Comics have a lot to compete with in this town– each other, for one– so it’s safe to assume that a stand-up can only be trying to…
Lights, Camera, Activism: How a Radical TV Studio Kept a Firehouse From Sinking
In 1978, Jon Alpert was out walking a colleague’s dog across from his loft at the intersection of Lafayette and White Streets. He stopped for…
The Orpheum Theater’s Problems Started Long Before Stomp Put Its Foot Down
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. A heavy metal marquee juts over pedestrians at 126 Second…
Mamoun’s on the Move; LES Gallery Boom Continues
On Christmas Eve, three assailants assaulted and robbed a Williamsburg woman as she walked to church. [Brooklyn Paper] This spring, Mamoun’s Falafel will upgrade from…
Where an Armory Once Stood, Met Pool Swims Against the Tide of Gentrification
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. It was a morning for nostalgia when Charles Hart won…
From Warfare to Housewares: The History of the Ikea Red Hook Site
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. We’ve all been there: duking it out with a roommate…
Forget What You Know, the East River Is Full of ‘Free Protein’ (Well, Sort Of)
We’ve all seen em: the fishers who, poles in hand, sit alongside the East River, gazing forlornly into the putrid, black waters below. Everything in our bones tells…
Sway’s Last Dance: Another Downtown Mainstay Gone Still
Patrons and staff gathered at Sway to bid bye bye as the downtown bar passed on to the next world, joining its brethren in depraved bar heaven.…
Cops Search for Bushwick Rapist; 82 New Condos for E. 12th St
Police are searching for a 24-year-old man who allegedly raped a 10-year-old this October on Bushwick’s Moffat Street. [NY Daily News] Developer Douglas Steiner reportedly…
Week in Shows: New Year’s, New Fears Edition
And we’re back… well, sort of. We’re at least moseying our way toward the holiday finish line. Not quite ready to let go of it…