No plans tonight? Galleries are having openings by the dozen this evening in all our neighborhoods. We’re most intrigued by the Vice Photo Show at…
Sexy vs. Sexton: Padma Shows Up to Support Lawsuit Against NYU 2031
As expected, Padma Lakshmi was among those who packed into a courtroom today to hear arguments against NYU’s Greenwich Village expansion plan. This was the…
When Skal Opens, the Nordic Invasion Shall Be Complete
First Aska, then Torst, then Luksus, and now… Skal. Few details have been released about the Nordic restaurant opening at 37 Canal Street. But as…
Not What You Want On a 100-Degree Day: Fires in Williamsburg and Chinatown
Thought today was a scorcher? Just be glad you’re not wearing an FDNY uniform. Firefighters were taken to hospitals this morning when blazes broke out…
Want to Live in an ‘Old-School Williamsburg Apartment’?
You know things have gone topsy turvy when even realtors are pining after “old-school Williamsburg.” According to the broker, this 3-bedroom apartment is in a…
And Another Thing, Mr. Steingarten: Roberta’s Is NOT 8 Blocks From the Train
Man, we got so worked up yesterday about Vogue’s patronizing praise of Brooklyn dining that we forgot to mention one of the things that irked…
Norah Jones Quits Cooper Square, House of Yes Has a Last Blast
The House of Yes, which has been forced out of its Maujer Street space by rent hikes, will give a final “end-of-times-themed” variety show this…
Relive the Tompkins Square Park Riots In Their Bloody Entirety, 25 Years Later
Southerners have their Civil War reenactments but what do East Villagers have when it comes to reliving their defining battle? Just the annual Tompkins Square…
Vogue Makes the ‘Long, Bumpy,’ ‘Perilous,’ ‘Costly, Time-Consuming, Often Nauseating’ Trek into Brooklyn
It’s apparently been too long since a middle-aged Manhattanite went on safari in Brooklyn, so none other than Vogue has gone and published “A…
No, Hannah Horvath Did Not Snort Coke Off This Toilet
An apartment listing on Craigslist wants to know: “Do u watch GIRLS?” If so, “you’re sure to LOVE this completely unrelated apartment in Greenpoint!” a…