At 3:30 a.m. on January 27, three individuals followed a man home to his S. 6th Street apartment, where they assaulted him into unconsciousness and…
Activists and Assemblyman Demand Air Testing in Wake of Williamsburg Fire
State Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol is the latest to express concern about the possible health impact of the massive blaze that erupted on the Williamsburg…
De Blasio Announces LES Ferry, Affordable Housing For Artists and Musicians
In his State of the City address today, Mayor De Blasio announced a city-wide ferry network serving the Lower East Side and vowed to provide…
Watch Jukebox the Ghost Play For Us Before Their Irving Plaza Show
Brooklyn band Jukebox the Ghost is used to fans asking about its name. The motive for it was simple: the band wanted to be highly searchable on Google.…
As Church Offers Rest For the Weary, Greenpointers Are Wary
At the start of last week, as the streets of Greenpoint became eerily empty, ten homeless men crawled into roll-out cots found in the basement of the Lutheran…
At New Museum, Pole Dancing Without the Tassels and Police Hassles
If you thought pole dancing was just a thing for strippers and dance instructors (or strippers turned dance instructors), you thought wrong. It’s a thing…
Beloved Deliveryman Dies; Tenants Return to Building After Alleged Slumlord Banned
Beloved delivery man Bill Meier of Williamsburg’s Best Pizza died yesterday. He was in his 50s. [Eater NY] During day one of his manslaughter trial…
There Are Still Working Artists in the LES, and This Show Aims to Prove It
Although Bill Rice, Robert Mapplethorpe, and many other Lower East Side legends are just ghosts, art in that storied neighborhood is alive and well. That’s…
Williamsburg Warehouse Fire Closed Businesses, Drove Residents From Homes
The smell of smoke was slight, yet distinct, as we emerged from the Bedford Avenue stop on day three of the Williamsburg warehouse fire. Imagine…
Tuscan Restaurant-Retail Hybrid ‘Coming Soon’ to Union Square
Over the weekend we noticed signage for Mi Garba up at 129 Fourth Ave., the former home of Dryden Gallery Space near Union Square. According…