Stanley Cohen has defended a slew of unpopular clients, including a political leader of Hamas and an assortment of drug dealers, anti-war activists, squatters and…
Jason Wishnow Did a Secret Sci-Fi Film With Ai Weiwei and Ended Up Near Bald
Jason Wishnow has told the story of Oedipus with vegetables and documented zombie yoga in Williamsburg. Now, fresh off a stint as TED’s director of film and video, the Lower…
Bushwick’s Massive New Beer Garden, The Well, Aims to Open Next Month
One of the highlights of last weeks’s Newmerica show (besides the bodega in an art gallery) came when the party spilled into the adjoining beer…
Summerscreen Lineup Announced; Bushwick Building Goes For $58M
A five-story rental building at 1209 DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick sold for $58 million and will start leasing soon. [The Real Deal] A rendering for…
Another Vape Store Blows into Williamsburg
San Loco isn’t the only new tenant coming to the once controversial Karl Fischer building at the corner of Grand and Driggs. On the southern…
San Loco Is Closing Its Williamsburg Outpost, Plans to Relocate
Just weeks after San Loco closed its Avenue A store of 15 years, there’s been another shakeup in the empire: the Williamsburg store will close…
Friends Mourn Ivan Martinez at the Scene Of Last Night’s Shooting
A candlelight vigil was held today for the 29-year-old Bushwick resident who was shot and killed last night off of Maria Hernandez Park.
A Legendary Guerilla Exhibit, ‘The Real Estate Show,’ Is Revived in a Proper Gallery
One of the Lower East Side’s most storied and significant art exhibits has been resurrected at James Fuentes Gallery, just a few blocks from where…
St. Marks Gains an Outdoor Sipping Spot, Loses a Free Sample Haven
St. Marks Place lost a prime peoplewatching spot when Japadog closed recently, but now it’s gained another place for freakspotting: Kung Fu Tea, the Taiwanese…
Have a Look at Swallow Cafe’s New Williamsburg Spot
The Bean isn’t the only cafe expanding into a recently constructed Williamsburg building: Morgan-stop favorite Swallow Cafe opened an outpost at 493 Driggs Avenue last…