At the end of October, Pete Wells didn’t use his knife to cut through Peter Luger’s vaunted porterhouse— instead he drove it directly into the…
From Governor’s Mansion to Russian Anarchist Hotbed
On Nov. 7, 1919, the second anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, US federal agents and New York City policemen, armed with clubs and blackjacks, raided…
A Firehouse Where Pioneering Feminists Have Carried the Torch
Eleanor Cooper was determined to keep 243 West 20th Street from turning into an icebox. This almost seemed like a joke, if she thought about…
The Dance Hall That Charmed Dickens in America’s First Slum
Charles Dickens toured Five Points for a day and found only two things he liked about it. One was the pigs. Dickens described the city…
In Brooklyn, Luxury Apartments Where Walt Whitman Once Worked With a Bright Heart
Leaning against the rattling doors of a Brooklyn-bound train, their noses to the ground even as they cross the East River, commuters easily miss the…
Performance Picks: Bowie Cabaret, Country Christmas, Asian Drag
THURSDAY Where Are We NowNow through December 21 at La MaMa, 8:30 pm: $26 ($21 students/seniors) Even though he’s not physically with us anymore, the…
Art This Week: Sci-Fi Meets Reality and Holiday Shows
An Evening With MusesOpening Wednesday, December 18 at Ace Hotel New York, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through December 20. Whether it’s a ticketed…
How Spin Replaced Waitressing as the NYC Actor’s Side Gig of Choice
Sydney Sabean basically lives out of a spin studio bathroom. She teaches up to nine classes every week—constantly in a cycle of showering, getting ready…
Don’t Be Surprised If Musical (and Romantic) Duo Drug Couple Runs For Office
Brooklyn indie duo Drug Couple is a band marked by a series of contradictory facets. The band’s members, Miles and Becca (themselves a couple) are…
Performance Picks: A Wholesome Evening In, and Deranged Holiday Drag
THURSDAY SadBoyClubThursday, December 12 at The Deep End, 7:30 pm: $10 suggested donation Lana del Rey talked about summertime sadness, but we all know that…