Wednesday evening, police say this man stole a purse from Zablonski’s bar on N. 6th Street, then dropped $30 with one of the enclosed credit…
Grand Banks Opens a Floating Seafood Bar In Brooklyn Bridge Park
Ever felt the urge to wine and dine on the deck of a 93-year-old ship with good ol’ Lower Manhattan rising behind your glass every…
Descendents Ended the House of Vans Summer Series With Some Major Coolidge
The Descendents opened their free show at House of Vans last night with “Everything Sucks,” off their same-named 1995 comeback album. It was an odd…
Greenpoint Resto Brooklyn Label to be Revived, With Some Help from Le Gamin
Brooklyn Label, the French corner restaurant in Greenpoint’s historic Astral Building that closed last year, is going to be revived. Now under new management, it…
Theater for the New City Takes an Anti-Trump Musical to the Streets
Tomorrow at 2pm, Theater for the New City premieres this year’s iteration of its annual series of free summer theater. The “boisterous, multi-ethnic, hope-filled, full…
Take a VR Tour of the Floating Pool Proposed For the East River, Narrated By Neil Patrick Harris
Remember the floating pool that garnered a boatful of attention when it was proposed by some friends way back in 2011? Since then it has…
Bushwick Man Will Be Sentenced for W-Burg Murder; Eastern Bloc’s Last Bow
On Wednesday, Bushwick resident Bryan Aponte, 22, was convicted of multiple charges, including the 2015 murder of a sheet metal worker in 2015. Aponte will…
NYC Gets a New Rooftop Pool, at Long Island City’s Ravel Hotel
If you’re dying for a dip but don’t want to shell out $20,000 (yup–$20K) for a pool package at the Dream Downtown, you now have…
East Broadway Subway Station Is F-ing Disgusting, Pols Say
A group of city officials and local residents gathered today at the East Broadway subway station as part of a publicity tour calling attention to…
The Standard’s New Phone Booth Lets You Drunk-Dial Elected Officials
Most of New York City’s remaining pay phones are just there to be pissed on, but this one is for people who are pissed off.…