Thank goodness, chicken sandwiches aren’t the only thing New Yorkers see fit to line up for these days. This morning, about 15 people waited 45 minutes…
Nolita Just Got a Pop-Up Beach With Artsy Towels and 7,000 Pounds of Sand
Hot damn, it’s summer in the city. In celebration, a pop-up beach just appeared for the weekend at 171 Elizabeth Street. “Nolita Beach,” reads a…
Smorgasburg Queens Launches Saturday With Stingray Sandwiches and ‘Redneck Tacos’
Details about Anthony Bourdain’s forthcoming international food court are still as slim as Tony himself, but it may end up looking like chicken feed next…
The Burbs Before Bushwick: Meryl Meisler Straddles ’70s Long Island and Downtown
Meryl Meisler turned heads last year with her photographs of Bushwick in the late ’70s and early ’80s, when the neighborhood was racked by arson,…
Lorimer Stop Gets a Nice New Place For Quaffing Coffee
The area off the Lorimer stop has never been as coffee congested as Bedford Avenue, but that’s starting to change. In the former home of…
Trader Joe’s Coming to Williamsburg; EV’s Last Pigeon Keeper
Tuesday morning a man was slashed in the face three times with a knife at a Williamsburg bodega. [CBS NY] Thirteen people were charged with…
Upcoming Film, From Bronxploitation to Queer Interventions
Our little corner of the world is indisputably changing in a lot of ways. Some of that transformation is so very “ugh” for so, so many people. But…
Get Gigli With It: The 128th Annual Giglio Feast Is Upon Us
This time, it ain’t a movie shoot. The 128th annual Giglio Feast is underway for reals in Williamsburg. Yesterday’s opening night brought a ferris wheel,…
Go See Billy Martin (Medeski Martin & Wood) Read Music Off of a Log
Tonight in the Drawing Center’s newly renovated gallery, Billy Martin and several fellow percussionists will perform a “visual score” painted by the Medeski Martin &…
In Chinatown, Mr. Fong’s Aims to Be Like the Old Max Fish, ‘With Better Cocktails’
Alas, Lit is closing, but could Mr. Fong’s keep hope alive for the downtown set? Lucas Moran, who just opened the neighborhood bar in the shadow of the…