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Weekend Guide: Cyclones’ Opening Day, Sound Bathing + More
Spring started on March 20 this year, but there’s a milestone happening this weekend that’s even more important: opening day for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Your favorite minor league Mets affiliate kicks things off on Friday with a game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. In celebration, we’ve kept a particularly local focus for this edition of the Weekend Guide, with BK-based…
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How The Trump Tariffs Could Hit Legal Weed in NYC
At 4 p.m. this afternoon, President Trump is expected to gather the press in the White House’s Rose Garden to formally unveil his tariffs plan on what he’s dubbed, for some reason, “Liberation Day.” Looming over the economy for months—sending stock portfolios and the financial solvency of families across the country into a tailspin with every mention—the wholesale tax on…
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This New Williamsburg Video Store is Going to War with Streamers
“Death to Streamers! Physical Media Forever!” reads the banner of a website for Night Owl Video, a new video store coming to Williamsburg in a few weeks that is very clearly ready to square up with the streaming giants for your eyes and dollars. According to Gothamist, the shop is slated to open on April 11 at 288 Grand St. in…
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Sandrine Charles is Ensuring The Future of Fashion is Equitable
A Mary J. Blige concert in Brooklyn changed the trajectory of Sandrine Charles‘s life. “The way I looked at my career [at the time]—you know, being Caribbean—the options are doctor, lawyer or engineer,” she says. The owner of Sandrine Charles Consulting, a New York-based communications agency, and founder of the Black In Fashion Council, was on a pre-determined path, but…
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Studio Bumi is Curing Urban Loneliness One Wild Dinner at a Time
Bagus Wicaksono Ruswandi, who insists we just call him Bagus—pronounced like “Ba-GOOSE”—moved to New York City from Jakarta in 2021 for school (pursuing his second Masters of Law) and work (at a law firm). Two years later he got laid off and, fortunately for us, decided to ditch the legal world and pursue his true passion: making friends, connecting people,…
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Waiting for Latkes in Brighton Beach With Your Old Droog
It’s mid-December, and Your Old Droog is waiting on some latkes. Droog, for those unaware, is a Brooklyn rapper who, over the past decade, has established himself as one of the best MCs in the game. His mind-bending wordplay, huge breadth of references, and incredible sense of humor have drawn critical raves and acknowledgement from almost every major rap legend,…
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Weekend Guide: Selecta Series, House is Liberation, and More
In this edition of the Weekend Guide, we’re starting off with two long-running bands coming to our borough to do their thing. One is here to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their signature LP; and the other is showing up for their last-ever tour. But if you’re not in the mood to relive the ‘90s, there are tons of other…
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12 Indoor Playgrounds in Brooklyn Your Kid Will Flip Over
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Win Two Tickets to See Katt Williams Live at Barclays Center
Comedy legend and occasional pop culture oracle Katt Williams is bringing his “Heaven on Earth Tour” to Brooklyn next weekend. The silk-maned Atlantian and Emmy-winning Alligator Man will hit the stage at the Barclays Center on Saturday, March 22, and we’ve got a couple of tickets to spare. So, for the next week, we’re collecting entries from you, dear readers,…
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Weekend Guide: Max Glazer, Mayhem, and Rhythm Section
Being entertained is wonderful—and certainly one of the main focuses of the Weekend Guide. But sometimes, entertainment alone is not enough. That’s why this week, we’re bringing you multiple day-long conferences, summits, and meetings about philosophy, women’s issues, and even the connection between plants and community. But don’t worry: there’s plenty of straight-up fun to be had as well, including…
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