X-Hale Wednesday, July 29 at 5pm, X Marks the Lot, 39 Knickerbocker Ave., Bushwick; $7 suggested donationThe invite to this mini retreat in JunXion’s new “summertime…
Homeless Shelter Sells For $26M; Heavy Metal Yoga in Greenpoint
In Williamsburg, a 31-year-old man was shot in the leg Thursday while en route to his grandmother’s home on Bushwick Avenue. [DNA Info] A manhole…
The Kids Will Revisit the Kids of Kids, Released 20 Years Ago Today
Kids celebrated its anniversary at BAM last month, but it was actually 20 years ago today that it hit the big screen at Angelika Film Center.…
Beating the Heat: City Cooling Centers vs. Muji’s Chill-Out Area
Man, it is hot today (it’s hot, too). With temps hitting the high 90s, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from noon…
Bar Goto Is About to Be Your New Go-To For Japanese-Style Cocktails and Tapas
The rapidly upscaling Lower Lower East Side — which recently got a new nightspot and French bistro — adds a cocktail destination to its ranks…
Shows: Gaze at Synth-Psych Legends and Dance to the Sound of Crack Recovery
We’ve got quite a week in music ahead of us, with no shortage of neuron-twisting, brain ‘sploding variety. A week in shows wouldn’t be the…
Talks and Readings: Letterman Writer, Iranian Women, and the Quest For 78s
Time again for Word Up, our weekly roundup of talks and readings. TUESDAY Tongo Eisen-Martin is a movement worker and educator who has organized against…
Watch Alex Karpovsky Slip into a Gown For ‘Actor Seeking Role’
Why settle for catching glimpses of Alex Karpovsky on the set of Girls when you can see him in a genu-whine short film? “Actor Seeking…
Some Gut-Pleasin’ Reasons to See Films in Tompkins
As if those Rockaway film fests weren’t exciting enough, the good news for al-fresco cinephiles keeps coming. Films in Tompkins sends word that it’s hosting…
Police Brutality Protest Spills into Streets of Williamsburg
Protesters affiliated with Black Lives Matter and NYC Shut It Down briefly took over Williamsburg’s busiest intersection last night and marched through the neighborhood while police…