After six years in exile, PS122 has returned to the East Village in time to kick off its annual Coil festival. The avant-garde performance space’s home, a…
In East Williamsburg, Plan to Build On Public Housing Property Gets Frosty Reception
A parking lot at the Cooper Park Houses is set to be replaced by a high-rise building, and residents of the East Williamsburg housing development aren’t happy…
How Pepe the Frog Tried to Get His Groove Back: The Musical!
When Pepe the Frog was coopted by the alt-right last year, the cartoon amphibian’s creator didn’t exactly think, “Feels good, man.” Instead, he set out on a quest…
MTA’s L-pocalypse Planning Has Gone Off Track, North Brooklynites Complain
Local officials and other community members feel that the MTA hasn’t done enough to share a contingency plan for the impending L-pocalyspe. They rallied in Williamsburg on Tuesday…
Bushwick ‘Industrial Arts Complex’ Will Have a Food Hall, Too
At first glance, 199 Cook Street looks like a typical three-story warehouse in Bushwick. But wait, is that a fire escape that’s actually up to code? A wheelchair ramp?…
Video: Meet Ooti the Uterus at Renegade Crafts Fair
Over the next two weekends, the Renegade Crafts Fair will bring handcrafted works from 150 makers and a handful of food and beverage vendors to Industry City in Sunset…
This Blows: Tourists Are Snapping Sexy Selfies With Bali’s Deadly Volcano
Over 100,000 residents of the island of Bali are evacuating after Indonesia’s disaster agency issued its highest-level warning on Monday, in response to the ash…
Our Gift to You: A Guide to the East Village’s Best Holiday Shopping
Before you fall back on the Union Square Holiday Market this season, remember that there are plenty of indie gift shops a little further downtown.…
Don’t Rat Out the Mice-Size ‘Squeakeasies’ Hidden Around Town
Rats are no longer happy suckling at the rim of a cast-off PBR can. Like all discerning New Yorkers, today’s vermin demand a boutique experience. Hence the “squeakeasies”…
Never Mind the Turkey, a Food Porn Fest Is Coming to Bushwick
Forget about that post-Thanksgiving diet. On the weekend of Dec. 16, a Food Porn Fest will take over a large warehouse two blocks from the Morgan stop. Shwick,…