On a recent Thursday, Steven Chu and Parker McComb were posted on Bedford Avenue with a white folding chair, scissors, buzzers, and a sign offering…
Divine Inspiration: Jeffrey Schwartz’s New Doc on the ‘Drag Queen Who Ate Dog Shit’
Here’s the typical path from underground hero to mainstream celebrity: Gain cult following of people who are edgier and wilder than most (see: gay crowds,…
Tonight, We’re Screening The Domino Effect and Talking Development
When we reported in August that demolition of part of the Domino Sugar Factory had been approved, Megan Sperry told us that Williamsburgers have “gotten…
The Space at Tompkins Is Finally Getting an Actual Space From Which to Help the Homeless
The Space at Tompkins, despite its name, is a “completely street-based” organization, according to co-founder Andréa Stella. But next month the non-profit — which connects the city’s…
A Talk With the Director of The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations
We’re watching The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations tonight at the Bedford + Bowery Newsroom. Couldn’t make it? Tune in shortly after 8 p.m. as we…
Meowzers! There’s Going to Be a Cat Painting Takedown
Matt Timms, organizer of legendary amateur-chef competitions, is hosting his third Painting Takedown. This time, instead of velvet paintings, talented artists — well, anyone with…
Buy Anything at Essex Street Market and Luca & Bosco Will Put Pumpkin Ice Cream On It
Oddfellows and Davey’s Ice Cream aren’t the only ones that started scooping over the summer. At the Essex Street Market, Catherine Oddenino and Ruthie Vishlitzky…
Adam Green Thinks Virtual Reality Will Bridge the Manhattan/Brooklyn Divide
As you can probs guess from our name, Bedford + Bowery is all about uniting the neighborhoods on either side of the Williamsburg Bridge and…
There Was a Shooting On Avenue D Last Night
A gunman shot someone in the shoulder at 118 Avenue D, at the Jacob Riis Houses, last night around 8 p.m., the police say. The victim,…
Here’s What the Corner Of Bedford and North 7th Will Look Like a Year From Now
The corner of North 7th Street and Bedford Avenue has been an anti-establishment battleground lately. (Stop trying to hide behind your tasteful mahogany exterior, DD, we see you.)