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The Man Who Fell to Earth: David Bowie’s Formative Years in ’70s New York

Posted on January 11, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

By now you’re well aware that David Bowie has died, just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his 25th studio album. During the wee hours of…

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Sway’s Last Dance: Another Downtown Mainstay Gone Still

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Nicole Disser

Patrons and staff gathered at Sway to bid bye bye as the downtown bar passed on to the next world, joining its brethren in depraved bar heaven.…

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Alone At Last : Slip Into a Booth and Prepare to Be Seduced

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Nicole Disser

“At that time in New York things were really wild,” Emily Armstrong recalled of the ’70s punk scene. She and her partner, Pat Ivers, are…

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The Burbs Before Bushwick: Meryl Meisler Straddles ’70s Long Island and Downtown

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Nicole Disser

Meryl Meisler turned heads last year with her photographs of Bushwick in the late ’70s and early ’80s, when the neighborhood was racked by arson,…

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New York Fringe Fest 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…

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New York Fringe Fest 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…

Read More

New York Fringe Fest 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…

Read More

New York Fringe Fest 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…

Read More

New York Fringe Fest 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…

Read More

New York Fringe Fest 2014

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Kirsten O'Regan

It’s that time again, folks. The time when the world’s most avant-garde and experimental theater types descend on the East Village and Lower East Side for a fortnight…

Read More

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