Several Brooklyn-based artists transported their signature aesthetics uptown this week, creating window displays and in-store installations for Bergdorf Goodman. Intuitively titled Ten Artists for Ten…
Can Bushwick Bridge Unite the Old-Timers and Newbs?
When multimedia artist Sarah Quinter moved to Bushwick five years ago, the neighborhood known as Little Puerto Rico was already becoming richer, whiter and more…
At This Tribute to Marina Abramovic, the Stripper Was Present
A burlesque tribute to a pop culture meme is de rigueur in New York, from Nerdlesque’s esoteric minutiae to the long-running David Lynch Burlesque. But…
Between the Falling Ice and Collapsing Roofs, This Weather Is Truly Frightful
That awning collapse in Union Square isn’t the only bit of mayhem the winter storm hath wrought. In Bushwick today, the metal roof of a…
This Week: Come Out and Play at Warriorfest, Rock Out With The Fabulous Stains
No movie depicts gritty, late ’70s NYC better than The Warriors. Celebrate its 35th anniversary this Saturday at Warriorfest — presented by Rocks Off and…
Bedford Avenue Is Looking Pretty Vacant, and Oh So Pretty to Manhattanites
Bedford Avenue hasn’t seen as much recent turnover as Grand Street has, but that may be about to change. If you’ve walked down Williamsburg’s main drag…
Clean-Up On Aisle…?
If you’re debating whether to head to the office or work from home today, this might make up your mind: the awning of the Duane…
Alleged East Village Rapist Pleads Not Guilty; Cabin in a Bushwick Loft
The hunt for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s drug dealers led cops to a Mott Street apartment where they busted four people after finding a “mother lode”…
Rafael Fuchs Turned Some ‘Bitter Incidents’ With Landlords Into Art
Like to grouse about your landlord? Why not do it over Kosher rugelach at an upcoming art opening? Later this month at his Bushwick gallery, Rafael…
In the East Village, an Upper West Sider’s Vision of ‘Williamsburg: Old and New’
It isn’t often that one decides to change career paths at the age of 69, but that’s precisely what Paul Kessel did. In his previous…