It’s no secret that New Yorkers love to Instagram their social lives – just ask anyone who went to Rosé Wine Mansion, or the happy…
HBO’s Wigstock Doc Remembers a Time ‘When Drag Was Punk Rock’
“A lot of people don’t study their history,” bemoans New York drag pioneer Flotilla Debarge in Wig, the new documentary from Chris Moukarbel premiering tonight…
Dancing in Bodega Bags? These Artist-Activists Call It Trashion
On the promenade in front of the Gowanus Canal on Saturday, 16 people wearing costumes made of single-use plastic bags performed a dance routine. On…
Delicious Diversity at the Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and Empanadas Fest
For the 19th year, the Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival brought its namesake treats– and other celebrations of the Lower East Side’s Chinese,…
New Book Is Letting the Bodega Cat Out of the Bag
New York archetypes are not rare in fiction — from the (allegedly) starving Lower East Side artist to the millennial nanny thrust among Upper East…
In a Bushwick Basement, an Inclusive Art Gallery That’s Literally Homegrown
Just blocks from the Knickerbocker / Myrtle M stop, El Sótano Art Space occupies the bottom floor of a residential building. Not much goes on…
Performance Picks: A Twin Peaks Pageant, Neverland Burlesque, and More
THURSDAY StacyThursday, June 13 at Rebecca’s, 8 pm: FREE Who is Stacy? I personally don’t know, but comedians Marissa Goldman, Caroline Doyle, and Charlie Bardey…
Debut Designer Willie Norris Believes in ‘Queer Capital,’ Not Rainbow Capitalism
In high school, Norris designed costumes for every theatrical production, and dreamed of being a fashion designer. And he dreamed of getting out of his…
The Gradient Wants You To Eat Vegan and Then Veg Out at Its Parties
Warm weather has come and has taken UpNorth, the Canadian-inspired bar at 17 Wyckoff Ave, with it. Replacing the poutine-packed restaurant is the Gradient, an…
A Street Artist Is Playing Hide-and-Seek With New Yorkers on Instagram
A Brooklyn street artist is sharing gifts across the city– if you can find them. See Me Tell Me, who prefers to go by this…