Forget Arabian/French, Japanese/Ukrainian or Swedish/Mexican — new neighborhood joint Spiegel is ditching the East Village trend of unexpected cuisine marriages and going simply “International.” “I…
Police Say This Guy Rented Out a Fake Apartment in Andy Warhol’s Old Building
We’ve seen this one before: a man posing as a broker conned nine women out of deposits for an East Village apartment he wasn’t licensed…
Homeland Security ‘Terrorized’ East Williamsburg; Greenpoint Leech Therapy
Sunday’s mysterious Department of Homeland Security raid “terrorized and confused” East Williamsburg residents. [Gothamist] Permits were filed yesterday for two of Greenpoint Landing’s 30-story-plus waterfront…
Jorge Arias of Bushwick’s The Sampler Has Opened an East Village Wine Shop
The opening of a new wine store is always cause for celebration, particularly if it boasts a healthy selection of bottles under $15, daily tastings…
Pedestrian Struck in the East Village; Councilman Calls For Traffic Review in Greenpoint
After a horrific horrific collision between a car and motorcyclist on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint Sunday that left the motorcyclist dead, Councilman Stephen Levin is calling…
Baby Seal in Greenpoint; ‘How Hipsters Ruined the Bowery’
Here’s more on Saturday night’s cab crash at Eldridge and Broome. [NY Daily News] A motorcyclist died after hitting a car on Manhattan Avenue in…
Williamsburg’s Croxley Abbey Has More TV Sets Than You Have Teeth
Despite 38 television sets, 10-cent wing nights*, 48 tap beers plus nearly 80 bottles, the owners of Croxley Abbey in Williamsburg — the sixth location in…
Laurie Anderson Will Be at The Strand Tonight
Performance artist Laurie Anderson will be in the East Village tonight at the Strand, one of her first public appearances since losing husband Lou Reed in…
Like Billy Madison, Mr. Throwback Will Not Make Out With You in the Middle of Class
When Mr. Throwback suggested a Billy Madison quote as his throwback pick of the week, our first reaction was an apathetic eye roll, but we…
Domino Development Gets CPC Approval; the Girls Bus Tour You Knew Was Coming
As expected, the new plan for the Domino Sugar factory site won the approval of the City Planning Commission and will now be voted on…