Michael Gonik

1 week ago | bkmag.com | Michael Gonik

People are beginning to wonder if Brooklyn Mirage will open this summer after a pair of Boiler Room events were removed from the schedule Another day, another Brooklyn Mirage show quietly relocated.

1 week ago | bkmag.com | Michael Gonik

In case you weren’t—or, more likely, have given up on—keeping count, we have officially entered week seven of waiting for Brooklyn Mirage to open its recently expanded dance floors to the public. The venue, initially slated to begin its 2025 season on May 1, has been derailed indefinitely due to a failed safety inspection, which complicated its path to gaining the Department of Buildings permits necessary to allow crowds into the space.

1 week ago | bkmag.com | Michael Gonik

Around noon on Tuesday, June 17, Brad Lander, NYC’s current comptroller and a Democratic candidate in the upcoming mayoral primary, was arrested by federal agents while walking a defendant through the halls of 26 Federal Plaza after an immigration court hearing. The comptroller’s wife, Meg Barnette, shared a video of his arrest on social media Tuesday afternoon, capturing the moment Lander was handcuffed inside of an immigration court in Lower Manhattan.

1 week ago | bkmag.com | Michael Gonik

George Gountas entered the Pedro Pascal lookalike contest at the request of his wife and coworkers at 'The Daily Show' Father’s Day may come but once a year, but the dad who took home top prize at the first annual Pedro Pascal lookalike contest over the weekend will be eating well at least until the next one. George Gountas, a Brooklyn resident who was pressured into entering the contest by his wife and coworkers at The Daily Show, is the latest local to up their regional celebrity with an...

2 weeks ago | bkmag.com | Michael Gonik

After years of advocacy and litigation, millions (billions?) in added moving costs and lobbying, and a last-minute plea to suspend the bill, the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (or FARE) Act has effectively killed the dreaded broker fee in NYC.