Heightened police presence in response to a string of robberies in the East Village/Gramercy Park area likely caused Kenneth Nottage, 46, to flee the neighborhood…
Sixth Ward Loses Liquor License Amid Complaints About Its Outdoor Patio
The future of The Sixth Ward hangs in the balance after the New York State Liquor Authority decided today to strip the Lower East Side…
Talks and Readings: Chris Ware, Happy Spinsters, and Hilarious Mormons
Tuesday Meet Chris Ware, the man behind the graphic novel “Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth,” which Time called a “haunting and unshakable book”…
21 Post-It Notes That Reveal New Yorkers’ Concerns About Gentrification
In conjunction with the play Buzzer, Tracey Scott Wilson’s tale of an upwardly-mobile black attorney who buys an apartment in a transitioning neighborhood in Brooklyn,…
9/11 Artist Puts the East Village Explosion On Canvas
If you look carefully at “St. Marks Place,” the above painting by artist Lola Saenz inspired by the gas explosion on Second Avenue, you can…
These Construction Worker Paintings Give New Meaning to ‘Artistic Development’
When walking into a luxury Manhattan highrise, most of us don’t normally stop to think of all the construction workers who lent their hard work…
Stage Diner Evicted Amid ‘Absurd’ Accusations of Covering Up Gas Siphoning
The photo at left is evidence that Stage Restaurant was illegally siphoning gas and attempted to cover it up in the wake of an explosion across the street, says an attorney…
Talks and Readings: ‘Badass’ Novelist, Comic Books Club, and Trivia Tidbits
Tonight The Sellout, the latest novel by satirist Paul Beatty (The White Boy Shuffle), takes on some pretty big themes; it challenges “the sacred tenets of the…
The Lower East Side’s Newest High-Rise Hotel Opens Next Week
The long in-the-works Orchard Street Hotel is slated to open next week, according to general manager Angela Fiore. The hotel, at 163 Orchard Street between Rivington…
‘Brewmuda Triangle’ Bars Are Pouring Again After East Village Explosion Closure
The three points of the East Village’s “Brewmuda Triangle,” Standings, Burp Castle and Jimmy’s No. 43, have all announced they are open tonight after a…