A Staten Island teen has been charged with attempting to rape a woman as she entered her Lower East Side apartment building. Police believe that…
Brooklyn Brewery Is Bound for the Navy Yard; RIP Brooklyn’s Oldest Citizen
Brooklyn resident Susannah “Miss Susie” Mushatt Jones, the world’s oldest person, died last week at the age of 116. [Brooklyn Paper] Brooklyn Brewery will soon…
Head to a Greenpoint Church and Watch Some Cult Comedy
We’re gonna go ahead and guess it’s probably been a while since you’ve visited a church (unless you were enticed by the Jesus karaoke at that…
Oh Look, It’s Your Near Future in Film
Rooftop Films Premiere Wednesday May 18 through August 2016 The summer al-fresco screening series turns 20 years old this season, which officially makes Rooftop Films…
Pole Dancing in a Former Polish Social Club? That’s Incredipole!
Out this month, “Meet the Regulars: People of Brooklyn and the Places They Love” is Joshua D. Fischer’s debut book, and the first to come…
How an Apartment Guru Saved My Tiny Home from the Clutches of Clutter
Some people can work wonders in small quarters. (Remember that beautifully organized, itty-bitty kitchen-shower apartment?) I am not one of those people. I’ve lived in a 350-square-foot Lower…
New Musical About Old New York Has Lovely Tunes, But Just A Touch of Stories
Any show that begins in full blackout long enough for the elderly patron next to me to start murmuring and glancing at the program with…
MTA Continues ‘Dialogue’ About Slowdown vs. Shutdown of L Train
The MTA held its second public meeting to discuss the impending L train closure, and last night’s hearing at the 14th Street Salvation Army Theater couldn’t…
Northeast Kingdom Is Closing; Alan Cumming Sells His Co-Op
In Alphabet City, the 79-unit rental building Eastville Gardens was purchased for $44 million. [The Real Deal] Acclaimed Bushwick eatery Northeast Kingdom will shutter after…
And Now There Are Two Art Fests Looking to Fill the Bushwick Open Studios Void
Stephanie Theodore of Theodore:Art was massively disappointed when Arts in Bushwick announced that Bushwick Open Studios was moving from summer to fall in an attempt…