“Are you dying to show off your knowledge of death, diseases and afflictions?” Despite the invite, no one who attended Morbid Anatomy‘s Singles Night was completely ghastly. “I swear,…
Best Housekeeping Turns 90, Gets Even Better
As Best Housekeeping celebrates 90 years of selling appliances, the store is brightening up its roll-down gate with this new work by Ori Carino, the…
Inside Patacon Pisao, Aiming to Sling Venezuelan Gutbombs By Month’s End
When we hosted Patacon Pisao at the Bedford + Bowery Bazaar last summer, the Venezuelan spot planned to open on the Lower East Side on October…
Bowlmor Closes After 76 Years; ‘Warm-Up to Burning Man’
Williamsburg movie theater/restaurant/bar indieScreen closed after four years, presumably to make way for Vice’s new offices. [Grub Street] The Coffee Shop, Bushwick’s newest place to…
At Pasta Shop, You Can Eat Rigatoni Like It’s Ramen
Now that the Neapolitan pizza craze has come and gone, it might just be time for pasta to take its place at the center of the…
Here’s Why There’s Now a Tiki Bar at This Chelsea Gallery
Drop into the Andrew Edlin Gallery this summer and you might think you’ve come to the wrong place: in lieu of the Chelsea gallery’s reception…
Get Ready to Bug Out On Governors Island
Camper van fans and Beetle buffs, this is your moment in the sun. Next month, nearly 100 vintage VDubs will sputter onto the Governors Island…
This Dutch-Designed Condo Is Now Courting Buyers in South Williamsburg
“When you look at Williamsburg, you hear about The Edge, right?” says Ryan Black. “You hear about Northside Piers—these projects on the waterfront that were…
We Asked 15 Rockaway Sunbathers to Show Us Their Tats
ZIN QUINONES Tell me a little bit about the tattoo on your back and on your leg. When did you get it and why did…
Kings Pharmacy Leaves Williamsburg; Bruffins Comes to LES
During the fireworks show over the East River on Friday night, someone sawed a hole on the roof of Delancey Street’s Popular Community Bank, sneaked…