The pantry at The Bowery Mission is bleakly bare. Where once enough food was stored to fill up the small shopping carts of the homeless…
You’ll Find Scottish Duds (No Kilts) at the Glasgow Vintage Company
Just a few days old, The Glasgow Vintage Company is the latest addition to the vintage row located on East Ninth Street between First and…
Here’s What the Ludlow’s Lounge Looks Like Now That Its Fireplace Is Blazing
Back when we spent a night at the new Ludlow Hotel, the restaurant was a construction site and the lounge was off-limits. But now that…
Watch the Saddest Man in Williamsburg Blow It With a CUNY Science All-Star
If you’re not the type to meet people by fliering all of Manhattan, you’re left with only a few options. One of them is patrolling…
Hear Axxa/Abraxas Do His Thing Before He Plays With Beach Fossils This Week
Ben Asbury, a Georgia native living in Asheville, NC, released his debut LP via Greenpoint’s Captured Tracks in March under the name Axxa/Abraxas. The name,…
Lena Dunham’s Advice Videos; Williamsburg’s Rock, Paper, Scissors Hustler
Jamancey Vadon, a 14-year-old who lives in the Riis Houses on Avenue D, has been missing since Friday night. Crime Stoppers (1-800-577-8477) is seeking leads…
Blondie Checks Into the Chelsea Hotel For 40th Anniversary Photo Show
In a two-fold celebration of the 40th anniversary of Blondie’s formation and guitarist/co-founder Chris Stein’s photography book release, the Chelsea Hotel Storefront Gallery is hosting…
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Is Live Painting Tonight, Playing Brooklyn Bowl Tomorrow
Lee “Scratch” Perry, the dub, reggae and hip-hop pioneer who has lent his signature sound to everyone from Bob Marley to The Clash to the Beastie Boys,…
Williamsburg Will Lose Yet Another Homegrown Venue
On the heels of Death By Audio’s closing announcement, yet another Williamsburg waterfront institution is shutting its doors. Brooklyn Rod & Gun, a private social club and…
Will ‘Missing BK’ Be the Bushwick Anthem That ‘Brooklyn Girls’ Wasn’t?
Today’s entry into the “Brooklyn anthem” category (in fact, it’s tagged that way on YouTube) comes from Farohawk, a Bushwick-based MC, producer and songwriter who,…