Back in 2014, Uluç Ülgen fled romantic disillusion in the East Village and made a trip to his birth country of Turkey. There, the shy…
Cyclists Flood Washington Square Park For Die-In Against Rising Bike Deaths
Cyclists filled Washington Square Park last night to protest an increasing number of bike deaths across the city. The protesters staged a die-in, laying on…
Performance Picks: Summer Comedy, Burlesque Fantasy, and More
WEDNESDAY U Up?Wednesday, July 10 at The Corners, 8:30 pm: FREE While I want to say I haven’t sent a “u up” text, a brief…
Lawsuit-Plagued, Hemp-Happy MAMACHA Cafe Closes Amidst CBD Crackdown
New Yorkers looking for pineapple and hemp lattes at MAMACHA Café will instead find paper-covered windows and locked doors. The Bowery café known for its…
Art This Week: African Portraits, Radical Radio, Gender Expression
African SpiritsOpening Thursday, July 11 at Yossi Milo Gallery, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. On view through August 23. Your standard art history education tends…
Cool Down at Your Local Arthouse Cinema With These Splashy Retrospectives
A lot of us may be hoping to spend the middle of summer in theater A/C, but are absolutely too spooked to sit through Midsommar.…
Performance Picks: Post-4th Comedy and Drag Brunch
FRIDAY Cry BabyFriday, July 5 at secret location, 9:30 pm: July 4th weekend tends to come with less events happening than usual, but don’t worry,…
MoMA PS1 Warm Up Starts This Weekend, and It’s a Jungle Out There
Welcome to the jungle, ravers! The MoMA PS1 Warm Up, the longest-running summer dance party in Queens, starts this Saturday and repeats weekly through August.…
Sun’s Out, Signs Out For ‘Close The Camps’ Rallies Against Migrant Detention
As Congress shut its doors for the holiday today, New Yorkers convened at the doors of Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village, rallying for…
‘Battle For Bushwick’ Pits Grassroots Anti-Gentrification Plan Against City’s
Bushwick locals are desperately trying to save the neighborhood from the Department of City Planning’s Bushwick Neighborhood Plan— especially since they spent five years laboring…