Since we spoke to him last month, our buddy Brando Skyhorse hit the LA Times bestseller list and picked up a nice plug in the…
Machete Mugging in Williamsburg; Momofuku Celebrates 10 Years
Three East River Housing co-op tenants facing eviction filed federal complaints with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, stating that their building’s no pets…
Will the Mosaic Man’s Art Survive the Astor Place Redesign?
We received an urgent message in our inbox this morning from Jim “Mosaic Man” Power informing us that some of his public artwork is threatened…
A Japanese-Peruvian Spot Sneaks Onto the Scene
In the last few weeks, devotees of Tsampa, the Tibetan-style restaurant at 212 East Ninth, near Stuyvesant Street, have been showing up only to find…
Cheeky Sandwiches Will Open a Basement Restaurant With a ‘Dark Alley’ Vibe
At Cheeky Sandwiches on the Lower East Side, things are starting to look normal again; or, as normal as it gets at Cheeky. After closing…
Watch ‘Brooklyn Boys,’ the Had-to-Happen Parody of ‘Brooklyn Girls’
After the initial wave of mutilation over Catey Shaw’s “Brooklyn Girls,” someone did a funny factcheck of the anthem-that-wasnt’s lyrics, a “Brooklyn woman” penned an…
An Ambitious Look at the South Side, ‘Still Not the Neighborhood You Want to Think It Is’
Living Los Sures, a collaborative work-in-progress documentary project by UnionDocs, is a multifaceted portrait of Williamsburg’s South Side that has been four years in the…
New Spots For Dumplings, Dim Sum and More in Chinatown
Chinatown just got a couple of new spots — one an ambitious Szechuan and dim sum spot and the other a homegrown lunch counter.
ChikaLicious Is Coming to Williamsburg
ChikaLicious Dessert Bar has set an opening date for its West Village location — and here’s some more sweet news: it plans to expand to Williamsburg next…
Brooklyn Brewery Eyes Staten Island; Farewell, Kim’s Video
Yesterday afternoon Charles Mozdir—who police have been searching for since 2012, alleging that he had inappropriate relationships with children—shot two U.S. Marshals and a detective…