In the upcoming documentary The Problem with Apu, Brooklyn-based comic Hari Kondabolu explores what happens when a beloved cartoon character is also an offensive caricature for…
Russ & Daughters Shows Off Its Future Brooklyn Outpost, Opening Early Next Year
Back in February, Russ & Daughters announced that it was opening a multipurpose space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in a World War II-era building…
Opioid Crisis Must Be Fought With More Than Words, Says LES Harm Reduction Center
In New York City, the opioid crisis is seen every day in the lines outside methadone clinics and needles exchanges across the city. At the…
City Council Race Heats Up As Two Bridges Towers Loom
The race for the City Council’s District 1 seat heated up yesterday as frontrunners held dueling actions. On the steps of City Hall, women’s groups…
Michelin-Approved Szechuan Mountain House Spices Up St. Marks
Szechuan Mountain House wants to bring authenticity and lots of spice to the East Village. In a small storefront, tucked above Saint Marks Place, the…
Nightlife King Paul Sevigny Shows His Paintings For One Night Only
You might not be able to get into his clubs, but you’re welcome to attend his art show. Nightlife impresario Paul Sevigny will be showing his…
Campus Crime Report: Sexual Assaults, Burglary On the Rise at NYU
Reported rapes more than doubled at NYU’s Washington Square campus from 2014 to 2016, rising from 6 to 16 reported incidents, according to the university’s…
Chuck Schumer Hits Lower East Side to Blast Trump’s Proposed EPA Cuts
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stopped by La Plaza Cultural Community Garden in the East Village Thursday afternoon to rail against the Trump administration’s proposed…
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Into This Weekend Conference on Psychedelics
Five decades after psychedelics first made their mark on American culture, the promise of psychedelic drugs is being championed by artists, activists, scientists and…
Jianbing’s the Thing at Chinese Crepe Slinger, Mr. Bing
A former investment banker is hoping diners and late-night bar hoppers will drop the familiar comfort hot dogs and pizza slices for jianbing, a Chinese…