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There’s Something (Max) Fishy Happening at the Katz’s Pop-Up Tonight
Yes, there is still a monstrous, PBR-shaped hole in our hearts since Max Fish closed last summer, but this evening a few of the folks responsible for all things Max Fish have teamed up with Klughaus...
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A Spaceship Landed On the Bowery Today
(Photos: Jenna Marotta) A spaceship has landed on the Lower East Side — and no, George Clinton isn’t playing Bowery Ballroom. The New Museum launched “Museum as Hub: Report on the Construction of a...
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Sushi Lounge Lives!
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Those of us crying yellow tears over the loss of Sushi Lounge can now rejoice: it’s back, baby, it’s back! Yes, Alex Stupak is still taking over its old home on Avenue A, but...
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Thousands Rode Citi Bikes During the Polar Vortex, and These Folks Have...
Citi Bike just sent out an e-mail sharing its top 10 “2013 highlights.” Among the accomplishments: Citi Bikes make up a third of all bike traffic in the program’s service area, each bike was ridden an...
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Wasted Again: Max Fish Returned to the LES Last Night
With the overambitious lighting, lack of personal space and countless familiar faces (including the affable Shannon Moore, who along with other former Max Fish bartenders divulged his current...
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‘The Room’ Is Now Showing (No, Not the One You Throw Spoons At)
Minjung Kim, The Room, 2008, mixed media on rice paper affixed to panel, courtesy the artist and Oko What appears to be an infinite black vortex in the miniscule space nestled between the Asian...
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Sideshow Goshko Celebrates 5 Years of Comedic Storytelling and ‘So Much Alcohol’
Leslie Goshko. (Photo by Maryanne Ventrice) It’s kind of appropriate that Leslie Goshko, a woman of Ukrainian heritage with an arsenal of anecdotes, hosts a monthly storytelling show at KGB Bar, the...
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Mr. Throwback Tingles Inside Every Time He Watches The Sandlot
Everyone’s favorite connoisseur of all things retro and nostalgic, Mr. Throwback, gives us his weekly blast from the past. Mr. Throwback has had an eventful few days: he made a cameo appearance on the...
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This New Spot Is Serving the Warm Octopus Balls You Need On This Cold Day
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Sushi Lounge isn’t the only Japanese spot in the East Village that just moved to new digs on the same street. Over on East 10th, Otafuku has, as expected, moved over to a larger...
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What Marnie From Girls Might Talk About at the Apple Store Tonight
Is Marnie Michaels embracing her unsolicited Internet fame? Tonight at 6 p.m. Girls star Allison Williams will be at Soho’s Apple Store to promote season three. On everyone’s mind: Marnie’s music...
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And With This, Christmas Is Officially Over
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) This morning we spotted the folks at Illuminations — the Bushwick-based lighting company that brings holiday cheer to countless corners of the city — taking down the decorations...
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$1.7M Missing From Stark’s Account; Zosia Mamet’s $1M Home
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Court records show that $1.7 million was “improperly removed” from a bank account belonging to Menachem Stark, the slain Williamsburg developer. [NY Daily News, NY Times] Zosia...
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Hey, Kids! It’s Larry Clark’s Birthday Tonight at Baby’s All Right
(Photo: Susanna Howe) A healthy, happy Larry Clark will set off his 71st birthday at Baby’s All Right in Williamsburg tonight with free food and drink. “By midnight we should all be fucked up,” his...
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10 Funny Things Allison Williams Said at the Apple Store Last Night
(Photo: Natalie Weber) Girls star Allison Williams did not come in character to her Q&A last night at Soho’s Apple Store. While we regretted the missed opportunity for a Marnie TED Talk, Williams...
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DIY or Die! Surveying the Post-285 Future of Brooklyn’s Underground(-ish) Venues
(Photo: Dylan Johnson, @giantclick) It seems the dust has finally settled over at 285 Kent following a farewell weekend packed with frothy debauchery, nostalgia-tinged obituaries and, of course, jaded...
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Watch The Can’t Tells Rock Out in Their Living Room Before Their Gig at Pianos
The Can’t Tells have seen their slice of Bushwick evolve since moving from Boston six years ago. The trio of Berklee School of Music grads arrived in the city with a couple hundred dollars and a few...
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William S. Burroughs Junkies, Get Ready For the Ultimate Fix
Young Burroughs with old Ginsberg. (Photo: Daniel Maurer) Don’t expect him to trend on Twitter or anything, but William S. Burroughs might at least be the stuff of party chatter in the coming months,...
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How Yoga Is Done in Bushwick: With Live Drone Music By the Guy From Woodsman
Woodsman (Photo by Laura Bartczak, courtesy of Fire Talk records) Tonight Woodsman will play a midnight set at Mercury Lounge, the Lower East Side venue that accommodates up to 250. But on a given week...
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There Was a Shooting in Bushwick Today
(Photo: Jenna Marotta) A man was shot outside of the Borinquen Plaza Houses in Bushwick today. We don’t yet have a description of the victim, but an officer at the crime scene shortly after 5 p.m....
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If You’re a Saved By the Bell Fan, Get Ready to Sing ‘I’m So Excited’
Not only is it a great time to be a William S. Burroughs fan, but if you’re a Saved By the Bell fan, you’re living in the midst of a veritable Zack-and-Kelly renaissance. Remember Dennis Haskins, the...
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