Luis Martinez was sentenced to 28 years-to-life today for shooting at a pair of uniformed police officers outside the Lower East Side’s Baruch Housing Projects…
See R.L. Stine Do ‘Cool Shit/Weird Shit’ at UCBeast Tonight
If you were a kid in the ’90s, R.L. Stine was your Stephen King. This was pre-helicopter parenting, when your school book fair haul could…
The Village Is About to Get a Double Dosa Indian Fast-Casual
A couple of Chipotle-esque South-Asian chains are coming to the NYU area. This summer the owner of Desi Shack, which serves skewer-grilled Indian-Pakistani food in…
A Former La Esquina Chef Is Bringing Grasshopper Tlayudas to the East Village
Insects are the last thing you want to think about while you’re eating, but The Black Ant takes its name from Mayan mythology: legend has…
Shops Ditch Orchard Street After Getting Hit With Rent Hikes
Orchard Street isn’t just losing galleries — it’s also saying goodbye to some long-standing shops.
Our Favorite Faux Drive-In Theater Is Relaunching With a Horror Film Series
After an eight-month intermission, reRun Theater reopens tomorrow night. Located inside reBar gastropub, reRun debuted in July 2009 as Dumbo’s take on a drive-in (more…
David Schwimmer’s and Dennis Leary’s New TV Shows Filmed Today
Before production on the new Richard Gere film rolls into the East Village, a pair of TV comedy pilots shot interior scenes nearby today. Over…
Stacy Lambe and Meghan O’Keefe on Girls: ‘This Is Not a Finale’
The text in gray belongs to Stacy Lambe, a writer for VH1 and Out magazine who lives in Harlem. “One time he texted Hillary Clinton. It’s…
El Sombrero Hangs Up Its Hat; Love or Hate the L Train?
This week’s issue of New York features an Encyclopedia of New York Pop Music featuring downtown acts spanning Pete Seeger to the Moldy Peaches to…
Now at 7115 by Szeki: Browsing, Bubbly and Baked Goods
Until 10 p.m. tonight at 7115 by Szeki in Williamsburg, owner Szeki Chan will be celebrating the opening of her second clothing store with champagne…