Members of the Williamsburg Montessori School community are advocating for a crossing guard, speed bump and school zone signs on Kent Avenue, where a 21-year-old…
Last Look at Fong Inn Too, Gone After Eight Decades in Chinatown
One of Chinatown’s oldest businesses, Fong Inn Too, shuttered over the weekend after 82 years in business. It was thought to be the oldest family-run tofu shop…
Jennifer Rubell, Art By Animals, and More Art Openings To Investigate
Emergence: Emerging Artists in New York Opening Tuesday January 17 at The Living Gallery, 6 pm to 9 pm. One night only. The term “emerging…
LES Residents Are ‘Rent Burdened’; Cookie Pantsuit For Hillary
According to the real estate brokerage firm MNS, Lower East Side tenants are among the city’s most “rent burdened” because on average, household incomes are lower…
City Adds 22K Affordable Housing Units; President Sanders Film Festival
The loss of two young Bronx sisters last month blamed on a malfunctioning radiator has caused Public Advocate Letitia James to investigate the Bushwick-based non-profit that…
‘We’re All a Bunch of Cunts’: a Comedy Crew Making Safe Spaces ‘Aggressive’
Comedy is not a pursuit for the faint of heart, and that goes for audiences and comics alike. Lately, there’s been a widespread and mercilessly…
New Vietnamese Spots in East Village; Planned Parenthood Benefit at MHOW
Ha Noi House debuted yesterday at 119 St. Marks Place, while fellow Vietnamese eatery Madame Vo is bound for E. 10th Street. [Eater NY] The…
20 Years For Bike Messenger Stabbing; $9 ‘Unicorn’ Latte in Williamsburg
Ramon Escobar was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for stabbing and killing a 46-year-old bike messenger, David Fernandez, in Williamsburg nearly six years…
One Less Place to Shop For Kooky Keychains on the LES
The Lower East Side art scene is facing its first loss of the new year, as Object_ify 139 is packing up its bodega bags and…
Rooftop Bar Nixed on Delancey Street; No ETA on ABC No Rio’s Redesign
Police say the 27-year-old woman who was found dead Wednesday in an Alphabet City housing project, Brooke Garcia, likely died of strangulation. [DNA Info] A…