THURSDAY Red FlagsThursday, August 8 at Otto’s Shrunken Head, 7:30 pm: FREE Red flags. They’re stressful and bad, sure, but they sure are fun to…
How Puerto Rico’s Uprising Politicized the Nuyorican Party Scene
The night after the Gov. of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, announced he was stepping down from office, Boricuas and Nuyoricans eager to celebrate the island’s…
Bask in TOMI’s Danceable Glam Pop On a Brooklyn Rooftop
There’s nothing like going to a show to see one band, and stumbling onto someone else who blows your mind— which is how we found…
Gender Fluidity, Artistic Anger, and More Exhibitions This Week
Non + BinaryOpening Thursday, August 8 at Dacia Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through August 10. Gender fluidity seems to be trendier…
A Showdown Over a Controversial Gas Pipeline Has Taken a Bushwick Empanada Joint ‘Hostage’
A disagreement over a proposed gas pipeline could keep Bushwick from some sweet and savory empanadas. Lefferts Gardens favorite Empanada City plans to open its…
New Film Shows Jay Maisel Leaving His Masterpiece, a 6-Story Bowery Bank
Jay Maisel is one of our greatest living photographers, known for his gorgeous, striking street photography and his eye for the art in the mundane.…
Performance Picks: PowerPoints, Alan Turing, and More
THURSDAY Hotline ComedyThursday, August 1 at 2A, 7:30 pm: FREE Drake sung all about hotline bling, but if that wasn’t quite your thing, now you…
Lawsuits Stall Development of Greenpoint Superfund Site
In passing, the old plastics factory located at Franklin and Dupont Streets in Greenpoint seems like an abandoned industrial relic. In actuality, the curved, art…
Essex Crossing’s Rooftop Farm Takes Fresh Produce to New Heights
A new farm on the Lower East Side is proving that rooftops are for more than sunset cocktails and illegal barbecues. Essex Crossing Farm, which…
Street Artist Sara Erenthal Takes Her ‘Raw, Primal’ Self-Portraits Indoors
The Storefront Project is currently covered in upcycled canvases. Sara Erenthal, one of the city’s most notable and prolific street artists, has moved her works…