As the story goes, no one guessed that Nirvana’s Nevermind would become one of the defining rock records of the ’90s, let alone top the charts at…
New Bill Would Make It Harder For Developers to Get Their Clutches On Nursing Homes
Could a new bill help prevent nursing homes from becoming luxury condos? State Senator Daniel Squadron believes so, and has drafted a new bill to insure that…
All-You-Can-Eat Bacon Festival; Roller Derby Girls Wanted
At the Greenpoint French/Catalan eatery Cassette, chef Norberto Piattoni now helms the kitchen. [Eater NY] Falafel Shop on the Lower East Side appears to have shuttered…
Mayor Announces New LES Senior Housing Amid Rivington House Controversy
As members of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration faced questions regarding the Rivington House debacle in a contentious City Council hearing this afternoon, de Blasio’s…
Here’s How to Do Bushwick Open Studios This Weekend
There’s been a bit of a stir surrounding this year’s Bushwick Open Studios. Firstly, they’ve been moved to this coming weekend instead of their usual…
Week in Film: Punk Rock’s Golden Daddy and ‘Ludicrous’ Janis Joplin Remixes
Danny Says Friday September 30 through Thursday October 6 at IFC Center: $14 Danny Fields was the music manager “at the pulse of the underground,”…
Now Airstreaming: Mister Dips Brings Ice Cream and Burgers to William Vale Hotel
Certain things are givens these days. If you’re a disgraced celebrity on a mea culpa tour, you appear on The Today Show. If you order something involving burrata, you post…
Jarmusch Drops Trailers For Paterson and His Iggy Pop Doc, Showing at NY Film Fest
The two films that Jim Jarmusch premiered at Cannes in May have now come to his hometown of New York, meaning you won’t have to…
Antler Anticipation: A ‘Carnival of Taxidermy’ Is Coming to Williamsburg
If you attended our Bedford + Bowery Bazaar a few years ago, then you’re familiar with Divya Anantharaman, the “dead animal addict” who, among other…
It’s National Coffee Day; Jimmy Fallon Got Down at Manitoba’s
As part of The Little Italy Street Art Project, Shepard Fairey is currently painting a mural at the corner of 11th Street and 1st Avenue. [Bowery…