“When an octopus gets too stressed out, it eats itself,” begins poet Ashley August in Don’t Be Nice, the feature documentary debut from filmmaker Max…
Performance Picks: Slumber Parties and Riverdale Burlesque
THURSDAY Boys I’ve Kissed and Hated: Slumber PartyThursday, September 19 at Max Fish, 7 pm: $10 Sure, 7 pm is a little early for a…
Amid the Funnel Cakes, San Gennaro Not So Sweet For Some in Little Italy
As much as many New Yorkers love the annual San Gennaro feast for its endless amounts of sausage and peppers, meatballs and just about anything…
With a New Cafe, Devoción Wants To Get You Devoted to Cascara
If you’re starting to grow weary of constant cold brew, and your typical drip or oat milk latte just doesn’t hit like it used to,…
Art This Week: Downtown Luminaries and Iridescent Sculpture
Glenn O’Brien: Center StageOpening Tuesday, September 17 at Off Paradise, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through November 2. Off Paradise, a loft located…
Love Letter to a Dive: Cherry Tavern and the Gentrification of Drinking
The door to Cherry Tavern on 6th Street doesn’t close. If someone forgets to pull it tight behind them, a long reach fashioned from a…
Performance Picks: Drag Competition Finale and a Journey Through the West Village
THURSDAY The Mx. Nobody Pageant Grand FinaleThursday, September 12 at Brooklyn Bazaar, 7 pm: FREE You may have heard of The Mx. Nobody Pageant before…
Clothing Brand Everlane is Ever-Expanding With Williamsburg Store
Clothing store Everlane understands how to expand. What started as a website offering a single type of sustainably-made t-shirt and a disinterest in brick-and-mortar retail…
Art This Week: Black Portraits, Robotic Architecture, Neon Pleasure
The heart of the matter…Opening Tuesday, September 10 at Hauser & Wirth, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through October 26. As a painter,…
The Wing, a Coworking Space For Women, Flies into Williamsburg
The Wing, the popular, Instagrammable, and sometimes controversial coworking, childcare, and event space for women, is officially coming to Williamsburg this fall.