From Cyndi Lauper drag cabaret shows to garden romps, here’s this week’s local (and affordable) theater and performance. WEDNESDAY Cabaret artist Salty Brine continues his residency at…
Controversial Crochet Comes Down; Melee On Ludlow Street
Watch cellphone footage of a violent melee that occurred Saturday night outside Mikey’s Burger on the Lower East Side. [Bowery Boogie] The Night Owl on…
This Weekend, Hit a Coffee Expo and Take the Edge Off at a Beer Fest
Coffee and beer — one wakes us and the other sends us to our slumber. Oh, how we’d suffer without these dark elixirs. This weekend the two lifebloods upon which modern…
Here’s Your Chance to Tell the City How to Blow a Milli
What project would members of your community vote for if given $1 million to make local improvements? Last night a group of about 20 people…
European Food Importer Brings a Wine Bar and Cafe to Bedford Ave
Given the newest wave of European migration to Williamsburg, it was only a matter of time before the continent’s food followed suit. Which is why we were…
Win Some Bed, Bath and Beyond Coupons at Broad City Trivia
Yas kween! Broad City is BACK with six new webisodes, starting with a Yom Kippur-themed short that dropped yesterday. In it, Ilana “fasts” while tucked…
Thurston Moore Isn’t Singing About Crack Cocaine in That Sonic Youth Song
When we dipped into Thurston Moore’s new book of lyrics and poems yesterday, we noted that Stereo Sanctity, just released by Thurston’s own Ecstatic Peace Library, finally…
Cabbie Clubbed in Greenpoint; Motorcycles Disappearing in Williamsburg
A cab driver was hit in the face with a baseball bat by another motorist in Greenpoint on Saturday. The attacker was able to evade…
Dim Sum Bar Serving Up ‘Grandma’s Recipes’ and DIY Tea
We happened on a new restaurant at the corner of Grand and Bedford, directly across from Radegast’s new “Flemish brasserie,” Witlof. Dim Sum Bar stands…
With LES Addition, City Now Has 1,000 Miles of Bike Lanes
As of today, the city has installed over 1,000 miles of bike lanes. The announcement was made this afternoon on the Lower East Side, where…