It’s no secret the East Village has gone through immense changes over the last few decades, but some institutions from the pre-$20 cocktail days have stuck around.…
‘John’s of 12th Street’ Portrays Restaurant Life Sans Gordon Ramsay Hissy Fits
Last month during a taping of Knight Fight at The Gorbals, chef Ilan Hall faced off against Northern Spy Food Co.’s Pete Lipson. In the dining…
Spotted: Michael Alig Recalling the Trashy East Village, Going to IHOP
Back in May, Michael Alig, fresh off of 17 years in prison, told us, “I honestly had no idea that there’d be people waiting at…
Doc NYC Is Bringing a Dizzying Number of Documentaries to Town
If you’re the type to get excited about hacker documentaries, then clear your calendar between Nov. 13 to 20, because the Doc NYC festival is…
Steve Buscemi Premiered His FDNY Doc, Offering an Eye Into His Firefighting Days
A day after Boardwalk Empire’s season premiere party at the Ziegfeld, Steve Buscemi returned to his old Lower East Side stomping grounds to unveil his…
A Documentary Turns the Camera On Nan Goldin
Nan Goldin shot to fame with her visceral, heart-wrenching photographs of the drug-addled, sex-strewn lives of her East Village “tribe” in the late ’70s and early…
How Locals in “Little Ukraine” Are Responding to the Situation in Ukraine
When Crimean citizens voted on Sunday to secede from Ukraine and unite with Russia, there was widespread apprehension in ethnic circles within the East Village –…
In Search of an Unsung East Village Photographer, Tomas Leach ‘Hunted an Old Man Down’
Saul Leiter, secret genius photographer of the East Village, turned 90 this year, yet his work is just now achieving widespread recognition — most recently…
Thursday: A Free Screening of The Phantom Tollbooth: Beyond Expectations
When the classic children’s book The Phantom Tollbooth celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011, laudatory articles were written about it, parents named their children Milo in record numbers, and seriously devoted…
Reel Psyched: Our Northside and L.E.S* Film Festival Picks
Introducing “Reel Psyched,” wherein we tell you what we’re really excited to see in the theaters this week. With the Lower East Side Film Festival…