THURSDAY DRAG! Thursday, May 31 at Le Poisson Rouge, 7 pm: $35 Everyone likes drag. Well, maybe not everyone, but it’s certainly been having a…
This Sunday, Brunch And Browse Vintage For A Good Cause
The weekend is typically associated with excess, whether that’s an excess of lounging n’ Netflixing or boozing n’ partying. Oh, and brunch, the notorious brunch. Let’s face it,…
An Exhibit Pairing Death and Femininity Brings Life To Bushwick
Last week at Bushwick gallery Powrplnt, a group of colorfully-dressed folk sat down and discussed gender. They spoke of societal constructs, deadnames, toxic masculinity, and how…
What’s Up With the Lower East Side Ferry?
On a cloudy May morning, maintenance workers were busy prepping the launch pad of the Stuyvesant Cove/Town stop on the Lower East Side ferry route.…
You Can Help Crown The Best Of Brooklyn Nightlife
Awards shows may be a great way to spend an evening, but at the end of the day you’re usually watching a bunch of fancy…
Annual Loisaida Festival Celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage, Rain Or Shine
The rain was out in full force this past Sunday, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of performers and Lower East Side residents who came…
HIV Criminalization, Thermal Surveillance, and More Art This Week
Cell Count Opening Thursday, May 31 at La MaMa Galleria, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through June 16. Presented by Visual AIDS and…
Eleven Excuses to Stay in New York for the Memorial Day Weekend
Stuck in town this Memorial Day weekend? You’re better off avoiding the mile-long airport lines anyway, so consider yourself lucky. But just in case you’re…
Tom Wolfe and Philip Roth Have Left Us, and Are Flying Off the Bookshelves
Just two days after the death of Philip Roth, on Thursday morning alone, more than 50 customers entered the Strand, the bookstore just a few blocks from the novelist’s old…
Philip Roth’s Early, Unhappy Days in the East Village
There were no flowers or tattered paperbacks on the steps of Philip Roth’s childhood home in Newark this morning. The house at 385 Leslie Street, in…