When Quimby’s opened up a few weeks back just off the Metropolitan stop, Williamsburg gained another hip little bookstore in an area where it sometimes feels like…
‘Day By Day, It’s Getting Worse’: A Muslim Cabbie Talks Trump
Along with the rest of New York’s trades workers, cabbies are the unsung backbone of the five boroughs — a fact that is quintessentially American. But many…
Grate Show of Support as Yemeni Bodega Owners Strike Across NYC
By now you’ve seen the photos of the crowd of Yemeni business owners and supporters massed at Brooklyn Borough Hall to protest President Trump’s travel…
We’ve Got Your Cat Camp Agenda Right Here, Right Meow
What’s the only thing that could get hoarders, single ladies, animal breeders, professional witches, Japanophiles, Exotic Joe voters, and Instagram famous cats into one room? Cat…
Yemeni Bodegas Strike in Greenpoint; New Bushwick Bar, Private Party
Some Yemeni-owned Greenpoint businesses were among those who closed yesterday to protest Trump’s immigration policies. [Greenpoint] A Jeep stolen from the East Village was recovered…
Disney Burlesque, a Show in a Bathtub, and More Primo Performance
THURSDAY Burlesque Tribute to the Ladies of Disney Thursday, February 3 at The Slipper Room, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show: $10 Hotsy Totsy Burlesque…
Comedy Theater The Annoyance Will Close Its Williamsburg Location
The New York chapter of comedy theater The Annoyance has announced they’ll be closing their location on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg at the end of March.…
Week in Film: Turkish Street Cats, Glue-Sniffin’ Delinquents, and More
Scrubbers Friday February 3 (10 pm), Thursday Feb 13, (7:30 pm) Monday Feb 20 (10 p), and Sunday Feb 26 (5 pm) at Spectacle: $5 …
Get an Early Taste of the East Village’s New Chinese Noodle Shop
Simone Tong, a former cook at Wylie Dufresne’s beloved and bygone Lower East Side restaurant wd~50, plans to open a Chinese noodle shop in the…
Ultra-Modern ‘Steampunk’ Coffee Brewer Gets a Showcase Cafe in Brooklyn
New York City is saturated with coffee places, so how does one separate themselves from the pack? Well, one way is to invent your own…