A dizzying number of boutique gyms have invaded the Noho/Astor Place area of late: Barry’s Boot Camp, Mile High Run Club, ModelFit, Orangetheory, FlyWheel, the list goes on. The…
YURT ALERT: The Standard’s Winter Garden Is Really In-Tents
The bad news: One of the East Village’s secret gems, the bocce court at The Standard, has gone into hibernation. The good news: The hotel’s…
Williamsburg Gets Cheesy Eatery; Sudekis Hits Bowery Poetry Club
In Williamsburg, a middle-aged employee at a kosher food factory lost his hand Friday after it reportedly got sucked into a grinder. [NY Daily News]…
Hand Job Academy’s Uncle Meg Is Flying Solo, But Not Buggin’ Out
With the release of Uncle Meg’s first proper album, the Brooklyn-based rapper is officially flying solo. Having recently separated from Handjob Academy, a longtime collaboration with Ash…
Week in Art: Black Women Artists for BLM, Weaponized Art, and a ‘Gallery Intervention’
Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter: Holiday Screening & Reception Monday, November 28 at The Kitchen, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Sondra Perry: Resident…
Week in Music: Retail Finds Life After Dead, Bands Raise Dough for Planned Parenthood
The Range, Glass Gang, Sarah Kinlaw, IMAGIST, Kathleen Dycaico Tuesday November 29, 8 pm at Elvis Guest House: $10 minimum donation Prepare for some straightforward, vaguely…
Stephin Merritt Tells East Villagers to ‘Be True to Your Bar,’ in a New Magnetic Fields Song
This weekend, during the course of two nights at BAM, the Magnetic Fields will preview their next album, 50 Song Memoir, before its release in March. As…
These Holiday Nostalgia Trains Will Totally Sleigh You
Between the looming Metrocard fare hike and the L-pocalypse, your feelings about the MTA are probably pretty grinchy right now. But let this serve as…
Live in the Domino Sugar Factory For Cheap; ‘Nasty Women’ Art Show
Police released a photo of the teenage boy who threatened to shoot or stab three people on the Lower East Side between November 14 and…
The Future of ’80/20′ Affordable Housing Hangs in the Balance: Can 421-A Be Fixed?
You may not have realized it, but the city has been in the midst of a “developocalypse” since January, when the state’s 421-a program expired. For decades, the program…