Legendary LES art bar Max Fish is poised for a revival, one year after the closure of its iconic Ludlow Street location. This Saturday afternoon,…
This Is Bananas: Nico West Has Written 32 Songs About Fruit
When Nico West emailed to tell us about his “all-fruit rock show,” we were like it’s a date! On Aug. 3 at Goodbye Blue Monday and on…
Spymaster Secrets, Library Porn, and Broad City-Style Comedy
This week’s talks and readings: some heavy stuff, ending in laughs. Wednesday, July 30 The Gatekeepers Screening When The Gatekeepers was first released in 2012, NY Times…
Enjoy Tonight’s Weather By Making an X-Rated Potato-Print Thong
No typos in that headline. Most events at the 6th & B community garden in the East Village are geared toward children, but it goes…
Whee! Free Sandwiches! Free Cupcakes!
Earlier today Schnitz, the aptly-named schnitzel shop in the East Village, told us they’d be giving away Bamberg (chicken shnitzel) and Sweet Onion sandwiches to…
Montana’s Trail House Is Either ‘A Very Bad Place’ or ‘Something Pretty Special’
It’s rare that a restaurant gets a rave and gets called depraved within 24 hours, but Montana’s Trail House has managed to do just that.…
Clayton Patterson Will Be at the Pyramid, Not in the Alps
Back when The Times triggered laments of “RIP LES” by reporting that Clayton Patterson was leaving the neighborhood for the Austrian Alps, we knew we…
Exclusive Preview: Hannibal Buress Talks Pillow-Fight Parties and NYC vs. LA
When Jay Larson and Sean Patton hit up Brooklyn last spring to film this week’s episode of Best Bars in America, they brought Williamsburg’s resident…
Brando Skyhorse, Who Was Not an Armed Robber at Age 3, Reads Tonight
Since we spoke to him last month, our buddy Brando Skyhorse hit the LA Times bestseller list and picked up a nice plug in the…
Machete Mugging in Williamsburg; Momofuku Celebrates 10 Years
Three East River Housing co-op tenants facing eviction filed federal complaints with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, stating that their building’s no pets…