Mashonda Tifrere walks in Pen + Brush’s gallery just as a tall poster of a black lobster with 24-karat gold bands around its claws is…
Who Tagged the Cube?
This is why we can’t have nice things. Not a year after Tony Rosenthal’s “Alamo” got a $180,000 renovation, the famed Astor Place cube has…
This Artisan Makes Sustainable Slingshots Out of Wood Foraged From Parks and Public Housing
Usually Brooke Wade goes foraging for tree branches on her bike, but it’s in the shop right now. Today she’s heading over to McGlorick Park…
Michelle Obama Cupcakes or Cardi B Carrot Cakes? You Can Get ‘Em Both at I.M. Pastry Studio
A new boozy bakery just moved into the Lower East Side. The shop, I.M. Pastry Studio, relocated from its large space in Prospect Lefferts Gardens…
‘Real Housewives’ Art Explores White Female Privilege, With an Anna Wintour Show to Follow
The museum behind the “Olsen Twins Hiding From the Paparazzi” and “Nicole Richie’s 2007 Memorial Day BBQ” exhibits is at it again. This time with…
How Brazilian Designer Camila Rosa Became a Real Artist in NYC
The only thing cooler than Camila Rosa’s woke af illustrations is the artist herself. Rosa has been working on her illustrations for seven years now,…
Citi Bike Sets Up Shop in Riis Houses, Hoping to Boost Low-Income Ridership
The operators of Citi Bike are set to open facilities in the Jacob Riis Houses in Alphabet City, a move that they hope will bring…
Aesop Rock Returns to His Old Stomping Grounds For His Bushwick Civil-War Movie
Last month we shared a Q&A with the directors of Bushwick, about a Texas army invading the Brooklyn neighborhood. In honor of the movie’s release…
This Woman Built a Bedroom For Her Roommate, a 1960s Van
Jean Chandler has taken the #vanlife up several notches by building her own van house. The interior designer turned her Bushwick living space into a…
Carlina Rivera Is a ‘Shero,’ and Now She Wants to Be East Village and LES Council Rep
Lifelong Lower East Side resident Carlina Rivera is a frontrunner to be a City Council member representing District 2, where her current boss Rosie Mendez is…