The seven-alarm fire that sent smoke billowing across North Brooklyn has finally been put out some five and a half days after it engulfed a Williamsburg…
Coyotes and Dolphins and Bears, Oh My: 10 Animals That Got Lost in NYC
There’s nothing like a coyote cruising down 14th Street to remind us that rats and squirrels aren’t the only animals among us. A little over…
Community Board 3’s First 16-Year-Old Member Has Friends in High (School) Places
Community Board 3 has long been known as a hotbed of liquor licensing debates, among other things — but its new member isn’t even old…
Aesop Comes to Williamsburg; Spanish Classes at Silent Barn
Beer distributor Beverage World signed a decade-long lease at 40-48 Lombardy Street in Williamsburg. [NY Times] Aussie skincare brand , which has six Manhattan stores, claimed…
Tippling With Wes Anderson: Moonrise Kingdom Bingo, Grand Budapest Book Club
Do you like lounging in your bathrobe while penning handwritten letters and listening to plinking harpsichord music? Well then you need to get out more.…
As City Plans Live-Work Space For Artists, Developer Starts Building Studios
Mayor De Blasio isn’t the only one pushing workspace for artists — it’s also being added by at least one private developer. Gene Kaufman — an architect better…
Björk Dropped Into Good Room, Tiki Disco Up Next
Warning: Björk is going to be everywhere in March. Not only is she playing dates at Carnegie Hall and New York City Center, but a…
The Owners of Pardon My French Want You to Give ‘French Tapas’ an Effing Try
“French tapas” may sound like a contradiction, but it’s the direction French cuisine is heading in, according to Antonin Brune. The waiter at East Village longtimer…
Keith Haring’s NSFW Bathroom Doodles On Display at Relaunched LGBT Community Center
Some of the city’s most colorful characters flocked to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center last night to celebrate the completion of a…
This Man Ran Rampant With a Boxcutter in Union Square, Police Say [Update: Arrest Made]
Update, Feb. 6, 8:30pm: The police have arrested Derrick Mcleod, a 24-year-old Bed-Stuy resident, and charged him with five counts of assault and four counts…