Escape the scorching summer temperatures in the city next week by fleeing to the Opera House Lofts, near the border of Bushwick and Bed-Stuy, where…
Fast Approaching Films: Stay #Woke at Critical Paranoia + Beware Psychopathic BBs
The Childhood of a Leader Wednesday July 20 through Thursday July 28 at IFC Center: $14 Actor Brady Corbet’s directorial debut follows the coming-of-age of…
Performance Picks: Big Comedy, Garbage Theory, Punk Opera, Trump
WEDNESDAY Sam’s BIG Day At The Annoyance, 367 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg. 9:30pm. $5. More info here. You’ve seen him in serial “gay teen drama” Lake…
Electeds Aim to Keep Community, Non-Profit Spaces From Becoming Soulless Condos
As the ongoing drama surrounding the Rivington House intensifies, elected officials urged the City Planning Commission this morning to make deed restriction changes subject to…
I Went To A Selfie Workshop To Figure Out Exactly Why I Hate Selfies
I have something to admit: I hate selfies. I’ve tried hard to be less of a hater, but something just makes me cringe whenever I see someone…
On Governors Island, the Hills Have Slides
“The air is heavenly up here,” a lady exclaimed delightedly into her phone as she paused her climb up the large granite slabs of Outlook…
Orchard Street Gets Condo and Hotel; Noodle Lab in Bushwick
A 24-year-old off-duty police offer lost her uniform, badge and wallet when her car was broken into on Sunday afternoon in Williamsburg. [NY Daily News]…
Alamo Brooklyn Reveals Menu Details While We Continue to Chomp at the Bit
Last time we got news about Alamo Drafthouse’s much anticipated Downtown Brooklyn theater, the Texas-born chain’s owner, Tim League, was telling a crowd at SXSW…
In Bight of the Twin, Genesis P-Orridge Travels to Benin, the Birthplace of Voodoo
I’ll be the first to admit it, my total “experience” with voodoo involves not much more than occasional trips to my local botanica to refresh…
Pacha’s Papa Takes Over Troubled Verboten Space in Williamsburg
Eddie Dean, the nightlife impresario behind defunct megaclub Pacha NYC, is taking over the home of Verboten and opening a new club there in the…