The latest health-minded fast-casual chain to hit Manhattan just launched off of Union Square. Panorama Middle Eastern Grill is clearly aiming to become the Levantine Chipotle, and…
Williamsburg’s Bar Beau Serves Coffee By Day, and Soon Cocktails By Night
I know what you’re thinking: Does Brooklyn really need another café? But this is no ordinary coffee shop. Bar Beau, which opened on Monday, works overtime for it…
Politicians Call Out Airbnb as Mural Welcomes Guests to ‘Illegal Hotel Row’
“Hey hey, ho ho, illegal hotels have got to go!” On a rainy Wednesday afternoon at the First Street Green Cultural Park, a dedicated group…
A Visit to Williamsburg’s New Food Hall, North 3rd Street Market
Though it’s one of Smorgasburg’s home bases, Williamsburg hadn’t yet gotten one of the glitzy food halls that have been popping up all over Manhattan.…
Noodles No More: Chuko Ramen Leaves Bushwick
A stretch of Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick now contains far less flavorful broth, as celebrated ramen shop Chuko seems to have closed its newest location…
Strawberry Moon Rituals, Post-Pride Shame, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Shame. Wednesday, June 27 at Asia Roma, 8 pm: FREE Talk Hole, the only local comedy show series I’m aware of that has ever…
Amid Jeers and Fears, City Ups the Rent On Stabilized Apartments
Despite a boisterous, chanting crowd that filled an auditorium in Cooper Union’s Great Hall and called for a rent freeze or rollback, the city’s Rent…
Rockaway’s Riis Bathouse Will Get Food, Beer, Games, DJs, and More
After operating out of Jacob Riis Park’s Bay 9 Pavilion for the past three years, the Riis Park Beach Bazaar is expanding into the park’s…
Watch These Cute Corgis Celebrate the Dog Days of Summer
Ahh, Tompkins Square Park in the summer. Kids shooting hoops, lovers making out, activists chalking the ground. And…hundreds of furry critters prancing around the park,…
Queer Intimacy From Mapplethorpe and Goldin, Plus More Art This Week
The Primary Fact Opening Tuesday, June 26 at the International Studio and Curatorial Program, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through October 12. Did…