNA Info]