Alas, Lit is closing, but could Mr. Fong’s keep hope alive for the downtown set? Lucas Moran, who just opened the neighborhood bar in the shadow of the…
Williamsburg Gets a ‘Market-Driven Chinese’ Spot With Soy Sauce On Tap
Williamsburg is getting a new Chinese restaurant tonight, but don’t expect to see empty tubs of MSG behind Kings County Imperial. Instead there’s an acre-sized…
Sneak Peek Inside Miscalanea, a Luchador-Free Mexican Deli and Coffee Spot
Guillaume “G” Guevara isn’t a big fan of the way local businesses represent Mexico: “When I go to a restaurant here it looks like a museum…
Comedian Damien Lemon Will ‘Get into the Deep Issues, But This Isn’t a TED Talk’
You’ve probably seen Damien Lemon on MTV 2’s Guy Code, or as the cabbie in one of those Spiderman movies or on Comedy Central’s The…
Shakespeare As You Like It: In a Park or in a Parking Lot
After construction of Essex Crossing bumped it from its home last year, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot will relaunch just three blocks away, in a…
Mike Love of Beach Boys On Love & Mercy: ‘Poor Brian, He’s Had a Rough, Rough Time’
When the Lower East Side Film Festival starts Thursday, Mike Love of the Beach Boys will be one of six judges. Love, who co-wrote and sang lead vocals…