Man, the next couple of months are going to be a real treat for narcissistic New Yorkers who get off on seeing their every-day lives…
While You Await John Waters’ Remake of Pink Flamingos, Here’s The Gays
A few days ago, John Waters — always one for perverse Christmas presents – gave us the ultimate gift: news that his show at Marianne…
‘We’re in the Eye of the Storm’: Brooklyn’s Undocumented Immigrants Get Ready For Reform
Fernando Canovas has lived in the shadow of the law for 23 years, working as a cook in Queens and never visiting a doctor’s office…
Fatal Stabbing in Bushwick; Mission Chinese Food Back in Business
Ruth Maceria, 48, was found stabbed to death in her Bushwick apartment on Grove Street Saturday morning. Yesterday police took a person of interest into…
Inside The Heyward, Now Serving Shrimp and Grits in the Former Home of Zebulon
Williamsburg has more than its share of down-and-dirty Southern grub (Brooklyn Star, Pies n Thighs, Sweet Chick, The Commodore, etc.) but the team that took…
St. Mark’s Poetry Project Announces Lineup For Its 41st New Year’s Marathon
In case you couldn’t tell from all those “best of” lists, 2014 is just about dunzo, which means it’s time to clear New Year’s Day…
Call It a Metal Bar: A Williamsburg Blacksmith Opens Billet & Bellows
For years, Kristina Kozak‘s wispy metal security grills have graced the windows of Williamsburg nightspots like Bembe, Iona, and Trash Bar. Now she’s getting ready…
Don’t Worry, Deer Tick Won’t Botch Your Favorite Records When It Celebrates 10 Years
Rhode Island’s favorite finger-pickin,’ acoustic-guitar-wielding, non-country act Deer Tick is ten years old — to celebrate, the band is setting up shop at the Brooklyn…
Spitzer’s Williamsburg Plans; Year’s Best New Restaurants
Seeking $300 million: the MTA, whose plans to improve the L train may include a subway entrance on Avenue A. [MTA] Cherry Street’s former Pathmark…
Who’ll Be The First to Buy This J.Crew Williamsburg Tote?
Williamsburg’s new J.Crew store has taken gruff from everyone from TV on the Radio to Reggie Watts, but that isn’t stopping it from selling these…