Landlords call him “the devil.” Meet Arthur Atlas, an architect specializing in loft design. He earned this disparaging title as a result of his work…
Watch Bear Hands Play One Off Their New Album and Then Tout the Merits of LSD
Bear Hands and their label, Cantora, remain synonymous with a certain time in the Brooklyn indie scene — before MGMT went down the rabbit hole,…
42 Kooky, Kinky Films to See in Theaters While You Wait For Nymphomaniac
Part one of Lars Von Trier’s much ballyhooed NC-17 tour de force, Nymphomaniac (NSFW trailer above), will finally make its NYC debut at Nitehawk Cinema on…
Landlord Sabotage On the Rise; Kevin Corrigan’s Live Talk Show
Landlord sabotage is on the rise in gentrifying North Brooklyn. One woman who didn’t take a buyout had to deal with a sagging bathroom. [Gothamist]…
Another Manhattanite, The Bean, Hits Bedford Avenue
Because Bedford Avenue isn’t caffeinated enough, The Bean, a chain of East Village coffee shops popular with NYU students, is planning to open a location…
Sochi Is Over and All We Got Was These Not-So-Lousy T-Shirts
If the Sochi Olympics have taught us anything, it’s that Russia is a strange, strange place. On the flipside, putting the spotlight on Russia and…
A Cab Burst Into Flames On Its Way to Brooklyn
A cab caught fire on the Williamsburg Bridge today. The fire department told us they got the call around 2 p.m. and there were no…
One of the City’s Best Video Stores Is Closing After 12 Years in Greenpoint
Photoplay, one of the city’s last great video stores in this age of Netflix, will close on Wednesday night at 11 p.m. after 12 years…
This Film Has It All: Rooftop Teepees, Reclaimed Water-Tower-Wood Surfboards
Just, wow. Any given frame of this short film created by Patagonia Surf Bowery along with Indoek (makers of everything from custom teepees to a Bro in the City app) is a diorama-like snapshot…
Sam Grittner and Abbi Crutchfield On Girls: ‘Relapsing Looks Like Fun!’
Welcome to Girls Talk, in which two of our favorite New Yorkers share the text messages they sent during this week’s episode of Girls. The…