Dan Pierson was in awe of Robert Leslie when he heard him playing in the Second Avenue F station for quarters. But instead of dropping a bill in…
Annette Ramos, Stylist at Vice, Goes Black and Gold at Dusty Buttons
Introducing a new column in which we give a stylish local somewhere to go, so they can get all Dressed Up. Annette Ramos’s career as…
The G is Actually Running This Weekend; New Doc On Street Photographers
Paul Auster will headline at Comic Arts Brooklyn in Williamsburg this November, along with Art Spiegelman, the creator of Maus. [Brokelyn] German portraitist Hendrik Beikirch is…
Oh, Hello! Will This New Luncheonette Bring Too Much Tuna to St. Marks?
Looks like “Too Much Tuna” has a new filming location. A homey luncheonette specializing in deli-style chicken and tuna salad is slated to open within…
Drinking Games, Puppies, and Some Paintings, Too: The Weekend in Art
The Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival wraps up this weekend. Also on deck: a dog-friendly pool party, eco-power theater, and haunting portraits of underground celebs.…
‘I’m Kind of Over New York’: It’s the End of Beginnings Gallery in Greenpoint
On Monday evening, Beginnings Gallery in Greenpoint will hold its final show, appropriately titled (cue Jim Morrison voice) “The End.” The owners have decided to…
Mark Your Calendar For These Two Outdoor Arts Festivals in the East Village
The East Village’s cultural institutions are taking it to the streets again, as the details of two big outdoor arts festivals were announced today. Theater…
More G Service May Be on the Horizon, Theatre 80 Owners Mugged
The MTA gave itself an $8 million budget increase, which may lead to both increased G train service and M train service on the weekends.…
Looks Like That Mystical Public Art Game We Told You About Is In Full Swing
The third portal in the 13 Portals, an interactive game conceived by artists Nicolina and Pérola Bonfanti that’s taking over the East Village one abandoned doorway at…
Bushwick Residents Call For Gun Control in Wake of Shooting Near Police Station
Local elected officials attended an open meeting in Bushwick today, at the site of a shooting in broad daylight on Saturday that left five people…