During 1967’s Summer of Love, the Village Theater at 105 Second Ave. was New York’s premier rock music venue. The Anderson Theater, two blocks south, competed with…
City’s First Night Mayor Will Be Ariel Palitz, Former Club Owner and CB 3 Member
Ariel Palitz will be the city’s first “night mayor,” it was announced today. The former Community Board 3 member and onetime owner of East Village nightclub…
Bowie Mania Continues With Ziggy Cocktails and Record Store Day Releases
The opening of the mammoth “David Bowie is” exhibit last week at the Brooklyn Museum left a lot of people nostalgic for the late Starman.…
The Best of Spring/Break, the Outré Art Fair in an Abandoned Times Square Office Building
There are at least a half dozen contemporary art fairs settling in all over Manhattan this week and, if past years’ efforts are at all predictive, most of these…
Rats! NYU Sushi Staple Sharaku Closed By Health Department
Shakaru, a reliable East Village destination for reasonably-priced sushi and Japanese fare for more than 20 years, has been temporarily shuttered by the health department.
David Byrne Gets Political in Trumpland as He Launches First Tour in 8 Years
There was some irony when David Byrne played his new single, “Everybody’s Coming to My House,” last night for a crowd in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The…
Spring/Break, Emma Sulkowicz, and More Art To See
Spring/Break Art Show Opening Tuesday, March 6 at 4 Times Square, 5 pm to 9 pm. On view through March 12. While it may not…
It’s Been 24 Years Since Flower Power Herb Shop Put Down Roots in the East Village
A woman with a shock of wild red hair and oversized sunglasses approached me outside of Flower Power Herbs and Roots as I stood waiting…
Photos: Irish Riviera Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day Early
As is custom out on the Rockaway peninsula, St. Patrick’s Day came a couple of weeks early as hundreds of locals took to the streets…
Twins Who Grew Up in Queens Together May Be Split By Deportation
After living undocumented in New York City since they were two years old, Juan Esteban Barreto and his twin sister Daniela both applied for protection under…