Everyone knows New York real estate is tough. Two people who know it particularly well are Tom Tenney and Robert Prichard. Both were involved with…
Look Behind You! It’s the First Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
First Brooklyn gets an “institute of horror studies” and now, on the weekend of October 14, a horror film festival. Ministry is right– everyday is Halloween! No,…
After 111 Years, NY Central Art Supply Packs Up Its Easels
The East Village has lost another art store. Photographer Nick McManus was there Friday as New York Central Art Supply shut its doors after 111…
Breaking Bad-Inspired Cafe; Greenpoint’s Best Dives
On August 23, police say the man in this photo fired several shots at a person (and missed) outside 46 Madison Street on the Lower…
Brooklyn’s Wildest Performance Artists Talk Lawsuits and New Beginnings
Brooklyn performance art duo Wild Torus are known for their wild, orgiastic, and messy shows, which often get the audience involved. They’ve always been a…
Paul Liebrandt Is Sprinkling Golden Nuggets on Soft-Serve, I Shit You Not
If you’ve ever wanted to eat ice cream like Donald Trump eats ice cream, this is your golden opportunity. A golden boy of modernist dining,…
Next Week in Comedy: Seinfeld, Space and Singing
TUESDAY Mary Houlihan & The Yellow Dress in “This Could Be Anything” Tuesday September 6, 8 p.m. at Over the Eight: FREE. As the name…
Watch Some Legends of Jazz, Rock, and Poetry Take a Crack at Kerouac
Okay, so you’re probably too cool, these days, to admit you were ever into Jack Kerouac (now you know him mostly as the grumpy old guy…
Artichoke Pizza Expands to Williamsburg; Cab Rider Whipped
Police are searching for a cab driver who repeatedly hit a 21-year-old female passenger with a belt on August 23 when she attempted to leave his…
Black Bear Bar Is Latest Williamsburg Music Venue to Close
And just like that, Williamsburg loses another live music venue. The latest is Black Bear Bar, which announced of Facebook today that it has closed.…