Both 77 and 79 Rivington Street are being auctioned off in a lot where bids start at $11 million. [Bowery Boogie] Bushwick residents in danger of…
The Olsen Twins Art Exhibit You Never Knew You Needed Is Now a Reality
Congratulations, internet! That pop-up art gallery dedicated to the Ashley and Mary Kate has become a reality. “The Olsen Twins Hiding from the Paparazzi” has gone from being…
Hundreds Rally for the Right to Refuse Stop and Frisk
In 2013 Mayor Bill De Blasio was voted into office with pledges to reign in police violence and stop-and-frisk policing targeted at blacks and latinos. (Remember that…
Awkwafina All Around Us: Queens Rapper’s Doc Debut and TV Takeover
Queens-born rapper Awkwafina (the alter-ego of Nora Lum) says she’s been doing some serious “hustling” in the last couple of years: recording an album, putting out an…
Watch Me ‘lele: There Will Be Ukuleles and All That Jazz at The Unicorn’s B-Day Bash
Ukulele alert. The Unicorn, a music school and event space on the Lower East Side, will celebrate its first anniversary this evening with a combination open house/talent show/music performance.…
Tina Fey Will ‘Share a Grave’ With Her Kimmy Schmidt Co-Creator But Is Too ‘Alpha’ To Do a Show With Amy Poehler
Just how much does Tina Fey prefer filming Unbreakeable Kimmy Schmidt in Greenpoint to shooting 30 Rock in Long Island City? A lot, she told Damian Holbrook, of…
Rockaway Brewing Co. Brings a Beach to Bushwick and More Beer to the Beach
For several summers now, Rockaway Brewing Co. has been a fixture at the beach. Now the budding brewery is fixing to build a beach of its own, with…
‘Secret Spot’ Tiny Rabbit House Opens With ‘Tako Tacos’ and ‘Fake Sushi’
In Japan, a tiny studio apartment is often known as a “rabbit hutch”–usually a cramped little space for young people to get a foothold in the…
John Colapinto On the ‘Dangerous’ Literary Sex Novel That Put Him in the Eye of a Tweet Storm
John Colapinto has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 2008, and is responsible for this brilliant piece on used cooking oil theft, among others.…
Tim Burton Theme Bar Opening Soon; Hot Sauce Expo This Weekend
Ecuadorians held a vigil in Maria Hernandez Park for the victims of Saturday’s devastating earthquake in that nation. [Bushwick Daily] According to a bartender at…