It’s that time of year again: the Hester Street Fair’s holiday market is back, as is the Williamsburg Winter Flea and the Union Square Holiday…
This Street Artist Dodges Cops and Landlords From a Wheelchair
Nothing lasts forever in this cold November rain — least of all street art. This morning we saw a Space Invader getting zapped — and…
These East Village Celebs Know Where to Get Good Mexican Food in NYC
Where does haute taquero Alex Stupak go when Volvo hands him the keys to a brand new car and tells him to drive anywhere? Bushwick,…
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…
For PS122, a $31 Million Groundbreaking and Some Groundbreaking Performances
Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Borough President Scott Stringer, and a slew of officials visited the East Village yesterday to kick off the second phase of a…
Welcome This New E-Cig Shop to the Circus That Is St. Marks Place
The building on St. Marks that once played host to Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable, featuring the Velvet Underground, is now home to Beyond Vape —…
Here’s Sarah Silverman On Kanye West, Rape Jokes, Her HBO Pilot, and the Word ‘Retarded’
Sarah Silverman (Todd Barry’s onetime housemate in the East Village) was at the 92nd Street Y last night, so we sucked it up and headed…
This May Be the Trashiest Perfume Ad Ever
Rick Swenson, the Bushwick-based NYU film student who punked Gothamist with a half-naked woman performing in a kiddie pool full of milk, just sent over…
These Bic Lighter Rings Are a Spark of Genius
If you’re under 21 and bummed that you’ll no longer be able to buy ciggies in NYC (thanks, Mayor Mike!), here’s a little something to…
Mental Note: See This Exhibit at ABC No Rio Before Its Building Is a Distant Memory
There was something I was supposed to post this afternoon, but it seems to have slipped my mind. Oh, right. “Collect, Store, Retrieve” — a…