Earlier this week we brought word that Gray’s Papaya would be opening a midtown location at 612 Eighth Avenue, between 39th and 40th Streets, making…
Katie Couric Made an ‘Oh, Hello on Broadway’ Cameo and There Were Trump Jokes Galore
When John Mulaney and Nick Kroll told Marc Maron who they wanted for “Oh, Hello on Broadway,” they mentioned that Alan Alda, Bernie Sanders, and…
Be a Bubble Boy Inside the New Rooftop Igloos at Bar 54
Last night I was the boy in the bubble. No, not like in Seinfeld. I was on the 54th-floor terrace of the Hyatt Times Square, in one…
See Laurie Anderson’s Concert For Dogs, Then Attend This Lou Reed Tribute
You’d think the recent revival of CBGB as an airport restaurant would be sufficient humiliation to convince New Yorkers to let go of their old haunts. But…
Looking For a Girlfriend Guy is Now Busy Perino-Scoping Around Town
We all remember Dan Perino, aka Looking for a Girlfriend guy and his abundant flyers around the East Village, don’t we? (At least, we hope…
Former Drone Operators Say Paris Attacks Shouldn’t Justify More Strikes
With the U.S. “reasonably certain” that a drone strike killed the much reviled Jihadi John and a wave of recent attacks boosting our worst fears…
Meet Rat, and His Four Pet Rats
Weird things happen when you go above 14th Street. We did just that as we followed last night’s protests and, near Times Square, encountered Tom…
Photos+Video: Arrests and Injuries as New Yorkers Protest Police Brutality
Over 100 people were arrested in New York City last night as hundreds protesting the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore police custody gathered in…
Over 200 Arrested As Thousands Return to the Streets to Protest Police Killings
Thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets of New York last night to protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer…
Michael C. Hall and the Hedwig Gang Pay Tribute to Soon-to-Be-Rebooted Don Hill’s
There are more signs of life at the onetime home of Don Hill’s. No, it isn’t being zombified CBGBs-style. Rather, the club’s soon-to-open replacement, The…