New York is a city of trash and art: hot garbage smells waft down streets packed with world-class museums and galleries. It’s a city of…
Disco Discord: NYPD and Nightlife Owners Clash Over Party-Crashing ‘Raids’
Brooklyn DIY staples Palisades and Silent Barn are just two of many nightlife spaces that have been subject to a Multi-Agency Response to Community Hotspots, or…
For Your V-Day Pleasure, Piquant Poems About a Doomed Relationship
If Thursday goes well, you can keep the Valentine’s Day love flowing at the Bowery Poetry Club. On Sunday, the venue will host a release…
A Max Fish and Pianos Alum Aims For World Fame With Bushwick Bar
After decades of pouring drinks and managing bars in the city, Kareem Bunton, a gentle giant of New York nightlife, has opened his own place,…
Performance Picks: Electro-Opera, Kinky Dungeon, Experimental Comedy
FRIDAY Improvement (Don Leaves Linda) February 7-9 and 13-16 at The Kitchen, 8 pm: $25 One of the most common ways people encounter opera is…
Dan Smith Will Teach You How to Be Chill About Being in Broad City
We’ve long had an obsession with flyer folk, and last night on Broad City, Abbi became one of them when her laundromat lost a treasured…
Planning to Spend Valentine’s Day Cooped Up in the Dark? Let These Movies Help
Valentine’s Day is for lovers, and also for haters. If you’re looking to celebrate on February 14th—or to abscond entirely, laughing or screaming—our local art…
The East Village Now Has a Bone-Broth Kiosk
Because a bone-broth window wasn’t enough, the East Village now has a bone-broth kiosk. Brodo, which started as a takeout window adjacent Marco Canora’s Hearth restaurant,…
Sizing Up the Downtown Comedy Scene After UCB East Hits a Brick Wall
Unable to keep up with “extreme costs,” downtown comedy staple UCB East will be shuttering this weekend, with final shows on Saturday night. The Upright…
The Russian Doll Map of the East Village
There’s something very East Village about Russian Doll — not just because it’s set around Tompkins Square Park, but because it’s filled with art, drugs,…