Buddhists were known to be aggressors until they realized that “being violent and domineering was no fun,” said Robert Thurman at the start of Tibet House’s…
William Vale Hotel Opens in April; $756 Pads in Williamsburg
Williamsburg’s William Vale hotel is expected to open in April, complete with third-floor pool. [Curbed] Time to put in those apps for affordable housing units…
At The Cans Film Festival, Movies That Are Seminal to Queens and Creatives
Film “festival” might not be exactly the right word to describe this brand new monthly queer film series at Williamsburg’s Macri Park, but clearly the curators,…
Boylesque Star Raises Funds and His Body Is Up For Grabs?
Stephen Plante’s stage persona, Vic Sin, is inspired by both masculine and feminine qualities, but is the Bushwick performer prepared to go full-on Pretty Woman…
Sketchbook Project Leaves Home of 6 Years to Start a ‘Living Artist Community’ Nearby
The Brooklyn Art Library is boxing up its thousands of crowdsourced sketchbooks, housed since 2010 on North Third Street, and hitting the road. The closing party…
Inside Sunnyvale, the East Williamsburg Venue Where DIY’s Gone Legit
It was bitterly cold last Thursday night, but a sandwich board outside of Sunnyvale promised: “Free shot if you prove you went to Pumps!” Aside from the strip club,…
Free Wine and Blintzes to Celebrate the Reopening of Broad City Favorite, B&H
Last week on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Abbi “Abbo” Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of Broad City asked the former East Villager if he’d seen the St. Marks episode…
Pour One Out (a Coffee Seltzer, That Is) For Northern Spy Food Co.
On Saturday, the weather took a brief and unexpected turn into iced coffee territory and I found myself craving the city’s most delicious and instantly effective caffeinated…
Another Downtown Slashing; Upper Rust Moves to Chelsea
Friday afternoon, a man was slashed in the face outside of the Soho sportswear shop Supreme at the corner of Lafayette and Price Streets. [ABC…
New French-Algerian Spot, Bar Omar, Has Legendary Family Back in Paris
Bar Omar, a new addition to Williamsburg’s bubbling culinary landscape, is a French-Algerian restaurant that forgoes the stereotypical Moroccan-style lamps and ornamental plates in favor…