Water conservation isn’t just a California problem — starting Thursday, a series of talks and tours will bring attention to East Williamsburg’s English Kills, one of the most polluted…
Thurston Moore Is Back in the New York Groove (Tix On Sale Friday)
Remember when it was impossible to go a week without catching Thurston Moore at somewhere like Tonic or the Cooler? That changed the moment Sonic…
Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s John Lydon Giving St. Vitus a Taste Of His New Memoir
It’s not often you see Monty Python and John Lydon in the space of a week, but there was Britain’s other living legend at St.…
An Artsy Market and Incubator Opens Off the L, But Not Where You Think
A few months back a certain abandoned lot just off the L train was overgrown with weeds and full of garbage, but as of last…
Driver Charged For Striking Bowery Homeless Man; Slashing in Williamsburg
Danny Lin, 24, was charged with manslaughter yesterday for allegedly striking and killing homeless pedestrian Robert Perry with his car on Bowery back in November.…
North Brooklyn Pols Back Plan to Improve Transit By Adding Tolls
Could a tax on East River bridges ease some of North Brooklyn’s transportation woes? The area’s council members, Antonio Reynoso and Stephen Levin, think so.…
Protesters Voice Outrage Over Extell’s ‘Building From Hell,’ Coming to the LES
Lower East Siders rallied against a 56-story building due to rise over the former Pathmark site, with some saying its luxury apartments constituted “racist development.”
Woo-Hoo! Blur Is Doing a Free Show With Honduras in Williamsburg
If you were psyched about the Jane’s Addiction show at Brooklyn Bowl but not so psyched about the $125 ticket price, here’s another chance to…
A Look Inside Rosie’s, a Mexican Newcomer From Team Cookshop
Rosie’s Mexican restaurant opened its doors Friday in what used to be Boukie’s Greek Restaurant at the corner of Second Avenue and Second Street. The 90-seat eatery…
How a Bushwick Art Witch Taught Me to ‘Own My Fruit’
I was lying on a yoga mat in a Bushwick loft with two quartz minerals on either side of my head, when the “art witch”…