The Islanders Are Coming to Brooklyn!

The deal was to be officially announced Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at the new arena in Brooklyn with Charles E. Wang, the owner of the Islanders, and Bruce Ratner, the owner of the Barclays Center. Under the 25-year agreement, which has to be officially approved by the National Hockey League, the Islanders would…

Endless.com Coming To An End

Come September 27 the Amazon.com owned Endless.com will be rolled up into amazon.com/fashion. Since Endless had the same inventory as their parent (something I was going to post about at one time) and amazon.com/fashion already exists, the only thing most people will probably notice on Sep 27 is the disappearance of endless.com domain.

McCarren Park Pool and Play Center Officially Re-Opens Tomorrow (June 28)

McCarren Pool (Brooklyn, NY) As I pointed out a little while ago, the long decommissioned McCarren Park Pool will officially re-open to the public as a swimmin’ hole tomorrow. If you’re in the mood to rub shoulders with hizzoner, you may still be able to get into the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday morning….

Ra Ra Riot Playing Thrillcall Launch Show in NYC

Ra Ra Riot at The Box (June 28) Ra Ra Riot is taking a break from their recording schedule to play a show at The Box on Thursday night (June 28) in NYC. The intimate show is in celebration of the launch of the Thrillcall mobile app in NYC. Like Songkick, Thrillcall will track your…

McCarren Park Pool Re-Opening As Pool This Summer

McCarren Pool Everyone’s favorite abandoned-pool-come-concert-venue is about to become a swimming hole once again. On June 28, 2012, McCarren Park Pool will open to the public with eight 82 foot lanes that will be able to accommodate up to 1,500 swimmers. [The Brooklyn Paper (May 18-24)] Located within the 35-acre McCarren Park, McCarren Pool was…