When Nina Persson of the Cardigans signed with Bushwick-based indie label The End Records, she joined a handful of other established indie artists who had…
Celebrate Spring By Parading Through Some Community Gardens
If you missed yesterday’s festivities, don’t worry — you can still celebrate Mother Nature. This Saturday, Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) is putting on an…
Dear Daily News: Stop Trying to Make ‘Hipster Highway’ Happen
Dear Daily News: We know that Greenpoint is a “hipster haven” — a term you’ve used at least 114 times in recent years — but…
Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash; Slower Speeds On McGuinness Boulevard
In about three weeks the city will begin posting signs to notify Greenpoint drivers that the speed limit along much of McGuinness Boulevard has been reduced to…
Party at Kickstarter’s House!
Kickstarter has funded everything from sci-fi flicks starring Ai Wei Wei to co-working spaces to Bushwick breweries — and now the crowd-funding site is throwing a…
De Blasio Wants Air Pollution Code to Regulate Fireplaces and Food Trucks
Wearing a green tie and flanked by New York City’s green mascot, Birdie, Mayor Bill De Blasio kicked off New York City’s 44th annual Earth…
The Eddy Brings Bacon Tater Tots and Pastrami Beef Tongue to Curry Row
The Eddy, a new spot from former Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar chef Brendan McHale, will open tomorrow in the former Toucan & The Lion space.
Lefty Lions Ralph Nader and Elizabeth Warren Are Plugging New Books
Just a few days after Chelsea Clinton announced at the Lower Eastside Girls Club that she’ll soon make Bill & Hill grandparents, Liberal Dream Week…
Is Airbnb a ‘Bully’ That Drives Up Rent? Or Are Lawmakers ‘Attacking’ New Yorkers?
Should Airbnb pay hotel taxes? The issue is still causing the kind of drama you wouldn’t want in your home — and lawmakers are now…
Happy Earth Day! Now Somebody Pick Up This, This, That and This
Speaking of trash, a good samaritan took the liberty of circling all the litter outside the entrance to Chase Bank on Second Avenue, near St.…