I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling like I’ve come down with a fever of sorts– SPRING FEVER that is. But truly, there’s something…
Uber Is Offering $2.75 Rides During the Infernal L Train Shutdown
Congrats, L-train riders — you’ve almost survived the shitty shutdown of spring 2015. To make the homestretch a little easier, uberPOOL and City Council Member Antonio…
Gangster Haunts of the East Village and LES: What Are They Now?
Don’t let the shi shi galleries, bone broth bistros and man-cessory shops fool you. The country’s most violent criminals have lived and plied their trade…
Cotton Candy Machine Sends Out Distress Signal as W-burg Water Gets Brackish
Cotton Candy Machine, the South Williamsburg gallery owned by painter Tara McPherson and her partner Sean Leonard, is sending out a call for help. “Cotton…
Meet the the Punks, Losers, and Screw-Ups of the LES at This Barroom Exhibit
Tis the season to celebrate the Lower East Side, so get thee to “Punks, Losers, Screw-ups and Goofballs,” a new exhibit at the recently opened 174 Rivington Street Bar and…
Tiff at Tommy’s Tavern; Ludlow Street Buildings Sold
Patrick Salt Ryan, a singer/songwriter and bartender at Fontana’s in the East Village, died suddenly last month at age 45. [EV Grieve] At Tommy’s Tavern…
Pop a Cork, Pork Dorks: There’ll Be Bacon For the Takin’ at This Pancettapalooza
Is bacon played out? In our insatiable craving for more and more bacony goodness, have we finally reached the limits of human creativity, doomed forevermore…
Okinawan Hotdog Crepes FINALLY Coming to the East Village
What do you do when you get bored with your tuna salad? (Portlandia voice)- put a crepe on it! First it was the two Williamsburg…
Some Bushwick Open Studios Details Dropped
A press release from Arts in Bushwick paints the broad strokes for this year’s Bushwick Open Studios, coming June 5-7. There aren’t many details just…
“NYC Bitche$” Rapper Drops City Guide, Throwing “Ratchet” Party to Celebrate
You probably remember Awkwafina best from “NYC Bitche$” in which the pint-sized Queens-native (no, she’s not from Flushing) raps, “Bitches be in Bushwick, they all…