In the past, the East Village holiday tradition known as Unsilent Night has proceeded undeterred against the red menace that is SantaCon (remember UnsilentaCon?), so…
City Strikes a Deal to Pay $160 Million For Final Parcel of Bushwick Inlet Park
After over a decade of uncertainty, the city has struck a deal to acquire the final 11 acres needed to complete Bushwick Inlet Park. The…
Greenpoint Warehouse Going For $60M; Jupiter Disco Opens in Bushwick
This Friday afternoon on Palmetto Street, a vigil will be held for Sharabia Thomas, the 17-year-old Bushwick student who died in 2004. Her alleged kidnapper…
De Blasio Vows to Dig In Against Trump and ‘Stand Up For Our People’
Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to fight back against Donald Trump’s harshest and most regressive plans this morning at a speech in the East Village.…
Talks + Readings: Doulas, Post-Capitalism, and an After-Turkey GMO Lesson
The Doulas NYC Launch Party Monday, November 21 at Bluestockings, 7 pm: FREE. Bookstore, cafe, and activist space Bluestockings is fittingly the space for the…
Four Shows: Neon Spandex and Hair Metal Redux, Thurston Moore & John Zorn’s Dream Team
Ereptile Destruction, Growler, Shitkill Tuesday November 22, 9 pm at Union Pool: $8 Once in a while, it helps to forget everything that’s happened to…
The Queen Is Dead: Remembering Leonora Russo, Mayor of Bedford Avenue
Leonora Russo, the “Queen of Williamsburg,” has died at the age of 91, after 68 years in the neighborhood. She’ll be remembered this evening at…
Incarcerated LGBTQ Artists Get a Gallery Show Curated By Diane Von Furstenberg’s Daughter
The obstacles faced by the more than 2.3 million incarcerated people in the United States today are enormous, and the consequences of the prison system are felt…
Ad-Rock Decries ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ and Hundreds Rally Against Hate at Adam Yauch Park
Last week a pair of swastikas with the caption “Go Trump” were found spray-painted in Adam Yauch Park, a playground, dog run, and ball courts…
Indictment in Bushwick Murder; ‘Immersive Erotic Dinner Party’ Pix
Kwauhuru Govan, a 38-year-old man from Florida, was indicted Thursday for the 2004 kidnapping and murder of Bushwick teenager Sharabia Thomas, thanks to DNA found under the…