Between touring The Room and promoting James Franco’s making-of-The-Room movie, The Disaster Artist, Tommy Wiseau probably hasn’t had much time to toss the ol’ football around. The international man…
Activists Say ‘Frack No’ to Proposed Pipeline as Cuomo Makes Renewable Energy Investment
Environmental and community groups gathered outside New York University’s Kimmel Center this morning, rallying against a natural gas pipeline proposed by the Williams energy company.…
Watch Harvey Weinstein’s Paper-Thin Apology, Sung By a Cut-Out Doll
In the past year, numerous men in the entertainment industry and beyond have come under fire for their sexually abusive behavior. In attempts to save face…
Last Call For Adult Dodgeball! Deadline For Manhattan League Looms
You might think an adult dodgeball league is merely a Hollywood fantasy, like in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. But NYC Social has created a…
Sesame Street Drag, Disabled Comedians, and More Performance Picks
SipFest Now through March 14 at Wild Project, various times, various prices The nature of live theater is that anything can happen at any time.…
The Fillmore East, ‘Church of Rock N Roll,’ Recalled By Those Who Helped Open It 50 Years Ago
During 1967’s Summer of Love, the Village Theater at 105 Second Ave. was New York’s premier rock music venue. The Anderson Theater, two blocks south, competed with…
City’s First Night Mayor Will Be Ariel Palitz, Former Club Owner and CB 3 Member
Ariel Palitz will be the city’s first “night mayor,” it was announced today. The former Community Board 3 member and onetime owner of East Village nightclub…
Bowie Mania Continues With Ziggy Cocktails and Record Store Day Releases
The opening of the mammoth “David Bowie is” exhibit last week at the Brooklyn Museum left a lot of people nostalgic for the late Starman.…
The Best of Spring/Break, the Outré Art Fair in an Abandoned Times Square Office Building
There are at least a half dozen contemporary art fairs settling in all over Manhattan this week and, if past years’ efforts are at all predictive, most of these…
Rats! NYU Sushi Staple Sharaku Closed By Health Department
Shakaru, a reliable East Village destination for reasonably-priced sushi and Japanese fare for more than 20 years, has been temporarily shuttered by the health department.