For the past four summers Caracas has had the lock on arepas in Rockaway but that’s now changed with the arrival of Palenque Homemade Colombian…
Sci-Fi Flick Featuring Ai Weiwei Wraps With a Riot in Chinatown
Yesterday we got an intriguing message from Jason Wishnow, the filmmaker whose dystopic sci-fi film featuring Ai Weiwei was jeopardized after the legendary Chinese artist…
A Bostonian Moves to Bushwick, Still Says ‘Fvck The Media’
After graduating from journalism school, Liz Pelly found herself working for The Boston Phoenix, an alternative weekly paper much like the ones that exist in…
Thank Heaven For Lucky 7?
7-Eleven isn’t exactly loved by all New Yorkers, but then again it sells mustacheod mason jars, so who can blame a budding Williamsburg bodega owner…
The Riceman Cometh: Here’s What That Rice Burger Joint Will Look Like
Ever since we heard rice burgers were coming to the East Village, we’ve been on the story like white on, well, you know. But as…
Daniel Peddle Turned an Eerily Abandoned Trailer Park into a Haunting Film
When his parents stumbled on an abandoned trailer park near his childhood home in North Carolina, Daniel Peddle knew it would be the setting of…
From the Creators of Taxi Driver 2, It’s Bushwick: The Movie
Here’s yet more reason not to believe the placard we saw on St. Marks Place announcing that a sequel to Taxi Driver will be filmed…
About That Hello Kitty Cleaning Service…
We came across this rather, um, unique poster on Houston Street yesterday, which might be interpreted as titillating or horrifying, given your sensibilities. But if…
Gay-Slur Slashing on LES; Spin-the-Bottle in Bushwick
Police arrested Takeam Brison for slashing a 32-year-old woman’s face with a knife Friday night after she asked him to stop shouting homophobic slurs near…
Sorry Mr. Mayor, Horses and Buggies Have Spread to the East Village
When the smell of horse shit blasted us in the face as we walked through the East Village today, we wondered whether Mayor De Blasio had given…