Deep in Chinatown, the team behind Forgtmenot and Kiki’s Greek bistro is putting down new roots–today they open Little Chair, a homey coffee shop on Monroe Street, under…
This Summer, Go to the Park and Toss the Ol’ Typewriter Around
Back in 2014 I was exploring Governor’s Island when I came across a strange little wooden cabin on an isolated stretch near the water. Curious, I…
Watch the World’s Most Annoying Millennial Raise Awareness… of Herself
Last time we caught up with Catherine Cohen, a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade, she was gearing up for an “Evening of You” comedy…
4 Readings: A Hemingway Biography, The Replacements, and Poetry Hating
TUESDAY But What If We’re Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past June 7 at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble,…
Food Fests That Don’t Bite: Taste of Bushwick and Grub Street Beats & Eats
Sure, Smorgasburg used to satiate your eccentric food cravings, but, like everything else in this city, popularity got the best of it and now it’s a crowded, sweaty…
Enter This Fever-Dream Dance Melding Andy Warhol and Lana Del Rey
What’s it like to step into another person’s fever dream…if that person has been obsessed with Andy Warhol since childhood? That’s the premise behind Raja…
Meet the King of All Media Hoaxes at the LES Film Festival
‘Tis the season for festivals, apparently, and the Lower East Side is not one to be left in the dust. Along with an art festival…
Short Film Captures the Lower East Side Before Essex Crossing Changes the Fabric
With the streets of the Lower East Side reshaping themselves faster than any of us can keep track, it’s easy to become a wistful piner for…
‘Passport’ to Planet Booze, Where Rivers of Craft Cocktails Flow Free (Er, Two-for-One)
It’s forecast to rain all weekend (boo), but today the weather gods are giving us a pretty tantalizing taste of the summer vibes around the corner.…
Get ‘Gentrifucked’ in Bushwick With Sunset Park ‘Boom Bap’ Hip-Hop Crew
Rising rents and changing neighborhoods got you down? Tonight head over to Bushwick’s main-squeeze community space, Mayday, for an art and music fest to commiserate…