A couple of pieces of news today about the Essex Crossing development that’s rising above the Lower East Side as we speak. Three new vendors…
How Pepe the Frog Tried to Get His Groove Back: The Musical!
When Pepe the Frog was coopted by the alt-right last year, the cartoon amphibian’s creator didn’t exactly think, “Feels good, man.” Instead, he set out on a quest…
Exhibitions To See: 8-Bit Reality, Kathleen White, Immigrant Women
Lateral Thinking With Withered Technology Opening Thursday, December 14 at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through January 21. Though the…
The Jesus Lizard Played Its First NYC Show in Eight Years
“That was so fucking good,” David Yow said after the Jesus Lizard blistered through “Fly On the Wall.” “You are the luckiest people in the…
Brooklyn’s Kambo Shamans Have the Frog Venom You Crave
Slipping out of her corporate job 30 minutes early, Mona meets two friends outside of a graffitied door in Brooklyn. They aren’t there for happy…
SantaCon Photos: Drinking in a Winter Wonderland
The joyous delight/pestilent scourge that is SantaCon brightened/darkened our city once again on Saturday, as thousands of red-suited revelers were disgorged from Penn Station into what…
Grassroots Tavern Will Close Dec. 31, After 4 Decades On St. Marks
The Grassroots Tavern, an East Village institution for some 42 years, will close on Dec. 31. The owner of a Murray Hill bar is set to…
More About the Warhol-Themed Bar Coming to Williamsburg
Earlier this week, we shared news that an Andy Warhol-themed bar, Silver Factory, was opening in South Williamsburg, complete with a neon “peel me” banana,…
Protesters Say No Wei to Trump’s Travel Ban and ‘Tax Scam’
Dozens of people assembled in Washington Square Park last night to express their anger and disgust with both the Supreme Court’s upholding of Trump’s Muslim…
SantaCon Location Comes Early
Breaking from a years’ long tradition of withholding its starting point until the night before, SantaCon announced last night that its red-suited revelers will first gather Saturday…