The Week

November 17

Fun Stuff

• Stevie Nicks, Brandy & Monica, and the 2-11 Nets at Barclays this week.

• Bar Trivia: Monday at the Brazen Head; Tuesday at Black Forest (Smith Street; Wednesday at TALEA (Bergen) and Sound + Fury (Downtown).

• Activities for babies, toddlers, teens and zines at the Pacific Library this week.

• The Apple TV show that was filming in the neighborhood a while back has wrapped but still doesn’t have a release date. Expect more of this kind of thing, good and bad.

• Public craft night, Carve Your Own Spoon, and various clown activities (literally) this week at NYC Resistor.

• Go learn about glass and/or buy glass at UrbanGlass on Tuesday

• If you need a tailor or a cobbler (you do, that was rhetorical), here’s last year’s great list from Emilia Petrarca’s Shop Rat featuring plenty of nearby (20 minute walk/2 stops) independent shops that are more focused on quality and service than branding and market share. Ahem.

  

  The best - right off the Carroll street G/F stop on Smith.

• The American Analog Set managed to sneakily sell out two shows at Pioneer Works over the summer without anyone telling me. Performing this week for the first time in about 20 years down in Red Hook.

Civic Stuff

• Free Groceries & Meals: If you know anyone in need of free groceries or hot meals, consult this map to find nearby resources. Many of these sites are also currently seeking additional volunteers.

• Council Member Lincoln Restler is hosting a Trash Containerization Info Session tonight at 7pm on zoom. Learn about the Fall 2026 phase of the BKCD2 Empire Bin Pilot, a bold experiment arriving a mere 141 years after Paris decided “just huck it in the street” wasn’t sustainable.

• Atlantic Yards Redevelopment Project - Public Workshop #1 is on Tuesday from 6-8 at 140 Flatbush. What ever happened with those fines anyway?

• The General Meeting of the local Community Board is Wednesday, 6:00 PM at St. Francis College on Livingston. It will be interesting to see how the Community Boards & Borough Presidents manage the land use review process in the wake of ballot measures 2,3, and 4 passing. It is worth noting that the arcane calculations that define “affordable housing” in New York remain unchanged. Livestream Available.

Transit Stuff

• Monday through Wednesday at nights (11:45-5:00am) the 2 and the 4 trains will skip Bergen, Grand Army Plaza, and Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum if you’re headed that direction.