Max Kalnitz

Max Kalnitz is a journalist covering culture, food, and music based in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in The Nation, Billboard, Observer, and Insider, among other outlets.

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6 Mediterranean restaurants to check out this fall

Food & Drink

6 Mediterranean restaurants to check out this fall

‘Isn’t that being free?’: Free jazz veteran Alan Braufman returns with a tighter sound

Arts & Entertainment

‘Isn’t that being free?’: Free jazz veteran Alan Braufman returns with a tighter sound

From Albania with ink: These tattooing twins are open for business in Bushwick

Community & Commerce

From Albania with ink: These tattooing twins are open for business in Bushwick

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

The best flour tortillas in Brooklyn might be at the Border Town pop-up

Food & Drink

The best flour tortillas in Brooklyn might be at the Border Town pop-up

Team behind popular Bushwick club Ornithology opens sister location next door

Food & Drink

Team behind popular Bushwick club Ornithology opens sister location next door

At Shota Omakase in Williamsburg, ‘nude sushi’ takes center stage

Food & Drink

At Shota Omakase in Williamsburg, ‘nude sushi’ takes center stage

Meet the entrepreneurs reclaiming the outdoors for people of color

Community & Commerce

Meet the entrepreneurs reclaiming the outdoors for people of color

Tension, release and Stephen King: Underground rockers Godcaster are coming for you

Arts & Entertainment

Tension, release and Stephen King: Underground rockers Godcaster are coming for you

Send Noods: Five cold noodle spots to cool off at this summer

Food & Drink

Send Noods: Five cold noodle spots to cool off at this summer

‘Present in the moment’: Get to know Brooklyn psych outfit GIFT

Arts & Entertainment

‘Present in the moment’: Get to know Brooklyn psych outfit GIFT

A thirst for ice: The quest to build New York’s first dedicated curling facility

Arts & Entertainment

A thirst for ice: The quest to build New York’s first dedicated curling facility

The Last Call brings yakitori (and Japanese hi-fi) to Williamsburg

Food & Drink

The Last Call brings yakitori (and Japanese hi-fi) to Williamsburg

‘The Sound of Bed-Stuy’ doc explores a corner of NYC sound system culture

Arts & Entertainment

‘The Sound of Bed-Stuy’ doc explores a corner of NYC sound system culture

7 vintage stores to check out in 2023

Community & Commerce

7 vintage stores to check out in 2023

Tokyo-style hi-fi audio lounges come to Brooklyn

Food & Drink

Tokyo-style hi-fi audio lounges come to Brooklyn

Our 8 favorite albums (and one EP) by Brooklyn artists in 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Our 8 favorite albums (and one EP) by Brooklyn artists in 2022

An intimate dinner with strangers at Greenpoint’s U Omakase

Food & Drink

An intimate dinner with strangers at Greenpoint’s U Omakase

Arctic Monkeys introduce new grooves to sold-out Kings Theatre crowd

Arts & Entertainment

Arctic Monkeys introduce new grooves to sold-out Kings Theatre crowd

Global groove music finds a home in Crown Heights

Arts & Entertainment

Global groove music finds a home in Crown Heights

‘A glitch in the matrix’: Bushwick’s new jazz spot calls back to an earlier era

Arts & Entertainment

‘A glitch in the matrix’: Bushwick’s new jazz spot calls back to an earlier era

Max Kalnitz

Articles written by the author

6 Mediterranean restaurants to check out this fall

6 Mediterranean restaurants to check out this fall

‘Isn’t that being free?’: Free jazz veteran Alan Braufman returns with a tighter sound

‘Isn’t that being free?’: Free jazz veteran Alan Braufman returns with a tighter sound

From Albania with ink: These tattooing twins are open for business in Bushwick

From Albania with ink: These tattooing twins are open for business in Bushwick

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

The best in Brooklyn music, 2023

The best flour tortillas in Brooklyn might be at the Border Town pop-up

The best flour tortillas in Brooklyn might be at the Border Town pop-up

Team behind popular Bushwick club Ornithology opens sister location next door

Team behind popular Bushwick club Ornithology opens sister location next door

At Shota Omakase in Williamsburg, ‘nude sushi’ takes center stage

At Shota Omakase in Williamsburg, ‘nude sushi’ takes center stage

Meet the entrepreneurs reclaiming the outdoors for people of color

Meet the entrepreneurs reclaiming the outdoors for people of color

Tension, release and Stephen King: Underground rockers Godcaster are coming for you

Tension, release and Stephen King: Underground rockers Godcaster are coming for you

Send Noods: Five cold noodle spots to cool off at this summer

Send Noods: Five cold noodle spots to cool off at this summer

‘Present in the moment’: Get to know Brooklyn psych outfit GIFT

‘Present in the moment’: Get to know Brooklyn psych outfit GIFT

A thirst for ice: The quest to build New York’s first dedicated curling facility

A thirst for ice: The quest to build New York’s first dedicated curling facility

The Last Call brings yakitori (and Japanese hi-fi) to Williamsburg

The Last Call brings yakitori (and Japanese hi-fi) to Williamsburg

‘The Sound of Bed-Stuy’ doc explores a corner of NYC sound system culture

‘The Sound of Bed-Stuy’ doc explores a corner of NYC sound system culture

7 vintage stores to check out in 2023

7 vintage stores to check out in 2023

Tokyo-style hi-fi audio lounges come to Brooklyn

Tokyo-style hi-fi audio lounges come to Brooklyn

Our 8 favorite albums (and one EP) by Brooklyn artists in 2022

Our 8 favorite albums (and one EP) by Brooklyn artists in 2022

An intimate dinner with strangers at Greenpoint’s U Omakase

An intimate dinner with strangers at Greenpoint’s U Omakase

Arctic Monkeys introduce new grooves to sold-out Kings Theatre crowd

Arctic Monkeys introduce new grooves to sold-out Kings Theatre crowd

Global groove music finds a home in Crown Heights

Global groove music finds a home in Crown Heights

‘A glitch in the matrix’: Bushwick’s new jazz spot calls back to an earlier era

‘A glitch in the matrix’: Bushwick’s new jazz spot calls back to an earlier era

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