With his grown-out hair and trimmed beard, Andrea Calstier looks like many of the 20-somethings who come to the East Village to party. But that’s…
The Museum of Pizza Wants to Seduce You With Free Slices
The Museum of Pizza promises to have a “pizza beach” and “pizza cave” when it opens in the fall. In the meantime, how about a pizza rooftop?…
Williamsburg Hotel Opens Rooftop Pool, Water-Tower Bar Coming Soon
It’s been three and a half years since we first brought news that the Williamsburg Hotel would feature a rooftop bar inside of a faux…
New Target Desperately Tries to Fit Into the East Village: Does It Hit the Mark?
I had been caught in the pouring rain without an umbrella, and my shirt was soaked through like a wet dog on the night of…
East Village Thai Has Closed After Two Decades
Pour out some milky, sweet iced tea for East Village Thai, a tiny, beloved neighborhood fixture. The East 7th Street hole-in-the-wall has been known to take…
Detroit-Inspired Pizza, Coney Dogs, and More New Restaurants
Between a bizarre amount of Detroit-inspired greasy goods and fish-shaped ice cream delights, we’ve compiled a lineup of new openings to keep you stuffed this…
Shake Shack Opens in Williamsburg, Tests BBQ Pork Burger
Shake Shack has finally landed in Williamsburg, and that’s just the start of recent Shacktivity. Over at the Astor Place location, which opened in October,…
Beloved Korean Chicken Joint Mono + Mono Returns Five Years After Fire
After a five-year-plus hiatus, Mono + Mono is officially back in business starting tomorrow, July 10. The much-loved Korean fried chicken joint known for playing…
Andrew Zinicola Makes Surfboards Underground and Sells Them On the Waves
“I’m into underground,” said Andrew Zinicola. He means it literally and figuratively––Just a couple blocks off the residential streets of the Bedford-Nostrand subway station, Zinicola,…
Dumplings Replace Tacos in San Loco’s Old Second Avenue Space
On the heels of San Loco closing its Bushwick location, we now know what’ll become of its old digs on Second Avenue in the East Village. New…