Over a year after hitting the market at $35,000 per month (it’s now asking about $27,000), the retail space in the former Amato Opera House building finally has…
James Franco’s The Deuce Returns to Blue and Gold Tavern
HBO series The Deuce is heading into its second season, as you can see from the trailer released yesterday; today, the production is taking over Blue and Gold…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Is Teaching the Ramones All Wrong
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is notorious for getting it wrong, sparking yearly lists of snubees. (For starters, Sonic Youth and the Pixies…
Video: Smashing Pumpkins Turned 30 With Courtney Love and… the Guy From Sugar Ray?
On stage at the PNC Bank Arts Center last night, Billy Corgan recalled how someone, after the previous evening’s show at Madison Square Garden, asked…
Joint Committee! Gov. Cuomo Convenes Team to Legalize Weed
Governor Andrew Cuomo has previously referred to marijuana as a “gateway drug” (he’s more of a beer guy), but it looks like he’s finally mellowing out. After…
The East Village’s Oldest Tapas Bar Has Left the Building (But Not the Hood)
The narrow, slightly subterranean space at 174 First Avenue has been home to a tapas bar and flamenco shows since the ’90s, when tapas were described…
TV On The Radio Will Play Dear Science Live As the Album Turns 10
Is it 2008 again? First Interpol releases a new single, and now this. After moving to Los Angeles, TV on the Radio is heading not just halfway,…
East Williamsburg Club Will Welcome DJs, Drag Kings and Snake Chamers
If you’ve seen the Williamsburg episode of the satirical “What’s the 311?” web series, you know locals are bummed about all the venues that’ve closed:…
John Waters Considered Roseanne For a Part, Plus 9 Fun Facts About the Newly Restored Female Trouble
John Waters dropped into IFC Center over the weekend to introduce a screening of his 1974 cult favorite Female Trouble, newly restored with a 4K…
Once-Trendy Cupcakes Replace Trendy Poke Bowls on East 8th Street
If you’re wondering whether we’ll ever see the end of the poke bowl trend, here’s food for thought. RAW MKT, the poke spot on East 8th…