Shaking hands with Chris Williams and Jeff Schroeder immediately made me feel not only very un-tan but also very un-rad. The two friends recently moved from California…
Despite Hefty Price Tag, Fight to Turn CitiStorage Fire Site into Park Rages On
The 11-acre parcel of land where the now-incinerated CitiStorage warehouse once stood is worth over half a billion dollars, according to Norm Brodsky, the site’s…
Tuome Reopens After Fire; Shaoul Gets $97M For Orchard Street Complex
Following an article in The Post about the number of sex offenders residing in a Kip’s Bay homeless shelter, the Department of Homeless Services relocated the 12+…
Rooms at the Williamsburg Hotel Will Start at $250 (Plus: Renderings!)
The Williamsburg Hotel — yep, the one with a cocktail bar in a rooftop water tower — announced today that when it opens late this year,…
Homeless Man Arrested After East Village Robbery Spree
Heightened police presence in response to a string of robberies in the East Village/Gramercy Park area likely caused Kenneth Nottage, 46, to flee the neighborhood…
Sixth Ward Loses Liquor License Amid Complaints About Its Outdoor Patio
The future of The Sixth Ward hangs in the balance after the New York State Liquor Authority decided today to strip the Lower East Side…
Bushwickers and Local Activists Rally Against Controversial Apartment Building
Colony 1209, a rather, um, insensitively named luxury development in Bushwick featuring a doorman, ping pong tables, a “speakeasy,” and a gym, has caused quite…
Funny Pages: Tribeca Docs Plumb the Humor of the New Yorker and National Lampoon
I know I’m not the only one whose pre-adolescent mind was warped by National Lampoon and the cartoons of the New Yorker, so it’s a…
B+B’s ‘The Regulars’ Is Becoming a Book
If you’re a regular reader of Bedford + Bowery, then you know The Regulars. Thanks to Joshua D. Fischer’s column, you know where Andrew W.K. likes to bring…
Teen Shot in Williamsburg; Girls the Movie?
Saturday night, a teenager was shot in the torso and buttocks on Humboldt Street near Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg. He would not ID his assailant.…