In another installment of “the rent is too damn high,” Two Bridges residents are demanding that the city increase its oversight of the mega-towers coming…
There’s Another Death By Audio Doc, And It Wants You to Feel ‘A Little Drunk and Disoriented’
The Death By Audio documentary Goodnight Brooklyn got a lot of attention when it premiered in 2016—partly because the film’s stars and creator had some…
Taco Bell’s Newest One Has a Fried Egg For a Shell, and You Can Try It With Free Mimosas
Back in January when Taco Bell introduced its Naked Chicken Chalupa, the Bell’s pop-up “Speakeasy” in Noho seemed like the toughest table in town. We…
Alleged Meatball Shop Robber Arrested; EV Massage Parlor Shuttered for Prostitution
Police arrested Brownsville resident Tony Thomas on Friday in connection with last week’s robbery of The Meatball Shop in Williamsburg. [NY Post] Nie’s Service Center—an…
Art Openings: Teacups Get Handsy, Ruminations on the Grid, Photography Galore
Analog v. Digital Opening Wednesday, August 16 at Foley Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through August 26. Nowadays, it’s common to hear…
Nitehawk Nods to Female Directors, Addressing the ‘Elephant in the Room’
Representation matters. But unsurprisingly, it’s still lacking in nearly all fields. Especially in Hollywood. Casts, directors and producers are overwhelmingly white and male. So much…
Lee Ranaldo Is Doing a Free In-Store at Rough Trade and Signing His New Album
The last couple of times we saw Lee Ranaldo, he was out of town– first at an Inauguration Day show in DC where he and…
Forget Beauty Rest, Judah Friedlander’s Activist Barbie Is Woke As Hell
Even Barbie is snapping out of her dream world and mobilizing against Trumpism. During the past several months, comedian and “World Champion” Judah Friedlander, of…
How an Art Raft Gets Built For a Gonzo DIY Boat Battle in the Rockaways
This year’s Battle For Mau Mau Island, the annual art-raft extravaganza that raged last month in the Rockaways, was as crazy as we showed you last year and the “combatants”…
No Charges Expected in Greenpoint Hit-and-Run; Grand Street Ferry Dock Proposed
The garbage truck driver who killed cyclist and Paulie Gee’s employee Neftaly Ramirez, 27, in a hit-and-run last month reportedly won’t face charges from Brooklyn’s…