You know things have gone topsy turvy when even realtors are pining after “old-school Williamsburg.” According to the broker, this 3-bedroom apartment is in a…
And Another Thing, Mr. Steingarten: Roberta’s Is NOT 8 Blocks From the Train
Man, we got so worked up yesterday about Vogue’s patronizing praise of Brooklyn dining that we forgot to mention one of the things that irked…
Norah Jones Quits Cooper Square, House of Yes Has a Last Blast
The House of Yes, which has been forced out of its Maujer Street space by rent hikes, will give a final “end-of-times-themed” variety show this…
Relive the Tompkins Square Park Riots In Their Bloody Entirety, 25 Years Later
Southerners have their Civil War reenactments but what do East Villagers have when it comes to reliving their defining battle? Just the annual Tompkins Square…
Vogue Makes the ‘Long, Bumpy,’ ‘Perilous,’ ‘Costly, Time-Consuming, Often Nauseating’ Trek into Brooklyn
It’s apparently been too long since a middle-aged Manhattanite went on safari in Brooklyn, so none other than Vogue has gone and published “A…
No, Hannah Horvath Did Not Snort Coke Off This Toilet
An apartment listing on Craigslist wants to know: “Do u watch GIRLS?” If so, “you’re sure to LOVE this completely unrelated apartment in Greenpoint!” a…
LODRO Brings ‘Neo-Noir Punk’ to SummerScreen Tonight
Tonight, SummerScreen takes over McCarren Park for an evening of free music and a screening of “Peewee’s Big Adventure.” Starting at 7pm, you’ll hear from…
Get Down: An East Village Radio Show Is DJing a Williamsburg Subway Station
The nouveau newsstand at the Metropolitan stop just got even funkier — and we’re not talking about your typical subway-station funk. The guys from Chances…
And Sometimes You Get Stoned and Go to a Seance
The séance was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and anyone arriving 10 minutes late would be turned away, so I left the office early…
A Quirky Antiques Shop Opens an Even Quirkier New Cultural Venue
A Repeat Performance could certainly use a little extra space. The beloved East Village antique shop is practically bursting at the seams, overflowing with decades-worth…