Have you no time to haul out to Rockaway? Are you close to home and looking to be submerged in something other than sweat? Lucky for…
Snack Dragon Will Close in East Village; Party at Space Ninety 8
Lower East Side landlord Samy Mahfar, who this spring paid $11 million to acquire 102 Norfolk Street, is allegedly trying to rid the building of its rent-stabilized…
Forget Futbol, These Guys Play (Really) Old-Fashioned Baseball
With the World Cup almost over, we’re looking for a new sport to obsess over. Here’s the first in a two-part series. Vintage VDubs aren’t the only blast…
Readings and Talks: Brooklyn Girls and Renaissance Men
Time again for Word Up, our weekly roundup of readings and talks worth getting up and out of the house for. Thursday, July 10 Emily…
Not Good: Williamsburg’s BAD Burger Seized by Tax Man [Update: BAD’s Back!]
The home of the Wake & Bake Burger has been put to sleep in Williamsburg.
LED Unicorns on Roller Skates? Yes, Please
Lola Star is a legendary Coney Island character whose lavish, glittering roller-skate parties are about to descend on Prospect Park. Every Friday night from July 11…
These Sisters Would Like to Serve You Artisanal Dumplings
When the Cheng sisters went off to college, their Taiwanese mother made batches of the dumplings they’d grown up on, froze them, and shipped them to her…
Look For Robert De Niro Interning in Williamsburg Today
No, he’s not working at Vice like the rest of the neighborhood. He’s starring as a widower turned fashion-website lackey in The Intern, which shoots in Williamsburg today…
Dov Charney in the House; Pot Basically Legal in Brooklyn?
With the DA saying that his office won’t prosecute adults without a criminal record for “low-level” marijuana offenses, Brian Lehrer asks, “Is pot basically legal…
The LES Is Getting Another Cheesy Restaurant
After a quick makeover, the Lower East Side space that was briefly linked to Links, a sausage joint, will reopen as 188 Allen, a restaurant…