It’s finally here: the day we’ll find out whether Hillbots or Bernie Bros prevail in New York. Don’t just admire #feelthebern street art or strut…
MTA to Come Down From its Opaque Train Car in the Sky and Meet With You Plebes
The MTA has confirmed that any 24/7 closure of the L-train tunnel is “unlikely to begin before January of 2019” and is promising there will be a “new dynamic” with riders…
4 Talks and Readings: Pretentiousness, Bad Women, and How to Smoke Pot
TUESDAY Release for Jacob Victorine’s Flammable Matter April 19 at 7 p.m. at WORD Bookstore, 126 Franklin Street. Jacob Victorine’s first book of poetry, Flammable Matter, bears…
East Villager Wins Music Pulitzer; M Train Repair Could Displace Bushwickers
New Yorkers, today is primary day—cast your vote for your party’s presidential nominee. Congrats to Henry Threadgill, a longtime East Villager who won the Pulitzer…
From the Allen Street Boys to Satan’s Sinners, Street Gangs of the Lower East Side
Last week, Elliot Caldwell was fatally shot outside of Campos Plaza, the NYCHA public housing project where he’d grown up. An EV Grieve commenter noted that the 23-year-old…
Crawl Into The Gutter as a Brooklyn Ale House Vet Recounts His ‘Life Behind Bars’
Walking the streets of Williamsburg, Dan Ruth can point out the buildings where squatters used to hold court. He still remembers the excellent soundtrack at King’s…
Selfie Hunters, These Giant Wabbits Are Your New Best Fwend
Jeff Koons’s towering Balloon Rabbit just got some competition. Seven inflatable rabbits have been slowly taking form today at 230 Vesey Street, aka Brookfield Place.…
Spend Some QT With Jazz Iconoclast Cecil Taylor at The Whitney
Let’s face it, Cecil Taylor’s music isn’t what you put on the hifi to unwind after a long day at work— google the pianist and…
Another Boat to Booze On: Grand Banks Opens For the Season
On Friday we heralded the return of our favorite booze boat with a post titled, “What About Bobbing? The Frying Pan Reopens Today.” Pretty much…
Women Who Kill Is the Park Slope Horror-Comedy That ‘Writes Itself’
When Women Who Kill premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, Ingrid Jungermann became the second creator of Brooklyn web series The Slope to make…