The first thing we noticed when we walked into the Sunburnt Cow yesterday was the penetrating smell of vomit. And the first thing that happened?…
Dan Savage Did It at The Vatican, Has an Amazeballs Story About a Sex Party
Last night, before screening 20 of the best shorts that have been submitted to his Hump! Film Festival since it launched in Seattle in 2005, Dan Savage…
Woman Killed by Train at Astor Place; Kim’s Tries to Relocate
As you can see from Scott Lynch’s photo above, the latest installment of the Centre-Fuge project — part of Lower East Side History Month —…
Cat Cafe Scratch Pad: Day 2
It’s the weekend! Maybe we’ll clock out and head over to Bowery and Kenmare to experience NYC’s first Cat Cafe! Oops, scratch that idea. For the…
City Will Grant Tax Breaks For Affordable Housing at Domino Site
With the City Council’s final vote on the Domino development set for Tuesday, we’ve managed to glean some more details about the deal struck yesterday…
This East Village Ice Cream Shop Will Serve ‘Ice Ice Baby’ and ‘Pretty in Pink’
On the heels of Oddfellows coming to the East Village, another ice cream shop called Mikey Likes It is opening on Avenue A next month. No,…
This Graveyard Worker Plays a Mean Bass, You Dig?
Until the age of five, Brandon Lopez grew up in a house on the grounds of the Madonna Cemetery. When his family left Fort Lee,…
Get Up Close and Personal With Chuck Close
Last time we saw Chuck Close, the photorealist painter was rocking an unreal outfit at the Brooklyn Artists Ball. If you didn’t have the $1,000…
City Goes After Aggressive Landlord; Schumer Pushes Brooklyn ‘Nerd Bus’
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development are trying to remove landlord Joel Israel from a Bushwick building where he’s accused of destroying…
City Council Set to Approve Domino Sugar Factory Development
The City Council’s Land Use Committee put its seal of approval on a plan for the site of the Domino Sugar refinery today, bringing it…