Tavi Gevinson caused quite a stir among Donna Tartt fans last week when she posted an Instagram photo of a custom-made jacket inspired by Tartt’s 1992…
Can This East Villager Get Elected to Congress By Going to Yoga Classes and Making Coffee Dates?
The space that used to house Coup, on Cooper Square, still feels like a cocktail lounge, but the young people at the bar during a recent visit…
Cruel Intentions Musical Flashes Back to the ’90s: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Nineties nostalgia is so ubiquitous that we don’t really care to question why anymore. But there could be a scientific explanation for why, on a…
Dr. Octagon Drops Video For ‘Flying Waterbed,’ Streams New Album
After dropping two tracks off of the much anticipated follow-up to his cult 1996 album Dr. Octagonecologyst, Dr. Octagon has released a video for “Flying…
Coffee With A Conscience? GrandLo Cafe Serves Up Cold Brew With a Splash of Job Skills
GrandLo Café, a “new social enterprise” from nonprofit Grand St. Settlement, will turn your daily coffee habit into a chance to support disadvantaged youth. The…
City Reliquary Unveils a Sculpture Garden That’s Pure Garbage
Many art shows can be classified as “trash” but a new sculpture garden takes it a step further. Part of the ongoing “NYC Trash!: Past, Present, &…
More Great Ghost Signs of the East Village and LES
We’re back with the fifth in our series of ghost signs. Click the photos to see artifacts of businesses that have long disappeared. Photos by…
City Seeks to Streamline Landmarking Process, But Public Doesn’t Want to Be Shut Out
The Landmarks Preservation Commission wants to speed up its approval of certain building modifications by eliminating public hearings, but preservationists argued yesterday that the move would silence…
UFO Cults, Modern Vaudeville, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Wondershow Wednesday, March 28 at Lot 45, 7 pm: $25 When you think of vaudeville, you may imagine charismatic and fast-talking magicians, jokesters, and other…
The Canadian New Yorker’s Dilemma: Am I a Yankees Fan or a Mets Fan?
As a baseball-loving Canadian living in New York, the 2018 MLB season presents me with an important question: should I root for the Yankees or…