(Photo: Robert K. Chin for NY Mag)
It’s official — the building that housed Bereket Turkish Kebab House has been cleared for demolition. Last Friday, the Department of Buildings approved an application for the full demolition of 187 East Houston Street, records show.
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During Friday’s episode of This American Life, Ira Glass confessed that — just like he thought “Shakespeare sucks” — he totally didn’t get William S. Burroughs. Until, that is, a BBC Radio documentary narrated by Iggy Pop — and featuring interviews with John Waters, Will Self, and some of Burroughs’s biographers and lovers — totally made him realize what all the hoopla over the man’s 100 birthday was last year.
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(Photos: Giulia Alexandra)
After talking to photographer Ken Schles last week about his exhibition opening at the Howard Greenberg Gallery I headed to the Midtown East last Thursday to check it out. Ken captured the East Village during the 1980s heroin haze and I wanted to see the glittering carnage up close. What I found was something else entirely.
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(Photo: Scott Lynch)
The fire at a Williamsburg records storage facility continues to smolder and will likely take a week to completely put out. [NY Daily News]
A 19-year-old was woman working at Goldwater Thriftique on E. 7th Street was threatened at knifepoint by two men who stole $240 from the cash register last month. [DNA Info]
Today is Groundhog Day—find out whether Phil saw his shadow this morning. [Punxsutawney Groundhog Club]
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Firefighters have been fighting what’s currently a 7-alarm fire in Williamsburg for over a day now, and it looks like they may be on the scene for weeks.
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(Photos: Angelica Frey)
Comedian David Cross, a disillusioned East Villager turned DUMBO dweller, is making his directorial debut with Hits, and he’ll be at the comedy’s New York premiere Feb. 12 at Nitehawk. The best part: the price of the ticket is up to you, so if you want to be a cheapass a la Todd Margaret you can save a few bucks and treat yourself to a beer while you watch.
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(Photos: Daniel Maurer)
Vitaly Sherman believes the restaurant he opened last night in East Williamsburg may be the first in the world to offer vodka on tap.
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(Photo: Jaime Cone)
Airbnb officials went head to head with City Council members at a committee hearing Tuesday morning, defending the right of its hosts to rent out their apartment even if it breaks New York State law.
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