Despite the rash of horrific headlines about bicycle and pedestrian fatalities in New York, including the deaths of cyclist Neftaly Ramirez and skateboarder Alejandro Tello…
Blerd City Celebrated Black Nerds, and Emotions Ran High
Blerd City Con, the comic conference for black nerdom, came to four venues across Dumbo this weekend. Sci-fi and fantasy short films were showcased at…
Chelsea Manning’s DNA, Candy-Colored Churches, and More Art This Week
A Becoming Resemblance Opening Wednesday, August 2 at Fridman Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through September 5. It’s hard to ignore Chelsea…
Panorama Fest Stranded Everyone On an Island With NIN, Tribe, Tame Impala and More
Panorama returned for its second year, bringing a massive crowd to Randall’s Island for a maze of interactive tech installations, a trippy video dome, food…
Inside the East Village’s Plucky New Record Shop, Limited to One
Last month we wrote about Limited to One, the soon-to-be-unveiled 10th St. vinyl collectors’ haven that hopes to shake up the stereotype of the dusty…
Jared Kushner Takes La Nonna to Court; Unwelcome Opposum Customer in EV Deli
Williamsburg Italian eatery La Nonna Ristorante & Bar and its Trump-adjacent landlord, Kushner Companies, recently filed lawsuits against each other. [NY Daily News] The Prince…
You Can Live in Brooklyn For $500 a Month– If You Don’t Mind Dumpster Duty
Many townhouses on this block in Bedford-Stuyvesant look nearly identical—the same stairs lead up to clean, white stone facades and glass doors with black frames—so…
Yuan Invites ‘Sophisticated Chinese Food Lovers’ to Slurp a Storied Rice Noodle
Yuan, a new East Village restaurant specializing in Guilin-style rice noodle dishes, aspires to serve the “sophisticated Chinese food lover,” according to lettering on its…
Breezing Into the Rooftop Bar at Ian Schrager’s New Public Hotel
Ian Schrager’s Public Hotel opened on Chrystie Street last month with a Patti Smith performance in its basement club, Public Arts. Since then, the venue,…
Fatal Fall from Williamsburg Loft Bed; Resist with Non-Gendered Haircuts
A Driggs Avenue woman, 28, is believed to have died from a head injury after falling from her loft bed. [DNA Info] Between Sunday and…