Hours before Governor Andrew Cuomo announced New York’s first confirmed case of coronavirus infection on Sunday, two Asian comedians appeared on stage at Caveat wearing…
Think the Election Is a Circus? Wait’ll You See This Comedy Show
On Saturday, February 15, Andrea Jones-Rooy hung from a lira—a circus tool that looks like some industrial hula hoop—on stage at the Lower East Side…
Art This Week: Women’s Stories and Wacky Lamps
It’s LitOpening Tuesday, March 3 at 64 White Street, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through April 25. On Tuesday, R and Company’s gallery…
Great News: Good Room Opens Good Bar
Good Bar grand opens tonight right at the start of Bedford Avenue on the Greenpoint/Williamsburg border. The self-described “record listening bar” hopes to add to the local…
Performance Picks: Clowns and Musical Trauma Comedy
THURSDAY Piano BoyThursday, February 27 at Vital Joint, 8 pm: $5 Billy Joel made a name for himself by being a Piano Man, or at…
ReFashion Week Puts Thrift-Store Finds on the Runway
While the runway models strut their stuff at Paris Fashion Week today, the New York scene is decidedly more down-to-earth and eco-conscious. At the second…
Art This Week: The Power of Posters, Light-Activated Paintings, and More
The Sleeping Giant / The Swiss GridOpening Thursday, February 27 at Poster House. On view through August 23. We see posters frequently in our everyday…
A Rubber-Stamp Maker Leaves His Mark On the East Village
The world might be going digital but John Casey is still standing his ground by making rubber stamps in his old-school East Village store. Since…
An Ambitious Newcomer Brings Cuban-Asian Food and Music to East Williamsburg
Everyone wants to design the most Instagrammable restaurant. But the team behind Aura Cocina & Bar wants you to put your phone down and appreciate…
Latinx DJ-Producer Riobamba Wants to Break and Remake the Industry
“Maternal” is the last adjective you’d associate with a Bed-Stuy-based DJ and producer. But that’s how Sara Skolnick, who goes by the stage name Riobamba,…