Not since Keith Haring has someone or something risen so quickly from subway station to Museum of Modern Art. The Newsstand that graced the Lorimer-Metropolitan…
Lions Beerstore, a Gastropub and Carry-Out Shop, Aims to Unite All the World’s Beer Snobs
Lions Beerstore—an all-in-one gastropub, retail store, and self-described beer consultancy—will open Monday in Spice’s former home at Second Avenue and East Sixth Street.
Man Hit By Stray Bullets in Williamsburg; $12 Million LES Carriage House For Sale
A man sitting on a Havemeyer Street stoop on Halloween was hit in the arm and abdomen by wayward bullets. He is recovering from his…
Week in Shows: Ultimate Trolls Unleash the Beast and Coke Weed Nod to Freeing the Innocent
It’s the first week to get back out there and prove you’re an actual human being, not a ghost or a witch or even Sexy…
Tonight: A DIY Riff On Shakespeare That’s Been ‘Grappling With Issues of Blackface’
It’s raining when I head to Greenpoint to meet writer Sean Edward Lewis and actress Claire Campbell, theater artists making experimental work under the name…
The Cock May Not Slip Into Lit Lounge After All?
After Community Board 3 failed to get behind The Cock’s plans to take over Lit Lounge’s home on Second Avenue, it sounded like the gay dive’s…
NuHart Building Co-Owner on the Superfund Rave: "I Panicked"
The massive Halloween rave shutdown by the Fire Department in Greenpoint over the weekend stole the show once again, this time at Monday evening’s Neighbors Allied…
Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock Played Together, Stayed Together at the St. Marks Is Dead Party
“I know a lot of you complain about new groups coming in and replacing you,” Ada Calhoun told the crowd of East Villagers and ex-Villagers…
Bushwickers Want More Subway Entrances; Mr. Brainwash Reunited With Sculpture
Artist Mr. Brainwash has been reunited with his giant rocking horse sculpture, which was stolen from outside Frank’s Chop Shop in the East Village last…
A Superfun(d) Rave Got Kiboshed at Greenpoint’s Notorious NuHart Factory
As we lurked in the barren northern reaches of Greenpoint on Halloween night, a stranger stopped us in the shadows and told us, “The big party is…