Who says you need to wait for Halloween to don some spandex and glitter? It’s time to channel your inner glam rock persona for the annual Bowie Ball this Sunday at Santos Party House. If you’re unfamiliar with this time-honored New York tradition, it’s time to bone up on your

BYOB makes everything more fun. Not just because you will inevitably and very easily get drunk, but because it lightens up the whole dining experience. Appetizers are suddenly possible! Dessert? Why the heck not! They’re the same price as the glass of wine you didn’t have to pay for (and

The other day I caught myself almost buying a pair of reindeer printed leggings. Blame the sweltering summer that lasted until, well last week, but I was ready to stock up on thermal already in protest. I think every New Yorker is ready to wear clothing that doesn’t involve mesh

Last Sunday, I was doing a typical Brooklyn-y thing to do by enjoying the neighborhood’s Open Studios weekend, which came to a halt shortly after walking around a man’s apartment while he created a “live soundtrack” by making odd sounds into a microphone. I was instantly struck by thoughts of

Throwing the end of summer a proper closing party, the folks at MeanRed are hosting a Lobstah Boil Blowout at a new outdoor space in Williamsburg. Granted $27 isn’t “cheap” but you do get a feasts worth of food including a full Maine Lobster from Red Hook Lobster Pound,  plenty

We New Yorkers love us some karaoke. Heck, after a few beers most people across the globe love them some karaoke. There’s something in the combination of alcohol + having sung “I Am Sixteen Going on Seventeen” solo in the 6th grade that creates an illusion of greatness with a

Some call the Brooklyn Lyceum a gym, others, a theater. Some even have the audacity to call it a cafe. It is, undeniably, all of these things – but it’s not a bathhouse. At least not anymore. As a part of Open House New York next weekend,  the 100 year-old building