As the ongoing drama surrounding the Rivington House intensifies, elected officials urged the City Planning Commission this morning to make deed restriction changes subject to…
I Went To A Selfie Workshop To Figure Out Exactly Why I Hate Selfies
I have something to admit: I hate selfies. I’ve tried hard to be less of a hater, but something just makes me cringe whenever I see someone…
On Governors Island, the Hills Have Slides
“The air is heavenly up here,” a lady exclaimed delightedly into her phone as she paused her climb up the large granite slabs of Outlook…
Orchard Street Gets Condo and Hotel; Noodle Lab in Bushwick
A 24-year-old off-duty police offer lost her uniform, badge and wallet when her car was broken into on Sunday afternoon in Williamsburg. [NY Daily News]…
Alamo Brooklyn Reveals Menu Details While We Continue to Chomp at the Bit
Last time we got news about Alamo Drafthouse’s much anticipated Downtown Brooklyn theater, the Texas-born chain’s owner, Tim League, was telling a crowd at SXSW…
In Bight of the Twin, Genesis P-Orridge Travels to Benin, the Birthplace of Voodoo
I’ll be the first to admit it, my total “experience” with voodoo involves not much more than occasional trips to my local botanica to refresh…
Pacha’s Papa Takes Over Troubled Verboten Space in Williamsburg
Eddie Dean, the nightlife impresario behind defunct megaclub Pacha NYC, is taking over the home of Verboten and opening a new club there in the…
Dinosaur Jr. Adds Rough Trade Show, Gives a Glimpse of New Album
Oh, yay! Dinosaur Jr. has announced a new show at Rough Trade, which is good news if you found out about their surprise House of…
Four Readings: This Month’s Prose Bowl, Sarah Anderson’s Webcomics Come to Print, and a Road Trip Gone Wrong
TUESDAY The Prose Bowl XII July 19, 6:30pm at Pete’s Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street at Richardson Street, Williamsburg. The Prose Bowl (billed as “one…
Yer Week in Sound: Nola Bounce Legend, Brazilian Rap Phenom, Cleveland Refugees
Frank Hurricane, Machine Listener, Matthew Ryals, Xuan Rong, Skeleton Zoo Monday July 25, 8 pm at The Glove: $7. If you’re the proud owner of…