Illustration by Christophe Marchand “Saturday Night Live” newcomer James Austin Johnson has been enjoying the weirdest 20-year overnight success story propelled by a spot-on impersonation of a corrupt narcissistic commander- in-chief since … well, ever. (Sorry, Rich Little.) But! After spending the first 10 years of his career in Nashville starring in, he says, “Christian […]

This weekend is a great time to practice your Brooklyn ABCs. Let’s run through a few together: A is for the Atlantic Antic, the city’s largest and oldest street festival; B is for Blocktoberfest, which is bringing dozens of craft brews to the Brooklyn Navy Yard; C is for cycling, about which there’ll be a […]

Masalawala and one son: Satyen and Roni Mazumdar (Scott Lynch) The origin story of Roni Mazumdar and chef Chintan Padya’s Unapologetic Foods hospitality group — which runs several of New York City’s absolute best restaurants of any kind, including Dhamaka, Semma, and Adda — begins in 2011, when Mazumdar and his father, Satyen Mazumdar, opened the […]

(Scott Lynch) Slutty Vegan — a fast food chain famous in Atlanta for its menu of plant-based comfort food, its party atmosphere, its long lines, and its founder, the inimitable Pinky Cole – brought all of the above and more to Brooklyn last weekend for a grand opening party for the ages. Seriously, it was nuts: […]

It was a gorgeous, if windy, day Friday when Little Amal arrived at Green-Wood Cemetery. The afternoon sun was slung low on the third full day of fall as she slowly lumbered up the hill from Fifth Avenue and through the ornate 1876 brownstone Fort Hamilton gate that welcomes visitors at 25th Street. And there […]

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If your first reaction to seeing Jigsaw from “Saw” is “this guy is a camp icon,” you might vibe with HBO’s “Los Espookys.” Currently its second season, “Los Espookys” is doubling down on the show’s hallmark scares. They’re always sophisticated in effect, but low-rent by design, and create (mostly positive) outcomes for the people who […]

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The dreary forecast and balmy temperatures are hardly an indication, but the last weekend of summer is technically upon us. Assuming you haven’t yet put up your Halloween decorations and rotated some cozy sweaters to the front of your wardrobe, the next few days will see the return of the Brooklyn BagelFest, a “Summer’s Over […]

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It may feel like summer is over — not least if all because Spirit Halloween has already started setting up shop in the Atlantic Center Mall — but the 80-degree temperatures and roster of activities throughout the borough suggest otherwise. This weekend, Afropunk returns to the borough for the first time since 2019, turning Commodore […]