About

Billiardsburg offers a complete directory of pool table locations in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, along with other information you might want to know, like what a game costs, what the table conditions are, and the kind of crowd you can expect.

Billiardsburg also promotes community among pool enthusiasts.  We encourage you to share your pool experiences, give us feedback on the tables we feature, and create discussion with others.  Billiardsburg hosts regular events for you to meet and play in a laidback setting.  We believe pool can be social without the constraints and commitment of a league.  Our events are always open to anyone interested.

Nice shot, good game.

Who We Are

Karol Lu, Founder/Editor - Karol began shooting pool regularly in 2006, under the instruction of Matthew Bagdanoff. She has since joined a league, to Matt's dismay, and could be the team's most inconsistent player. On any given night, you can find her trying to get a game in, and either running the table or looking thoroughly devastated, and always refusing to play doubles. When not at the pool table, Karol enjoys cooking and hosting events, and has had numerous successes on the competitive cooking circuit. Karol has lived in Williamsburg longer than any reasonable person should.

Matthew Bagdanoff, Writer/Editor - Matthew began his pool playing days as a young child growing up in Oregon City, OR, where he and lifelong friend Michael McDaniel played on the pristine eight-foot table in the basement of Michael's parent's house.  Matthew lost many games to Michael in those years, and Matthew still loses many games to him whenever he visits the Pacific Northwest, and it's not even funny anymore.  The humiliation and self-loathing that resulted from nearly two decades of not being able to beat that fucker has spurred Matthew on to become the aggressive, short-tempered, distractable, and ultimately scatterbrained billiards player he is today.

Dustin Warrington, Web Design - "It is just simple geometry," his grandfather said, in the basement of a typical 1950s suburban house just outside of Cleveland. Pool was a special treat, as was cable TV, to be partaken of during frequent trips north. While most people migrated south for the winter, Dustin flew north. Much of the game was learned at that young age, owing to the fact that Ohio winters are spent almost entirely inside. As the years flew by and the felt wore out on that table, he graduated to playing in various and sundry bars, along the east coast. Finding his way to New York, he is now regularly defeated by both Karol and Matt. He blames the whiskey and failing grades in High School Geometry. He doesn't actually live in Williamsburg, but has platinum membership in the L Train frequent flier club.

Mike Calhoun, Programmer/The Map - Mike occasionally played pool in his friend's basement growing up in Syracuse, NY and upon moving to Nashville, began frequenting the world famous Melrose Pool Hall up the road from his high school. He now plays somewhat regularly in Williamsburg, though despite this past he has shown no improvement at the game since the age of 13. An affinity for seeing friends and cheap whiskey keep him coming back.