A new art show opening this week is just the sort of hopeful omen we need really, really need right now, just one week before…
Brooklyn Navy Yard Adds Six New Tenants to Food Manufacturing Hub
Back in April, the Brooklyn Navy Yard announced that Mast Brothers would join Brooklyn Brewery and Russ & Daughters as tenants of its forthcoming Food Manufacturing…
Panorama Lineup: NIN, Frank Ocean, Tame Impala, Tribe, and More
Perhaps a mental exercise will help you cope with this frigid Monday morning: Imagine you’re on an island, in a field of grass. The summer sun is shining…
McCarren Tennis Courts Go Indoors; Gowanus Garb at Anthropologie
Bushwick Economic Development Corp., the non-profit that oversaw the Bronx shelter where two young sisters were killed last month by a defective radiator, now faces…
Gone Daddy’s Gone, a Regular Remembers Her Favorite Bar
OK, we’re almost in the clear for anything New Year’s Eve-related. But before we hurdle head-first into 2017, there’s one more place we lost over…
This Queer Performance Festival Wants to Mend Our Generational ‘Disconnect’
Nowadays, it’s common to see one generation insisting that the other will never understand them, whether its Jerry Seinfeld lamenting that college kids are “too PC,”…
Anthology Film Archives Adding New Library and Café, With Help from Sparkly Art Auction
Yesterday, Anthology Film Archives announced that, for the first time in their 46-year history, big changes are coming to the institution in the form of…
Rooftop Bar Nixed on Delancey Street; No ETA on ABC No Rio’s Redesign
Police say the 27-year-old woman who was found dead Wednesday in an Alphabet City housing project, Brooke Garcia, likely died of strangulation. [DNA Info] A…
Bake Time is Up: Cake Shop Says Goodbye
Another venue spent New Year’s Eve saying their last goodbyes to regulars and anyone else with a drink in their hand. For the last few…
Greenpoint’s Astral Apartments, a Tumultuous Refuge for the Working Class
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. The Astral in Greenpoint has status in the…