Brooklyn
Kimani Gray and Two Weeks of Struggle in Flatbush, Brooklyn
Daily demonstrations in Flatbush began two weeks ago, after 16-year-old Kimani Gray was gunned down by two plainclothes cops with lengthy histories of misconduct, who ambushed the young man on the street, jumping from a vehicle and discharging seven...
Taji's Mahal - Hanging with the Bossman
For this week's Mahal, I headed out to Crown Heights in Brooklyn to hang out with up-and-coming musician HOA Bossman. We cruised the neighborhood with local skaters Andy Millien and Aaron Warner, checked out where the Bossman lays down his tracks, and...
Amy Sedaris Is Good at Acting Drunk and Gay
Amy Sedaris is a booze-hound lesbo in the latest episode of 'F to 7th,' an online lesbian web series. Watch this while you caulk your bathtub or organize your compost.
May Streetwear Keep You Forever Young
One of Mikhail Bortnik's passions turned into something more than another collection piled high in his apartment, and that was streetwear. Why streetwear? Maybe because to Mikhail, as he later told me, it represented “being 16 forever, a permanent...
My Very Gay Night at Very Straight Strip Clubs
I'm about as gay as Cristiano Ronaldo's underwear drawer, so the sultry photos plastered outside of New York’s mega strip club, FlashDancers, have never really interested me. Recently, though, I got to thinking, and as a man who loves sex, sex workers...
King Kava: A Savage Journey into the Dark Heart of Brooklyn's Alt. Beverage Industry
Brooklyn is overrun with alternative beverages. Normative modes of thirst quenching have been abolished. Nobody is safe from roving gangs of maté and kombucha dealers. Amidst turf wars one company dared to introduce a new drink that will "change the...
Is Brooklyn the New Bohemian Paradise?
Brooklyn is “hip” now! Because demographics change over time! Isn’t that craaaAAAzzzy? We’re in Brooklyn, so we thought why not ask some of our neighbors what they thought of 'USA Today' anointing the borough. Is Brooklyn the new bohemia?
Jay-Z Barely Owns the Nets and That Barely Matters
Despite owning the most hilariously small sliver of the Nets’ pizza pie, Jay-Z basically facilitated the Nets’ migration across from Jersey to Brooklyn. He's the team's mascot, its public face, and he's laughing all the way to the bank.
Krohn’s Disease - Angry Lesbians Are Everywhere
Angry people are everywhere. I should know because I’m one of them. I’m not a lesbian, but I am very angry. Mostly at people, but occasionally at animals. I’m also angry towards politicos for ruining the terms “hope” and “opportunity” with their lack...
The Best Unknown Brooklyn Bands
Rock n’ roll is still alive, well, and following a strict P90x workout regimen. There’s no reason to write it a eulogy. Everybody knows Brooklyn is the place to find awesome new bands, because that’s what they say on music websites. I give you the top...
Taji’s Mahal – Turnt Up in Bushwick
Skating and rap are both awesome things and things that Hip Young People like, but for whatever reason, they hardly ever mix well, like ice cream and steak. The exception that proves the rule here is Zoo York rider and New York City native Black Dave...
Taji's Mahal: Following The Face
This week, I would like to introduce my stenciling-enthusiast friend who is best known as The Face. When he is not slinking around with his Leica M6, he enjoys painting his face on shit he’s not supposed to paint it on. I recently followed and filmed...