Street artist and Lower East Side native Joseph Meloy is on a mission. He’s been pounding the pavement of the LES and Alphabet City this…
Of Course Keith Haring’s Self-Portrait Has Been Tagged
First that kid put his fist through a $1.5 million painting, and now this. Someone scratched their tag into Keith Haring’s self-portrait on Astor Place,…
Police Shootout in Bushwick; Dollypalooza Comes to Brooklyn
This morning at 1 a.m., a man who allegedly fired a gun at police officers in Bushwick was in turn shot in the leg. [NY…
Stephen Romano Opens a ‘Visionary’ Gallery in ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ Bushwick
Tonight a gallery in Brooklyn opens with the grand purpose of helping you deal with the weight of life’s mysteries. That’s not to say Stephen…
Joey Ramone and Basquiat Are Hanging On the Bowery Again
Okay, not hanging — this is street art, after all. But check out the mural that Solus and John “Crash” Matos put up today just…
The City Just Made It Harder For Your Landlord to Harass You
Today Mayor Bill de Blasio signed three new measures into law to prevent the tenant harassment and shady practices that have become so commonplace among…
Week in Film: Board Game Masterpieces and Narcos Galore
Yes, there are better things playing right now than Mission Impossible number… whatever. Ethan Hunt is the hero to end them all, perhaps, but why make…
Prepare Your Ears for Physical Copy, Coz Yonatan Gat’s Ready for the Next One
Before meeting the guy, I envisioned Yonatan Gat as some latter-day guitar god, a reincarnation of that tradition of males whose sole purpose in life is to descend…
Get Looney With JerkFace, Indoors or Out
Jerk Face, the artist responsible for the second best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tribute mural in Bushwick (sorry, but we’re partial to Owen Dippie’s masterpiece)…
Greenpoint Loses Beloved; Glimpse Inside OkCupid Founder’s Digs
Police seek assistance finding a man who was caught on video speaking to Jose Guzman’s suspected assailant on August 24. Guzman, 42, died after getting…