Believe it or not, it’s been nearly three years since we broke news that legendary dive Lit Lounge would make a comeback, of sorts, underneath the…
The Cock Slips Into Lit’s Old Home, Gets ‘Bigger, Longer, Harder’
The Cock has moved its trademark neon rooster up a few blocks and it’s now glowing/crowing atop the former home of Lit Lounge. After going…
Ryan McGinley’s New Photos: Walking Buck-Naked in a Winter Wonderland
Ryan McGinley’s seventh opening at Team Gallery was just like all the others: at any given moment, there were just as many people on Grand…
We’re Still Waiting For the ‘Last Special Nights’ of Lit Lounge
We waited with bated breath last week for what we expected to be an epic reopening of Lit Lounge. Last month the bar, which is…
Community Board Blocks The Cock, Chance for a Bigger Cock Now in Hands of State Liquor Authority
Members of Community Board 3 tried to block The Cock from moving to the former Lit Lounge space at a meeting last night. But Allan Mannarelli, owner…
The Cock Is Moving into Lit’s Old Space, ‘Will Prevail’ Against Naysayers
Yesterday, while sharing our oral history of Lit Lounge, we reported that Allan Mannarelli, owner of The Cock, was taking over the space. Today he…
‘It Was Our Fantasy’: The Story of Lit Lounge, Told By Its Regulars
When Lit Lounge’s co-owner Erik Foss announced a month ago that the East Village institution would close after 13 years, we thought the place would have at least…
Erik Foss of Lit Clears the Air After Backlash Over Instagrammed Text Message
For better or for worse, we live in a world in which things you text to one person have the potential to get screen captured…
Eat a Sloppy Joe at Currant Cafe Sunday While You Wait For Lit Brooklyn to Open
As we emphatically announced last month, the folks behind the notoriously debauched East Village gallery-slash-bar Lit Lounge are set to open a cafe-slash-nightclub in Bushwick.…
Meet Us in the Bathroom at Lit’s 12th Birthday Party
In the wake of Odessa and 7A closing (and more recently, the shuttering of San Loco’s Avenue A location), why not celebrate an East Village…