While he was showing me around the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space yesterday, Bill Di Paola, founder of the environmental non-profit Time’s Up and this place…
This Eid, Have Your Lamb Slaughtered With the Click of a Button
“It’s really hard to cut the jugular vein in one stroke.” Thursday morning, I sat in the stairwell of Judson Memorial Church off Washington Square…
The Hunt Brings Stuffed Bears, Miley’s Pig, and Other Oddities to Canal Street
As its name implies, it takes some effort to discover the new storefront of Lower East Side’s enigmatic purveyors with panache, The Hunt. Framed under…
Where to Get Your Donald Trump Costume in Williamsburg
It’s hard to believe Halloween is less than a month away, but yeah: it’s only a matter of weeks before every dude from Strong Island…
Flooding in LES; Bushwick Residents Fight Eviction Notice
A new Vietnamese restaurant called Bo Ca Phe will debut soon at 222 Lafayette Street. [Bowery Boogie] Yesterday a water main ruptured at the corner…
Puppies N’ Pints! Brooklyn Brewery Went to the Dogs Last Night
No, not all of the 2,000-plus people who committed on Facebook to attending the first ever Puppies n’ Pints were able to go – sorry…
Week in Film: Embrace This Festival Madness and Ye Will Be Rewarded
Is it just me or are there actual butt loads of film festivals taking place all over our dear city. Happening right now in Gowanus…
Schmackary’s Is Latest Manhattanite to Set Up Shop On Bedford Ave
Schmackary’s, a Hell’s Kitchen cookie shop that has enough of a cult following that it’s the subject of a BuzzFeed list, is the latest Manhattan…
Another Gym For Avenue A: Blink Fitness Coming to New Condo Building
Does Avenue A stand for Avenue Abs? While an exhibit coming soon to Howl Arts pays tribute to the glory days of punk and drag at the…
Up Now: Artwork the Late Mayor of Williamsburg Kept Close By
There’s plenty to see and do at the third annual Motorcycle Film Festival, which kicked off Wednesday. Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds are playing…