After closing its Lower East Side store in December, Feltraiger soft-opened in Williamsburg this past weekend, quietly joining the neighborhood’s Grand Street strip. The new…
Advisory Group Recommends NYU Build Big During First Phase of Expansion
An advisory group made up of NYU faculty and students released a long-awaited report about NYU’s controversial expansion plan today, recommending the school beef up…
Just How Sweet Is the Domino Deal?
The DOMINO DEAL | Create Infographics Yesterday we reported that the city had struck a deal with the developer of the Domino Sugar factory site…
The Directors of Fort Tilden Traveled From Williamsburg to Rockaway to SXSW
It’s hard to get accepted by the South by Southwest film festival — especially if you’re not from New York. This year’s festival features eight…
Art Thief Swipes Snoop Lion Portrait; Mini Mini Market Closing After 14 Years
Pols have redoubled their calls for traffic safety in the wake of a Williamsburg traffic death. [Brooklyn Paper] A variety of projects are vying for…
Domino Developer Agrees to Some 700 Units of Permanently Affordable Housing
Mayor De Blasio has struck a deal with the developer of the Domino Sugar factory site, averting a potential impasse over affordable housing.
Richard Hell Will Chat With Robert Christgau Tomorrow Night
If you missed your chance to dine with Richard Hell, you’ll have a chance to see him for free tomorrow night when the punk-rock royal…
The East Village’s Newest Coffee Shop Slides Open Its Back Bar This Week
The Roost is the OG hip-as-hell coffee shop of our wildest hopes and dreams: Brooklyn Roasting Company single origin beans, Balthazar pastries, fresh flowers and…
Steve Buscemi Chilled With Anthony Weiner, Is King of Mardi Gras
Former Lower East Sider Steve Buscemi has been bouncing around town lately — and we’re not even talking about Big Lebowski burlesque. Last week he…
As Landlord Gives It the Boot, Gathering of Tribes Asks For a Leg Up
Steve Cannon, the owner of A Gathering of the Tribes, seems to have finally lost his years-long fight to keep his East Village gallery space.…