Opening night for In the Raw: The Female Gaze on the Nude (on view now through May 21 at The Untitled Space) was predictably packed,…
For Artists, This Brownstone Doubles As a Crash Pad and Creation Station
Last December, Charles Pastore, a real estate investor who owns property in East New York, purchased a century-old Bushwick brownstone, on the corner of Cooper…
With a Rent Battle Behind It, La Sirena Celebrates Its 16th Cinco de Mayo
Every morning, Dina Leor opens her Mexican folk-art store the same way: by lighting sage, burning incense and scattering rose petals. “I feel it affects…
Performance Picks: Campy Cats, Poetry Brothel Séance, and Experimental Comedy
THURSDAY Strays Continues through May 14 at The Brick, 575 Metropolitan Avenue, Williamsburg. 7:30pm (Sundays at 2pm and 7:30pm). $18. More info here. Imagine an…
Cyclist Assaults Driver in Greenpoint; First Ever Trans Theater Festival
Monday night on McGuinness Avenue, a cyclist allegedly got off his bike, opened a car door, and assaulted the driver with his bike lock before…
Selfie Alert: There’s a Cock-Climbing Wall at New Museum
Andra Ursuta’s new solo exhibit is, well, a lot to swallow. “Alps,” which opened at New Museum last night, is rimmed by artificial rock-climbing walls with…
Your Week in Film: Cronenberg’s Overdose Twins and Leaving Britney Alone
Grrrl Germs: a Visual History of Riot Grrrl 1990-1997 Various screenings, now through Saturday May 28 at Spectacle: $5. It’s been nearly 30 years since…
God Unsuccessful in Attempt to Wipe Away Mark of the Biebs
EAST VILLAGE—God unsuccessfully attempted to wipe away an advertisement for Justin Bieber’s latest album today on the corner of Second Avenue and East 6th Street.…
This Artist Turns Street Scraps Into Zany Readymades That Speak to LES History
With all the buildings going up on the Lower East Side, it’s not uncommon to come across scraps of metal or other weird objects left behind at construction…
Bushwick’s Juno Is Switching Things Up So It Can ‘Stay in the Neighborhood’
On Monday John Barclay, proprietor of Bushwick mainstay Bossa Nova Civic Club, announced on Facebook that he was no longer involved with Juno, the upscale-diner “date spot”…