A couple of big developments on campus: Marymount Manhattan College has announced that its Cooper Square dorm will open at the end of the month,…
Bushwick Art Scene Champion Norte Maar Has a New Home in East New York
“Bushwick is on its own, she doesn’t need our help anymore,” laughed Jason Andrew, co-founder of Norte Maar. “She really doesn’t need our help anymore.” Though…
Brooklyn Comedy Festival Promises Big Laughs, Tiny Animals
No need to wait for the New York Comedy Festival to roll around: the Brooklyn Comedy Festival takes place later this month, and to get you revved up there’ll…
Watch the Teaser For The Kids Doc, Via Kickstarter
Last month, at a 20th anniversary screening of Kids, Hamilton Harris premiered a teaser for his forthcoming documentary about the skate kids who were featured in Larry Clark’s seminal…
Taylor Swift Fans Bully Restaurant Owner; Meet Your Local Community Gardener
On E. 3rd Street, an eight-story apartment building is available for a $26.3 million price tag. [Crain’s NY] The Webster Hall team is fighting an…
Hold Onto Your Seats: 4DX Theaters Are Finally Coming to New York
They say NYC is the city that has it all (recent additions: adult ball pits, slip n slides, and restaurants where you can catch your…
The Horror of Ferguson, in a Lower East Side Gallery
“It’s cold. It’s a protest, it’s them marching in,” said Adrian Van Der Plas as he looked at an oil painting hanging in his Lower East Side…
Talks + Readings: Reformed Hoarder, Beautiful Bureaucrat, and a New BK Lit Rag
TUESDAY The state of Barry Yourgrau’s Queens apartment had gotten pretty bad at the time his girlfriend unexpectedly dropped in because she had locked herself out…
Shows: Yas Noise Queens and Renegade Sounds from the Lone Star State
Where has the sun gone? It’s cool, we needed a break anyway. Thankfully mood-appropriate bands are scooting into town reminding us of our impending doom.…
See What Greenpoint’s Artists Are Up to At This Open Studios Affair
While you wait a year for the next Bushwick Open Studios, here’s something to tide you over. On August 22, Greenpoint’s Morgan Fine Arts Building will,…