Dumpling spots are a dime a dozen (just look at the ones that recently opened in the East Village and Chinatown), but Chinese native Li Zheng…
Guzzle Free Beer and Talk Cats With David Yow of Jesus Lizard Tonight
Last time David Yow visited Word in Greenpoint, he was with his bandmates in Jesus Lizard. Tonight’s appearance will be less about the Lizard and…
This New Kosher Pastry Shop Sells Cheap Iced Coffee and, Um, This
Unlike most coffee shops opening on the LES these days, Treats, a new pastry counter that doubles as a fashion boutique, isn’t touting single-origin beans…
Will Au Breve Go Another Round Against Dunkin Donuts?
Just days after Au Breve put out this signboard sending a shot across the bow of the Dunkin’ Donuts that recently opened a block away,…
A Newly Jazzed-Up Thrift Shop Celebrates Six Years With a Blowout
Cure Thrift Shop marks its sixth year in operation next Friday with live music, an open bar, a raffle and dashing duds. Liz Wolff, founder of…
Affordable Housing For Greenpoint; Mast Brothers Expands
Police are searching for two missing East Villagers: 13-year-old Shaun Tanner, last seen at his E.10th Street apartment on July 28; and 21-year-old Brianne Dougherty, last…
ABC’s New Rom-Com Is Bringing Its Boob Jokes to the Bowery
Okay, so Taxi Driver 2 probably isn’t filming in the neighborhood, but ABC’s new rom-com will be shooting tomorrow. According to a flyer that warns…
Checking in With Kim’s As the Lights Dim
The inevitable “50% Off” sign has arrived at Kim’s, planting a death mask on the soon to be shuttered legendary East Village music and video…
In LES and Williamsburg, Two Epic Works Give Some Love to the Locals
A couple of massive art pieces were recently installed in the Lower East Side and Williamsburg, and its time to ask: which one of them reps…
Is Taxi Driver 2 Really Filming On St. Marks Place?
Among the film-shoot signs we spotted around the East Village today (Forever, Flesh and Bone) this one certainly stood out: the placard claims Taxi Driver…