A couple weeks after the Brooklyn Flea announced its plans for spring/summer, its Manhattan counterpart, the Hester Street Fair, has revealed its lineup for its…
Fourth of July Fireworks Are Coming Back to the East Side
We’ve got an explosive story on our hands: fireworks are coming back to the East River.
Mike Doughty On Downtown Nostalgia: ‘This Disease Is Omnipresent’
Last week, Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing launched a crowd-funding campaign for his next two solo albums. Yesterday, as part of “Closing Time: Stories of…
Stanley Cohen to Plead Guilty in Tax Case; Jimmy Fallon Parties at Niagara
East Village lawyer Stanley Cohen, who recently vowed to appeal the conviction of Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law, has announced on Twitter that he’ll finally end…
Williamsburg Apartment Fire; Bushwick Hit-and-Run Driver Caught on Video
More than 100 firefighters fought a blaze at a Williamsburg apartment building. Two police officers were hospitalized with smoke inhalation before being released. [The Brooklyn…
Fatal Hit-and-Run in Bushwick; Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint HQ
A 46-year-old man on a bicycle was struck and killed by a BMW in Bushwick. Before the car fled the scene, it also struck a…
Sweet Chick Will Cluck Up Max Fish’s Old Place Next Month
If yesterday’s news that Max Fish is returning to the Lower East Side via Orchard Street caused you to wonder whattup with its old home…
LPC Okays Hotel Next to Merchant’s House; Conviction in Damien Hirst Forgery
The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans to build that nine-story hotel next to the Merchant’s House Museum in the East Village. [NY Observer] Former New York Times culture reporter Milton Esterow, editor…
Jason Wishnow Did a Secret Sci-Fi Film With Ai Weiwei and Ended Up Near Bald
Jason Wishnow has told the story of Oedipus with vegetables and documented zombie yoga in Williamsburg. Now, fresh off a stint as TED’s director of film and video, the Lower…
Summerscreen Lineup Announced; Bushwick Building Goes For $58M
A five-story rental building at 1209 DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick sold for $58 million and will start leasing soon. [The Real Deal] A rendering for…