Yesterday, the MTA released the mitigation plan for the 15-month long closure of the L Train, set to start in April 2019, to mixed reactions.…
Dive Down: New Yorkers React to the Closing of Grassroots Tavern
The news of the Grassroots Tavern calling it quits after 42 years struck a nerve among those familiar with the St. Marks refuge. Reactions to…
Grassroots Tavern Will Close Dec. 31, After 4 Decades On St. Marks
The Grassroots Tavern, an East Village institution for some 42 years, will close on Dec. 31. The owner of a Murray Hill bar is set to…
Bushwick Landlords Seeking Permits Must Now Prove They Haven’t Harassed
The City Council last week passed legislation that will require landlords in certain parts of the city to seek “no harassment” certificates before they can…
Fear of Death? Psychedelics Can Help!
The answer to the universal fear of death, Tricia Eastman says, may be in using psychedelics to hold a mirror up to the inner psyche.…
Inside Brooklyn’s Shiny New Apple Store
It’s out with the old and in with the new, near Barclay’s Center. Just a couple of blocks away from where Hank’s Saloon will close, a gleaming…
Doc Holliday’s Sued By Comedian Alleging Wild West Behavior
Doc Holliday’s is facing a lawsuit from a Los Angeles based-comedian who said he was attacked by a member of the staff late last year. Julian McCullough –…
Legendary Naples Pizzeria Sorbillo Opens On the Bowery
A legendary Italian pizzaiolo has opened an East Village offshoot of his flagship parlor. Gino Sorbillo’s eponymous pizzeria in Naples is so popular there’s often…
For His Next Trick, Magician Derek DelGaudio Will Free Your Mind
In his Off-Broadway show In & Of Itself, magician Derek DelGaudio has no interest in pulling rabbits out of top hats or turning wands into…
Don’t Let the East Village Become ‘Silicon Alley,’ Say High-Rise Haters
East Village residents and activists want to keep their neighborhood from becoming “Silicon Alley.” Around 50 people gathered yesterday evening across from the site of…