Police say the body of a 27-year-old woman was discovered yesterday afternoon inside the Lillian Wald Housing Project on Avenue D. An autopsy is forthcoming.…
Winter Festivals, A Play On 4Chan, Gay Shows For All, and More Performance Picks
FESTIVALS Under the Radar Wednesday January 4 through Sunday January 15, various showtimes at The Public Theater and other spaces: $20 and up Ah yes, it’s…
Week in Film: Spectacle Back to Pack it in With ‘Best of’ + See This Doc or Else
Doomed Love Friday January 6, 7:30 pm at Spectacle: $5 It’s been an awful long time since I’ve seen a movie at Spectacle… who am…
It’s All Over Now for Williamsburg Bar Over the Eight
Last year was a rough one for cultural spaces of all kinds in New York City, so it was somewhat fitting (if not totally sad)…
The Feud Between the Millionaire and the ‘King of the Hoboes’
This week, we continue with our series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Heckles and howls echoed through the meeting rooms of 64…
Four iPhones Nabbed at Gunpoint; New Restaurant from The Pickle Guys
A handgun-toting robber stole four iPhones recently from Kevin Wireless, a Myrtle Avenue storefront. [DNA Info] Applications for 63 units of affordable housing are now…
Week in Shows: Get Runny, Feel Good + Take a Trip to Synthicide’s Triple Threat
Synthicide: Three-Year Anniversary Thursday January 4, 10 pm to 4 am at Bossa Nova Civic Club: FREE Even if right now the weather’s making you…
How Sex Sold Songs in New York’s Early Theater Days
This week, we continue with our series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. James Norman knew exactly what he was doing when he walked…
The Theater That Was a ‘Weapon in the Class Struggle’
This week, we continue with our series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. In June 1931, with America’s working class still deep in the…
Two Greenpoint Robberies; RIP Jimmy’s Diner Greenpoint
Three masked men stole $36K in cash from a Huron Street octogenarian’s apartment on November 29 as the victim played dead on his couch. Police…