After hitting midtown, the East Village, and Greenpoint in October and then bouncing around town, HBO series The Deuce is back in the East Village…
Performance Picks: Puppet Folktales, Chilean Mine Immersion, and Some Much-Needed Laughs
WEDNESDAY Secret At La MaMa, 66 E 4th Street, East Village. 8pm. Free. More info here. I can’t say I know a ton about Watoku…
‘Make Bushwick Great Again’ With This Limited-Edition Hat
How do you trump a Make America Great Again hat? It’s easy. Go to Father Knows Best and snag a “Make Bushwick Great Again” snapback. Just don’t…
4 Readings: Honest Abe Takes on Trump, A White Rapper’s Tale, and Hot Dog Cartoons
WEDNESDAY Mychal Denzel Smith presents: Invisible Man, Got the Whole Word Watching June 15 at 7 p.m. at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street…
This Year’s New York Asian Film Festival Is Serious As a Heart Attack
Between the Lower East Side Film Festival, the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, the DV8 Film Festival, and now even the Porn Film Festival, there’s…
Man Threatens to Go Orlando On Happy Fun Hideaway; W’burg Whole Foods Sued
Monday night in Bushwick, an argumentative 40-year-old man was arrested at the Happy Fun Hideaway for assaulting the bouncer and threatening to “shoot this place…
Brooklyn Film Fest Fave is a Short Inspired by the ‘Magic’ of Greenpoint
As a work-resident of Greenpoint, I feel lucky that I can reap the benefits of the neighborhood without having to pay the increasingly steep average…
Attention, Dr. Jay’s Shoppers: Bowery Tenants Take the Fight to Landlord’s Store
This morning shoppers looking for American flag swimsuits or bright-patterned leggings at Dr. Jay’s streetwear store in downtown Brooklyn were greeted by a flurry of slogans…
Stuff Yourself With Eastern European Grub and Dance It All Off at the Borscht Ball
Jewish culture is inextricably linked to the historical fabric of New York City, and Eastern European Jewish immigrants in particular have had a significant impact…
DV8 Film Festival Calls for Lo-Fi Feeds and Shooting with Speed
Looking back, do you miss the days before everyone had a camera in their pocket? The days when getting your hands on the family camcorders felt…