It’s out with the old and in with the new, near Barclay’s Center. Just a couple of blocks away from where Hank’s Saloon will close, a gleaming…
This Blows: Tourists Are Snapping Sexy Selfies With Bali’s Deadly Volcano
Over 100,000 residents of the island of Bali are evacuating after Indonesia’s disaster agency issued its highest-level warning on Monday, in response to the ash…
See This La La Land Parody, Even if the Poster Is ‘Slightly Alarming’
You might have seen Jimmy Fowlie, the star of So Long Boulder City, on a poster in Greenwich Village. He’s standing high above the midnight…
Cuban Bistro Agozar Leaves the Bowery After 15 Years
Agozar!, an East Village fixture that serves up modern Cuban cuisine, is closing this week after 15 years. Owners Gerardo Perez and Diana Mastrodimos announced on Facebook that there last…
Performance Picks: Patriarchal Trash, Woodland Puppetry, Black Remembrance
WEDNESDAY Fire Signs Present: Sociable Sagittarians Wednesday, November 29 at Artichoke Pizza, 9 pm: FREE Artichoke Pizza is known far and wide for serving up…
SantaCon Location Still a Mystery; Critics Say ‘Be Good, For Goodness Sake’
SantaCon’s massive band of red-suited revelers will arrive in New York on Dec. 9, but no one seems to know where. The controversial bar crawl keeps its starting…
This Weekend, Shop For Grotesque Gifts at These Bizarre Bazaars
Not sold on the items we found in the East Village’s quirkier gift shops? You may want to hit these two markets, coming to town…
‘Nosh For Profit’ Cafe Aims to Keep Kids Out of Prison By Turning Them into Baristas
“Enjoy your career as a barista” might be a putdown in the mind of a certain hilaaarious New York Post columnist, but the folks at Grand Street Settlement believe that slinging coffee really…
The Stromboli Bagel Is Bedford + Bowery’s Person of the Year
Ever since a friend sent me a NSFW photo of his Big Night-style Thanksgiving timpano, I’ve been craving the stuffed stuff. As if to answer…
Our Gift to You: A Guide to the East Village’s Best Holiday Shopping
Before you fall back on the Union Square Holiday Market this season, remember that there are plenty of indie gift shops a little further downtown.…