It’s a story worthy of five-time Emmy-Award-winning anchor Ron Burgundy and Tits McGee. An investor who teamed up with the owners of Will Ferrell-themed bar…
Zomething Different Has Come to Brooklyn
You’ll have to book a flight to Tokyo if you want to hit one of the last remaining outlets of Tower Records, but you’ll no…
New Store from a Trash and Vaudeville Vet; David Chang’s Kicks for Nike
I Need More Rock & Roll, a new shop from Trash and Vaudeville manager Jimmy Webb, will replace Dressing Room on Orchard Street. [Bowery Boogie]…
Free (Yep, Free) Midnight Screenings Coming to the Relaunched Roxy Cinema
Tribeca’s Roxy Hotel has re-launched its much-loved cellar theater Roxy Cinema with new concessions and a big slate of summer programming — including free midnight…
Max Fish’s New T-Shirt Depicts a Real New Yorker
We’ve always loved artist Andrew Kuo’s cheeky Max Fish shirts, with their slumming-down of brands like Ralph Lauren Polo and Harvard. But this one really…
How the Hare Krishna Movement Started 51 Years Ago in the East Village
If you’ve ever been to Union Square, you’ve seen them: They chant, drum; sometimes they even give you a free copy of their scripture. Hare…
At the NY Asian Film Festival, There’ll Be Retro Japanese Softcore Porn and So Much More
Cinephiles, take note: the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) opens June 30, and this year’s roster has just been announced. With “just shy of…
Mayoral Town Hall on Bowery; Returns of the Bushwick Arts Festival and Pizza Fest
Mayor Bill de Blasio will host a town hall this Wednesday at 273 Bowery. To RSVP, call 212-748-0281. [Bowery Boogie] Backed by local politicians, ShareBetter…
Hookup App Etiquette, QueerCom, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Raw Bacon From Poland Now through June 17 at Abrons Arts Center, 8 pm: $25 I would say that most of us agree that…
Inside the Historic Building That’s Quietly Home to Disgraced Televangelist Trinity Broadcasting
Spreading the word of God has been extremely lucrative for Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest Christian broadcasting company. The organization’s late founders, evangelical…