Todd Deas, 31, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment yesterday for attempting to rape a 27-year-old woman on the streets of Williamsburg last month. [DNA…
Worlds Fair Coming to Brooklyn Promises Art, Food, Tech, Tim Kaine
“Worlds Fairs have inspired Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla, and many others to express their brilliance. For 130 years, American cities set the standard for…
Renderings of New LaGuardia Hilariously Include a Jeff Koons Balloon Dog
In 2015, when New York unveiled plans for its $8 billion revamp of LaGuardia Airport, architecture critic Carter B. Horsley called the design “lackluster and…
Get Ready to Stuff Some Muff at This Muffuletta Eating Contest
The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island has gotten stale as an un-dunked hot dog bun now that Joey Chestnut just keeps winning…
Anthology Film Archives Seeks Expansion Approval; Rififi Returns to the EV via HBO
Alleging that a six-story, Second Avenue property he owns has been “commandeered” by a real estate investor/developer, landlord Raphael Toledano is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Cinder Block Comedy Festival Brings Janeane Garofalo and a ‘Rainbow’ of Comics to BK
The New York Comedy Festival, which announced its Manhattan-centric lineup today, isn’t the only game in town. Over in Kings County, the Brooklyn Comedy Film…
New LES Beer Store Promises to Cure What Ales You
A new craft beer store is coming to the Lower East Side: Beer Fridge, at 41 Essex St., is currently in soft launch, with the…
Colors of Childhood, Black Natural Hair, and More Exhibitions This Week
Milk Curd and Cherry Pits: Color Stories by Naomi Clark Opening Tuesday, August 8 at Cooler Gallery, 7 pm to 10 pm. On view through…
New York Comedy Festival: Kevin Smith, Conan, 2 Dope Queens, and Podcasts Galore
In recent years, the New York Comedy Festival has brought us Anthony Atamanuik’s genius Trump impersonation, pre-President Show; waterworks courtesy of Nathan Fielder; and the…
Photos: Skrillex Kept Webster Hall’s Final Club Night Going Til 6am
History was in the air Saturday night as Skrillex shook Webster Hall on its final club night. Two and half decades after the Toronto-based Bollinger brothers bought the East Village venue, they’re selling…