Leave it to the bar behind the Smallest Penis Pageant to pay tribute to Pumps in one of its restrooms.
ABC Colonized Williamsburg Yesterday, HBO Takes Over Today
Remember HBO’s ’80s program opener, where an asteroid exploded over “HBO City” and turned into the network’s logo? (If so, or even if not, check…
‘Tommy Was the Ramones’: Friends and Colleagues Remember Tommy Ramone
Despite their impact, the Ramones struggled for commercial success. Their debut album, Ramones, has been called the most influential punk record, but it was only…
Former Rheingold Brewery Sells; Greenpoint Ferry Service Returning
The site of the recently closed BP gas station in the East Village sold for $32 million. [The Real Deal] In Greenpoint, repairs are underway…
The New St. Mark’s Bookshop Got Its First Window Display, With a LES Novel of Note
Update, July 20: The store announced its reopening yesterday via a Facebook message, followed up by an e-mail blast today: “After nearly a month of…
Readings and Talks: Post-Apocalyptic Pregnancy, Kafkaesque Erotica, and More
Wise-up about the underlying structures of the Israel-Palestine conflict, lust in the style of Kafka, and hear about California’s (fictional) dystopian future at this week’s worthy readings and talks. …
Flood Tide Reimagines That Time Swoon Took a Flotsam Flotilla Down the Hudson
Almost exactly five years ago Todd Chandler was floating atop a garbage heap in the Adriatic Sea bound for a party he had not been…
Watch The Love Ways Shotgun (and Then Golf-Club) Some Beers in ‘Avalanche Kids’
Indie rockers The Love Ways have been working on their second EP, Vacant Years, for nearly a year. They released their first one, Every Night,…
This Type of Astral Opera Only Comes Along Once Every Several Years
“Space Opera” seems to have fallen out of favor since the ‘70s, which makes it a perfect target for reanimation and—let’s hope—popularization. This week the…
We’re Posting This From Downtown Manhattan’s Newest Beach
It’s finally here — the WiFi-equipped mini beach we told you about last month has finally been installed at Water and Whitehall Streets. We’re maxing…