At 12:30 a.m., chef Ito Shigeru’s Benkei Ramen had its first service as a pop-up restaurant at Hill & Dale’s Lower East Side digs, having…
We Found The Saddest Menu Item in The World
A mournful-sounding fish dish at Mini Thai Cafe in the East Village is the ultimate buzzkill. Check out C13, one of the chef’s specials:
Teen Climbs Freedom Tower; Free Macarons; How LaGuardia Might Look, Maybe
151 Bowery and its Noho neighbor, 331-333 Broome St., were reportedly purchased for $23.5 million [Curbed] A 16-year-old evaded security and scaled Freedom Tower’s spire because…
Days are Numbered for this Bastion of Bob Marley/Guns ‘N Roses Garb (and DVDs)
Netflix continues to clobber the local movie-buying landscape (R.I.P., Photoplay). DVD Funhouse in the East Village is the latest casualty. Employees said the store has…
Erica Weiner to Mark Down a ‘F#$%-ton’ of Jewelry This Weekend
Trying to overcome your nagging perfectionism? At an upcoming sample sale in Greenpoint, you can buy all sorts of jewelry that’s soon-to-be discontinued, or flaunting…
Artist Julia Rothman Informs Us That We Have a Local Troll Museum
Around the time of my second birthday, my mom and dad brought me to a kiddie shrink. My favorite activity was lining things up–Cheerios, Easter…
The Bean Might Be the Scene of a Murder…on Television
There are no Nutella Fitzgeralds to be had today at The Bean’s First Avenue location. The coffee shop is closed while CBS films an episode…
Dredging in Greenpoint; Arrest Made in Bodega Robbery; Free Ice Cream
Fashion designer L’Wren Scott was found dead yesterday morning from apparent suicide in her Chelsea apartment. [NY Times] There was a fire late last night…
Katarina Hybenova and Gina Pollack on Girls: ‘That’s Not How You Take Off a Condom’
Welcome to Girls Talk, in which two of our favorite New Yorkers share the text messages they sent during this week’s episode of Girls. The…
You Have More Chances to Check Out These Giant Tighty Whities in Bushwick
Most people hate airing their dirty laundry. Not Michael McKeown. His massive handmade skivvies will be hanging on a clothesline in a Bushwick alley through April. The…