A man allegedly raped a woman in the bathroom of Beauty Bar. [Gothamist] There will be a rally against hate this evening at Tompkins Square…
Williamsburg Loses a Longtime Art Gallery, But First a Banger for the Ages
From the outside, New Yorkers might come across as exceedingly transient people who, for some reason, find joy in completely upending their lives and sacrificing what…
River Coyote Is a Rare Beast: A Coffee Shop That Doubles as a Wine Bar
Jay Nir was chilling in a café in Amsterdam some years ago when he noticed that the person to his right was sipping coffee while…
Week in Film: OG Badass Babe Mildred Pierce; Purple Reign in Blood, and More
Purple Rain: Terror Beyond Belief Friday January 27, 7:30 pm at Spectacle: $5 always Ok, so I might be outing myself as a giant lame…
Face of Mary Tyler Moore Miraculously Appears in Bushwick Coffee Cup
Here’s the latest from Michael Breach, Bushwick’s premiere latte artist. The frothy homage to Brooklyn’s own Mary Tyler Moore (RIP) is dubbed Mary Tyler Mocha.…
Pixies Playing New Williamsburg Venue; Best Mac and Cheeses
Hugh A. Reid, proprietor of the eponymous Greenpoint funeral home, died last week at age 89. [Greenpointers] Portland-based pizzeria Sizzle Pie will start serving up slices…
Performance Picks: Chatbots Gone Rogue, Snowed-in Radio Plays, Psychedelic Burlesque
THURSDAY Bordello: Psychedelic Thursday, January 26 at Bizarre Bushwick, 10 pm: $10 suggested donation Sinister and sultry variety show Bordello, hosted by Madame Vivien V,…
With This New Series, City Reliquary is Activating Locally-Attuned Agitcult
Perhaps you’ve noticed that, since sometime late last week, almost everywhere you turn, people are in a rather dour mood. Could it be that nothing…
Top Editors On What Journalists Covering Trump Should Keep in Their Back Pockets
“How do you cover a beast like Donald Trump?” That question, posed by NYU journalism professor and press critic Jay Rosen, was at the heart…
Arch Nemesis: New Yorkers Flood Washington Square Park to Protest Trump Policies
The tell-tale row of white police vans lined the periphery Washington Square Park, hinting at some dissent needing to be contained in the distance. As…