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In case you’re questioning her cred, Sara Gates has been living and working in Greenpoint for five years in one of those lofts that are now nearly impossible to come by. The bag designer (who created a leather-handled tote for Of a Kind this week) clues us in on some of her favorite spots... More»

Nathan Gryszowka's line is very much rooted in his 'hood': He uncovered the 1940s wallet that inspired the awesome folded-leather style he created at a vintage shop in Williamsburg, and sold his first pieces at In God We Trust right around the corner from his apartment in Greenpoint. These are his favorite Brooklyn spots. More»

You've heard of the Vans Warehouse Parties when Swizz Beats & Joe Jonas performed at their huge Williamsburg/Greenpoint warehouse, but that's nothing like the concerts they have scheduled ahead.  More»

Neon Indian, Girl Talk, and Das Racist made everyone forget the annoying ferry ride to Governor's Island; indie bands took over Brooklyn (even more than usual); disco got dirty at a Wburg laundromat; Baroque came back in style; and boozy brunches continued to dominate. This weekend's parties are still hung over! More»

It is not a good day to be a young, trendy Brooklynite. Free subway rag Metro ran the headline "Hipsters to Blame for Census Losses?" this morning, blaming kids who dig AnCo for potentially losing the city billions by not filling out how many members are in their household.  And now this black rimmed glasses shattering piece of statistical data has hit the Internet: Minnesota has more hipsters than NY! More»

A look at Crown, a peek inside Theater Bar, the ongoing saga involving the failure of Water Taxi Beach,and a goodbye to Superdive. Plus a smackdown on orgies and burlesque girls and an emergence of cheap vodka, hipsterz doin drugz, and robotenders. What? Oh yeah. More»

The Westway may finally open, The Bunker is adding another bar, Frank Roberts is leaving Rose Bar to open the Brewster, a moratorium has been placed on N. Brooklyn liquor licenses, The Box bans Snooki, Russian psycho squirrel gets a vodka, and more. Today's nightlife round-up is really excited to get the weekend started. Dance party! More»

Long Island City's Water Taxi Beach may not open this summer, the bikini dive bar Port 41 shuttered, and the East Village has 474 places licensed to sell hooch in the hood. Nur Khan remembers Don Hill, Lindsay Lohan forgets she is supposed to be sober, drunk drivers get arrested in the LES and more. Today's nightlife roundup is getting careless. More»

Beer Hall coming to the UES,  a stripper is suing several clubs, the Greenpoint Night Bazaar faces community members, and a list of dive bars. Plus, Kim Kardashian brushing off hockey players, Prince William's bachelor party, John Stamos hitting on the 20-somethings and more! Today's nightlife roundup is on the prowl. More»

Greenpoint just earned even more hipster cred with a well-placed Winona Ryder homage. Heather Millstone, owner of the beloved East Village “everyone bar” Heather’s, has unveiled a sequel called “Veronica People’s Club” on industrial Franklin Street in Brooklyn along with Stevie Howlett and Dre Herrera. More»

First there is SantaCon. Then there is the No Pants Subway Ride. And finally, this past Saturday was the 8th annual Idiotarod, an event the Brooklyn Paper succinctly heralds as "the famed third jewel of the hipster Triple Crown." More»