We’ve seen this one before: a man posing as a broker conned nine women out of deposits for an East Village apartment he wasn’t licensed…
Homeland Security ‘Terrorized’ East Williamsburg; Greenpoint Leech Therapy
Sunday’s mysterious Department of Homeland Security raid “terrorized and confused” East Williamsburg residents. [Gothamist] Permits were filed yesterday for two of Greenpoint Landing’s 30-story-plus waterfront…
‘Art-less Dodger’ Indicted For Swiping Portraits of Basquiat, Mandela and Snoop
The 49-year-old who allegedly stole three paintings from a Williamsburg art gallery before being chased down by the gallery owner, and then apprehended by police,…
These 8 Images Show What a Stronger, Sexier LES Waterfront Might Look Like
The East River waterfront is in for a dramatic transformation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Today, several visions of just what that transformation might…
Jorge Arias of Bushwick’s The Sampler Has Opened an East Village Wine Shop
The opening of a new wine store is always cause for celebration, particularly if it boasts a healthy selection of bottles under $15, daily tastings…
Allison Kave and Keavy Landreth on Girls: ‘I’m Writhing With Discomfort’
Welcome to Girls Talk, in which two of our favorite New Yorkers share the text messages they sent during this week’s episode of Girls. A…
Pedestrian Struck in the East Village; Councilman Calls For Traffic Review in Greenpoint
After a horrific horrific collision between a car and motorcyclist on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint Sunday that left the motorcyclist dead, Councilman Stephen Levin is calling…
Dalaga Closes, Home of the Brave Opens on Franklin Avenue
While the Franklin Avenue retail strip keeps growing (a home design shop, Home of the Brave, popped up last week) one of its pioneers said…
This Massive Athletic Club Is Coming to the Williamsburg-Greenpoint Border
Williamsburg-Greenpoint is getting a 17,000-square-foot training facility where locals can work off the beers they downed next-door at Spritzenhaus. While their kids are looked after.…
Guardian Angels On the Case After Sunday’s ‘Knockout’ Attack
The Guardian Angels want to “stop the knock out game” with flyers posted near Bowery and Prince, where a 23-year-old Long Island resident was sucker-punched…