Rustico, the crepes-and-coffee spot replacing Iconic Hand Rolls on First Avenue, has fired up its grinder and griddle.
This Year, Why Not Do Your Holiday Shopping at the Bar?
It’s that time of year again: the Hester Street Fair’s holiday market is back, as is the Williamsburg Winter Flea and the Union Square Holiday…
These East Village Celebs Know Where to Get Good Mexican Food in NYC
Where does haute taquero Alex Stupak go when Volvo hands him the keys to a brand new car and tells him to drive anywhere? Bushwick,…
Here’s Sarah Silverman On Kanye West, Rape Jokes, Her HBO Pilot, and the Word ‘Retarded’
Sarah Silverman (Todd Barry’s onetime housemate in the East Village) was at the 92nd Street Y last night, so we sucked it up and headed…
This May Be the Trashiest Perfume Ad Ever
Rick Swenson, the Bushwick-based NYU film student who punked Gothamist with a half-naked woman performing in a kiddie pool full of milk, just sent over…
These Bic Lighter Rings Are a Spark of Genius
If you’re under 21 and bummed that you’ll no longer be able to buy ciggies in NYC (thanks, Mayor Mike!), here’s a little something to…
Here’s Adam Sandler Getting Taken For a Ride at Katz’s
As you know from reading Lil Nugs, the LES blogs have been all atwitter about Adam Sandler filming his new one, “The Cobbler,” in the…
Bushwick Shooting Victim Had Other Run-Ins; 5Pointz Developer Defends Whitewashing
Police say the emotionally disturbed Bushwick resident who was shot and killed by a rookie cop yesterday threw a baseball bat at an ambulance in…
If You Like Puppets, You’ll Love This (And No, We’re Not Stringing You Along)
Not all puppets sit around downing booze and pills; some aspire to art and activism! And this month, you’ll have a few opportunities to hang…
Police Shot and Killed a Knife-Wielding Man in Bushwick
A police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man in Bushwick this afternoon after the man lunged at them with a kitchen knife, police sources…