When Amar Stewart moved from London to Bushwick a couple of months ago, he brought with him his oil paintings of Biggie and Tupac, inspired…
Lost Stills From Jodorowksy’s Holy Mountain Inspired a Clothing Line
With his new film screening at MoMA and a documentary about his famously unmade version of Dune screening at Film Forum next month, Alejandro Joderowsky is…
Deepak Chopra Scores $14.5M Pad; Spin Doctors Drummer Sells $4M Duplex
The drummer for the Spin Doctors is selling his East Village duplex, which comes with a recording studio, for $3.995 million. [NY Post] Meanwhile, Deepak…
A Record-Setting Banjo Picker Created These Fantastic Glass Paintings
Artist Doug Young was searching for a new medium when, at a flea market, he stumbled on an old painting on glass. This almost-lost technique was…
After 20 Years in the East Village, Meg Is Getting a Meg-Over
Meg, that charming clothing store that oft has cutesy punny chalkboard signage and adorably themed discounts, has inhabited its Ninth Street location since 1994, so…
Tonight: What to Do About This Landlord Harassment You’ve Heard So Much About
If construction noise, dust, and the occasional backhoe accident are getting out of control in your apartment building, you might want to head to a…
Williamsburg’s New Salvation Army Store Is On Hold After a Run-In With Its Neighbor
Work has stopped on the new Salvation Army thrift store at Bedford Avenue and North 7th Street after a backhoe crashed into the neighbor’s wall…
Controversial Stonewall Plaque Moves Forward, Sans Mention of Obama
A long and emotionally charged saga concerning what a plaque will say about the 1969 Stonewall riots outside of Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn may be…
A Steven Spielberg-Ed Burns Project, Public Morals, Is Shooting in the East Village
Public Morals — a TV pilot about police in the ’60s from executive producer Steven Spielberg — is filming today in the East Village. Star…
I Tried Co-Ed Naked Meditation Led By a Crystal-Wielding Vegan Chocolatier
My period was already a day late when I signed up for the naked meditation. Class was scheduled for Saturday — five days away. On Thursday, I began…