Food stands aren’t the only things being bulldozed for Essex Crossing, the ever-growing Lower East Side development of housing, vendors and aerial vegetables. Community Healthcare…
‘Guilty Pleasures’ and a Light-Up Dance Floor: Welcome To JJ’s Hideaway
Nowadays, many may have written off Williamsburg as a place that has fallen prey to the likes of big banks, pricey hotels, and chains. However,…
There’s a Great Doc About ’80s Post-Punk Shows in the Desert, and Their Organizer Is Ready to Rock Again
The email from Rooftop Films came hours before last night’s screening of Desolation Center at Green-Wood Cemetery in Sunset Park: “No standing, sitting, or leaning…
A Glimpse into Orthodox Crown Heights, Courtesy of a Hipster-Hasid Uniter
On a recent summer morning, Rabbi Yoni Katz stood a few steps away from the Kingston train station, in the heart of Crown Heights, as…
Performance Picks: Weird Sex History, the Actual Macaulay Culkin, and More
THURSDAY The Mx. Nobody Pageant Week 2Thursday, August 15 at Brooklyn Bazaar, 7 pm: FREE Drag Race isn’t on right now, but if you’re still…
Art This Week: Seinfeld Tributes and Scene Kids
Rawr means I love you in dinosaurOpening Thursday, August 15 at Lubov, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through September 22. If the title…
Comedians Getting Therapy, Immersive Mysteries, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY Red FlagsThursday, August 8 at Otto’s Shrunken Head, 7:30 pm: FREE Red flags. They’re stressful and bad, sure, but they sure are fun to…
How Puerto Rico’s Uprising Politicized the Nuyorican Party Scene
The night after the Gov. of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, announced he was stepping down from office, Boricuas and Nuyoricans eager to celebrate the island’s…
Bask in TOMI’s Danceable Glam Pop On a Brooklyn Rooftop
There’s nothing like going to a show to see one band, and stumbling onto someone else who blows your mind— which is how we found…
Gender Fluidity, Artistic Anger, and More Exhibitions This Week
Non + BinaryOpening Thursday, August 8 at Dacia Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through August 10. Gender fluidity seems to be trendier…