Walking the streets of Williamsburg, Dan Ruth can point out the buildings where squatters used to hold court. He still remembers the excellent soundtrack at King’s…
Trumpmania Claims to Be ‘Greatest Donald Trump Art Show Anywhere in the World’
While Bernie gets his own street art and gallery show and Hillary is feted with a Bushwick pantsuit competition, that other presidential candidate with New York roots has seen something…
This Self-Serve Bar Is the 16 Handles of ‘Wackiest Beers’
The windows of 7 Clinton Street have recently boasted racy red signs: “Beer is sexy,” and “Beer. Your way,” they say. Another week, another craft beer spot,…
The Burgary Opens, Serving Il Laboratorio Shakes and Burgers Topped With Bacon-Bourbon Jam
Clinton Street’s forever in-motion restaurant row is going through another rebirth. Within the last few months it has added Speedy Romeo slinging St. Louis style pizzas, Galeria with…
Why EV, LES Council Members Ended Up Backing Mayor’s Affordable Housing Plan
Last night council members Margaret Chin and Rosie Mendez visited Community Board 3 to face the music and explain their votes on the mayor’s affordable…
On the LES, Street Artists #FeeltheBern With a Bowie-Bernie Mashup and More
Didn’t wake up at 1 a.m. to get a spot in line to see Vampire Weekend serenade Bernie Sanders at Washington Square Park this afternoon? There’s…
On This First Passover Sans Streit’s Matzo, A Film and Exhibit Leaven the Mood
Next week during passover some Lower East Siders may feel something missing from their annual celebration– for the first time in ninety years, Streit’s Matzo…
Dance On the Bones of a Chase Bank and Party For the Governor’s Island Art Fair
The former Chase bank space at 104 Delancey Street has been empty for about four years, intermittently hosting a Halloween store, a Hanksy exhibit and,…
Dr. Jay’s Mogul Accused of Tenant Harassment on the Bowery
More than 100 Chinatown residents and their supporters crowded onto the sidewalk in front of 83 and 85 Bowery yesterday afternoon, marching around the block and gumming…
IFC Center Lobbies For an Expansion That Would Bring Six New Screens
Anyone who has visited the IFC Center in winter knows the particular pain of waiting in line for a popular film in the freezing cold. No,…