The best party of the year has now already happened– sorry, everybody who didn’t make it to Bike Kill on Saturday. Organized once again by the…
I Went to a Séance and There Was Plenty of Spirited Conversation
It’s 7 p.m., not quite witching hour, but Melissa Madara is intently melting the side of a dark blue spell candle so that it can…
‘Ramones Way’ Is Now a Street Outside the Band’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School
For Ramones fans, Forest Hills High School in Queens is as seminal a site as performance venues CBGB and Max’s Kansas City. The school is…
Shooting in LES; Subway-Themed Apartment Building
Early yesterday morning, three men were shot near the intersection of Ridge and Stanton Streets by an assailant who drove away. The victims were taken…
Schimanski, New Club in the Old Verboten Space, Pre-Opens in Williamsburg Monday
Just in time for Halloween, Eddie Dean of Pacha is pre-opening his new club in the old Verboten space on Monday, and it now has a…
13 Real Cool Things We Learned About Iggy Pop and Jim Jarmusch
Peter Hook, best known as the bassist for Joy Division and New Order, once confided that he has avoided meeting Iggy Pop. “‘What if I…
Citizen Jane Is a Love Letter to the Villager Who Stopped Robert Moses in His Tracks
When I ventured out to Fire Island last weekend, it took us nearly an hour to get from the ferry landing to the house by traversing a forest…
Our Loving Tribute to the Bodega Kitty Who Was Cat-Shamed on Yelp
Earlier this week a bodega cat named Star became an actual star after a Yelp reviewer called out S.K. Deli Market, in the East Village: “To my…
Chinatown Group Rallies Against Development; Preview Domino Factory’s Office Space
Protestors from the Chinatown Working Group assembled Wednesday at City Hall to call for Mayor de Blasio’s resignation over his failure to save enclaves of low-income…
How Williamsburg Airbnb Hosts Are Dealing With the New Law Against Home Sharing
As you surely know by now if you rent out your apartment through Airbnb—whether you’re a working stiff making a few extra bucks each month…