Artist Doug Young was searching for a new medium when, at a flea market, he stumbled on an old painting on glass. This almost-lost technique was…
Watch a Burlesque Version of the Dream Sequence From The Big Lebowski
As promised, Hotsy Totsy Burlesque put on a burlesque version of your favorite Cohen Brothers movie last week. No, not Inside Llewyn Davis, silly! We’re…
James Murphy Releases Espresso Blend; Spike Lee On ‘Motherfucking Hipsters’
You can finally drink James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem‘s espresso blend at the newest location of Blue Bottle. [Grub Street] City Councilmember Antonio Reynoso says…
Hold Your Skateboards: Max Fish Might Be Staying in the LES
Today in the best news imaginable: Max Fish owner Ulli Rimkus may be keeping the beloved dive bar on the Lower East Side.
How the Squatter in Our Basement Drove Us Out of New York
I often wonder if we would have ever left Manhattan, had a strange man not been living in the basement of our apartment. Living in…
Joseph Latimore (Passerby, Panda) Has Opened Sensei, ‘For Artists and People Who Love Art’
For every couple of dozen unpleasant openings and closings in LES, there’s one that manages to restore our faith in the neighborhood, if only for…
A Cab Burst Into Flames On Its Way to Brooklyn
A cab caught fire on the Williamsburg Bridge today. The fire department told us they got the call around 2 p.m. and there were no…
Bushwick Is Becoming A Foodie Haven; Inside a Dilapidated Synagogue
A woman was shot in the chest in a Bushwick building Sunday. [NY Daily News] Police have released video of a man who allegedly assaulted…
Will Fussell Of Mood Rings Settled For This Tattoo Instead Of an Iggy Pop One
Welcome to Why That Tat?, in which we bring you the origin stories of the best/strangest/most hilarious/bizarre tattoos we encounter. When we last chatted with…
Greenpoint Ferry Update; Rosie Perez Remembers Her Bushwick Days
Operators say busted anchor posts were responsible for the Greenpoint ferry ramp collapse, and there’s no telling when service will return. [NY Daily News] Williamsburg’s…