Lobstah season is upon us, and our pot runneth over. The morsel of news: Luke’s Lobster is opening near Union Square on June 1. Take…
YURT ALERT: Camp Upstate in Brand New Yurts, or Glamp On a NYC Beach
Last time we issued a yurt alert, The Standard, East Village had just launched its winter garden. Let’s face it, at $200 and up, that…
For Better or Worse, This Fried-Chicken Donut Sandwich Is Available For Three Days Only
It’s been a while since we saw something worthy of This Is Why You’re Fat, but the blog may just have to relaunch for this…
Good Room Launches Rooftop Party Series at Dobbin St, With Roberta’s Doing Food
Output has one undeniable advantage over its Greenpoint clubbing counterpart, Good Room. It has a roof, which this year has been redesigned to resemble an…
Join Nick Zinner and James Murphy As They Remember the Good Ol’ Days of NYC Rock
In an excerpt from Lizzy Goodman’s new oral history of New York’s rock scene during the aughts, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem calls Is This…
Breakfast and a Movie? Alamo Brooklyn Is Now Doing Brunch
With Sunshine Cinema closing, NYC’s cinephiles need all the good news they can get. Here’s a little ray of, er, sunshine: Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn is…
Mermen and Murals at the Opening of Coney Art Walls
The Coney Art Walls officially opened over the weekend, and among the celebrants were a merman and, even more weirdly, Sports Illustrated model Hailey Clauson.…
Cinema of Transgression Lives: New Work From Richard Kern, Nick Zedd
Two icons of the Cinema of Transgression have new work out. The sultans of sleaze in question are Richard Kern and Nick Zedd, outre photographers…
How Latte Artists and Pizzaiolos Mourn Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell died at the age of 52 on Wednesday, of what the Detroit medical examiner said was a hanging by suicide (his wife now…
The Frying Pan and Brooklyn Bowl Are Summering in Industry City
Gone are the summers of Mister Sunday parties at Industry City– nowadays, you can find them over at Nowadays, in Ridgewood. But don’t start penning…