The Hester Street Fair folded up its tents last month, but this weekend it’ll pop back up near the South Street Seaport– with bells on! The…
Latinx Comedy, Festival to ‘Improve the World,’ and Exposing Racist Fairy Tales
WEDNESDAY Latinx Wednesday, November 23 at The PIT Underground, 7:30 pm: $5 It seems like a sensible enough idea to ready your stomach for the…
This ‘Modern-Day Apothecary’ Offers Cappuccinos and Bespoke Barbiturates
Equilibria, the pharmacy, wellness store and cafe that had planned to open on Bedford Avenue back in May, is finally up and slinging espresso as well as…
KKK Graffiti at W’burg Housing Projects; NYU Students Shack Up With Seniors
Around 2am Sunday at the Lower East Side Coffee Shop on E. 14th Street, a loud Mike Pence supporter launched into racist and sexist invectives…
Tenants Demand Cooking Gas, Say Their Landlord’s Response Is ‘Tough Turkey’
While many of us are prepping for a Thanksgiving feast, the tenants of 325 East 12th Street are stocking up on TV dinners. They won’t be…
John Barclay of Bossa Nova Is Now Brewing Brooklyn’s Own Yerba Mate Soda
There’s no doubt Red Bull has staked its claim on the music industry (it just launched a web series, “Mavens,” dedicated to women in the industry), but how would you feel if we told…
Angry Women, Grab Your Brushes: This Art Show Wants You
If you’ve been saving up all your anger from the last two weeks and would perhaps like to slap it on a canvas in a…
Tis the Season: Unsilent Night Gets Bounced By ‘Big Political Rally’
In the past, the East Village holiday tradition known as Unsilent Night has proceeded undeterred against the red menace that is SantaCon (remember UnsilentaCon?), so…
City Strikes a Deal to Pay $160 Million For Final Parcel of Bushwick Inlet Park
After over a decade of uncertainty, the city has struck a deal to acquire the final 11 acres needed to complete Bushwick Inlet Park. The…
Greenpoint Warehouse Going For $60M; Jupiter Disco Opens in Bushwick
This Friday afternoon on Palmetto Street, a vigil will be held for Sharabia Thomas, the 17-year-old Bushwick student who died in 2004. Her alleged kidnapper…