With Shakespeare & Co. set to close its downtown store after 27 years — possibly to be replaced by a Foot Locker — we asked…
‘Break Open Your Sexy Side’ at Brooklyn’s New Pole Dancing School
“I’ve seen it all,” says Sally Sutton. “Every type of venue, from topless, to nude, to burlesque, to bikini, pole, every level of every club…
Gang Robbery in McCarren; Trumpet Mob On Meeker
Around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, police say a man at McCarren Park’s handball court was assaulted and robbed by a group of eight to 10…
Kick to the Spine: Shakespeare & Co. Being Replaced By a Foot Locker?
Shakespeare & Co., the beloved independent bookstore on Broadway, could close as early as tomorrow. And it might be making way for a Foot Locker,…
Watch ‘The Sand Storm,’ the Controversial Sci-Fi Flick Featuring Ai Weiwei
After a Kickstarter campaign that had all the highs and lows of a Beijing blockbuster, you can finally watch “The Sand Storm,” the sci-fi flick…
Get the New + Improved Bedford + Bowery App
Today we invite you to download a beefed-up version of the Bedford + Bowery mobile app we launched earlier in the summer. Aside from looking…
Look For Seth Rogen Celebrating Christmas On Avenue B Tomorrow
Signs on Avenue B indicate that an “Untitled Xmas Project” will be filming on the avenue tomorrow at 6 p.m. Could it be Jonathan Levine’s Christmas…
Bushwick’s Drag Festival Is Back — Hide the Kids! (Or, Heck, Bring ‘Em)
Bushwick’s vibrant drag community is gearing up for the third annual Bushwig Festival—a celebration of all things drag that has grown from a small, one-day…
14-Year-Old Perbacco Reopens With Wall-to-Wall Wineage
After closing in the spring, East Village mainstay Perbacco is reopening with a new look, chef, and menu.
Um, What’s Up With This Skull in the Middle of First Avenue?
There are still a couple of months till Halloween, so what’s this skull doing in the middle of First Avenue?