A new craft beer store is coming to the Lower East Side: Beer Fridge, at 41 Essex St., is currently in soft launch, with the…
Greenpoint Resto Brooklyn Label to be Revived, With Some Help from Le Gamin
Brooklyn Label, the French corner restaurant in Greenpoint’s historic Astral Building that closed last year, is going to be revived. Now under new management, it…
Take It From This Bushwick Peacock Owner, That Wasn’t a Live Peacock on the Subway
A photo of a peacock on the subway created a social media frenzy on Friday. People crowed not just about the peacock, but also the…
Inside the East Village’s Plucky New Record Shop, Limited to One
Last month we wrote about Limited to One, the soon-to-be-unveiled 10th St. vinyl collectors’ haven that hopes to shake up the stereotype of the dusty…
Let There Be Dark! at This Electricity-Free Theater Festival
Tonight, The Tank turns off its lights for four days, for its annual DarkFest. The midtown theater has invited five known and emerging acts to…
Slipper Room Owner Faces Criticism After Dropping N Bomb On Stage
Lower East Side vaudeville venue the Slipper Room is at the center of a controversy over offensive speech which began Wednesday, July 5, when host…
The Museum of Interesting Things Is a Roving ‘Speakeasy’ Run By a Quirky Curator
How did we watch films at home before Netflix and DVD? And before VHS? Denny Daniel will show you at his Museum of Interesting Things. This…
How to Make the Most of #MuseumWeek
It’s time to stop putting off checking out the city’s great cultural institutions, because this week is #MuseumWeek. UNESCO is focusing on a different theme…
How the Hare Krishna Movement Started 51 Years Ago in the East Village
If you’ve ever been to Union Square, you’ve seen them: They chant, drum; sometimes they even give you a free copy of their scripture. Hare…
Bowery Wall Tagged After Getting Mural By Controversial Pick, David Choe
Taggers wasted no time marking up the Bowery wall’s newest mural. The wall, on Houston Street and Bowery, has featured work by artists like Keith…