The Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church has released the lineup for its annual New Year’s Day cavalcade, which in the past has featured performances…
Producer Christine Vachon On the ‘Insanely Exhilarating’ Love Story Behind Carol
When Therese Belivet, a salesgirl played by Rooney Mara, and Carol Aird, an elegant suburban housewife played by Cate Blanchett, lock eyes in a department store,…
Week in Shows: ‘Creepy Crawlycore’ and M Lamar’s Radical, Black Metal Opera
PC Worship‘s EP release show is coming up this week at Palisades, as we trust you know from last week’s interview with Justin Frye. But there’s…
No Festivus For the Rest of Us?
Who’s the grinch who stole Festivus? We may never know, but this much is certain: the East Village resident who celebrated the Seinfeldian holiday on behalf…
Ride a 1930s Subway Car From Houston Street to a Swing Dance Party
If you cheered the preservation of the wooden escalators at Macy’s, then you’ll probably dig this: once again, the New York Transit Museum is bringing its 1930s subway cars…
Jogger Raped in East River Park; Bushwick Gets Another Beer Garden
On Thanksgiving Eve, a 26-year-old female jogger was raped and robbed in East River Park near the Williamsburg Bridge. [CBS NY] That same night, the…
Nino’s Pizzeria Aims to Bounce Back From Gas Leak and Eviction Notice
A popular East Village slice joint plans to reopen despite what it says is an unreasonable demand for dough.
East Village Tenants Say ‘Enough Is Enough’ to Alleged Predatory Landlord
Karen Platt has been channeling her frustrations through the satisfying scrape of chalk across concrete. After years of living with dust, noise, and health hazards…
Meet Izzy Man, the Spendthrift, Serial-Monogamist Rapper From Queens
“Can you say love?” IZZY MAN asked the crowd during a recent performance at Bowery Electric. Behind him, four backup singers, two guitar players and a…
Shows: Your Cyberpunk Future and Women of the Katy Perry Research Institute
Negative Approach, Night Birds, Child Bite, Outskirts Sunday, Nov. 29th, 8 pm at The Acheron: $15 Years back, I was day drinking at an unassuming…