It’s official: a trio of old buildings on the Bowery, one of them dating back to 1799, are slated for demolition according to permits filed with the Department…
Talks + Readings: Headscarves, Hymens, Spinsters and an Anti-Bridget Jones
As we get ready to watch Kate Bolick read from Spinster, “a revelatory and slyly erudite look at the pleasures and possibilities of remaining single,” tonight at 20 Cooper Square…
Photos: May Day March Calls For Workers Rights and End to Police Brutality
An estimated 1,000 protesters rallied in Union Square Friday afternoon for a May Day rally for worker and immigrant rights. People gathered in support of…
Find Out Just How Bacteria-Infested Houston Street Is During This Weekend of Walking Tours
Remember that scientist whose lab found 637 known species of bacteria in NYC’s subways? Well, that guy, geneticist Chris Mason, will be strolling around the Lower East Side…
Motorino’s Mathieu Palombino Brings Back La Gamelle, This Time On the Bowery
Following the closure of Prima last summer, Mathieu Palombino of beloved Williamsburg-East Village pizzeria Motorino is bringing classic French cuisine to the Bowery with La…
Skateboarding Is a Crime? CB Wants to See Skating Squashed at Pier 35
With warm weather approaching, the Pier 35 esplanade, located under the FDR Drive overpass at the base of Clinton Street, is attracting skateboarders who are…
A Look Inside Rosie’s, a Mexican Newcomer From Team Cookshop
Rosie’s Mexican restaurant opened its doors Friday in what used to be Boukie’s Greek Restaurant at the corner of Second Avenue and Second Street. The 90-seat eatery…
Talks and Readings: Johnny Rotten, Dystopian Authors, and Zombie Survival Experts
Wednesday If the Frying Pan’s “Rocking Dead” isn’t enough undead to get your fix of braaaains this spring then don’t miss what’s sure to be…
First Look at the Greenhouse and Menu at Diviera Drive, Now Open in Williamsburg
After soft-opening for lunch a couple of weeks ago, Diviera Drive, the newest venture by Oliver Stumm of Happy Ending, Rintintin and Cafe Select, opened…
Will Anyone Save This Mural By Legendary Grove Press Publisher Barney Rosset?
Time is running out to save a mural painted by literary trailblazer Barney Rosset on the living room wall of his East Village apartment. Best known as…