Halloween came early for a developer seeking to take over a controversial plot on the Williamsburg waterfront; this afternoon activists hauling coffins and headstones tried to…
Spice Is Vice: Mayor Passes New Laws Aimed at Ending ‘Plague of K2’
The Mayor signed a series of laws today criminalizing K2, part of the City’s continuing effort to crack down on the use and sale of…
Talks + Readings: The Dogist, Sarah Vowell, and Chip Kidd Meets Charlie Brown
TUESDAY The Dogist Tuesday, October 20 at 7 p.m. Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway (NoLIta). The Dogist himself, Elias Weiss Friedman, will be talking with…
Neighbors Want to See Fat Baby to Lose Its Booze
LES lounge Fat Baby is in danger of losing its liquor license after Community Board 3’s SLA Committee recommended against its renewal last night.
New LES Cinema, Metrograph, Unveils Menu: Beef Tongue and Popcorn Flights!
The Lower East Side is one step closer to getting a new art-house movie theater. Locals hailing from all walks of life, from the director…
Judah Friedlander On His New Book and His Evolution From World Champ to World Champion
I was sitting in the Olive Tree Cafe, upstairs from the Comedy Cellar, flipping through Judah Friedlander’s new book. Largely single-panel cartoons, the book’s drawings run…
Fuku Starts Delivering, Immediately Breaks Caviar
We thought today’s expansion of Maple would be the most exciting delivery news in David Chang’s world (anyone who orders lunch or dinner gets one of…
Brooklyn ‘Nerd Core’ Clothing Company Wants to Make ‘Farm to Closet’ Fashion the Next Big Thing
“I don’t understand why everyone isn’t juicing, it’s just so easy,” I once overheard a waifish juice bar owner declare to her perfectly coiffed dog, or…
Greenpoint Hardware Store Fire; Tim Burton Trivia at Otto’s Shrunken Head
Early this morning a fire broke out at Best Value Hardware on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. [Patch] AltSchool, a pet project of Mark Zuckerberg that…
A Look at WildFeast at Riis, Serving Beachside Fish Tacos Through the Winter
Last month when we brought word that the folks at Riis Park Beach Bazaar had decided to keep slinging drinks through the winter, and that…