Next month, according to the Newtown Creek Alliance, the Kosciuszko Bridge will merely be disassembled and “will not be exploded.” [Gothamist] Today swim season officially…
[Updated] 9th Street Fire May Have Started at Ground-Floor Deli
Smoke rose above the Village this evening as a 5-alarm fire broke out near Astor Place. Around 5:45pm, firefighters were seen breaking through the windows…
Truck Driver Charged in Death of East Village Cyclist
The truck driver who killed an East Village cyclist in April has been arrested, the police say. Kelly Hurley, a 31-year-old SoulCycle instructor and Lower…
Free ‘Fire Festival’ Comes to Bushwick Tonight (Not That Fyre Festival)
Are you drawn to flame like, uh, a moth to the flame? Are you looking for something exciting to fill your Wednesday evening? Tonight there’s…
Surrealist Warehouse Festival, Fantastic Comedy, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Prayerz Wednesday, June 28 at Vital Joint, 9 pm: $5-10 sliding scale Regular old prayers are boring. Clasping your hands together and murmuring at…
Abbi Jacobson of Broad City Becomes a Podcaster and Film Star
Ilana Glazer, star of raunchy comedy Rough Night, isn’t the only one from Broad City who’s stepping it up to the big screen. Her co-star…
Eggloo Is Bringing Its Egg-Waffle Ice Cream Cones to the East Village
The East Village is getting another trendy dessert spot this weekend. This time it’s in the form of egg waffles topped with ice cream and…
Marcus Samuelsson Cooking to Take Brooklyn; Nicki Minaj Filmed in Bushwick
Formerly funds-challenged Swinging Sixties Senior Center and Small World Day Care on Ainslie Street suddenly have a bright future after being purchased last week for…
New East Village Record Store Will Be ‘Like Flight Club, But For Records’
New York vinyl fans have had to cope with repeated bad news over the past few years, as record shop after record shop has closed…
Alex Ross Perry On His ‘Very Personal,’ ‘Very Local’ New Film, Golden Exits
“There’s no one here that we accidentally filmed in one of the crowd scenes, is there?” Alex Ross Perry quipped after a screening of his latest…