New York is always a city of writers and artists, but this week especially so. Starting today and running through May 12, 200 of them…
Brooklyn ‘Brewminaries’ Have Homebrewing Down to a Science
Rachel Zeiss’s Ditmas Park kitchen is positively crammed with equipment. A 10-gallon stainless steel pot sits on the stove, almost touching the underside of the…
Mindy Kaling Traded Notes With Stephen Colbert On Her Film Tackling Diversity in Late Night TV
“I was terrified of your reaction to this,” Mindy Kaling told Stephen Colbert after her new film, Late Night, made its East Coast premiere at…
Moniker Art Fair Brings Frieze Weekend to Noho
Moniker International Art Fair has opened its doors in Noho as Frieze NY weekend takes over NYC’s art world. The Fair, which was launched in…
Performance Picks: Adult Sex Ed, Cinco de Star Wars, and More
THURSDAY Adult Sex EdThursday, May 2 at Caveat, 9 pm: $15 advance, $20 doors Think back to the sex education you received growing up, if…
Werner Herzog On ‘Meeting Gorbachev’ Critics: ‘The Stupids Do Not Die Out’
When Werner Herzog took a seat in front of the audience at Cinema Village East on Friday, following the Tribeca Film Festival screening of his…
Last Nights on Ludlow: Local 138 Moves After Two Decades
It was the end of an era Saturday night as Local 138 closed out its Ludlow Street location ahead of its move around the corner…
Cuddle With Kitties at This Pop-Up Cat Cafe
The pups of the East Village are making room for new feline friends this weekend. Cat Castle and The Crazy Cat Family will host a…
Exhibit Tunes into Chinese-American Music, From Cantonese Opera to Taiwanese Hip-Hop
The Hong Took Tong Chinese Dramatic Company debuted on October 18, 1852 with a 42-person operatic performance. With that show, Hong Took Tong became the…
A Hidden Movie Theater and Underground Cruising Spot Has Left the East Village
Abel Ferrara’s The Projectionist, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday, is a scrappy love letter to New York’s independent cinemas, as seen…