It’s International Women’s Day. As expected, restaurants and other businesses around town are participating in the #ADayWithoutaWoman strike. Even the Statue of Liberty took last…
Best of Spring/Break: Trump Comics, Disco Queens, and Alcoholtopia
At first it was sort of sad that for this year’s rendition, Spring/Break Art Show had traded its eccentric, labyrinthine location inside a disused section of…
The Stone Relocates to New School; ABC No Rio Demolition Begins
Just in time for International Women’s Day, the East Village has been blanketed in posters featuring Donald Trump’s “grab them by the pussy” quote. [Jeremiah’s…
Jimmy McMillan Has a New Song About Slavery and The Rent Being Too Damn High
Yesterday the Observer revealed that East Village fixture Jimmy McMillan, who rose to fame in 2010 as a gubernatorial candidate with the slogan “The Rent…
Drink Like a Detective at the Burlesque-Filled Launch of This New Noir Novel
It’d be impossible for Bradley Spinelli to top the suicide-themed set that Questlove did for his debut novel, Killing Williamsburg, but the B+B contributor’s latest book launch should…
International Women’s Day and #ADayWithoutaWoman: Art, Marches, and ‘Militant’ Partying
This Wednesday, International Women’s Day also happens to be #adaywithoutawoman. Last month, the folks behind the Women’s March on Washington announced plans for a nationwide…
Hester Street Fair Returns in April With Dude’s Day and Girl Power Weekend
Our friends at the Hester Street Fair kept busy over the winter with a Katz’s-themed pop-up in Miami and a new Project Space on Henry…
Ex-Cop Shoots Greenpoint Neighbor; Bus Driver Arrested on LES
A retired cop shot a neighbor in the head during a dispute in their Greenpoint building yesterday. The victim was on life support as of…
Women’s Day Art, Global Peace in Williamsburg, and More Art Goings-On
BYO Art for International Women’s Day Opening Wednesday March 8 at The Living Gallery, 9 pm. One night only. If you’re a woman creator, walk…
Stoner Punk, a Post-Twee World Order, and More Shows to See This Week
Eames Armstrong, The New York Review of Cocksucking, Scant, Brandon Lopez, Lacanthrope, Sapphogeist Monday March 6, 8 pm at Alphaville: $10 Is life even real…