Clearly some numbers matter more than others: It’s an unholy 30 degrees out, but who cares when there’s an 80 percent discount at a Reformation…
Hot Diggity: Gray’s Papaya Unleashes New Location
Earlier this week we brought word that Gray’s Papaya would be opening a midtown location at 612 Eighth Avenue, between 39th and 40th Streets, making…
Turtle Lady Of Williamsburg; Live in a Greenpoint Church
The author of “The Five Guys You Will Fuck at NYU” insists her list is “unfortunate but true.” [NYU Local] Meet the woman who keeps…
What’s Up With the Giant Spikes Outside of Cooper Union?
Cube, meet spikes. The Alamo returned in November and now another piece of monumental art is being installed outside of Cooper Union’s Foundation Building. The…
Spa Castle in Hot Water, Thanks to Alleged $1.5M in Unpaid Taxes
Even in the wake of Spa Castle’s aquatic sex problem, the death of an elderly man in one of its jacuzzis, and a child’s near drowning, it seemed that…
Hairy Ape in an Armory, Patriarchy Smashing, and More Performance Picks
WEDNESDAY Not Normal: Intersection, Corporate Doubleteam, and Orangutan Wednesday, March 22 at Irondale Ensemble Project, 8 pm: FREE As long as politics are a hellscape,…
Week in Shows: Sonic Immersion Excursion and Girls, Girls, Girls
Concert for Immigration Rights: Glasser, Underground System, Tigue, Elena Moon Park & Friends, Ashley Bathgate, and Ljova Wednesday March 22, doors 7 pm at Le…
RBMA Fest Will Feature Jarmusch, Herzog, Alice Coltrane, Sacred Bones and More
The Red Bull Music Academy Festival is always one of the cultural highlights of spring (it is spring, right?)– past installments have brought once-in-a-lifetime performances and appearances…
Shea Stadium Announces Kickstarter, Hopes to Return as a Legal Space
East Williamsburg DIY venue and recording studio Shea Stadium announced a $50,000 crowdfunding initiative today, with the end goal of turning the space into a…
Vegan Deli On The LES; Fishermen Stroking Fish
The ex-cop who fatally shot his Greenpoint neighbor was known as a “neighborhood terror.” [DNAinfo] A meatpacking district nightlife impresario is opening a rock bar…