The two-bedroom apartment that Jesenia Ventura shares with her three young children, her sister, and her mother Amalia Martinez is so run-down that some windows…
This Halloween, Why Not Go as a Papier-Mâché Penis?
Some say the height of fancy dress was when the most famous architects of the New York City skyline came to the annual Beaux-Arts ball dressed up…
This Bill Murray Portrait Is Just So Grate
He may not be galavanting around Williamsburg anymore, but we’ve seen a lot of Bill Murray lately — in the trailers for his Netflix Christmas…
Shiver Me Timbers! Popeye’s Pappy Gets a Gallery Show
If you’ve opened up the Sunday comics section within the last 20 years then you’ve seen Hy Eisman’s slightly gentler, more reflective Popeye comic, staying…
Bedford Ave Has Highest Rents in BK; Stanton Street Shul Vandalized
Late Tuesday afternoon in Bushwick, cops arrested a 21-year-old smoking synthetic marijuana after they searched him and found real weed and a handgun. [NY Daily…
Ralph Lauren Opens in Williamsburg Friday, Like It Or Not
Just in time for Halloween, it’s Williamsburg’s worst nightmare. We’re told Ralph Lauren’s Double RL & Co will open Friday morning at 85 North 3rd…
Williamsburg’s Newest DIY Venue Reimagines the Comedy Club
While DIY music venues are pretty much done for on the waterfront, a new independent comedy club– run by comics, for comics– has popped up…
Try On These ‘My Little Pony’ Hats at WAHC’s Exhibit of Queer Art
As I walked through the Friday night rain, clutching an umbrella with a price that far exceeded its quality, I felt lost. I was looking…
Bring Your Own Body To This All-Trans Art Show
What do DJ and New Museum darling Juliana Huxtable, a former member of industrial outfit Throbbing Gristle, and “drag mother” Flawless Sabrina have in common?
Dimes Opens Up a Crunchy Deli, and a Market Is On the Way
Dimes is basically taking over the Division/Ludlow/Orchard-and-Canal intersection in the LES, but we doubt the neighbors much mind. After all, the cafe with health-concious fare…