You might not be able to get into his clubs, but you’re welcome to attend his art show. Nightlife impresario Paul Sevigny will be showing his…
This Collective Gets Women Artists Together For ‘Conscious Celebration’
As I watched many of my friends post their stories of sexual assault and harassment over the past week, I was reminded of the importance…
Surviving the Cage: A New York Newbie Steps Onto the West 4th Street Courts
The West 4th Street Courts are some of the most fearsome in New York City; their reputation for physical play and cutthroat competition is the stuff…
Campus Crime Report: Sexual Assaults, Burglary On the Rise at NYU
Reported rapes more than doubled at NYU’s Washington Square campus from 2014 to 2016, rising from 6 to 16 reported incidents, according to the university’s…
Performance Picks: Nightcaps, Bars Become Barns, and Black Girl Magic
THURSDAY Nightcap | by Ike Thursday, October 19 at Joe’s Pub, 9:30 pm: $15 Sometimes you’ve had a long and hard week, and you just…
A New Book Imagines Trump’s Words Spoken By Literal Comic Book Villains
Robert Sikoryak, a Jersey-born comic book illustrator, is seated at a desk in his one-bedroom apartment in Stuyvesant Town, his work spread neatly in front…
First Look: Kenny Scharf Brings a Psychedelic ‘Cosmic Cavern’ to MoMA For the Club 57 Show
Kenny Scharf’s move to the sunny climes of Los Angeles put an end to his Cosmic Cavern parties in Bushwick. But as you can see…
5 Pointz Artists Go to Court With Building Owner Who Demolished Street Art Mecca
The 5 Pointz building was a world-famous haven for spray-paint artists, until it was whitewashed in 2013 and then torn down to make way for luxury apartments.…
Record Store Day’s Black Friday Goodies Include Releases From Lou Reed and Richard Hell
I’m a member of the “blank” generation– the generation that grew up copying albums onto blank cassettes. But for all the vinyl heads, Record Store Day’s…
While Urbanists Imagine NYC’s Retreat From the Coast, It’s Already Happening
There were shocked murmurs at this year’s Municipal Art Society Summit when the crowd was shown a visualization of the Rockaways after the ecological displacement…