Saturday, June 27, 2026

NYC celebrates Pride 2026 this weekend and we are highlighting Cubbyhole!

 

Black Gold Records regularly stocks over a thousand 12-inch funk, disco, hip-hop, reggae, dub, and dance records as well as a diverse selection of 45s, including punk & Motown classics.  

The shop was founded in 2010 by Jeff Ogiba & Mike Polansek on Court Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. 

BLACK GOLD is one of the fabulous NYC indie record stores which we feature in our  book “Vinyl NYC: 33 1/3 of the Best Record Stores Across All Five Boroughs”.



Monday, June 22, 2026

The Campbell

One of amazing bars included in our book "Great Bars of New York City: 30 of Manhattan’s favorite storied drinking establishments” is The Campbell.  

Although the Campbell has only been operating as a swanky cocktail bar since 1999, it’s been a famed room for far longer. Set clandestinely within Midtown East’s Grand Central Terminal, the space, also referred to as the Campbell Apartment, was once used as the offices—and man cave—of a mysterious Jazz Age financier named John W. Campbell…"