When Smorgasburg returns to Williamsburg at the end of the month, there’ll be plenty of fresh faces among the new vendors. One of them is really fresh. Believe it…
Last Call For Adult Dodgeball! Deadline For Manhattan League Looms
You might think an adult dodgeball league is merely a Hollywood fantasy, like in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. But NYC Social has created a…
Rats! NYU Sushi Staple Sharaku Closed By Health Department
Shakaru, a reliable East Village destination for reasonably-priced sushi and Japanese fare for more than 20 years, has been temporarily shuttered by the health department.
It’s Bone Broth Weather, and Brodo Has a New Location in Soho
With a bomb cyclone in full effect this afternoon (no, these aren’t sweet hydraulics), what could be more warming than a hot cuppa bone broth?…
Competitive Winter Picnicking Brought Madcap Costumes and Olympic Snuggling to Prospect Park
Physically, it’s not really that challenging a sport. Mentally, even less so; in fact the “better” “players” are usually among the most tipsy. And though…
Forget the Winter Olympics, We’re All About This Extreme Bike-Messenger Race
Snowfall didn’t deter ten brave cyclists from competing in Monstertrack XIX’s warm-up race ahead of the main event this Saturday. Crihs Throman, the winner of the messenger-style alleycat took called the conditions…
Rachelle Robinett Studied Witch Elixirs Before Opening Supernatural Health Cafe
“Wellness has become another way to display wealth,” holistic healer Rachelle Robinett recently wrote. In the piece, Robinett wryly points out the aspirational nature of the health trend,…
Tender Greens Is the Latest Sweetgreen-esque Chain to Hit NYC
The Union Square/Nomad/Flatiron area has become an epicenter of health-minded, chef-driven fast-casual joints, what with Sweetgreen, Dig Inn, Danny Meyer’s Daily Provisions, Franklin Becker’s Little…
Pie an Artist in the Face and Then Eat the World’s Biggest Bagel and Lox
If you’ve ever wanted to throw a pie in someone’s face, now’s your chance. Jennifer Rubell, the conceptual artist who built a giant cookie jar resembling…
Rainbow Bagel Creators Go Black-and-White For Time’s Up
Not long after everyone at the Golden Globes donned black to show support for the #TimesUp movement against sexual harassment, the pastries at The Bagel…