After a year and a half as a bartender at Death + Company, award-winning mixologist Al Sotack is getting ready to strike out on his…
Trash Bar’s Owner Plans a Nice Quiet Place; Neighbors Try to Kick Him to the Curb
While Trash Bar looks for a new home, its owner, Aaron Pierce, is looking to open a nice new bar that he says will have nothing…
Coyotes and Dolphins and Bears, Oh My: 10 Animals That Got Lost in NYC
There’s nothing like a coyote cruising down 14th Street to remind us that rats and squirrels aren’t the only animals among us. A little over…
Community Board 3’s First 16-Year-Old Member Has Friends in High (School) Places
Community Board 3 has long been known as a hotbed of liquor licensing debates, among other things — but its new member isn’t even old…
Tippling With Wes Anderson: Moonrise Kingdom Bingo, Grand Budapest Book Club
Do you like lounging in your bathrobe while penning handwritten letters and listening to plinking harpsichord music? Well then you need to get out more.…
The Owners of Pardon My French Want You to Give ‘French Tapas’ an Effing Try
“French tapas” may sound like a contradiction, but it’s the direction French cuisine is heading in, according to Antonin Brune. The waiter at East Village longtimer…
Airbnb Faced the City Council and No One Baked Welcome Brownies
Airbnb officials went head to head with City Council members at a committee hearing Tuesday morning, defending the right of its hosts to rent out…
Broadway Triangle Developer Says Allegations of Housing Discrimination Are Anti-Semitic
Protesters rallied against the development of Broadway Triangle in Williamsburg, saying the proposed housing heavily favors the Hasidic Jewish population over blacks and Latinos. But…
Lounge at 174 Rivington Gets Wet-Blanket Treatment Thanks to Swingers Party
A new bar-gallery hopes to open at 174 Rivington Street, but sexy parties hosted by the previous tenant, Red Velvet, have caused the State Liquor Authority to tie…
All Eyes On Pies ‘n’ Thighs, Opening Its Manhattan Location Monday
After nearly a year of anticipation, Pies ‘n’ Thighs opens Monday on the border of Chinatown and the Lower East Side; the Manhattan outpost will…