It’s always been hard to snag a seat at the chef’s counter at Robataya NY, one of Timeout‘s best restaurants of 2011, but now you…
The East Village’s New Halal Butcher Makes an ‘Honest-to-God’ Guarantee
Move over, Verameat — an actual meat store has quietly opened on an East Village block known more for boutiques than for butchering.
Comedian W. Kamau Bell Is a ‘Big Fan of Awkward Conversations As a Way to Promote Change’
W. Kamau Bell, the political comedian whose show, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, ran on FXX, is back in the standup circuit. Tonight, his…
Walks, Talks, and Chalk: 80 Things to Do During Lower East Side History Month
The organizers of the first annual Lower East Side History Month have announced next month’s lineup, featuring over 80 events organized by over 60 cultural…
Yo! Billboards Out of the Bike Lane!
This advertisement for the Cellphone Doctor has been roving around the East Village since the shop opened on Avenue C late last year, but the…
The Commodore’s Stephen Tanner Will Open El Dorado in Bushwick
As Pies ‘n’ Thighs readies its Lower East Side location, one of its founders, Southern-grub virtuoso Stephen Tanner, is making moves of his own.
Vinyl Vendor Goes Brick-and-Mortar; Bookstore Pops Up in Wythe Hotel
Longtime Brooklyn Flea vendor Wreckords by Monkey — which makes jewelry, iPhone cases and clocks from vinyl — will host an opening party Saturday for its Boerum Street brick-and-mortar store,…
Greenpoint Is Getting the Convention Center It Didn’t Know It Needed
A massive center for expositions will open in Greenpoint this October as part of the Greenpoint Terminal Market, an industrial complex that is still reinventing…
The Henry Millers Are Playing Near Henry Miller’s
After dropping the delightfully surreal video for “Hop” in January and following up with another trippy one, “Children,” in February, Brooklyn synth-pop act The Henry…
More On HOWL! Fest’s Postponement: ‘It’s Been Very Frustrating’
We’ve now heard more from Bob Holman about his announcement that HOWL! Festival, an East Village rite of spring, has been postponed indefinitely.