When NYU shuttered its Coles Sports Center, we mourned the loss of its squash courts– one of the only downtown places where you could reenact the racquetball…
Bike Messengers Name Tompkins Bench After Biker-Photographer ‘Fast Eddie’ Williams
Members of the bike messenger community came together in Tompkins Square Park on Friday to mark the naming of a bench for bike messenger and photographer ‘Fast’ Eddie…
Can This East Villager Get Elected to Congress By Going to Yoga Classes and Making Coffee Dates?
The space that used to house Coup, on Cooper Square, still feels like a cocktail lounge, but the young people at the bar during a recent visit…
Coffee With A Conscience? GrandLo Cafe Serves Up Cold Brew With a Splash of Job Skills
GrandLo Café, a “new social enterprise” from nonprofit Grand St. Settlement, will turn your daily coffee habit into a chance to support disadvantaged youth. The…
Activists Say ‘Frack No’ to Proposed Pipeline as Cuomo Makes Renewable Energy Investment
Environmental and community groups gathered outside New York University’s Kimmel Center this morning, rallying against a natural gas pipeline proposed by the Williams energy company.…
L Train Shutdown Will Wreak Havoc Without New Bus and Bike Lanes, Traffic Study Says
Thousands of bikers are expected to flood Union Square, and 14th Street will become the country’s busiest bus corridor, when the L train shuts down…
Could an East River Pontoon Bridge Save Us From the L-pocalypse?
Earlier this week, the MTA and DOT revealed their plans for ferry service during the L-train shutdown, with proposed routes connecting North Williamsburg to Stuyvesant Cove. However,…
East River Floating Pool Proposal Gets a Splash of Federal Cash
The floating pool project known as +POOL has received a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Which is good news for anyone who…
Your Chance to Rail at the MTA (Or Just Get More Info) About the L-pocalypse
In an effort to create a dialogue about the impending L train shutdown, the MTA recently announced that it will partner with the city’s Department…
Hardcore Pawn: Chess Night at Molasses Books Is Surprisingly Sexy
On any given night Molasses Books, the tiny bookshop/bar in Bushwick, draws a colorful crowd to readings and other happenings– really, on any given night of the…