September 27: Joy of Sake Talk about joy -- over 300 sakes will be poured at the largest sake tasting in the United States, coming our way tonight. Over 100 of them are generally not available outside Japan and about 150 are silver and gold award winners in the National Sake Appraisal that takes place each year. Never fear, there will be appetizers to soak it all up, from the likes of Bao Noodles, Bond......

Last week Racked reported that there's word of an Apple store opening in Brooklyn. The question is, which neighborhood will iNvite them in. Dumbo NYC reports that Two Trees has reached out to Apple in the past, but they "weren’t ready". If they're ready now, their options in Dumbo would include the 6600 sq.ft space at 70 Washington Street and the 6700 sq.ft space across the street at Washington and Front Street. Racked had a......

You nominated your favorites and now the finalists have been revealed: - NY Dosas, at West 4th Street near Sullivan Street, South side of Washington Square Park; - Kwik Meal, on 6th Avenue and 45th Street; - Super Tacos, on 96th Street and Broadway (we've been waiting for this one to hit the list); - King Falafel and Schwarma, at 30th Street and Broadway in Queens; and - Veronica’s Kitchen on Front Street and......

At around 11pm we got a text message from a friend at the Shepard Fairey opening in DUMBO, saying that the "Splasher got caught at the show tonight". So far the information we're hearing is that two guys attempted to set off a stink bomb at the show, but were stopped by security. It remains to be seen if the stink-bombers are the same guys who set off a stink bomb at the Faile......

We always thought that to drink right under the Brooklyn Bridge you had to either go low and sip homemade concoctions discreetly through straws in constant fear of the cops, or plop down large sums to cover a bill for two at the River Cafe. While nothing is particularly wrong with either, we were happy to find another option. It began as a search for the closest bar to Grimaldi’s in Dumbo. What was the......

Nelson Blue -- billing itself as New York's first New Zealand pub, their menu features everything from New Zealand lamb and in skewer, chop, and curry formats, to Tasman Bay Paddle Crabcakes, to something known as Gado Gado Salad. Opens today. 233-235 Front Street, at Peck Slip. 212-346-9090. Soto - from sushi chef Sotohiro Kosugi, whose work earned him the title of Best New Chef from Food & Wine in 1997, when he started out......

Rebar resides upstairs in Retreat, a Dumbo “gathering space” that advertises its “5,000 square feet” as more of a dare than a boast. What to do with all this space in a city not known for having much of it? What they ended up with was Rebar, a new bar that tries a little of everything. There are the ubiquitous tapas, a wine list that leans more towards to France than Spain, and a massive......

Visually speaking, it's time to stop singin', and start swingin'. Or at least pause to take stock of the larger picture in this district in which, over the next few months, builders will complete work on at least five new or newly converted residential condominium buildings. The local construction boom that began in the late 1990s represents the first significant building activity on this section of the waterfront since Robert Gair dragged a massive......

Remember yesterday's story about the DUMBO man whose car was ticketed and towed on a street where a "No Parking" sign magically appeared? And the Department of Transportation said that parking was allowed on that stretch of Front Street, so they would help David Bourgeois get his ticket dismissed? Well, now the DOT tells the Daily News that the agency DID put up the sign and therefore, Bourgeois will have to pay the ticket and......

It's one thing to park on no-parking street and get your car towed. It's another thing to park in on a parking-allowed street and get your car towed because someone put up a "No Parking" sign that suddenly got NYPD traffic officers' and towers' attention. Car owners - and parkers - on a stretch of Front Street between Washington and Main Streets in Brooklyn were treated to an unhappy surprise when a mysterious new "No......

After the Belle & Sebastian show at Battery Park on Tuesday we stumbled, sunburnt and parched to the South Street Seaport. Near the sleek Bin No. 220 on Front Street, Jeremy's Ale House, or Safe House, as one banner reads, will never be mistaken for a wine bar. Or even a bar with wine glasses. Drinking from plastic or styrofoam makes more sense when you are dragging your plastic chair over parking lines while indoors.......

This weekend, while you are nursing your Cinco de Mayo hangover, why not check out some art? We totally hear it works just as good as any hangover pill. An exhibit all about Chintown opens on May 6th, accurately called Chinatown (New York). Photographer Andrew Garn brings us a new view of the area by focusing in on the neighborhoods iconography. Bhudddas, sweat shops, garish neon lights hanging over the streets...it's all there. His......

According to A Voce, (pictured) spring comes this week when the 100-seat expansion opens and we can sip near beautiful (and fragrant) lemon trees. Though the place has gotten mixed reviews, we're not casting our vote until we have a glass of wine in the back. Clearly, we're pro-spring. Also in the works is a bar on the South Street Seaport that doesn't cater to tourists. Sandra Tedesco and Calli Lerner open the much-delayed Bin......

Here’s a heartwarming tale of two developers in Brooklyn who are demonstrating just how cutthroat real estate can be. Shaya Boymelgreen wanted to turn a seven-story industrial building at 57 Front Street into condos. Nothing unusual there, it happens all the time. As most developers are want to do, Mr. Boymelgreen used all the available space in the building and that resulted in a number of the apartments having their windows right on the line......

Starting tonight at the Wessel + O'Connor Gallery, Wouter Deruytter will exhibit a series of his large black & white photographs. For the past four years Deruytter has repetitively photographed the omnipresent billboards watching over New York's streets and pedestrians like Dr. Eckleburg's eyes. Documenting the visual substance of the billboards and our reactions to them, as well as the overabundance of commercial advertising. We're hoping they aren't all of those Calvin Klein ads that......

Looks like there is a new gourmand entry to the DUMBO scene - a Spanish, Asian, steakhouse, sushi restaurant and tapas lounge. Huh? Gothamist stumbled upon the bizarre polygot spot, christened Toro, at the long-empty duplex space at 1 Front Street. Its official opening is this Saturday, January 8th. But, Gothamist's sneak peek proffered a glimpse at elegant bar area alongside a sushi station. Tilting heads upwards in the vaulted space, we were greeted by......

Gothamist doesn't smoke. And yet, we can't help but feel compassion for the puffing masses that huddle outside of New York's bars to get their hit of nicotine before they shuffle back indoors for a hit of alcohol. And so, it seems the outdoor bar has been lifted to the status of tavern treasure within the whole five boroughs. The East Village seems rife with options in this category - from DBA to The Boxcar......

Looking for a different perspective? Head to Bird's-Eye View, a Lomographic competition and exhibition. In June, artists and hobbyists armed with Lomo cameras were given three weeks to capture subjects and spaces in a way not normally experienced at eye level. The entries are on display in a large, mosaic presentation at SPRING 3D Magazine. Hailing from the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the no-frills Lomo Kompakt Automat camera was mass produced and sold......