“Lower East Side, not for sale!” “Chinatown, not for sale!” These were the chants on the streets of Chinatown two weeks ago, when protesters, huddled under…
Alexander Olch Store Slips Into Something a Little More Comfy
Alexander Olch definitely has his hands full these days: in addition to opening an art-house cinema on Ludlow Street, the designer just moved his Orchard…
Ramen Ridiculousness! Five New Places to Slurp Away
Slurping season is almost upon us, and this winter will bring more ramen options than ever before. Ramen by Mew 7 Cornelia St., nr. West…
Williamsburg Nightclub Shooting; Chelsea Gallery Moves to Broome Street
A 21-year-old woman is recovering from a gunshot wound sustained yesterday around 4 a.m. outside of a S. 5th Street nightclub in Williamsburg. [News 12…
Olek Says She Has a ‘Crazy and Twisted’ Mind, And She Isn’t Stringing You Along
Olek is the prolific crochet artist known best for disrupting public spaces by swathing dull stone, concrete, and brick with enormous, sometimes intricate yarn hoods. While she’s…
Book Sale! Spoonbill Moves Warehouse to an Area That’s ‘What Bedford Used to Be’
This weekend Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers is hosting a sale at its Williamsburg warehouse, soon to be replaced by a new facility on Montrose Avenue.…
Bruce High Quality Foundation Leaving East Village, Shows Off Brooklyn Base
Last night the mask-wielding artists of the Bruce High Quality Foundation opened up the doors of their epic new studio space in Sunset Park. The excuses were a party and…
Ryan McGinley’s New Photos: Walking Buck-Naked in a Winter Wonderland
Ryan McGinley’s seventh opening at Team Gallery was just like all the others: at any given moment, there were just as many people on Grand…
A New Gallery With Epic Views of Shit Creek Will Host the Next Wild Torus Event
I’m not gonna lie, when I heard Wild Torus— the aggressively psychedelic Bushwick performance art duo– would be hosting their “most ambitious event yet” this…
Tombs Found Under Washington Square Park; Hotel For Greenpoint Terminal Market?
On Tuesday and Wednesday, city contractors uncovered two tombs filled with human skeletons in Washington Square Park. [NY Post] Renderings and a $24.5 million listing…