Following on the heels of Whole Foods, Equinox, Flywheel, and other aspirational bourgeois health brands that have planted their flags in once-edgy Williamsburg, Lululemon today…
Legendary Art Duo McDermott & McGough Are Building an ‘Oscar Wilde Temple’
Legendary New York art team McDermott & McGough — known, among other things, for spending 15 years living in the East Village while dressed as…
Astor Place Now Home to Mexican Ice Cream Stand From Creators of Dough
Do you have a sweet tooth? Do you, like me, require a daily allotment of chocolate or ice cream in order to forestall the possibility…
Slipper Room Owner Faces Criticism After Dropping N Bomb On Stage
Lower East Side vaudeville venue the Slipper Room is at the center of a controversy over offensive speech which began Wednesday, July 5, when host…
Diner Death Notice: Cup & Saucer Goes Dark
Last week we reported that LES/Chinatown stalwart Cup & Saucer — one of the last of the New York luncheonette old guard — is closing…
LES Stalwart Cup & Saucer to Shutter After 75 Years
Cup & Saucer, a throwback luncheonette that has occupied the same quiet spot on Canal Street for more than 75 years, is likely closing, Bedford…
Summer Streets Hits Astor Place: Food, Mini-Golf, VR, and… a ‘Smell Walk’?
The city’s popular “Summer Streets” program — in which seven miles of New York streets are temporarily turned into pedestrian-only parks — returns the first…
DIY Venue Silent Barn Opens Up Its Books, Wants to Be ‘Not in a State of Panic’
Beloved Bushwick DIY venue/housing cooperative/artist colony Silent Barn has been in a bit of a financial bind of late. The popular concert venue, which also…
Throwback Italian Deli Promises Food Just Like Nonna Used to Make
Following on the recent news of Greenwich Village eatery Dante’s expansion to a second location in Little Italy comes another development of interest to fans…
A Massive Art Party Is Taking Over an Abandoned Mansion This Weekend
When they arrive at You Are So Lucky, the mysterious three-day spectacle this weekend in which “125 artists, musicians, and performers are taking over an…