When Chiara Valli first ventured to Bushwick, one hot sticky night in the summer of 2013, she fell in love with the place. “Everyone was…
Writer Kim Addonizio Thinks Living on the Bowery is Like Having Her Brain Tattooed
Book Expo America, the annual trade show for the analog information-delivery devices known as “books,” is in town through tomorrow, though it’s easy to miss…
This LES-Bushwick Designer Channels Anna Karina and Lolita
Earlier this week, we sat down with bi-borough based fashion designer Samantha Giordano to talk about her line, Dolores Haze (℅ Lolita). Giordano lives in…
Tonight at Bushwick’s Newest Gallery, High-Tech Art and Bottom-Shelf Beer
Get ready for Michael Potvin’s next Bushwick project. The light installation and video artist behind the recently shuttered Steel Drums warehouse is opening Stream Gallery tonight. The…
Don’t Tell This Artist to Smile When You Visit Her Studio This Weekend
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is not what you would call strident—an obnoxious word too often (smirklingly) associated with women who care about gender equality. The artist responsible…
Rockaway Redux: Another Wave of New Stuff On the Beach
A couple weeks ago we gave you a rundown of new and returning food, transport and lodging options in Rockaway. With beach weekend #2 now…
11 Put-Downs of the ‘Hipster Elite’ From This Fox News Host’s New Book
The subtitle of Greg Gutfeld’s latest book, Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You, pretty much says it all: the libertarian host…
Check Out Bushwick Collective’s First Indoor Show – and This TMNT Tribute
Joe Ficalora and his ragtag collection of street artists at the Bushwick Collective have been turning the neighborhood’s dreary industrial walls into what amounts to…
This Shack Will Serve You Lobster-Topped French Fries at 1 A.M.
A new food stand sells poutine that’s anything but routine: when it opens in Bushwick today, The Diggs will be topping fries with everything from…
Plantworks Closes in East Village; Co-Working Space Opens in Bushwick
After four decades in business, Plantworks closed for good yesterday in the East Village. [Bowery Boogie] Be Electric, a new video and photography workspace in…