As if baseball, soccer and “life” weren’t enough, Greenpoint schoolkids are about to meet their new “sustainability coach.”
Local Chefs Treat LES Seniors to Top Level Cuisine
“Fifty-one years [this] May,” said Maria Litwin of her marriage to Gregory Litwin, “Fifty-one years on May the twentieth.” The seniors of Vladeck Houses, the…
How To Celebrate Mardi Gras Bacchanalia in the Polar Vortex
It’s full-blown Spring in New Orleans right now – good for them! For those among us who can’t make it down to parade through the…
New Film Peeks Behind The Curtains Of A Bizarre Bushwick Scene
A new feature film based loosely on Bizarre, the splendidly raunchy Bushwick performance space and bar, doesn’t exaggerate for the sake of shock value. If…
Police Looking For Slasher in LES; See a $5 Mil Noho Apartment Renovation
Police released a sketch of a man wearing a hoodie and a polka dot scarf, who they believe cut a 30-year-old woman’s face with a…
Premiere: Dima Dubson’s Sultry Short Starring James Levy, Aerial East and More
Last time we checked in with Dima Dubson, we were screening his mind-of-a-musician documentary about Adam Green, How to Act Bad. These days he’s editing…
New 311 App Would Make It Easier to Complain About Illegal Hotels
Sick of transient types traipsing through your apartment halls? Complaints of illegal hotels at a recent City Council hearing would suggest you’re not alone, and if…
Would You Pay $2,000 a Month For an ‘Online-Dating Concierge’?
You’d think meeting someone is easier than ever in this age of swiping, but a new startup wants you to pay $2,000 per month to…
Braven Brewery Keeps the Bushwick Beer Dream Alive
A refreshing new IPA is on tap in Brooklyn just in time for spring. You may remember that we spoke with Eric Feldman and Marshall Thompson…
A Cocktail Maven’s Unpretentious ‘Beautiful Dream’
Restaurateur Billy Gilroy, who 11 years ago introduced downtown NYC to the prohibition-style cocktail joint with his West Village speakeasy Employees Only, wants you to…