The Brooklyn Art Library is boxing up its thousands of crowdsourced sketchbooks, housed since 2010 on North Third Street, and hitting the road. The closing party…
Chinatown Protesters Call Mayor’s Housing Plan ‘Nothing But a Big Scam’
It was freezing outside, but the 60-odd Chinatown community activists gathered in front of Gracie Mansion yesterday were fired up. In English, Spanish and Chinese, they…
Common Is Bringing Its Grown-Up Dorms to Williamsburg
During a recent trip backpacking through Thailand, Kamilah Gray was taken with the experience of meeting new friends at hostels. So, once the 25-year-old got back in New York she…
4 Talks and Readings Not to Miss This Week
TUESDAY The Narrow Door with Paul Lisicky, Fiona McCrae and Meghan Daum Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street…
Bushwick’s Former Brewery Basin Is Being Radically Reimagined
Hot on the heels of the new “Bushwick-inspired” hotel, a quiet corner of the neighborhood is about to get a futuristic makeover. Just take a look at the…
The Cute, Forgotten Bathhouse in the Middle of Allen Street Is Becoming a Cafe
If you haven’t heard, the old Allen Street bathhouse (called “comfort station” in polite parlance) may be getting a long overdue facelift. The poor thing had a…
5 Arrested for Deadly East Village Gas Explosion in ‘Weaponized’ Building
Police arrested five people in connection with the gas explosion that rocked Second Avenue last spring and brought down three buildings. The tragedy, which killed two men,…
CB 3: Is It Time to Limit the Number of Bars, Banks and Chains On the Block?
While the city council was busy debating high-level zoning changes to promote affordable housing, Community Board 3 also engaged in the ongoing effort to battle the effects…
City Council Grills Mayor’s Affordable Housing Plan, Fearing Williamsburg-Style Gentrification
City Council members pushed Mayor de Blasio’s new rezoning plan to prioritize deeper affordability during a hearing yesterday on a key pillar of his effort…
Men With Cats, and 3 More Talks and Readings Not to Miss This Week
TUESDAY Kia Corthron + Robin D. G. Kelley Feb. 9 at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand, 828 Broadway Kia Corthron, playwright and writer for The…