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This Exhibit of Radical Art Speaks to the Power of the Pen
Mabel Dwight, “Danse Macabre,” c. 1934. Lithograph, 11 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 1995.59. Anyone needing a crash course in the ways the pen can...
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Pick Your Poison: Brooklyn Ayahuasca or Bowery ‘Elixir For Long Life’
(Photos: DNAinfo/Irene Plagianos, Chrysalis) Despite bold innovations in drinking like the cold-activated beer can, we still long to be besotted in the manner of our forefathers — hence switchel...
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Looking For Gut Busters at This New ‘Health-Focused’ Cafe? Teff Luck
(Photo courtesy of Cafe Clover) Speaking of radical art, a health-minded cafe that opens in the West Village tonight takes design cues from Viennese secessionist architecture and painters like Max...
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Who’s Going to Jump On This $4.1M South Williamsburg Townhouse?
(Renderings: Wythe Lane) Sure, the latest Williamsburg townhouse to go on the market is a whopping $4.1 million, but it’s right around the corner from awesome institutions like Death by Audio, 285...
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Miranda July at B&N; ‘Snacktacular’ at Fritzl’s
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Former Community Board 1 chairman Vincent Abate died last week at age 96. [DNA Info] Filmmaker Miranda July will promote her debut novel, The First Bad Man, tonight at 7 p.m. at...
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John Waters Exhibit Draws Gasps From Unsuspecting Chelsea Tourists
(Photo: Beverly Hills John, courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, © John Waters) When I stopped by the Marianne Boesky Gallery on an exceedingly chilly Saturday afternoon, just...
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Fire Forces Building Evacuation on East 4th Street
Photo: Jaime Cone A fire caused the evacuation of an East Village building shortly before 11 a.m. this morning. The fire at 133 East 4th Street, between First and Second Avenues, was contained to the...
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Top 10 Ghost Signs of the East Village and LES
(Photos: Frank Mastropolo) Though many lament the frenzy of change in New York’s oldest neighborhoods, there are still remnants of the past to see if you’d look up from your smartphone. Ghost signs,...
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Bowie, Bayside, and Taylor Negron: 4 Anniversary Shows Not to Miss
Some of our favorite institutions, parties, and performances are celebrating big milestones in the next days. Why not join in the festivities? Third Street Music School Settlement Celebrates its 120th...
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Embattled Hell Square Eateries Inch Closer to Fine-Dining Reboots
(Photo: Gavin Thomas for NY Mag) Rob Shamlian, the owner of Fat Baby and The Derby, is one step closer to unloading two of his controversial Lower East Side eateries, just days after he publicly...
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Gang Assault On Montrose Ave; Manitoba’s Fights For Its Life
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Bushwick firefighters rescued a woman in her 20s who fell four stories from a Madison Street apartment rooftop and found herself trapped in a two-and-a-half-foot-wide crevice on...
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Greta Gerwig, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke Taking Up Residence in East Village
A letter taped to the door of 280 E. 10th Street Tuesday asking permission to film the building in the movie Maggie’s Plan. (Photo: Jaime Cone) Get ready to spot some stars — the movie Maggie’s Plan,...
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What’s the Tougher Table: Momofuku Ko or the Cat Cafe?
It’s been just about a month since the city’s first permanent cat cafe opened, right on the heels of Momofuku Ko’s relaunch in a swanky new space on Extra Place. When they first hit the scene, their...
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Theater in an Abandoned Middle School, Prom at Chicken Hut High School: Which...
A Swimming Cities party. (Photo: Nick Normal/Flickr) McSweeney’s just posted a satirical piece titled “Audience Instructions for Our Immersive/Experimental Theatre Production in an Abandoned Middle...
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Drone Film Festival Will Prove They Aren’t Just Killer Robots
Turns out Katsu’s drone paintings were just the beginning — a video director who went viral last year with his aerial footage of NYC is organizing the First Annual New York City Drone Film Festival....
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Renderings For Essex Crossing, Yotel Williamsburg; ‘Metal Yoga’ in Bushwick
(Photo: Scott Lynch) According to a new report, chain stores accounted for at least 275K-square-feet of Brooklyn real estate leased last year. [The Real Deal] Renderings were released of the...
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Suspect in String of Sexual Assaults Is Still At It, Police Say
A man suspected of twice forcing himself on women in the East Village may have perpetrated as many as five such acts, and police say the most recent one occurred yesterday morning. Last month, the...
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East Village’s Newest Dorm Building Drops the Drapes
(Photos: Daniel Maurer) Between the Cube going bye-bye and the ongoing construction of a new pedestrian plaza, Cooper Square has been a mess lately. But at least there’s this: just shy of a year after...
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Festival Frenzy: Northside Badges On Sale, Mexican Summer Launches ‘New Myths’
Take a break from scouring Airbnb for remotely affordable places to stay during SXSW, cuz passes just became available for a couple of other first-rate festivals. First off, early-bird badges went on...
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This Week In Film: Bourgeois Problems, Godfather Part 4, And The Academy Snub
Nominees for the Academy Awards were announced today, which is either a total bore parade or an outrage-inducing annual occurrence, depending on your perspective of course. Generally we here at Reel...
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