A Hip-Hop Cafe in Hunts Point Runs Stand-Up on Wednesdays
Free admission, a host who has played the city's comedy clubs, and HBO and Comedy Central credits inside Majora Carter's cafe.
📅 Wed, Nov 4 at 7:30 PM
🎙️ The Host and the Lineup
Boogie Down Comedy is Karla Watkins's Wednesday room. Watkins, a Colombian-American comic and producer who has played The Comedy Store and New York Comedy Club, hosts and books the bill, and the lineup mixes established names with comics credited on HBO and Comedy Central. The listing runs through Nov 4, and every show starts at 7:30 PM.
🎧 Hip-Hop at the Source
Majora Carter, a South Bronx native, opened the cafe to lift her home borough and keep hip-hop at the center of it. Coffee drinks carry the names: Cold Crush Brew, KRS Kortado, Mos Def Mocha. Bronx-brewed beer sits on tap. Live music and art pop-ups round out the calendar, and Beyoncé's BeyGood grant built the subway-car patio out back.
🚇 Cost, Timing and the Trip
Boogie Down Grind sits at 868 Hunts Point Avenue. Entry is free, and tickets are claimed on Eventbrite. Drinks come from the counter and are not part of entry. Weekdays usually end at 4 PM, and Wednesday is the one night the cafe stays open until 10 PM. Eat beforehand at the Southern Boulevard spots below. The 6 train stops at Hunts Point Avenue.
