The bartender at Brooklyn Star doesn’t know Seaton Smith. Perhaps he will someday soon, but not because Seaton’s been a regular for the past several…
Downtown Kid Leo Fitzpatrick May Just Move Upstate After Starring in Doomsdays
If you know Leo Fitzpatrick mostly as the 16-year-old who played Telly the Virgin Surgeon in Kids, then you should probably get out more. The…
The Day Gash and Muff of Guns N’ Hoses Met Slash and Duff of Guns N’ Roses
Every tribute band’s ultimate wet dream has got to be meeting their match IRL. And just over a week ago Guns N’ Hoses— Brooklyn’s own…
In Search of an Unsung East Village Photographer, Tomas Leach ‘Hunted an Old Man Down’
Saul Leiter, secret genius photographer of the East Village, turned 90 this year, yet his work is just now achieving widespread recognition — most recently…
Here’s What Open Mic Night at NYC’s First Maid Cafe Looks Like
Sorry, guys, New York still doesn’t have a cat cafe, but at least there’s this: Tuesday, the city’s first Tokyo-style maid cafe launched an open-mic…
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…
L-pocalypse: There Will Be No L Trains This Weekend
Sorry, good people of the L train, starting at 11:30 p.m. Friday there will be no service between the Myrtle-Wyckoff Ave station in Brooklyn and…
Two Trees at Packed CB Meeting: Domino Development Will Be Very Much ‘of Williamsburg’
With the line to get in stretching out the door, the Swinging Sixties Senior Center in Williamsburg looked more like a concert venue than the…
Help the Philippines: a Hackathon for Techies, a Drinkathon for Alkies
Post-typhoon reports from the Philippines look increasingly grim, and the country badly needs any help it can get. Does that include apps? , an organization…
Tattoo Artist Mark Cross Is Opening a Gallery, and Its Name Is MuddGuts
Two big-deal dudes on the underground art scene in Brooklyn are opening a gallery in Williamsburg this week. And it’s name is MuddGuts. Mark Cross…