The Tribeca Film Festival may be over, but another homegrown flicks fest is just beginning. The 7th Annual Greenpoint Film Festival will take over North Brooklyn this weekend, with four…
The Last Nights of Silent Barn, Bushwick’s DIY Bastion
After announcing its closure in March, Silent Barn said goodbye on Sunday night with a concert aptly named Last Rites. The all-night event included a line-up…
Bell House Brings Summer Concert and Comedy Series to Industry City: Guided By Voices, Luna, and More
After getting a courtyard tugboat bar from the Frying Pan last year, Sunset Park work-play complex Industry City is upgrading with an outdoor bar from the…
Meryl Meisler’s New Exhibition Captures the Diversity of the LES in the ’70s, ’80s
Meryl Meisler, the New York-based photographer known for her images of the city in the ’70s and ’80s, will show previously unseen photos of the Lower…
We Went Station to Station Trying to Score the New David Bowie MetroCards
“New Yorkers don’t wait on line for anything, except for David Bowie,” said a woman waiting in line this afternoon for the MTA’s new David Bowie…
Northside, Governors Ball Festivals Make Lineup Announcements
If it’s finally rooftop party season, the summer music festivals can’t be far behind. Today, two of the biggies, Northside and Governor’s Ball, made some…
MoMaCha Turns Green Tea Into a Modern Art Experience
Gone are the days of the humble coffee shop a la Central Perk in Friends— in our current era of Instagram, many cafes moonlight as bars…
Output, Our Wicked Lady Announce Their Summer Rooftop Lineups
Ice cream weather is so close we can taste it (preferably at the new OddFellows) and with warmer temperatures come rooftop hangs. To that end,…
New Venues Coney Island Baby and Asbury Lanes Announce Lineups
Two forthcoming venues in hallowed spaces have announced their initial lineups. Asbury Lanes, the Bowery Presents reboot of the 57-year-old bowling-and-music dive in Asbury Park, will open…
Free-Jazz Pioneer Cecil Taylor Has Died At 89
Avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Cecil Taylor died at his Brooklyn home Thursday evening. He was 89. A polarizing figure during the jazz heyday of the 50s and…