OK, we’re almost in the clear for anything New Year’s Eve-related. But before we hurdle head-first into 2017, there’s one more place we lost over…
Bake Time is Up: Cake Shop Says Goodbye
Another venue spent New Year’s Eve saying their last goodbyes to regulars and anyone else with a drink in their hand. For the last few…
It’s All Over Now for Williamsburg Bar Over the Eight
Last year was a rough one for cultural spaces of all kinds in New York City, so it was somewhat fitting (if not totally sad)…
Will the Pain Ever End? 2016 Died and Took the Creator of Bambi With it
Even if the actual ball drop is kinda hazy, as long as you’re reading this, you’ve made it to 2017. Congratulations. Seriously though, 2016 was the worst. Case…
Sway’s Last Dance: Another Downtown Mainstay Gone Still
Patrons and staff gathered at Sway to bid bye bye as the downtown bar passed on to the next world, joining its brethren in depraved bar heaven.…
‘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…