How many times have you played street bocce or jumped off the dock for a dip in the Hudson? Pouring through some of the 180,000 hi-res…
Talks + Readings: Scam Artists, Music Meccas, and Steve Jobs-O-Rama
The Confidence Game Tuesday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. at The Strand, 828 Broadway New Yorker columnist Maria Konnikova is in her element with a deep dive…
LES Girls Club Broadcasting ‘Girl Power’ Straight to Your Ears
“The world of podcasting is really white and really male-dominated if you look at the charts,” said Julia Furlan, the founder of Buzzfeed Audio. She…
WTF? Another French Tapas Spot, Excuse My French, Flips Open Its Doors on the LES
“This is my little baby,” Ricardo Valdez said with an excited grin, opening the door to his brand new bar on Orchard Street. A former…
Artist Literally Paints it Black With Photo Series Black Face, on View at Odetta
“To title a piece ‘Black Face’ is going to raise some hairs on the backs of some peoples’ necks [who] find that that’s a derogatory phrase,” acknowledged Ellen…
Cuomo Announces a $20 Billion State Effort to Tackle Homelessness and Affordable Housing
Governor Andrew Cuomo began the year with a pretty progressive State of the State on Wednesday. In the annual speech, Cuomo called for 12 weeks of paid…
Dine Under Throw-Ups, Global Street Art’s Finest are the Decor at New Tao Resto
Prepare to witness the unholy union of street art and a multimillion dollar restaurant brand. Tomorrow night Vandal, a concoction from The Tao Group, will make…
Lowline Selection Rumbles Forward, Despite Community Board’s Misgivings
The city’s move to activate the abandoned trolley terminal under Delancey got off to a rocky start last month. The space has long been discussed as the…
That L Train Might Be Awhile…
We’re still trying to wrap our brains around news that the L train’s future is in jeopardy. According to officials, the North Brooklyn lifeline is…
Bowie in the East Village, Then and Now
This morning we noticed graffiti artist Hektad had made some modifications to his 2nd Avenue F stop mural of a giant splattering heart, in honor of the man…