One recent morning in Tara McPherson’s Bed-Stuy studio, the artist’s easel was loaded with sketches of two nearly identical girls connected by a sparkling rainbow springing…
Williamsburg Loses Subway Service and Subway Sandwich Service
From April 17 to May 18, there’ll be no late-night or weekend L train service between Lorimer Street and Eighth Avenue, which is very, very…
‘Brewmuda Triangle’ Bars Are Pouring Again After East Village Explosion Closure
The three points of the East Village’s “Brewmuda Triangle,” Standings, Burp Castle and Jimmy’s No. 43, have all announced they are open tonight after a…
Pound a Pint, Help Print This Informative Guide to the Bushwick Housing Crisis
You’d have to be living under a rock to be surprised to hear Bushwick is undergoing some explosive changes. It feels like streetscapes here are…
Two Big Chances to Tell Local Pols How to Spend Your Tax Ducats
Sure, your first priority this weekend probably involves lying in the grass with a margarita blender, but don’t let the lurvley weather keep you from…
Week in Live Music: Last Punk Bits Before the Big Fest and Thank Heavens For Indie That’s… Different
Welcome to another end of the work week. You’re probably busy eyes-locked on the clock counting down the seconds until you can sprint out the…
Here’s a Film Fest You Can Actually Snag Tickets For
If you’re still bummed about sleeping on that Tribeca Film Fest screening (tickets are now going for $98 to $324 on StubHub), take solace in…
Williamsburg’s (D)evolution Captured in #MyChangingNeighborhood
When photographer Stéphanie de Rougé moved to New York in 2006 she settled on the south side of Williamsburg. “From the first day, I knew…
The Trash Bar’s Network Television Debut Is the Funniest Thing in ‘Forever’
Someone had to immortalize the Trash Bar before its impending move to Bushwick and the ABC crime show Forever has gone and done it in…
How Bandit’s Roost Blossomed Into Chinatown’s Columbus Park
Watching people enjoy mah-jongg in Chinatown’s Columbus Park, it’s hard to imagine the site was a dangerous, decrepit slum in the late 1800s. Photojournalist and…