Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving member of the Ramones, died Friday afternoon at age 65 at his home in Ridgewood, where he’d been receiving…
Titus, Because, Who Else? Plus a Little Band Called De La Soul
Time again for Good Shows, our weekly roundup of what’s good in live music. There’s almost nothing left for us to say about Titus Andronicus.…
Pro-Drone Cinema, BB Boy Grows Up, And Sci-Fi Psilocybin
Take a post-4th of July break from being a total wet-brained party animal this week and spend some quality time at the pictures. Boyhood Richard…
Testing the Waters: Our Public Pools, Visited and Graded
Have you no time to haul out to Rockaway? Are you close to home and looking to be submerged in something other than sweat? Lucky for…
Snack Dragon Will Close in East Village; Party at Space Ninety 8
Lower East Side landlord Samy Mahfar, who this spring paid $11 million to acquire 102 Norfolk Street, is allegedly trying to rid the building of its rent-stabilized…
Look For Robert De Niro Interning in Williamsburg Today
No, he’s not working at Vice like the rest of the neighborhood. He’s starring as a widower turned fashion-website lackey in The Intern, which shoots in Williamsburg today…
Dov Charney in the House; Pot Basically Legal in Brooklyn?
With the DA saying that his office won’t prosecute adults without a criminal record for “low-level” marijuana offenses, Brian Lehrer asks, “Is pot basically legal…
Jared Kushner’s LES Empire; Black Seed Now Delivering Bagels
A $150K fundraiser for money needed to take Cooper Union to court ends Friday night. Currently, the student/faculty/alumni group is less than $4K short of their goal. [Art…
Bowlmor Closes After 76 Years; ‘Warm-Up to Burning Man’
Williamsburg movie theater/restaurant/bar indieScreen closed after four years, presumably to make way for Vice’s new offices. [Grub Street] The Coffee Shop, Bushwick’s newest place to…
This Dutch-Designed Condo Is Now Courting Buyers in South Williamsburg
“When you look at Williamsburg, you hear about The Edge, right?” says Ryan Black. “You hear about Northside Piers—these projects on the waterfront that were…