An open letter from the McCarren Park Pool: When you’re a pool you need to realize right off the bat that a couple thousand kids are going to pee in you everyday. You suffer that humiliation willingly because of the joy you bring them. What’s a little pee against thousands

I like Puma as a sneaker company because they made one of my favorites sneakers of all-time—Walt Clyde Frazier’s signature line, The Clyde’s. Now, they’re creating a decent party, the Mad Decent Block Party, that is. Embrace & Teamwork have gotten together to with Puma to bring this event to

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Fans of New York’s own dance-punk band, LCD Soundsystem will be thrilled about this event. LCD Soundsystem’s “Shut Up and Play The Hits” will be screening at the Brooklyn Bowl. The documentary styled film covers the final performance, of the now defunct band’s farewell at Madison Square Garden on April

Yesterday, I quite literally had nothing to do except stare at my most recent bank statement wondering if somewhere in the Charles Schwab building there is a little room, marked with my name, with three pennies lying on the floor. My only alternative was trolling political forums about the healthcare

I stumbled upon this hidden gem about a month ago after spending about an hour rummaging through trash cans for food. Sad, I know, but I had little money on me and a half-eaten panini was not going to suffice. (Please don’t judge me for being a fat-ass, as well

In the middle of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood of hipsters, artists and broke-asses, is a special place amongst the infinite amount of restaurants and bars riddled along Bedford avenue–the Charleston. The Charleston is an unrivaled hangout spot for the local clan of Brooklynites. To start off, its owners have cleverly designated

Do you love pie? Do you love having large samples of pie? Well, you’re in luck. Every Saturday on the Williamsburg waterfront, between North 6th and 7th street, the Brooklyn Flea Food Market hosts Smorgasburg, an outlet for food entrepreneurs and established purveyors. On Saturday, June 9th, The Daisy Flour

Many, many years ago at a time when there was an unloved Bush in the White House, perverted men were counting down the days until Miley Cyrus became legal and Seattle still had a basketball team, the first official NYC Pop Fest was born. It was 2007, a significant year