Rachel Beider, owner of Massage Williamsburg and Massage Greenpoint, is making your monthly visit from Aunt Flo a whole lot easier. Yesterday Beider and her…
LES Residents Call For City to Intervene On ‘Nightmarish’ Mega Towers
In another installment of “the rent is too damn high,” Two Bridges residents are demanding that the city increase its oversight of the mega-towers coming…
Nitehawk Nods to Female Directors, Addressing the ‘Elephant in the Room’
Representation matters. But unsurprisingly, it’s still lacking in nearly all fields. Especially in Hollywood. Casts, directors and producers are overwhelmingly white and male. So much…
Vermin Got You Squirmin’? Here’s 10 Things We Learned at Rat Academy
In a city with as many rats as there are children, New York has taken on several methods of eliminating the pests from city streets,…
Blerd City Celebrated Black Nerds, and Emotions Ran High
Blerd City Con, the comic conference for black nerdom, came to four venues across Dumbo this weekend. Sci-fi and fantasy short films were showcased at…
This Jerry Saltz Beach Towel Will Soak Up Your Nutcracker Spills
Lena Dunham said we can always rely on him “to bring the visual thunder,” and that’s definitely what this new Jerry Saltz-emblazoned beach towel does.
Williamsburg Shopping Weekend Launches With Free Drinks and Sweet Discounts
With rents going up, an L Train shutdown imminent, and chains like Lululemon moving into the ‘burg, retailers are tasked with drumming up more business…
Bowery Tenants Hit the Streets Again to Protest Dr. Jay’s Owner Joseph Betesh
Tenants of 83 and 85 Bowery poured into the streets of Chinatown yesterday afternoon to protest their landlord Joseph Betesh, again, who they say is…
Bushwick Directors On What It’s Like to Bring Civil War to Brooklyn
Cary Murnion and Jon Milott have teamed up to direct Bushwick, an action movie about a Texas army that invades the Brooklyn neighborhood. Starring Brittany…
New Indian Spot Replaces Babu Ji in the East Village
Now that Babu Ji has moved near Union Square, its old home in Alphabet City has given way to a new Indian joint. Old Monk,…