Bushwick Collective held its annual block party this month in Bushwick, pairing blocks of street art with food trucks and performances by artists like rapper/pear…
LGBTQ-Friendly Senior Housing Development Cleared For Controversial Elizabeth Street Garden Site
In the latest chapter of a divisive issue that has pitted garden advocates against city officials and affordable-housing supporters, the City Council approved Haven Green…
Watching ‘Pose’ By the Piers: A Viewing Party in the Shadows of LGBTQ History
Last Tuesday afternoon, Thomas Deshields threw on a tee shirt and mid-thigh shorts, left his Jersey City apartment and fled to New York City. The…
Performance Picks: Diverse Comedy, Pride Drag, and A Wacky Take On Whitman
THURSDAY Runnin’ On Empty With Yotam and LisaThursday, June 27 at le poisson rouge, 7 pm: $2 advance, $3 doors Some comedy shows in Manhattan…
Folk Fest Turns Governors Island Porches Into Stages
Theo Boguszewski, who alongside Nick Horner is one of the festival’s co-producers, noted that Noland Park is the perfect location for an all-acoustic day of…
After Nearly 40 Years in the Subway, a Flower Man Stops Peddling
Since his early twenties, Peter Tsoumas would open his flower kiosk with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the Greek-American newspaper Ekirikas…
Turk’s Inn Brings Wisconsin Kitsch (And Music and Food) To Bushwick
Near the Jefferson L in Bushwick, you can find plenty of big and/or glitzy bars and venues. There’s the ubiquitous House of Yes, burlesque troupe…
Protected: Meet the Young People Who Are Convincing America That Black Lives Matter
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‘Black Power Punk Girls’ Are Turning Brooklyn Into Their Musical Playground
A new organization wants to give New Yorkers a safe space– and Soundcloud recommendations. Through their “cozy concerts,” intimate shows featuring local artists, The Black…
Art This Week: Grotesque Femininity and Basquiat’s Travels
Family AlbumOpening Wednesday, June 26 at Anton Kern Gallery, 6 pm to 8 pm. On view through August 16. Margot Bergman’s paintings draw you in,…