Submit your questions for a debate between Daniel Squadron and Letitia James on Tuesday, and do your part to help settle the Public Advocate runoff…
G Train’s Weekend Woes; Bushwickers Protest Rezoning
Park officials may have been able to banish the LES Jewels memorial from Tompkins Square Park, but they probably can’t do anything about an in…
Here’s Your Chance to Buy Designer Clothing Without Bankrupting Yourself
If, every morning, the burning thought on your mind is, “If only I were filthy rich so I could support my obsession with designer clothing!”…
Astor Place Redesign Begins; Brooklyn Rocks at ‘Staten Island Prices’
Astor Place – cool in that neglected kind of way – is getting a major revamp from the City. Over two years, Astor Place Subway Island, …
And Now It’s the Beep’s Turn to Weigh In On Greenpoint’s Waterfront Towers
With Community Board 1 having weighed in on what could be 5,000 new housing units headed for the Greenpoint waterfront, it was the Borough President’s…
Sure, Your Office Has a Water Cooler, But Does It Have a 3D Printer?
These days, a lot of creative work emerges at the intersection of artistic impulse and new technology: think 3D printing and paper sculptures cut from…
Five Leaves Turns Five in Greenpoint; Katz’s Turns 125 in LES
The sixth annual Bushwick Film Festival will take place at Light Space Studios from October 3 to Oct. 6. Five full-length features and ten short…
McCarren Park Expands; Williamsburg’s Boozy Urban Outfitters
McCarren Park’s future continues to look brighter: last spring, its pedestrian path received a desperately-needed repaving; now, it’s set to expand by appropriating a street…
EV Board Shop Expands to Williamsburg; Parm May Follow
East Village board shop is expanding east to Williamsburg and giving new life to defunct pinball hangout Satellite Lounge. Its new identity is Jackbar, and you’ll be…
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Village Voice Has Left the Village
Believe it or not, The Standard’s new lobby isn’t the biggest news out of Cooper Square. Across the street, the venerable Village Voice has quietly…