Remember the floating pool that garnered a boatful of attention when it was proposed by some friends way back in 2011? Since then it has…
Bushwick Man Will Be Sentenced for W-Burg Murder; Eastern Bloc’s Last Bow
On Wednesday, Bushwick resident Bryan Aponte, 22, was convicted of multiple charges, including the 2015 murder of a sheet metal worker in 2015. Aponte will…
NYC Gets a New Rooftop Pool, at Long Island City’s Ravel Hotel
If you’re dying for a dip but don’t want to shell out $20,000 (yup–$20K) for a pool package at the Dream Downtown, you now have…
East Broadway Subway Station Is F-ing Disgusting, Pols Say
A group of city officials and local residents gathered today at the East Broadway subway station as part of a publicity tour calling attention to…
The Standard’s New Phone Booth Lets You Drunk-Dial Elected Officials
Most of New York City’s remaining pay phones are just there to be pissed on, but this one is for people who are pissed off.…
Spanish Lobster Joint Claws Its Way Out of the Grave
Don’t pour out that sangria just yet. Last week, we brought word that Francisco’s Centro Vasco had suddenly closed after 38 years in Chelsea, bringing…
Bloody Fight at a Bushwick Shelter; Drake Invests in MatchaBar
According to police, two men seeking shelter at Bushwick’s Eddie Harris Residential Facility were hospitalized Tuesday night after one bit off the other’s index finger,…
East Village Community Gardens to Host Screenings of National Security Docs
Does government surveillance really get your goat? (To be honest I have never really understood that expression but I am just going to run with…
Performance Picks: Magicians, Flashlight Ghost Stories, and Queer Debauchery
WEDNESDAY Wondershow Wednesday, August 2 at House of Yes, 8 pm: $20 Ok. I know what you’re thinking. You want to see a magic show,…
The Road Movie Applies a ‘Fly on the Wall Concept’ to Russian Highway Insanity
While the United States ratcheted up sanctions on Russia, a crowd of Russians and Americans alike came together on a Williamsburg rooftop last night to participate…