Remember Ben Sargent (aka. Dr. Klaw) and his underground lobster-roll delivery service, conducted from his basement apartment in Greenpoint? If you do, you’ll probably recall that…
Mosaic Poles Return to Astor Place, But Cube Won’t Be Back Til August
Last month, the city’s Department of Design and Construction told us the Astor Place cube was set to return in June. Today was supposed to be the…
These Guys Installed a FREE COFFEE Sign Over a Starbucks to ‘Keep Williamsburg Weird’
Back in February, we noticed a FREE COFFEE sign hovering a few stories above the controversial Starbucks on Union Avenue and wondered if it was…
ABC No Rio Bids Bye to Current Digs With Final Art Show and Close-Out Concerts
Artists from all eras of ABC No Rio’s radical history, including some who founded the legendary Lower East Side squat in 1980, have turned the dilapidated…
East Village’s New Top Cop Hears Complaints, Asks For Help Finding Shooter
Capt. Vincent Greany, the 9th Precinct’s freshly minted top cop, was peppered with complaints last night about persistent quality of life offenses ranging from noisy rooftop parties to an…
Cops Seek Gun-Wielding Teens; Weekend Subway Nightmare
Yesterday a funeral was held for Brooklyn social worker Enrique Rios, who was killed during the Orlando nightclub shooting on June 12th. [DNA Info] Police…
Hotel on Rivington Adds Café Medi, an Airy Mediterranean Eatery With Lounge
The Hotel on Rivington has a new restaurant following the closure of its previous one, CO-OP Food & Drink, after five years in business. Café Medi, an airy,…
As Vote Looms, Tenants Ask Rent Guidelines Board to Give Them a Break
How many landlords does it take to change a lightbulb? Metropolitan Council on Housing volunteer Mary Crosby posed the rhetorical question to members of the…
AdHoc Print Zine is Back, Reminding Us There’s Life Beyond the Screen
After a fitful start back in January 2013, the official zine for the roving “independent events collective” AdHoc went digital. In doing so, it joined countless…
This Artist Goes Around Turning Trash Into Bags of Gold
It’s no secret: New York in the summer stinks. Most of the time, that overpoweringly unpleasant smell is coming from the garbage bags whose contents…