Over the weekend, The Levee, a staple of the Williamsburg scene, unveiled its newest mural: the aptly-titled “Anti-Social Media.” This is the second Damien Mitchell piece to grace The Levee’s wall,…
First Look: McNally Jackson Books Opens in Williamsburg
It’s been nearly four years since news broke that beloved Soho bookstore McNally Jackson was opening a Williamsburg outpost. After a litany of delays, the…
Warby Parker Launches a Line For Hip Tots
It happens to many a Brooklyn parent: Little Hugo starts having trouble reading the labels at Whole Foods Williamsburg and accidentally picks out an item…
Television Bandmates Had a Threesome But Didn’t See Eye to Eye
Last week, Richard Lloyd’s reading at the Strand turned into an unexpected fact-checking session when the son of CBGB impresario Hilly Kristal questioned some of…
To the Candy Shop: Bawdy Burlesquers Help Ray Celebrate His 85th Birthday
Ray Alvarez, the East Village hall-of-famer who has made generations of neighborhood kids and late-night revelers happy with his fried Snickers, chili dogs, and soft…
Last Night at Red Hook Bait and Tackle, Now Closed After 14 Years
Beloved bar Red Hook Bait and Tackle said farewell to its tight-knit family with a party that raged well after the cops came, as advertised. Owner Barry O’Meara, who’s closing the bar after…
Strand Owner Fred Bass Honored By Krugman, Talese, Lebowitz at Memorial
The late Fred Bass, longtime owner of the Strand Bookstore who died January 3 at age 89, is getting posthumous bear hugs from the City…
Photos: The Idiotarod’s Costumed Crazies Went Wild in the Streets
On Saturday afternoon this past weekend about a dozen teams of intrepid idiots went careening through the streets of Brooklyn for the 14th annual running…
Richard Lloyd of Television Wrote a Memoir, But Not Everyone Remembers His CBGBs Stories the Same Way
At some point during Richard Lloyd’s appearance last night at the Strand’s Rare Book Room, he scanned the audience for his Television bandmate, Tom Verlaine.…
Tartt House Film: The Goldfinch Begins Shooting in the Village
The highly anticipated adaptation of Donna Tartt’s 2013 novel The Goldfinch began filming in Greenwich Village this Friday, with film crews taking over sections of 11th…