Around the time of my second birthday, my mom and dad brought me to a kiddie shrink. My favorite activity was lining things up–Cheerios, Easter…
Prove How Cultured You Are by Coming to DenimSkin’s Open Bar Party
You know what they say: nothing goes with literature readings quite like an open bar. This Friday, forthcoming literary and art review DenimSkin is hosting a shindig…
The Bean Might Be the Scene of a Murder…on Television
There are no Nutella Fitzgeralds to be had today at The Bean’s First Avenue location. The coffee shop is closed while CBS films an episode…
How Locals in “Little Ukraine” Are Responding to the Situation in Ukraine
When Crimean citizens voted on Sunday to secede from Ukraine and unite with Russia, there was widespread apprehension in ethnic circles within the East Village –…
The Schlep Sisters Celebrate Ten Years of Schtick
The Schlep Sisters, the burlesque duo of Darlinda Just Darlinda and Minnie Tonka, have celebrated ten years as a team, performing what they call “the…
Dredging in Greenpoint; Arrest Made in Bodega Robbery; Free Ice Cream
Fashion designer L’Wren Scott was found dead yesterday morning from apparent suicide in her Chelsea apartment. [NY Times] There was a fire late last night…
Exclusive: Toons’ ‘Bazooka Joe’ Video Premiere
In a world of much-too-serious video concepts and utterly ridiculous music trends, think of Toons as your classic Brooklyn party collective. At least, that’s what…
We’ve Helped Nitehawk Pick the Top 17 Simpsons Episodes of All-Time
Woo Hoo! Every Monday this March, Nitehawk Cinema will be screening four episodes in its countdown of the 17 best Simpsons episodes of all time…
When He Isn’t Brewing Coffee at Strangeways, Eddie Cedeño Is Drinking Coors at Pearl’s
Though he fears that Bushwick really is on its way to becoming the “Next Williamsburg,” Eddie Cedeño loves this Brooklyn neighborhood, and he really loves…
So Much For Rent on Grand Street, But Change Comes Slowly
Trendy shops open every other week on Grand Street near Bedford Avenue, but across the BQE in Williamsburg, the same street is experiencing growing pains. At…