On the heels of a report showing that the NYPD is still stopping and questioning New Yorkers without adequate justification, East Villagers gathered in the East…
The Cute, Forgotten Bathhouse in the Middle of Allen Street Is Becoming a Cafe
If you haven’t heard, the old Allen Street bathhouse (called “comfort station” in polite parlance) may be getting a long overdue facelift. The poor thing had a…
Powrplnt, the Netty Hang Center for Bushwick Teens, is Officially Turned On
Powrplnt– the ambitious non-profit pet project of artist, proud weirdo, and retired Bushwick party girl Angelina Dreem– has officially flipped on the lights and begun watering the…
Police Want to See What This Guy Knows About a Village Armed-Robbery Spree
Police are seeking the man shown here in connection with a string of robberies in the East and West Villages. The first of the five incidents…
New Footage of Suspect in ‘Random’ East Village Slashing
Here’s surveillance footage of the man suspected of slashing a stranger’s face in broad daylight in the East Village. Around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the man…
Lowline Selection Rumbles Forward, Despite Community Board’s Misgivings
The city’s move to activate the abandoned trolley terminal under Delancey got off to a rocky start last month. The space has long been discussed as the…
My Quick and Painless(???) Visit to the New ID NYC Pop-Up in the East Village
That is not a Mucinex hallucination: I just used the words “quick and painless” about government bureaucracy. Thanks, Obama! Or: thanks, Rosie Mendez. The council…
2016: A Bedford Stop Odyssey
Williamsburg seems to get some shiny new thing pretty much every day, whether it’s a Whole Foods, yet another glass condo, solar-powered trash compactors, or Pat…
A Diner Dashed with Lovely Day’s Dash Snow Mirror
When a bathroom mirror went missing from Lovely Day on December 5, the owner of the beloved downtown Thai food diner, Kazusa Jibiki, was heartbroken. “It’s a…
Williamsburg Basement Collapses, Injuring Three Construction Workers
When Joshua Alvarado drops his son off at Public School 16 in the mornings, he often notices busy construction activity at the brick row houses on Wilson Street, across…