Eleanor Cooper was determined to keep 243 West 20th Street from turning into an icebox. This almost seemed like a joke, if she thought about…
Bluestockings Bookstore Launches Member Plan as It Marks 20 Years
On the eve of its 20th birthday, the radical Lower East Side bookstore Bluestockings has announced a membership program designed to keep the bookstore open…
Stronger Vision Zero Plan Demanded in Wake of Increasing Traffic Deaths
A bike messenger delivered two bags of fresh-cut flowers to City Hall just in time for Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets to take…
LES Immigrant Experience Takes Center Stage at PEN Literary Festival
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…
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…
This Keith Haring x Planned Parenthood Collab Is Like an OB/GYN Office On Wheels
(Photos: Cecilia Nowell) The crowd gathered outside of City Hall this afternoon was excited about more than just a colorful, pink-and-blue bus. Bold lettering across…
50 Years After Stonewall, Art Show Honors Diversity of the Queer Rights Movement
Documentary footage from the 20th-anniversary commemoration of the Stonewall Uprisings plays at the entrance to the Grey Art Gallery. On screen, activists laud the riots…
A Collective Hub in Ridgewood Wants to Realign Your Gaze Away From the Abyss
On a typical weekend morning in Ridgewood, young families spill out of brunches at Julia’s and Norma’s and friends gather to work or catch up…
Noho Gets a Persian-Isreali Eatery and Marketplace, Sage Kitchen
A marching band stumbled into Sage Kitchen on April 2, welcoming the Persian-Israeli restaurant to the neighborhood with some NoHo cheer. The long-time catering company opened…