These days, there are countless ways to act like an entitled jerk even if you don’t go around launching empty Turkey’s Nest cups into McCarren Park (pretty sure NYC squirrels…
Mission Cantina Shutters On LES; 16 East Village Bars Do SantaCon
Mayor de Blasio signed 10 gas safety bills on Tuesday in response to the fatal gas explosion at 121 Second Avenue in Spring 2015. [Curbed…
Village-Set Street Children Aims to Tell Queer and Trans Stories ‘Authentically’
Time magazine declared a “transgender tipping point” in 2014 when it featured actress Laverne Cox on its cover. In the two years following that proclamation,…
Taberna 97 Brings Portuguese Comfort Food to the Yaffa Cafe Space
After nearly two years of renovations, the space formerly occupied by Yaffa Cafe has opened its doors as Taberna 97. The team behind the new…
Here are the Absurd Things Linking Roberta’s to Pizzagate
By now you’ve heard that workers at Roberta’s received death threats after the restaurant got caught up in the batshittery of Pizzagate. The NYPD told DNAinfo that it had increased…
Lit’s Follow-Up Inside of the McKibbin Lofts Finally Opens Friday
Believe it or not, it’s been nearly three years since we broke news that legendary dive Lit Lounge would make a comeback, of sorts, underneath the…
Cambodian Noodle Pop-Up; Mean Girls Talent Show
After their restaurant was somehow falsely implicated in the Washington, D.C.-based Pizzagate hoax, the staff of Roberta’s is now receiving death threats. [DNA Info] Independent Cobble…
Watch Comedians and Watches, Augmented Reality, and Holiday Cheer 101
WEDNESDAY Wordspeak Wednesday, December 7 at Vox Bizarre, 8 pm: FREE Vox Bizarre is a new Ridgewood-based “store and workshop” pop-up devised by four design…
Fall Into a ‘Chasm’ of Art, DJs, and Music at This East Williamsburg Festival
Tonight, a chasm of art opens up in East Williamsburg. More specifically, tonight marks the beginning of CHASM, a four-day late-night multimedia/nightlife/performance/music event, showcasing some of the…
Week in Film: Los Sures, Surrealist Bloodcore, and Freedom Summer Sings the Blues
Los Sures Friday December 9, 7 pm to 10 pm at Dobbin Street: $8 to $10 Dobbin St. is a new “luxury event space” that…