Orchard Street eclair bakery Les Jardins de la Duchesse debuted in Contra’s former digs. [Bowery Boogie] Devotion Botica del Cafe, a Colombian coffee company/roasting plant,…
Inside the Underground Boxing Parties That May Soon Be Outed
You know what the first rule of Fight Night is, but fuggit: after attending one of the underground boxing parties known as FNT, we have…
Regulars Remember De Robertis, Closing This Week After 110 Years
Last week John De Robertis broke the sad news that his family’s 110-year-old East Village pasticceria would close on Dec. 5. It might be even…
Jack Ridley III of Drowners Premieres ‘Never Sleep,’ Off His New LP With Threats
When I meet Threats frontman Jack Ridley III at his practice space on Rivington, he is drinking a Corona and smoking a hand-rolled cig. It’s…
Where to Find the LES and Brooklyn at Art Basel and Miami Art Week
It’s time once again to blast Modest Mouse’s “Florida,” pack your whites and jet south for Miami Art Week. This year, the ever-growing phalanx of…
Turnstyle Jumper Clubbed By Police; Goodbye Blue Monday Closes
Friday morning around 5 a.m., a 32-year-old Williamsburg man involved in an argument was shot in the face inside his Hewes Street apartment building lobby.…
The Bowery Mission Is Serving 7,000 Thanksgiving Meals
There’s a line down the block and around the corner right now at The Bowery Mission, where a white tent out front protects only some…
We’re Thankful For Kenny Scharf’s Cosmic Cavern — Now More Cavernous!
If reading about Body Actualized’s closing bummed you out, take heart: at the same time the Center was having its last blast on Saturday, Kenny…
Every Day Is Turkey Day at This New Turkish Bakery
Simit+Smith, a Turkish bakery with five other locations, has opened a new store at 11 Waverly Place, just a block from the East Village.
Out of Body: a Devotee Says Goodbye to Body Actualized Center
With Bushwick’s great DIY venue and wellness center, Body Actualized, closing this month and having a today, a member of the community tells us what…