Kickstarter has funded everything from sci-fi flicks starring Ai Wei Wei to co-working spaces to Bushwick breweries — and now the crowd-funding site is throwing a…
De Blasio Wants Air Pollution Code to Regulate Fireplaces and Food Trucks
Wearing a green tie and flanked by New York City’s green mascot, Birdie, Mayor Bill De Blasio kicked off New York City’s 44th annual Earth…
The Eddy Brings Bacon Tater Tots and Pastrami Beef Tongue to Curry Row
The Eddy, a new spot from former Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar chef Brendan McHale, will open tomorrow in the former Toucan & The Lion space.
Lefty Lions Ralph Nader and Elizabeth Warren Are Plugging New Books
Just a few days after Chelsea Clinton announced at the Lower Eastside Girls Club that she’ll soon make Bill & Hill grandparents, Liberal Dream Week…
Is Airbnb a ‘Bully’ That Drives Up Rent? Or Are Lawmakers ‘Attacking’ New Yorkers?
Should Airbnb pay hotel taxes? The issue is still causing the kind of drama you wouldn’t want in your home — and lawmakers are now…
Happy Earth Day! Now Somebody Pick Up This, This, That and This
Speaking of trash, a good samaritan took the liberty of circling all the litter outside the entrance to Chase Bank on Second Avenue, near St.…
Virage Is ‘Changing With the Times’ and Becoming Bar Virage
After a three-week remodel, Virage will reopen Thursday for dinner with a new look and a few more letters in its name.
Brooklynites to Manhattanites: We Refuse to Put Up With Your Refuse!
North Brooklyn residents want Manhattanites to stop treating Williamsburg and Greenpoint like a dumping ground. The two neighborhoods are the location of 19 out of…
3 A.M. Ice Cream Sandwich Delivery Has Arrived in the East Village
In case ordering Ben & Jerry’s from the bodega at 1 a.m. wasn’t cutting it, Insomnia Cookies opened an outpost of its cookie delivery service…
Hear Steve Buscemi Do William S. Burroughs’s Talking Asshole Routine
Turns out, Steve Buscemi does a mean William S. Burroughs. Or so we discovered at Project Issue Room last night when the actor reenacted some of the…