(Photo: Scott Lynch)
Watch Sasheer Zamata, who made her SNL debut Saturday, give a Girls tour of Greenpoint. [NY Observer]
Speaking of Girls, Lena Dunham is defending Vogue against Jezebel, which stirred up some controversy by publishing unretrouched photos from her recent shoot with the mag: “Vogue isn’t the place that we go to look at realistic women, Vogue is the place that we go to look at beautiful clothes and fancy places and escapism and so I feel like if the story reflects me and I happen to be wearing a beautiful Prada dress and surrounded by beautiful men and dogs, what’s the problem?” [Today]
During the final show at 285 Kent, Fucked Up’s lead singer shared a fond memory: “Last time we played here it was like a million degrees, and I vomited outside.” [NY Times]
You can watch full sets by Deafheaven and Wolf Eyes at the second-to-last show. [Free Williamsburg]
And here are some photos. [Gothamist]
A 52-year-old woman was killed after stumbling onto the tracks at the Essex Street station. [NY Daily News]
Brooklyn’s deputy borough president wants the former Pfizer properly in Williamsburg to be an industrial site. [Brooklyn Paper]
NatGeo’s Scam City set up a camera and caught some pickpocketers at Heavy Woods in Bushwick. [Brokelyn]
East Village favorite Ost Cafe is opening a Lower East Side outpost. [Grub Street]