Concert promoter Bill Graham brought rock royalty to the East Village in 1968 when he opened Fillmore East. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Who, Elton…
Can Political Buttons Tell Us Who’s Going to Win the Election?
Iowa may be overrun with presidential candidates before tonight’s caucuses but campaign junkies gathered Sunday at Seward Park High School for the annual Political Memorabilia…
New Book Reveals Downtown Ghost Signs Hiding in Plain Sight
Over the years, B+B contributor Frank Mastropolo has brought us a series on Lower Manhattan’s ghost signs; painted on walls or erected in metal or…
Hate Trump? There’s a Button For That
Even Super Bowl Sunday could not keep Donald Trump from dominating the discussion at the Political Memorabilia Show at Seward Park High School. The school’s…
Is This the Last Relic of the Hippies on St. Marks Place?
It couldn’t have been easy being a barber on St. Marks Place during the hippie era but somehow one shop has survived. Now called the…
‘A Singular Sound, A Singular Force’: Artists Remember Jazz Great Cecil Taylor
Pianist Cecil Taylor, who died on April 5, performed with an eclectic group of artists that included poets and dancers as well as the cream of…
More Great Ghost Signs of the East Village and LES
We’re back with the fifth in our series of ghost signs. Click the photos to see artifacts of businesses that have long disappeared. Photos by…
The Fillmore East, ‘Church of Rock N Roll,’ Recalled By Those Who Helped Open It 50 Years Ago
During 1967’s Summer of Love, the Village Theater at 105 Second Ave. was New York’s premier rock music venue. The Anderson Theater, two blocks south, competed with…
The Anderson Theater, Forgotten Forerunner of the Fillmore East
Unlike the former Fillmore East two blocks north, there is no plaque at 66 Second Avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets to honor the Anderson…
Scorsese Continues Little Italying LES For Irishman Shoot
Work continues apace as Orchard and Broome Streets turn into 1970s Little Italy for the upcoming filming of The Irishman. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the…