Matt La Rue, the proprietor of the newly opened Taqueria Diana, had always dreamed of opening a taqueria in New York. The Stockton, California native…
8 Injured By Possible Explosion and Partial Building Collapse in Chinatown
Eight people are in the hospital after an apparent explosion and building collapse in Chinatown this afternoon. Shi Zu Lie, a tenant of 17 Pike…
‘People Loved It Loud’: Rockers Recall Academy of Music and Palladium
Built as a movie palace in 1927, the Academy of Music on East 14th Street, at Third Avenue, was a place where Lower East Siders…
Charles Bellafiore Usually Finds Someone to Talk to at Enid’s
Last week, the unthinkable happened: Enid’s went dry. The Greenpoint bar’s liquor license expired and it went a week without being able to serve (yesterday…
Check Out King Noodle, a ‘Roller Rink on Acid’ Serving Asian Grub and Tiki Drinks
Just a few doors down from their cocktail bar The Narrows, Keith Cochran and Matt Webber have opened King Noodle — a laid-back Pop-Asian restaurant…
Woman Goes Topless at Verso, Greenpoint Man Arrested in Flag Burning
A woman was stabbed late on Monday outside the Jacob Riis house repeatedly with a razor blade. The victim’s estranged husband was arrested late last…
In Case You Were Wondering About That New Mural Off Bedford Ave
Visual artist Lunar New Year spent this very humid day on a raised platform, painting a mural on the wall next to Brooklyn Fox, on the…
Ajay Naidu On His New Web Series, the ‘Office Space’ Reunion, and ‘Bad Santa 2’
Boy, are we psyched to have way more of our friend Ajay Naidu in our life: the actor most loved as Samir in “Office Space”…
A Rider Got Mugged But Other Than That, Citi Bike Hasn’t Been Hell On Wheels
Thought Citi Bike would result in “total carnage”? WRONG. Unless you count some punny vandalism, the apocalypse on two wheels has yet to materialize. In…
Drunk Folks, Don’t Get Into This Car Unless You Want Be Robbed at Gunpoint
Pro tip: if you’re walking home from the bar and a white, four-door sedan offers you a ride, do not get in. The driver may…