Tribeca’s Roxy Hotel has re-launched its much-loved cellar theater Roxy Cinema with new concessions and a big slate of summer programming — including free midnight…
At the NY Asian Film Festival, There’ll Be Retro Japanese Softcore Porn and So Much More
Cinephiles, take note: the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) opens June 30, and this year’s roster has just been announced. With “just shy of…
Inside the Historic Building That’s Quietly Home to Disgraced Televangelist Trinity Broadcasting
Spreading the word of God has been extremely lucrative for Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest Christian broadcasting company. The organization’s late founders, evangelical…
Industry City Beefs Up With Another Restaurant, This One With Shuffleboard
Vincent Chirico, the chef and serial restaurateur behind Coarse in the West Village and Vai on the Upper West Side, opened a new restaurant today…
‘Catholic Anarchist’ Dorothy Day Returns to the East Village Via an Art Show
“We need to change the system. We need to overthrow, not the government, as the authorities are always accusing the Communists [of conspiring to do],…
Two New Docs Take Chinatown as Their Muse
Chinatown – “one of the lone neighborhoods in Manhattan to preserve its heritage and verve,” we noted earlier this year – takes center stage in…
$13 Million Synagogue Sale Threatened by Power Struggle of Biblical Proportions
A new lawsuit is only the latest sign of an epic power struggle within the Home of the Sages of Israel, a tiny Lower East Side synagogue. The house of…
Visit a Bodega Where Every Item is Made of Felt. Yes.
Have you ever fantasized about visiting a bodega where every sale item is an exact replica made of felt? No? Either way, as on June…
Coney Island’s New Vintage Pinball Arcade Is Ready to Roll
Last week we shared the news that the Coney Island Museum is expanding with a new (playable) pinball exhibition. We’ve obtained more details about the…
The Mermaid Parade Has Been Saved, and Coney Island Museum Is Adding a Pinball Wing
The Mermaid Parade, Coney Island’s annual crowd-pleaser and glitter-industry Black Friday, is back on solid financial footing — and not a moment too soon —…