Whether you know it as International Workers Day or as spring-inflected May Day, this year’s May 1 falls on a weekend, which means two days packed to the brim…
A Rom-Com Set During Superstorm Sandy Taps the ‘Quirky, Diverse East Village Fantasia’
If you were living downtown in 2013, you probably remember the strange suspended week of superstorm Sandy. Maybe you lined up at a pay phone, or held…
Week in Film: Fassbinder Gets His Doc and Patrick Stewart Plays a Punk Choker
Green Room Friday, April 29 through Thursday, May 5 at Nitehawk: $12 Is there anyone more punk than Patrick Stewart? Apparently there is, and it’s…
Rockaway Concessions Return With a New Breakfast Spot, Grilled Cheeses and More
We’ve already gotten wind that Rockaway is getting a beer garden, surf museum and bakery, and new food vendors at Riis Park Beach Bazaar, but what about the…
Gents, You Can Now Slip Into Some Custom Boots With Chilean Rodeo Roots
If you had to spend a day stopping in at every shop in Brooklyn that hawks bespoke menswear, by sunset you’d need a very tall…
It’s Not a Bar Crawl, It’s a Bookstore Crawl — But There Are Boozy Rewards
This Saturday, get drunk on essays, novels and comics during the first-ever Brooklyn Bookstore Crawl. The event, taking place on Independent Bookstore Day, will feature no less than 26 stores,…
It’s Showtime at Beetle House, the Tim Burton Theme Bar Facing a Cease and Desist
The idea of a Tim Burton theme bar opening in the East Village is so weird on so many levels that I started to drive myself bonkers…
Lawyer Becomes Gallerist, Sets Up ‘Hometown’ in Bushwick
Years ago, Adam Yokell was sitting in the art library of London’s Victoria and Albert museum, applying for an LSAT course. Maybe it wasn’t the most…
For the Record, J&R Music World Is Not Actually Back in the Needles Business
Last week was Record Store Day. This week is record store back in the day. This ghost sign was recently revealed during the demolition of…
Pulaski Bridge Bike Path Debuts; LES History Month
Last night near Grand and Willett Streets, a 56-year-old driver was rear-ended by a taxi before the cab’s passenger punched him in the face. [Daily…