On May 29, 1949, a group of people marched through Chinatown to celebrate the construction of a brand new building at 195 Worth Street, just…
Join a Community Arts Dialogue, See Queer Latinx Art, and More Before the Clock Strikes 2017
Art Start Up! Tuesday, December 27, 7 pm to 10 pm at Theater for the New City, RSVP by Email info@theaterforthenewcity.net to RSVP This Tuesday,…
The Greenwich Village Church That Helped Women Get Illegal Abortions
This week, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. On the 16th of November in 1964, four women and…
Alexander Skarsgård Considers an EV Address; Subway Therapy Book Underway
Chef Damon Wise recently agreed to oversee kitchen operations at both Sauvage in Greenpoint and its sibling restaurant, Maison Premiere, in Williamsburg. [Grub Street] True…
All John Gotti Wanted For Christmas Was This Infamous Address
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Nothing, at least nothing widely known, has happened…
Hallelujah, Film Forum Is Screening the Leonard Cohen Tour Doc, ‘Bird On a Wire’
If you’re still mourning the loss of Leonard Cohen last month, this may help: Film Forum is screening Tony Palmer’s classic documentary Leonard Cohen: Bird…
Is Mission Chinese Planning a Vietnamese Offshoot?
Mission Cantina has apparently closed after three years of serving up Mexican-Chinese-whatever food, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Danny Bowien’s Lower East Side empire is shrinking. According…
This ‘Squirranha’ Maker Is Just One Reason We’ll Miss the Morbid Anatomy Museum
Before the Morbid Anatomy Museum suddenly ceased operations in Gowanus, we stopped by its holiday flea market at Bell House and met Wilder Duncan, who, among other…
Live in Bret Easton Ellis or Aaron Neville’s Pads; Jude Law Hits Economy Candy
Tour the penthouse that until recently belonged to Grammy-winning singer Aaron Neville, who recently unloaded the $2.6 million property on E. 9th Street. [NY Post]…
Your Ears Will Be Ringing in the New Year, Thanks to Thurston Moore and John Zorn
Sure, you could spend your New Year’s Eve in a confessional, but that would be a sin. Instead, why not head over to The Stone…