A long and emotionally charged saga concerning what a plaque will say about the 1969 Stonewall riots outside of Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn may be…
A Steven Spielberg-Ed Burns Project, Public Morals, Is Shooting in the East Village
Public Morals — a TV pilot about police in the ’60s from executive producer Steven Spielberg — is filming today in the East Village. Star…
I Tried Co-Ed Naked Meditation Led By a Crystal-Wielding Vegan Chocolatier
My period was already a day late when I signed up for the naked meditation. Class was scheduled for Saturday — five days away. On Thursday, I began…
Watch a Burlesque Version of the Dream Sequence From The Big Lebowski
As promised, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque put on a burlesque version of your favorite Cohen Brothers movie last week. No, not Inside Llewyn Davis, silly! We’re…
James Murphy Releases Espresso Blend; Spike Lee On ‘Motherfucking Hipsters’
You can finally drink James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem‘s espresso blend at the newest location of Blue Bottle. [Grub Street] City Councilmember Antonio Reynoso says…
Lit Is Opening a Place in the McKibbin Lofts
We’ve been hearing rumblings that the folks behind Lit, which just celebrated 12 years in the East Village, were working on a new bar in…
Hold Your Skateboards: Max Fish Might Be Staying in the LES
Today in the best news imaginable: Max Fish owner Ulli Rimkus may be keeping the beloved dive bar on the Lower East Side.
How the Squatter in Our Basement Drove Us Out of New York
I often wonder if we would have ever left Manhattan, had a strange man not been living in the basement of our apartment. Living in…
Wonderwolf Is Folding Its Teepee For Good
After this Friday, Williamsburg’s hip parents will have to look elsewhere for boutique, European baby shoes. Wonderwolf, the children’s clothing and accessories store that always has…
Joseph Latimore (Passerby, Panda) Has Opened Sensei, ‘For Artists and People Who Love Art’
For every couple of dozen unpleasant openings and closings in LES, there’s one that manages to restore our faith in the neighborhood, if only for…