This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. In a sliver of space between an imposing new Tribeca…
A Recently Desecrated Synagogue Was Once Home to a Lower East Side Villain
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. At 5pm on a cold Friday evening, a couple dozen men, most…
Trotsky, Auden, and the Abortionist: The Radical History of 77 St. Marks
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Leon Trotsky disembarked at New York harbor on January 13,…
From Mobsters to Mekas: A Courthouse’s Second Act as Anthology Film Archives
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. The building at the southeast corner of Second Avenue and…
This Guy Robbed an East Village Bank, Cops Say
Panicking about how you’re going to afford those last-minute holiday gifts? Well, there’s always this option… Around 12:45pm on Dec. 14, the man in the…
Hecho en Dumbo’s Danny Mena Opens a Mexican Spot in Bushwick
Danny Mena, chef-owner of Bowery restaurant Hecho en Dumbo, will open a new Mexican spot in Bushwick today. True to its name, La Loncheria claims to be “New…
MTA Releases L Train Shutdown Plan, and Electeds React
Yesterday, the MTA released the mitigation plan for the 15-month long closure of the L Train, set to start in April 2019, to mixed reactions.…
In East Williamsburg, Plan to Build On Public Housing Property Gets Frosty Reception
A parking lot at the Cooper Park Houses is set to be replaced by a high-rise building, and residents of the East Williamsburg housing development aren’t happy…
Performance Picks: 30-Year Christmas Carol, Queer Vloggers, Gay Hell
THURSDAY A Christmas Carol Year Five: Home For The Holidays December 14-18 at Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator, 8 pm or 7 pm:…
Dive Down: New Yorkers React to the Closing of Grassroots Tavern
The news of the Grassroots Tavern calling it quits after 42 years struck a nerve among those familiar with the St. Marks refuge. Reactions to…