Since Governor Cuomo announced last week that the MTA would scrap its total L-train shutdown in favor of a new plan involving the closure of…
Governors Ball Drops 2019 Lineup: Strokes n’ Folks
After a rainy installment last summer, Governors Ball is back with its 2019 lineup. Headlining the three-day food-and-music fest on Randall’s Island this year: Tyler, the…
At Kellogg’s Diner, Mediterranean Migrants Got a Piece of the Pie
The idea of a good life for Irene Siderakis was being able to stay at home with her four children. She got to live that…
72 Hours of New Year’s Parties, 5 of Them at Venues Now Gone For Good
New Year’s Eve was the day the music died for venues Hank’s Saloon in Boerum Hill, Continental Bar in the East Village, Cornelia Street Cafe in…
Performance Picks: Three Theater Festivals and Quit-Happy Comedy
Under the Radar Festival Now through January 13 at The Public Theater (some shows at offsite venues), various times: $30 Yesterday marked the start of…
Kidnappers, Quacks, and Go-Go Boys in One of Jared Kushner’s Buildings
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Death! Destruction! Dutchmen! The history of one intersection in the…
Art Exhibitions To Start 2019 With
Better Loser Opening Friday, January 4 at Leslie-Lohman Project Space, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through January 6. It’s the new year, and…
An ‘Orgy of Brutality’: Police Against Immigrants in the East Village
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. The bullet tore through John Muller’s chest just above his…
Before Essex Crossing, a ‘Temple of Eden’ With an Incendiary History
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. The Essex is the tall, glassy residential and commercial building that looms…
After 36 Years, Greenpoint Hospital Emerges From Twilight Sleep
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. This past September, New York City’s housing department announced plans to convert…