TONIGHT
The Gate celebrates Oktoberfest by devoting 16 taps to lagers inspired by ze German fest. site>>
FRIDAY
The Gate partners with Shmaltz Brewing Co., Southpaw, Bierkraft, Blind Tiger, and Barrette to present the 1st Annual Coney Island Freaktoberfest Boutique Beer & Music Festival. On tap: a variety of craft beers, live music, burlesque, and performances by the […]

Under the Bridge
During this weekend’s Art Under the Bridge Festival (site>>), DUMBO comes alive with more than 65 new public art projects, over 100 open artist’s studios and video installations at Galapagos — including a live, 3D presentation of Friday’s first presidential debate with a real-time Twitter display. (site>>) It’s also your last chance to […]

Mo’ Pickins
Back in 2004, New York-based singer Alex Battles started the Brooklyn Country Music Festival, wanting to showcase a burgeoning style of country that the Village Voice deemed “music for Midwestern transplants, steeped in the ’70s but with a punk ethos.” This Friday and Saturday, Southpaw plays host to the Festival’s fifth go-round. The weekend […]

Creative Time, the public art foundation responsible for works like the “Tribute in Light” that shines in remembrance of Sept. 11, has embarked on its biggest project to date. Called “Democracy in America: The National Campaign,” it’s been underway since June coast to coast, with performances at both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions — […]

Get Drafted
NY Craft Beer Week, which starts Friday and runs through September 21, is celebrating the area’s best bars and brews with daily bar crawls through nine neighborhoods, including downtown Brooklyn, Park Slope, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint. One ticket (per neighborhood) gets you an 8 oz. taste at each of the participating bars. For info […]

The Brooklyn Book Festival returns this Sunday with the most impressive lineup yet (see our guide here>>.) Greenpoint author Kate Christensen will be among the literati, reading from her award-winning novel “The Great Man.” In time for the fest, and as part of our “Five” series, we asked her for a literary-themed list of […]

With over 80 events at this Sunday’s Brooklyn Book Festival, and too many A-List authors to see in one day, even we can’t decide what to attend. So we listed our top contenders. Note that for any reading in the Courtroom or St. Francis’s Auditorium, you’ll need a (free) ticket, available at the info booth […]

Ride Over?
Astroland owner Carol Albert has threatened to close down the park for good tomorrow, a few days before its official Sunday closing, so get your fill of Coney this weekend through a free walking tour (site>>), the chance to win or weigh in at the first annual beard and mustache competition (site>>) or one […]

Labor Day(ish) Parties
It doesn’t get more colorful than the 41st Annual West Indian-American Labor Day Parade, the Crown Heights festival that promises more than 70 floats, millions of revelers and, most importantly, tons of delicious Caribbean food. site>>
No backyard? You can still have a Labor Day BBQ at Williamsburg’s Art Land with grilled grub (free […]

Gone are the New York days of cheap artist studios for the ambitious but low on dough — unless you’re willing to trek to Industry City, where we found at least one space going for less than $2 a square foot.

Where exactly is this promised land? Bounded by 2nd and 3rd Aves., and 32nd […]