The space that used to house Coup, on Cooper Square, still feels like a cocktail lounge, but the young people at the bar during a recent visit…
City Seeks to Streamline Landmarking Process, But Public Doesn’t Want to Be Shut Out
The Landmarks Preservation Commission wants to speed up its approval of certain building modifications by eliminating public hearings, but preservationists argued yesterday that the move would silence…
Williamsburg’s Dime Savings Bank Is a Newly Minted Landmark
Williamsburg’s Dime Savings Bank has been declared a New York City landmark. The unanimous vote at a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing today was cast two weeks after…
Lawsuit Temporarily Halts Controversial Development at Pfizer Site in Williamsburg
The developer of a controversial project in South Williamsburg was hit with a restraining order yesterday that temporarily bars the construction of eight buildings on the former…
Activists Say ‘Frack No’ to Proposed Pipeline as Cuomo Makes Renewable Energy Investment
Environmental and community groups gathered outside New York University’s Kimmel Center this morning, rallying against a natural gas pipeline proposed by the Williams energy company.…
L Train Shutdown Will Wreak Havoc Without New Bus and Bike Lanes, Traffic Study Says
Thousands of bikers are expected to flood Union Square, and 14th Street will become the country’s busiest bus corridor, when the L train shuts down…
Here’s What It Looks Like When People Pie an Artist in the Face
Jennifer Rubell has been on the receiving end of a pie-five for about nine nights thus far, and she still has 14 more to go. Since…
A Yarn About the Christopher Street Tree Cozies, Coming Down in April
In November of last year, amid the aggressive grey that is winter in New York City, Christopher Street was overrun with color. From Hudson to Bleecker,…
Joey Skaggs, King of Fake News, Unveils Annual Parade Charade
Joey Skaggs is at it again. The longtime prankster has made a profession out of feeding the media false information in order to highlight and…
Trotsky, Auden, and the Abortionist: The Radical History of 77 St. Marks
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Leon Trotsky disembarked at New York harbor on January 13,…