Big Al: a Week in the Life of the Reverend Al Sharpton Wednesday February 17, 7 pm at the Wythe Hotel: $11.50 Hey, it’s Black…
The Cute, Forgotten Bathhouse in the Middle of Allen Street Is Becoming a Cafe
If you haven’t heard, the old Allen Street bathhouse (called “comfort station” in polite parlance) may be getting a long overdue facelift. The poor thing had a…
Sentencing in Torture Kidnapping; Greenpoint Hospital Plans On Hold
Three men were sentenced for kidnapping and robbing two victims in Greenpoint in December 2013. The assailants tortured one victim with a blowtorch and lit…
Cold Much? The New Prettiots Video May Make You Move to LA
When we last checked in with Kay Kasparhauser, frontwoman of The Prettiots, she told us, “I’m a city girl so I need to wear a…
What Will De Blasio’s Higher Buildings Mean For Transit, Affordability?
The first rows of the City Council chambers were packed with red shirts yesterday. Members of the AARP were there to support Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to tackle the city’s…
5 Arrested for Deadly East Village Gas Explosion in ‘Weaponized’ Building
Police arrested five people in connection with the gas explosion that rocked Second Avenue last spring and brought down three buildings. The tragedy, which killed two men,…
Huitzilli Packs Up Its Guayaberas After Some ‘Not So Great’ Changes in Williamsburg
Huitzilli, a colorful boutique specializing in Mexican clothing and jewelry, is vacating its home of seven years after its building was sold. Emily Cantrell, the shop’s…
Powrplnt, the Netty Hang Center for Bushwick Teens, is Officially Turned On
Powrplnt– the ambitious non-profit pet project of artist, proud weirdo, and retired Bushwick party girl Angelina Dreem– has officially flipped on the lights and begun watering the…
Bowery Boys History of Greenpoint; EV Gets a Vegan Pizzeria
Longtime Lower East Side poet John Farris died of a heart attack at his E. 3rd Street apartment on January 22. He was 75 years…
CB 3: Is It Time to Limit the Number of Bars, Banks and Chains On the Block?
While the city council was busy debating high-level zoning changes to promote affordable housing, Community Board 3 also engaged in the ongoing effort to battle the effects…