This week, the Midtown barbecue joint Biscuit N Brisket closed after opening in May with the promise of barbecue biscuit sandwiches served up by pitmaster Nestor Laracuente, aka the Brooklyn Pit Rat. But things were amiss from the very beginning.

If you’re looking for a great outdoor space to eat barbecue with friends and family, these five joints in New York and New Jersey will help you do just that. Plus, top news and events listings in this week’s newsletter.

The 10th annual Pig Island event is coming up on September 7 in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Pig Island will feature tons of all-you-can-eat pork creations and plenty of hard cider, beer, wine, and spirits. This and much more in this week’s edition of NYC BBQ Weekly.

The long-awaited Red Hook Tavern, from Hometown Bar-B-Que’s Billy Durney, has opened in Brooklyn. The 45-day dry-aged burger is the centerpiece of the menu but there are other great items too.

George Motz — one of America’s foremost hamburger experts and author of Hamburger America — spoke to NYC BBQ at the NYC Brewers Choice event Wednesday night about the best NYC burgers and much more.

New York's Corey Cash of Cash Only BBQ and Ed Randolph of Handsome Devil BBQ competed on a recent episode of the popular Food Network show Chopped. This and much more in this edition of NYC BBQ Weekly.

Juicy Lucy BBQ just opened on Staten Island and already it deserves to be on the list of best barbecue restaurants in all of New York City thanks to its brisket, ribs, and pork candy.

There are many parks in New York City where you can grill and barbecue with a permit or on a first-come-first-grill basis. Here are the 14 best sites for your grilling party, plus the week’s top news and events.

In this week’s NYC BBQ Weekly, I outlined the top events you might want to go to in 2019, including the I Love BBQ and Music Festival, Hudson Valley Ribfest, and Pig Island NYC. Plus, the week’s top BBQ headlines and more.

Honeybee's, a new bar and restaurant in the East Village, serves shockingly good vegan barbecue that mirrors the flavors and textures of American barbecue, with top-notch burnt ends, chorizo, and chicken and waffles.