Police arrested 24-year-old Maykel Felix-Tejada, who was driving a dump truck with a suspended license when he hit an 83-year-old man who was crossing Bowery…
Want a Fecund Weekend? Consult Our Calendar!
Yep, the new season of BoJack Horseman hit Netflix today, but that is not a reason to plunk down in front of the tv and spend your weekend day-drinking…
This Exhibit Will Permanently Redefine Your Idea of Art From Africa
In Nigerian artist Chike Obeagu’s “Private Viewing,” a white couple wearing comical expressions look at art with bulging eyes. The painting, one of the first things you…
This Photographer Captured Ukrainian Youth in Their Final Months of ‘Carefree Fun’
In the past year and a half, the East Village has grown accustomed to the presence of candles, messages of remembrance and fresh flowers outside…
Robo Rosé! At a Wine Shop Aiming to ‘Disrupt,’ Machines Let You Sip the Goods
Are wine stores getting away with “highway robbery?” Gary Landsman, owner of Taste Wine Company, thinks so. To put an end to this crime, he…
Film Right Now: Male Muscle Epics and Transmutation by Jazz
This week our film picks are all ones in which context weighs heavily on the experience. While two of these movies are rendered incredible beyond…
Step into a Pitch-Black Box For Some Truly Enlightening Art
We’re all familiar with the traditional “white box” art gallery— it’s bright, clean, sterile, artificial and unshadowed. Keeping this in mind, BFP Creative made a…
Free Films in Tompkins Kicked Off Last Night, James Franco’s Pick Coming Soon
While we’ve been packing our picnic baskets for SummerScreen, Rooftop Films, Nitehawk’s Summer Series, Films on the Green, and the films at Socrates Sculpture Park, one of…
La Churreria Has Closed; Guess They Weren’t Making Enough Dough
Well, this is a bummer. One of our favorite Spanish spots, La Churreria, has called it a day. Just a month after we got all…
Stray Bullet Hits Car in Bushwick; Greenpointers Not a Fan of Compost Bins
Ray’s Candy Store owner Ray Alvarez, 82, was back at his Avenue A spot this week for the first time following heart valve replacement surgery…