Great news! Brooklyn Book Fest has now updated its website to include a comprehensive event calendar for the imminent 2014 fest, which means we at…
Beronberon Opens, Offering Sapporo East Longtimers a Familiar Staff and Menu
As anticipated, Panya Ongkeo and Yuji Umeki of Kenka opened Beronberon in the East Village last night, and it was packed with customers of its…
In Parody Video, ‘Share Better’ Coalition Throws Roaches and Bedbugs in Airbnb’s Face
With its fight against the New York Attorney General simmering, a new campaign has been launched to fight Airbnb. is a group of community activists,…
Get Schooled in Future Feminism By Marina Abramović, Laurie Anderson and More
The future has only just begun at The Hole. Through Sept. 27, the contemporary art gallery on Bowery will host Future Feminism, an exhibition featuring nightly…
Sick of Pistorius? Take Another Look at South Africa
Lest Fashion Week leave you feeling jaded (about the superficiality of the industry, and the inanity of the clothing and the persons therein), allow me…
Jeffstaple Teams With Shake Shack and Doughnut Plant For an LES-Spun Concrete
Lower East Side designer Jeff Ng (aka jeffstaple) — the visionary behind the Staple Pigeon fashion line and the Reed Space boutique — has teamed…
A ‘Seasonal Wood-Fired Kitchen’ Opens in Williamsburg, With Roofdeck Coming Soon
With Vice currently gutting the former IndieScreen for its new offices, Death By Audio closing, and the Domino complex about to go up, the corner…
Boozy Starbucks Stumbles in Williamsburg; Ron Swanson in Union Square
Community Board 1 pushed back its vote on Starbuck’s proposed liquor license for its forthcoming N. 7th Street location in Williamsburg because the coffee empire…
Oh, That’s Just Korilla BBQ Putting Tiger Stripes On Its New Home
For years the words “Falafel” and “Shawarma” (somewhat ridiculously) ran down the facade of the building at 23 Third Avenue. It briefly got a new…
Phillip Lim Opens in Noho, Is Concerned About Dry Mouth
The kind, and very well dressed crew of 3.1 Phillip Lim on Great Jones Street were very concerned that I was hydrated. At first I…