Whenever we ogle the renderings of future buildings slated for construction, our eye is drawn to the aspirational humans within. They’re always pretty good for a laugh, and an idea…
Aviv Closing in October; W’Burg Rent Could Drop By $450
Music venue Aviv will close its current location in October, less than two years after arriving in Greenpoint. [Brooklyn Vegan] In Bushwick, paperwork was submitted…
Goldie’s Rollin’ Out Glittery Vibes, ‘Like an Old Las Vegas Casino Carpet’
Ask anybody who’s not from the so-called flyover states to describe a Midwesterner and you’re absolutely going to hear some variation on the word “nice.” But…
We’ve Got Just the Stitch to Wear to This Morrissey Party
Mopers of the world unite! A Morrissey dance party is coming to Littlefield, in Gowanus, on Saturday, Sept. 24. Okay, you’re probably lamenting: “But I haven’t got a stitch…
A Playwright Returns to the East Village Theater Where He Once Squatted
It’s relatively common for people to write plays that are autobiographical, and then perform in those plays. Less common is an autobiographical play performed in the same…
Like a Game of Glazer Tag, All the Glazers Are Beaming Into Bell House
As part of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, happening in two weeks in Park Slope, comedian Eliot Glazer is taking his popular show, Haunting Renditions, to…
Pedestrian Killed By Ambulance in East Village
An FDNY ambulance struck and killed a man in the East Village yesterday afternoon. The collision, which is being investigated by the NYPD, occurred around…
Lisa Cooley Gallery Closes; Davey’s Ice Cream Expands
A cyclist, 33, was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon with life-threatening injuries after he was doored on Graham Avenue in Williamsburg. [DNA Info] Surveillance…
Vinnie’s Pizzeria Mourns Gene Wilder With a ‘Chili Wonka’ Pie
By now you’ve heard the sad news that the great Gene Wilder has gone to the big chocolate factory in the sky. One of the…
Brooklynites, Wythe Hotel Is Making a Staycation Somewhat Tempting
As if to steal a little bit of thunder away from the flashy William Vale Hotel ahead of its Sept. 6 opening (the place already…