Few people personify the downtown New York aesthetic like Chris Stein. As the guitarist of Blondie, he’s helped to define—and defy—what people talk about when…
Ridgewood Successfully Trolled By New York Times
Oops, the Times did it again: nearly three years after it first noted that Ridgewood, Queens was “attracting a different type of émigré: artists priced out…
This Year, Order Your Tree Online and Pick It Up at This ‘Pop-Up Farm’
With the Rockefeller Center tree officially on its way to the Big Apple, it’s time to order your Christmas tree online. Yep, online. Brooklyn Pine,…
Eating the Worm: It’s Not Just For Tequila Lovers Anymore
Insect-eating enthusiasts were out in full force on Tuesday night for a five-course “bug banquet” held at the The Black Ant.
An Artsy Dot-Com Joins Livestream On 3rd Ward’s Old Block
The once dark and desolate area around the former 3rd Ward building is brightening up. Months after Livestream Public moved into 195 Morgan Avenue in…
Rough Trade Shooting Victim IDed; Bushwick Beating Victim Leaves Hospital
The man shot alongside rapper Freddie Gibbs Monday night outside Rough Trade was his tour djay, DJ Izzo, who suffered an injured leg. [Brooklyn Vegan]…
L Riders Are Defacing and Defaming Lena Dunham (Again)
Thought right-wing bloggers were the only ones slagging on Lena Dunham? Doodles on her subway ads say otherwise. “Writers like this make empty a reality,”…
Lois Is a Little Bit Wine Bar, a Little Bit Kegger
Back in September, we discovered that there would be a new wine bar on Avenue C. Now we’ve tapped the owners for details.
Ponder ‘White People Having Brunch’ at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival
First Julian Casablancas told GQ that he left New York because of he was sick of “white people having brunch,” then the Times opined that “bunch…
A New Sanctuary For ‘Divine Feminine Yoga’ in Williamsburg
Williamsburg’s newest yoga studio wants to bring out the goddess in you. When Devi Yoga Studio opens Nov. 11, it’ll offer “divine feminine yoga” classes,…