Notorious East Village real estate developer Ben Shaoul is getting sued by his own parents, who allege almost $50 million in damages. [The Real Deal]…
UCB East Is Raising Funds For Comic Liza Dye, Who Was Struck By a Train
The woman who was struck by a train at the Broadway-Lafayette station Thursday morning has been ID’d as Liza Dye, a Bed-Stuy comedian who was…
St. Marks Gets the Smoke Shop It So Desperately Needed
The bodegas-with-bongs trend continues, as the old New Corner Magazine, on the corner of St. Marks and Third Avenue, took down its grungy blue awning…
Feed Your Inner Garbage Pail Kid With Free Pizza, 25-Cent Arcade Games, and Cheap Pints
A group of concerned Lower East Siders is trying to put the kibosh on $1-slice joints, but they can’t keep you from scarfing down FREE…
Greenpoint Is a Little Closer to Greenland, With This New Nordic Coffee Shop
Just a month after Greenpoint got a Swedish coffee shop, it has a Nordic one to match. Today, Budin opened on Greenpoint Avenue. A specialty…
A Bigger, Brunchier Egg Hatches Next Week
When we shared the news that Egg was moving to a larger location this month, an opening date hadn’t yet been announced. But now we…
‘DIHIPSTER’ License Plate; Scarlett Johansson Goes Apartment Shopping
Pride & Joy, the barbecue joint that was to replace Lucky Cheng’s, is suing the building’s owner for $22 million and alleging that structural issues…
A Scaffolding Collapse Cleared First Avenue of Momofukuheads
That East River Ferry ramp isn’t the only thing that crapped out today — minutes ago above 177 First Avenue, near East 11th Street, a…
Tonight: Free Hot Toddies and Tattoos in Honor of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
This kind of weather demands a hot toddy, and Otto’s Shrunken Head wants to give ya one. Tonight at 8 p.m., they’re hosting a tribute…
Remembering Hudson of Feature Inc.; Developers Blew $248 Million in Williamsburg
Jerry Saltz remembers Hudson. The owner of Feature Inc. was among the first to exhibit the art of Takashi Murakami, Raymond Pettibon, Tom Friedman, Richard…