Yep, it’s official. New York has once again become an urban swamp, with the muggy, mosquito-filled realities of the tropics blending seamlessly with the stinking sidewalks of the…
Beating the Heat: City Cooling Centers vs. Muji’s Chill-Out Area
Man, it is hot today (it’s hot, too). With temps hitting the high 90s, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from noon…
Go Watch an Orchestra and Circus Perform Together in a Bushwick Warehouse
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write. This Friday night in a Bushwick warehouse, almost 1,000 people are gathering to watch a performance of…
Meet the Composer Who Recycled Wind into Organ Music
In a delightful corner of the internet, William Shatner sits perched atop a scenic mount. As the YouTube clip plays, Shatner, backed by a catchy…
This Art Fest Will Turn Manhattan into Wall-to-Wall Murals
Do you yearn to catch a street artist mid-mural? Tired of your ears being battered by the ground they’re close to? If only catching street…
Moishe’s Bake Shop Has a New Sign, But Where’s the Old One?
Passing by Moishe’s Bake Shop this week, we were delighted to see that after a few months of going relatively incognito, the East Village institution has finally gotten a new sign.…
The Lives of Hamilton Fish: A ‘Strange In-Between’ of a Rock Opera, Music Video, Art Piece
Multidisciplinary artist Rachel Mason’s album turned surreal rock-opera film The Lives of Hamilton Fish owes its life to coincidence. In January 1936, two men from upstate…
This Exhibit Will Permanently Redefine Your Idea of Art From Africa
In Nigerian artist Chike Obeagu’s “Private Viewing,” a white couple wearing comical expressions look at art with bulging eyes. The painting, one of the first things you…
This Photographer Captured Ukrainian Youth in Their Final Months of ‘Carefree Fun’
In the past year and a half, the East Village has grown accustomed to the presence of candles, messages of remembrance and fresh flowers outside…
Alphabet City Gets a Lovely Latin Spot, Secara
On the heels of Marcha Cocina’s opening, the East Village just got another chic Latin fusion spot. Visitors to Secara can expect “wholesome homestyle meals, prepared…