Tensions ran high at a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing this morning as local activists and book lovers clashed over whether the building that houses Strand…
An X-Rated Exhibition, In-Flight Creations, and More Art This Week
Smut Opening Wednesday, February 20 at Con Artist Collective, 7 pm to 11 pm. On view through February 22. Many pieces of art are meant…
At Barbershop Bash, Espinal Aims to Make the Cut in Hairy Public Advocate Race
You might say he’s a buzzworthy candidate. City Council member Rafael Espinal hyped his bid for Public Advocate with a dance party at a barbershop on Saturday. Astor Place Hairstylists hosted the…
Inside DeKalb Market Hall’s New Music Venue and Cocktail Bar, Opening This Weekend
Could Downtown Brooklyn be the new destination for catching live music? And not just at Barclays? Hot on the heels of the reincarnated Hank’s Saloon bringing foot-stomping jams to the space…
‘The Haunted Files’ Plunges You into the Dark, Enduring History of Racial Eugenics
Eugenics is often associated with Nazi Germany, but the pseudo-scientific movement is a dark and often-overlooked part of our national past. “The Nazis came to…
Greg Stone Taped His Standup Album at the Queens Bar Where He Once Poured Shots
“My mom says that when I was young, I used to walk around the house saying I was going to be a communist.” Greg Stone…
A Very Burlesque Valentine’s, and More Performance Picks
THURSDAY Filthy Gorgeous Burlesque Valentine’s Spectacular Thursday, February 14 at Brooklyn Bowl, 7:30 pm: $25 There are a staggering number of events of all stripes…
After 50 Years, a Hidden Refuge For American Indians Faces a Funding Crisis
One could easily pass the unassuming building at 39 Eldridge Street, on an uncommonly quiet side-street in Chinatown, without knowing it’s home to a New…
The Hottest Valentine’s Dates in New York Are… Red Lobster and Applebee’s?
Valentine’s Day is, of course, when the city’s master toques spin sensuous tasting menus by pulling oysters, cocoa nibs, and other aphrodisiacs from their quiver. But are…
Art This Week: Two V-Day Shows and Fruity Fellows
Homo Eruptus Opening Thursday, February 14 at HOWL! Happening, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through March 13. Scooter LaForge’s paintings, on view at…