Yesterday, city council member Margaret Chin painted over KKK vandalism that recently appeared on East Broadway’s Beth Hachasidim DePolen synagogue. [Bowery Boogie] An Upper West…
Artist Shows Naked Ambition With Glow-in-the-Dark Painting Party
Things can get messy at the quasi-weekly happenings artist Michael Alan hosts at his Bushwick studio. During one of them, so much cake was smeared…
‘Real Housewives’ Art Explores White Female Privilege, With an Anna Wintour Show to Follow
The museum behind the “Olsen Twins Hiding From the Paparazzi” and “Nicole Richie’s 2007 Memorial Day BBQ” exhibits is at it again. This time with…
There’s a Posh New Basement Club in FiDi, and James Murphy Has Tried Out the Soundsystem
WeWork’s Financial District location advertises building amenities such as “fruit water”, but here’s something the co-working company hasn’t publicized yet: In the basement of the…
Fatal Bushwick Gallery Altercation; Creep Pushes Woman onto EV Subway Platform
Bushwick bike messenger Curtis Valentine, 32, died Saturday after sustaining a head injury at a Head Too Heavy Gallery exhibit honoring artists who died of…
Cabaret Star Lady Rizo Has A ‘Sneaky Way to Fire Up Activism’
Watching New York nightlife, it’s always wonderful when a performer you admire and enjoy goes from scrappy potential to screaming success. Lady Rizo, an inspiring…
Performance Picks: Pizza N’ Jokes, Anime Burlesque, A ‘Folkloric Spectacle’
THURSDAY Tiny Hornets, Or, It Didn’t Have To Come To This August 24-September 8 at 389 Melrose Street, 7:30 pm: $12 What is folklore? Who…
How Brazilian Designer Camila Rosa Became a Real Artist in NYC
The only thing cooler than Camila Rosa’s woke af illustrations is the artist herself. Rosa has been working on her illustrations for seven years now,…
‘Office of Nightlife’ Bill Passes, Aims to Ease the Headache of Booze Pouring
Back in May, City Council member Rafael Espinal announced a plan to sponsor legislation that would create an “Office of Nightlife” and “Nightlife Advisory Board.” After…
Inside Overthrow, The Boxing Gym Taking Over the Former Trash Bar Space
Trash Bar is down for the count, and a Noho boxing gym is set to replace the Williamsburg dive. Overthrow NYC, which took over the yippie…