After a hearing that drew at least one celeb protester, the City Council has approved land use actions for several sections of the impending Greenpoint…
Hell of a Deal! Dinner’s On Richard Hell If You Bid in This Anti-NYU Expansion Auction
That star-studded auction aimed at snuffing out NYU’s forthcoming Greenwich Village towers went online today, and there are some big ticket items in addition to…
Are Jimmy McMillan’s New Jams Kind of Amazing, or Are We Too Damn High?
Sure, de Blasio filled three top slots yesterday, but that’s not half as exciting his runner-up’s three new jams. Jimmy McMillan snagged less than 2,000…
And The St. Mark’s Bookshop Is Having a Star-Studded Auction As Well
If you don’t score those signed editions of Art Spiegelman and Junot Diaz at the anti-NYU-expansion auction, don’t worry — their John Hancocks will also…
Here’s Why There Was a Papier-Mâché Carrot at Last Night’s Domino Hearing
Friends and foes of the plan to redevelop the Domino Sugar refinery once again had their say last night — and what would a Williamsburg…
A Blessing and a Setback For Steiner at Mary Help of Christians Site
Things have been quiet at the Mary Help of Christians site ever since the 96-year-old church was torn down over the summer — and it…
The Yippies’ Deepening Legal Woes Couldn’t Dampen the Pie Man’s Party
About 50 close friends of Aron Kay gathered in the imperiled Yippie! Museum in Noho yesterday night to celebrate what could be the Yippie Pie Man’s…
Airbnb Hosts: ‘I’m Not Hurting Anybody, I’m Not Hooking, I’m Not Selling Drugs’
It’s no secret that the Airbnb economy is thriving in New York City — after all, the Times was on it this week. Visitors to…
This San Francisco Transplant Is Picking Up Where 3rd Ward Left Off
With 3rd Ward closing and General Assembly discontinuing its co-working space, it doesn’t seem like the greatest time to open a new workspace in the…
Dis-Astor Averted! John Jacob’s Row House Is Set to Be Landmarked
An unassuming Grand Street row house built in 1833 was designated a landmark Tuesday, following a five-month push from neighborhood preservation activists. The Landmarks Preservation…