If you’re debating whether to head to the office or work from home today, this might make up your mind: the awning of the Duane…
Alleged East Village Rapist Pleads Not Guilty; Cabin in a Bushwick Loft
The hunt for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s drug dealers led cops to a Mott Street apartment where they busted four people after finding a “mother lode”…
Rafael Fuchs Turned Some ‘Bitter Incidents’ With Landlords Into Art
Like to grouse about your landlord? Why not do it over Kosher rugelach at an upcoming art opening? Later this month at his Bushwick gallery, Rafael…
In the East Village, an Upper West Sider’s Vision of ‘Williamsburg: Old and New’
It isn’t often that one decides to change career paths at the age of 69, but that’s precisely what Paul Kessel did. In his previous…
Steel Drums, an Underground Dance Destination, Has Been Shut Down
With the hubbub over 285 Kent’s closure still bubbling, another beloved venue, East Williamsburg’s Steel Drums, has been shut down until further notice. Aurora Halal,…
We’re Still Giving Away Tickets For the Billy on the Street Season Premiere
As mentioned last week, we’re helping Vulture give away tickets to the invite-only season premiere of Billy on the Street, March 5 at Beacon Theater.…
Greenpoint’s Manhattan Avenue: ‘Right Now It’s Just on the Edge’
It’s lunchtime at Polski Meat Market on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, and business is dead. Again. An older woman makes pierogis in the back, while…
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Final Hours; Rents Down in Bushwick and Greenpoint
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final hours included a stop into his usual coffee shop, dinner at Automatic Slims, and a phone call to his longtime girlfriend…
In The Bowels of Union Square, There’s a Place Where Models Go…
Do the mere mortals dining on club sandwiches at The Coffee Shop in Union Square have any idea that below their feet, dozens of models –…
Here They Come Now: More Tributes to Lou Reed
It’s been a few months since we lost Lou Reed, and not even Morrissey’s cover of “Satellite of Love” has filled the void. But this…