At 81 years old, D’yan Forest describes herself as a “young Betty White.” The octogenarian and veteran performer doesn’t mask her sexual conquests in grandma-speak. Indeed she speaks Millennial more…
4 Talks and Readings Not to Miss This Week
TUESDAY The Narrow Door with Paul Lisicky, Fiona McCrae and Meghan Daum Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street…
Greenpoint Fire Escape; Russian and Turkish Baths Remembered
A woman describes how she escaped from the Greenpoint fire that left four people injured this weekend. [NY Times] On Montrose Avenue in Williamsburg, Luckybird…
Patricia Field Announces Closing Date Amidst ‘Liquidation Celebration’
The St. Mark’s Bookshop isn’t the only East Village institution that’s been liquidating its stock while an uncertain end date looms. Patricia Field, who just…
25 Rockin’ Facts About HBO’s Scorsese-Jagger Show, Vinyl
Vinyl, the Scorsese-Jagger production we’ve been looking forward to with bated coke-breath ever since it filmed in the East Village, finally hit HBO last night…
Four Sick Shows: No Wave Now and ‘Quickly Graying’ Noise Rock
Arto Lindsay Noise Quartet, Celestial Shore, Zula Tuesday February 16, 8 pm at Trans-Pecos: $10 Arto Lindsay, the tireless no-wave guitar legend who’s been called…
The Most Incredible Thing: Amy Sedaris Did a Video For Marcel Dzama’s Ballet
The New York City Ballet drew a decidedly downtown crowd to Thursday’s performance of The Most Incredible Thing, an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen…
Bushwick’s Former Brewery Basin Is Being Radically Reimagined
Hot on the heels of the new “Bushwick-inspired” hotel, a quiet corner of the neighborhood is about to get a futuristic makeover. Just take a look at the…
4 Injured in Greenpoint Fire, Happy 162nd B-Day to McSorley’s
Last night four people sustained injuries in a Greenpoint fire that began at 49 Diamond Street, according to the FDNY. [Pix 11] At 11 Bond…
This V-Day, Get Away to a Catskills Resort Without Leaving B’wick
We’ve got plenty of ideas for Valentine’s weekend, but none of them are quite as romantic as an escape to the Catskills. If this were…