With the closing of one newsstand comes the opening of another. As expected, the convenience store and newsstand on the corner of St. Marks…
Police Say This Guy Robbed Someone While Posing As a Cop
While you’re on the look-out for the bald, mustachioed scam artist, keep an eye out for this gent as well. Police say that on the…
Extra! Extra! The Newsstand Is Leaving the Lorimer Stop
The newsstand at Astor Place has reopened to much fanfare, but over in Williamsburg, inside of the Lorimer-Metropolitan station, another beloved newsstand is closing.
Sasheer Zamata’s Girls Tour; Video of 285 Kent’s Last Shows
Watch Sasheer Zamata, who made her SNL debut Saturday, give a Girls tour of Greenpoint. [NY Observer] Speaking of Girls, Lena Dunham is defending Vogue…
Buy the Flannel Shirt Leo DiCaprio Just Bought, at This Designer’s New Williamsburg Store
By Robert James, the Lower East Side clothier, moved its Williamsburg shop from Bedford Avenue to Grand Street over the weekend, but not before getting…
Progress in Menachem Stark Case; Rosario Dawson’s LES Roots
Happy Martin Luther King Day, all. Here’s a guide to volunteering in North Brooklyn, care of DNA Info. A police source tells the Daily News…
Win Tix to Visitors, By Philip Glass and Godfrey Reggio of Koyaanisqatsi
Back in July, we posted the trailer for Visitors, the new one from Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass of Koyaanisqatsi. The film makes its New York City…
American Apparel’s Merkined Mannequins; Gunman Arrested in Bushwick
As you can see from this and other photos Scott Lynch added to our Flickr pool, the mannequins at the American Apparel on East Houston…
Wanna See Jean-Michel Basquiat Naked?
Last night, it was naked girls reading. Tonight, it’s a naked guy drawing. But not just any naked guy. At 6 p.m., Suzanne Geiss’s Lower…
East Village Florist Dies; 2,000-Capacity Venue Bound For East Williamsburg
The East Village florist who was struck by a drunk, high and speeding driver in June has died while on life support. [NY Daily News]…