Shake Shack opened its latest location in the “Death Star” building at 51 Astor Place today, and we stopped in to try out the kiosk-only ordering system.…
Cosplay Diplomacy: How 10 Comic Con Goers Would Defeat Their Enemies
Trump says “only one thing will work,” but the attendees of New York Comic Con know better. We asked them how they’d defeat their mortal…
Watch: Indigenous People Gather to Sing, Dance, and Say ‘Enough of Columbus Day’
Monday, October 9, Columbus Day, officially marks an Italian man’s passage across the Atlantic Ocean, an event that kicked off the genocide of New World…
International Center of Photography Will Move to Essex Crossing
Just a couple of weeks ago, Essex Crossing unveiled renderings for its second phase, and now there’s more news coming out of the six-acre urban…
Artists of Color Explore Home, Feathered Friends Get Glamour Shots, and More Exhibitions
This Is My Home (Too) Opening Monday, October 9 at Casa Mezcal, 7 pm to 11 pm. $10 suggested donation. On view through October 28.…
New Doc Goes Gaga For ‘Queen of Nightlife’ Susanne Bartsch’s Wild Style
As the den mother of the club kids and the Queen of Nightlife, Susanne Bartsch has been profiled countless times, most memorably in 2006 by…
Van Leeuwen Celebrates Its Ludlow Street Opening With $1 Scoops
Just about a month after opening its South Street Seaport shop, Van Leeuwen is rolling into the Lower East Side with another $1 scoop deal.…
East Village Puerto Ricans On Trump’s ‘Sickening’ Response to Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria hit close to home for the many Puerto Ricans living in Alphabet City. Among the 34 who died when the storm hit Puerto…
At Moon Launch, Rosario Dawson Sings the Reading Rainbow Theme For LaVar Burton
The powers of Rosario Dawson’s megawatt smile are well known, but last night she literally lit up a room. She was on hand to help…
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Into This Weekend Conference on Psychedelics
Five decades after psychedelics first made their mark on American culture, the promise of psychedelic drugs is being championed by artists, activists, scientists and…