Development on the Lower East Side is such that every time your parents visit and you look for a place to put them up, there’s some…
Back-to-School Tales, Sexperiences, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY Harvest Moon: A Freak-Folk Cabaret Thursday, September 22 at The Wild Project, 8 pm: $10-20 sliding scale. Come ring in the soon-arriving autumn with…
Gabriel Byrne, Electeds Try to Save Elizabeth St. Garden From New Threat
Walking down Soho’s Elizabeth Street can feel like a neverending vortex of high-class retail, where the designer clothing racks outnumber the people. That is, until…
I Tried an IV Treatment That Promised to Shoot Me Up With ‘Indigenous Wisdom’
“It’s the age of integration,” explained Ingrid, the in-house herbalist on duty at The Alchemist’s Kitchen. I would have nodded agreeably if there wasn’t a…
Hull, Yes! Construction of Citywide Ferry Boats Has Begun
If you’re worried– as many are– that the rollout of citywide ferry service will be hampered by all the usual delays, Bill de Blasio wants…
Fire Shutters Caracas Arepa Bar; Limited Edition Soup Dumplings
No one was hurt in a fire that broke out at Caracas Arepa Bar in the East Village, but the business will remain closed for the…
Polka Your Way Over to These Stein-tastic Oktoberfest Celebrations
It’s late September, which, counterintuitively, means it’s time for Oktoberfest! Here are some great places to don your lederhosen, slug a gallon of lager, and sing along…
Brooklyn Pour Craft Beer Fest Will Be a Glugapalooza
Forgot to book your ticket to Munich for Oktoberfest this year? You can still get your beer fix this Saturday at the Village Voice‘s Brooklyn…
Shooting the Hallucinogenic Honey Harvesters of Nepal
About halfway through Vice’s video about the hallucinogenic-honey harvesters of Nepal, correspondent Abdullah Saeed, dressed in a beekeeper suit, complains to the camera: “There’s bees everywhere.…
K2 Bust in Brooklyn; Bushwick Affordable Housing Up For Grabs
Two men were arrested Thursday in connection with 30K+ packets of K2 (synthetic marijuana) that were discovered at a Brooklyn storage unit. [DNA Info] A…