After a hopeful move to a new location, the beleaguered St. Mark’s Bookshop is once again in danger of closing due to a dispute with its landlord. This time,…
The Music’s Over at Garage, The Latest Village Jazz Club to Turn Out the Lights
Last week, as part of our A Lot About a Plot series, we looked back on the history of some bygone jazz joints, including the…
Gallery’s ‘Bushwick 200’ List Sparks White-Hot Gentrification Debate
If you thought the season for “top 10” lists was over, think again: a Bushwick art gallery, Fuchs Projects, has stirred up some controversy with…
See Laurie Anderson’s Concert For Dogs, Then Attend This Lou Reed Tribute
You’d think the recent revival of CBGB as an airport restaurant would be sufficient humiliation to convince New Yorkers to let go of their old haunts. But…
The Orpheum Theater’s Problems Started Long Before Stomp Put Its Foot Down
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. A heavy metal marquee juts over pedestrians at 126 Second…
Drom, a World-Music Oasis in a Sea of Urban Renewal
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. Earlier this month, a funky clarinet tune spilled…
The Many Acts of the Academy of Music, a ‘Sanctum Sanctorum of High Culture’
This week and next, we present a series of longer pieces unraveling the histories of storied buildings. New York City publisher Horace Greeley considered the…
I Saw Star Wars in 4DX But You’ll Have to Wait a Lil Longer, Sorry
While everyone else was debating whether to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens in IMAX or regular old 3D or whatever, I was in Bogota,…
We Sipped Eggnog at Donald Judd’s Place With Sofia Coppola and Solange
Holiday parties are usually a claustrophobic nightmare scenario where you’re crammed into a tiny space with everyone you’ve been avoiding all year, but the Judd…
Pop Some Champagne, Ad-Rock and Kathleen Hanna Are Coming Back On Stage
If you missed Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock’s performance at the book party for St. Marks Is Dead, don’t worry, they may be sharing a stage…