Mission Cantina has apparently closed after three years of serving up Mexican-Chinese-whatever food, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Danny Bowien’s Lower East Side empire is shrinking. According…
Your Ears Will Be Ringing in the New Year, Thanks to Thurston Moore and John Zorn
Sure, you could spend your New Year’s Eve in a confessional, but that would be a sin. Instead, why not head over to The Stone…
Newly Signed Law Will Help Keep OId Folks Homes From Becoming Rich Folks Homes
It’s too late to save Rivington House, the former HIV treatment facility that a non-profit nursing home operator unexpectedly flipped to a luxury developer after…
Your Next Favorite Book or Album Is Hiding in a Mall Under the Manhattan Bridge
If your idea of “discovering” new music is sitting back with a soy-milk Frappawhatever and browsing Pitchfork, then maybe you need 2 Bridges… but first…
Dining, Reclining, and 4 Other Ways to See Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Used to be, when a new Star Wars movie came out, the only decision you had to make was, well, whether to let George Lucas exploit your childhood nostalgia yet…
Tibet House and Poetry Project Announce Lineups For Their Annual Blowouts
Two long-standing annual fundraisers make for a constellation of downtown superstars; this year’s lineups are impressive as ever. New Year’s Day Marathon at The Poetry Project January…
A Champion of Cuban-American Cultural Exchange Grapples With a State of Flux
It was a March night in 1973. Sandra Levinson was working late when a bomb exploded in the inside hall of the Center for Cuban…
The CBGB Awning Sold And Surprising No One, It Was Hella Expensive
Punk’s not dead– it’s just super expensive. One of the very few CBGB awnings EVER made was sold at an auction this past weekend, and the…
See Gremlins Tonight, Then Watch Trump Get Sent Up in Gremlins 2
No offense, It’s a Wonderful Life, but Gremlins has to be the best holiday film of all-time. This guy knows it, and so does Alamo Drafthouse. When we heard Brooklyn’s…
Taberna 97 Brings Portuguese Comfort Food to the Yaffa Cafe Space
After nearly two years of renovations, the space formerly occupied by Yaffa Cafe has opened its doors as Taberna 97. The team behind the new…