Coldplay in 2021 (Photo by Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0)
The Brooklyn Brief: Alamo Drafthouse renamed Spike Lee Cinema; Timberland announces a Biggie boot
Plus, how to score tickets to an intimate Coldplay show in W'burg, and Playboi Carti gets shut down in Crown Heights
Do you even viva la vida if you don’t score tickets to Coldplay’s intimate October 7 show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg? We can fix you, but only if you’re a SiriusXM subscriber.
Get the scoop on that and everything else you need (and don’t quite need) to know in this week’s edition of the Brooklyn Brief — like, for example, the fact that Alamo Drafthouse was renamed in honor of Spike Lee, and Timberland is coming out with a boot to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Biggie’s “Ready to Die.”
Happy Monday.
In the news
- To mark the 30th anniversary of “Ready to Die,” Timberland is collaborating with The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate on a limited-edition Timberland 6-inch boot. The boots will drop on September 27, and will be available exclusively at Foot Locker.
- Alamo Drafthouse’s downtown Brooklyn location was renamed in honor of Spike Lee on Thursday. We were at the emotional rechristening, which included an appearance by Lee himself and a screening of his iconic 1994 semi-autobiographical “Crooklyn.”
- Coldplay is performing an intimate show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday, October 7. You can’t buy tickets for the show, but SiriusXM subscribers can enter for a chance to win a spot.
- Dog PPL, the so-called “SoHo House for Dogs,” is coming to Williamsburg. The members-only club will open an 18,000-square-foot private dog park on the roof of 12 Berry Street, reports Commercial Observer.
- On Saturday night, Brooklyn FC women’s team won their match 1-0 against Tampa Bay Sun FC. Isabel Cox scored in the 23rd minute during their USL Super League debut. You can see them next at Maimonides Park when they play Dallas Trinity FC on Wednesday, September 25.
- Artist Cj Hendry’s buzzy plush flower installation, titled “Flower Market,” was forced to relocate from Roosevelt Island to Industry City on Saturday, reports FOX 5. Even though it was the last day of the “market,” in which visitors were invited to pick one of the artist’s 100,000 plush blossoms, Hendry was forced to move it for reasons that were not made immediately clear.
- The NYPD shut down Playboi Carti’s pop-up show in Crown Heights on Saturday night, reports Stereogum. Police put an end to the rapper’s birthday show at the Brooklyn Warehouse because the audience went well over the venue’s 3,000-person capacity.
- Parents and children took part in a “Stroller March” to bring back congestion pricing on Saturday, reports AMNY. Marchers argued that congestion pricing would release billions of dollars in new transit funding. Some hope that money could fund 11 new elevator projects to make the subways more accessible for the disabled and for parents with strollers.
- In other transportation news, the southbound BQE will be reduced to one lane in Downtown Brooklyn next weekend, reports 1010 WINS. The lanes are being reduced from Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23 so new weigh-in-motion equipment can be installed along the roadway.
- Floyd Bennett Field will continue to play host to one of NYC’s migrant shelters, reports CBS New York. The National Parks Service, which oversees the historic former airfield off Flatbush Avenue, notified city officials Friday it has agreed to the Adams administration’s request for a lease extension to continue operating the 2,000-bed tent city.
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What to do in Brooklyn this September
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What to do this week
Monday, September 16
Linkin Park at Barclays Center
7:30 p.m.
Linkin Park shocked fans two weeks ago when they announced Emily Armstrong is joining the band as their new lead singer. They must be able to keep a secret because a new album with Armstrong is already on the way, and on Monday night, their five-show world tour kicks off in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center. 620 Atlantic Avenue. Tickets start at $121.
Tuesday, September 17
Tom Jones at Brooklyn Paramount
7 p.m.
What’s new pussycat? The tiger himself brings his “Ages and Stages” tour to Brooklyn on Tuesday. The 84-year-old Welsh Lothario will blast his baritone through six decades of hits for one night only. 385 Flatbush Avenue Extension. Tickets start at $157.
Shaboozey at Brooklyn Steel
8 p.m.
It was a Charlie xcx, Chapell Roan and Shaboozey summer, and the latter will perform at Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday night. He’s bringing his signature blend of hip-hop, country, rock and Americana, all combined in the mega-hit “A Bar Song (Tispy).” 319 Frost Street. Resale tickets start at $118.
Wednesday, September 18
Opening Reception: “to hold a we”
7 to 9 p.m.
On Wednesday, join BRIC in celebrating the opening of to “hold a we,” on view in BRIC House’s Gallery and Project Room through December 22, 2024. Rooted in the principles of disability justice, the exhibition features newly commissioned work by 14 emerging and early-career disabled artists and collectives from the BRIClab residency program. Co-organized with the artists, it poses kinship, abundance, tenderness, and trust as alternatives to structural inaccessibility, exploitation and violence. 647 Fulton Street. Free.
Thursday, September 19
Kneecap at Knockdown Center
7 p.m.
Kneecap is a rap group from Belfast, Ireland that fuses Irish with English, satire with socially conscious lyrics, and reality with absurdity. And you can see them at Knockdown Center on Thursday night. “Better Way to Live” gives you a good taste of their sound and message. 52-19 Flushing Avenue. Tickets start at $40.95.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Live at Kings Theatre
8 p.m.
Enter the Werk Room at Kings Theatre on September 19 and get ready to experience the high kicks and low splits of the ninth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” unfolding live on stage. You’ll see fan favorites Angeria, Gottmik, Jorgeous, Plastique Tiara, Roxxxy Andrews, Shannel, and Vanessa Vanjie in this show-within-a-show highlighting the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent it takes for a Queen to be an All Star. 1027 Flatbush Avenue. Tickets start at $56.
Dough Comedy’s debut show
8 p.m.
A new type of comedy show is debuting in Williamsburg on Thursday night. Nestled in the back of Fini Pizza is an intimate event space typically used for cooking classes and private parties. When Dough Comedy begins monthly shows at Fini this week, they promise to pair unlimited jokes with unlimited pizza. The show is curated by comedian and pizza blogger Jason Maxwell who rates Fini among his favorite slice joints in the city. Enjoy a night of laughs and unlimited pies at Dough Comedy. 305 Bedford Avenue. Tickets are $20.
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— Hamilton Nolan (@hamiltonnolan) September 14, 2024
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Last night at the Pulp concert, Kings Theater, Brooklyn, Jarvis Cocker said he might visit Dimes Square and the crowd heartily booed. Surprising cultural penetration of Dimes Square among Pulp fans, noted.
— Valerie Stivers (@valerie_reads) September 15, 2024
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