Long before Gordon Gekko’s bimbo cousin was inaugurated in January (no doubt aided by doing the best impression of Ronald Reagan he could muster), trend pieces…
Gowanus-Based Threes Brewing Tries Greenpoint On For Size
Cassette closed (or got “mangled in the tape deck of Greenpoint,” as Eater put it in a headline) back in November, but we’re happy to…
New Yorkers, Stop Being Babies About the Plastic-Bag Tax
A five-cent tax on disposable plastic bags is looming over New Yorkers, and many of us seem to be worried that a touch of mindfulness about…
Laundromat Charges Double For Trump Items; LES Gallery Scene in Flux
An East Village fixture, the Mosaic Man’s dog Jesse Jane, has died at 17. [The Villager] If you saw a disco ball chained to a park…
Raymond Pettibon Breaks Out From Behind the Black Flag Bars, at New Museum Show
As he introduced the new Raymond Pettibon retrospective, New Museum artistic director Massimiliano Gioni admitted that he first became aware of the artist via his…
Bejeweled Opera, Empowering Blurred Lines, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Masterpiece Classic: Women in Art Wednesday, February 8 at UCB Chelsea, 8 pm: $7 It is generally agreed upon that art is Good. However,…
City Doesn’t Have Greenbacks For Rehab of Sara D. Roosevelt Park
“It’s not so good, huh?” laughs Kathleen Webster, president of the Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition as she refers to the D- grade that the…
What’s ‘OG Croonster’ Luther Vandross Doing in the East Village?
The R&B legend now has his face supersized in spray paint on Avenue A, but that’s not all– he’s earned his own flavor. Every month,…
Leonard Cohen Tribute Tonight; Dessert Fest Coming
East Village bar HiFi is hosing a tribute to Leonard Cohen tonight. [EV Grieve] A new luxury building on Attorney Street is pricing its studios…
6 Things to Know About Making DIY Spaces Work
Last night, dozens gathered in Greenpoint event space Magick City to discuss the current state of DIY spaces in New York and to brainstorm ideas…