We reported last week that beloved Cajun eatery and longtime Bowery hangout Great Jones Cafe was temporarily shutting down — and, according to cryptic information…
One of the City’s Trippiest Troupes, Company XIV, Has Found a New Home in Bushwick
For the past years, Company XIV has twirled, leaped and pranced– and not just during their bawdy, outre reimaginings of Snow White and The Nutcracker.…
LES Gets Living Gallery; Boss Tweed’s Saloon Closes Amid Controversy
The company that owns the garbage truck that recently killed cyclist Neftaly Ramirez in a hit-and-run, Action Carting, has reportedly been responsible for a dozen…
Brandon Harris Talks Gentrification, Race, and the Perennial Struggle of Making It in NYC
In his first book, Making Rent in Bed-Stuy (HarperCollins, 2017), New York-based writer and filmmaker Brandon Harris uses his memoir of “trying to make it…
Take a Time-Traveling Ferry to Fire Island With These Photos and Films
Now that Fire Island is the subject of a TV series that’s been described, albeit lovingly, as “guilty-pleasure reality filth,” you have to wonder whether…
Take It From This Bushwick Peacock Owner, That Wasn’t a Live Peacock on the Subway
A photo of a peacock on the subway created a social media frenzy on Friday. People crowed not just about the peacock, but also the…
‘Cruff’ Your Face With These New Donut Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ice cream sandwiches are officially a trend in the East Village. Just days after Gelarto’s opening, Stuffed Ice Cream is serving up what they call…
Goodbye, Golden Food Market; Nine Inch Nails at Webster Hall
Yesterday, months after its First Avenue building was purchased for $5.8 million, Golden Food Market shuttered, ending a run of almost 35 years. [EV Grieve]…