If you totally blew Mother’s Day and are scrambling for a belated gift, you may want to hit up The Standard, East Village this weekend…
Shows: Noise Rock Savagery and a Beloved Venue’s Punkerversary
It’s that time of the week again. Scrambling to see what’s happening this weekend? Well, we don’t blame you for allowing yourself to check out…
Bowery Residents Say They’re Being Pushed Out By Their New Landlord
A group of longtime residents of the Bowery will gather on the street in front of their homes Monday to officially announce their public fight…
‘Party Monster’ Michael Alig Will Debut His Prison Paintings in Spectacular Fashion
A year to the month that he was released from 17 years in prison, Michael Alig was strolling through the corridors of the Select Art Fair…
ABC No Rio Co-Founder Recalls a New Era of Hardcore in Exhibit and Screening
Once upon a time there were things called subcultures, that managed to thrive despite promotion through “social channels” or sponsorships from energy drinks. Since 1980,…
Why Do These Women Have Flowers In Their Mouths?
Williamsburg’s Honey Gifts will be displaying more than just the usual lingerie and sex toys this Friday night. Brooklyn artist Tal Shpantzer has adorned the shop’s windows with images…
No More Ice-Skating Rink For McCarren; Williamsburg Pizza Chides Dominos
McCarren Park’s ice skating rink will not return this winter. [Brooklyn Paper] In an anti-Dominos marketing ploy, a Williamsburg Pizza investor says he’ll buy a…
Mellow Pages Is Closing the Book on its Bushwick Library
On Tuesday, Matt Nelson and Jacob Perkins, founders of Bushwick independent library and reading room Mellow Pages, announced on Facebook that their literary hangout, in its current form…
Week in Film: a Flashy Smuggler Jaunt and Trippy Danish Sci-Fi
It was a bad week for us film nerds in NYC with word emerging that Sunshine Cinema will likely be sold to developers. Such things…
Here’s What The Black Rose Has Done With the Old Odessa Cafe and Bar
When it opens tonight, Black Rose will be serving up “Personal Jesuses” and “Comfortably Numbs” at what was, for over three decades, Odessa Cafe and Bar. Don’t be…