On Saturday, a naked and bleeding woman was found semi-conscious between two parked cars on Bushwick’s Goodwin Place. She was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where…
Hey, Look! It’s the Graffiti That Spelled Gentrification in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
In Season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Lillian the landlord becomes obsessed with gentrification– even if she only recently added it to her vocabulary. “I miss…
Shimmy Up to these Four Shows for Your Listening Pleasure
Honey, The Men, Foster Care, JJ Doll Friday May 6, 8 pm at Alphaville: $8 in advance/ $10 at the door The season of leisure…
Los Sures, a Time Capsule of Bygone Williamsburg, Gains Wider Distribution
Couldn’t get enough of Los Sures, the time capsule documentary of life in Puerto Rican Williamsburg back in 1984? You weren’t alone. The film, originally…
Gaffigan, Girls Are Filming
Ready for that last season of Girls? That’s right, Lena Dunham hasn’t fled to Canada yet— in fact, it looks like filming for the new…
Meet Fabrice Grinda, the Minimalist in the $6 Million LES Penthouse
As he rang in 2015, Fabrice Grinda, a 41-year-old tech entrepreneur from France, took stock of his life. He’d been living out of suitcases for…
Brewery Coming to Bushwick; Guide to Outdoor Film Screenings
According to photos, developers at the former Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg forklifted a parked car to make room for ongoing construction. [NY Post] Kings…
Are YOU Ready For the Revolution? Our Top 5 May Day Weekend Picks
Whether you know it as International Workers Day or as spring-inflected May Day, this year’s May 1 falls on a weekend, which means two days packed to the brim…
A Rom-Com Set During Superstorm Sandy Taps the ‘Quirky, Diverse East Village Fantasia’
If you were living downtown in 2013, you probably remember the strange suspended week of superstorm Sandy. Maybe you lined up at a pay phone, or held…
Week in Film: Fassbinder Gets His Doc and Patrick Stewart Plays a Punk Choker
Green Room Friday, April 29 through Thursday, May 5 at Nitehawk: $12 Is there anyone more punk than Patrick Stewart? Apparently there is, and it’s…