Subtext II: Meditations Opening Wednesday, May 17 at Foley Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through June 25. I would remark on the…
Japan Touched Down in Brooklyn via This Crosscultural Arts Fest
This past weekend, Japanophiles got their fix at Tokyo x Brooklyn, which brought a heaping helping of kawaii to the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint. The festival…
Owners of Tender Trap Get Mad Tropical in Former Tandem Space
The Bushwick space that was home to Tandem Bar until it closed in fall of 2015 has been reborn. Mad Tropical, a joint endeavor between…
LES Synagogue Fire; Williamsburg Umbrella Factory Sold
More than 100 firefighters helped quell the blaze in last night’s three-alarm fire at Norfolk Street’s Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synsgogue. Two of them were treated…
For Samara, Soho Rep Goes Uptown and Into Another World
I don’t often think about laser tag. Maybe my life would be more interesting if I did, but it’s just not frequently on my mind.…
Luzer Twersky Left Orthodox Judaism For Sex, Bacon, and Acting
Luzer Twersky meets me outside the apartment complex in Williamsburg where he’s been staying with a friend. The location seems somehow fitting: near the demarcation…
Go to Church to Hear Philip Glass on a Newly Restored, 105-Year-Old Pipe Organ
Back in December, when online radio station The Lot added a vintage school bus to its chill hangspot in Greenpoint, we noted that they had…
Riis Park Beach Bazaar Returns For Another Season in Rockaway
First Nowadays, and now another one of our favorite outdoor destinations has unveiled its summertime programming. The Riis Park Beach Bazaar is returning on Memorial…
EV Bike-Nabbing Averted; Eat Like Aziz Ansari on Master of None
John Joseph, lead singer of the punk band the Cro-Mags, says he helped thwart the theft of two bikes Tuesday night in the East Village.…
Week in Film: Dinosaurus!, a Highly Accurate Prehistoric Epic, Stalker Returns
Combat Cops Thursday May 11, 9:30 pm at Nitehawk: $12 Perhaps you’ve heard of The Deuce Jockeys, the resident VJs at Nitehawk whose film series…