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…
W.O.W. Project Shares Stories of Resilience in Chinatown Open Mic Night
In a dull gray building on Chinatown’s historic Eldridge Street, attendees squeezed into a cramped elevator and made their way to the youth center and…
Mini Doc Immerses You in the Theater Group That Made the Sleep No More of Brooklyn
Are you one of those people who always meant to go see one of the high-octane immersive-theater productions by Williamsburg-based Third Rail Projects, but never…
Chicago Artist Embeds Trump in East Village, Gets the ‘Welcome to NY, Now Leave’ Treatment
In his hometown of Chicago, artist Jim Bachor is known for covering up unsightly potholes with mosaics depicting things people actually like: ice cream cones,…
Dark Tourist Takes You Away to Messed-up-aritaville
In Kent Russell’s wild yarn, “The Disaster Tourist,” the gonzo journalist enlists the tour operator that was showing Otto Warmbier around North Korea when the doomed American was…
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…
Performance Picks: Wallace Shawn, Heavy Metal Comedy, and More
THURSDAY The Sinner’s Kit Kat Cabaret Thursday, July 19 at Bizarre Bushwick, 10 pm: $10 suggested donation Even though your parents probably told you otherwise,…
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…
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Saved, Making For Some Dreamy Midsummer Nights
Shakespearean tragedies don’t typically see a peaceful resolution, but it looks like there’ll be a happy ending for a drama that unfolded center stage at a Community…
Art This Week: Algorithms, Jesus, and Bottle Blondes
yes no maybe Opening Tuesday, July 17 at Flowers Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through August 24. Thanks to social media, the…