I often wonder if we would have ever left Manhattan, had a strange man not been living in the basement of our apartment. Living in…
Wonderwolf Is Folding Its Teepee For Good
After this Friday, Williamsburg’s hip parents will have to look elsewhere for boutique, European baby shoes. Wonderwolf, the children’s clothing and accessories store that always has…
Joseph Latimore (Passerby, Panda) Has Opened Sensei, ‘For Artists and People Who Love Art’
For every couple of dozen unpleasant openings and closings in LES, there’s one that manages to restore our faith in the neighborhood, if only for…
With Days Left to Legalize Their Lofts, Some Scramble, Others Stew, Many Have No Idea
Landlords call him “the devil.” Meet Arthur Atlas, an architect specializing in loft design. He earned this disparaging title as a result of his work…
Watch Bear Hands Play One Off Their New Album and Then Tout the Merits of LSD
Bear Hands and their label, Cantora, remain synonymous with a certain time in the Brooklyn indie scene — before MGMT went down the rabbit hole,…
42 Kooky, Kinky Films to See in Theaters While You Wait For Nymphomaniac
Part one of Lars Von Trier’s much ballyhooed NC-17 tour de force, Nymphomaniac (NSFW trailer above), will finally make its NYC debut at Nitehawk Cinema on…
Landlord Sabotage On the Rise; Kevin Corrigan’s Live Talk Show
Landlord sabotage is on the rise in gentrifying North Brooklyn. One woman who didn’t take a buyout had to deal with a sagging bathroom. [Gothamist]…
Another Manhattanite, The Bean, Hits Bedford Avenue
Because Bedford Avenue isn’t caffeinated enough, The Bean, a chain of East Village coffee shops popular with NYU students, is planning to open a location…
Sochi Is Over and All We Got Was These Not-So-Lousy T-Shirts
If the Sochi Olympics have taught us anything, it’s that Russia is a strange, strange place. On the flipside, putting the spotlight on Russia and…
A Cab Burst Into Flames On Its Way to Brooklyn
A cab caught fire on the Williamsburg Bridge today. The fire department told us they got the call around 2 p.m. and there were no…