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And Now at the Bowery Wall: Maya Hayuk
(Photo: Ryan Porush) Nice to see the Bowery wall getting some new color on this rather dreary day. This latest piece, first spotted on Hanksy’s Instagram, is by Williamsburg-based painter Maya Hayuk,...
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Sweetgreen Is Opening a Williamsburg Outpost Across From Whole Foods
Josh Cogan/Courtesy of sweetgreen This summer 162 N. 4th Street will be home sweet home to sweetgreen, the Washington, D.C.-based chain of salad spots. The new location, on the corner of Bedford...
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A ‘Not Wimpy’ Vegetarian Spot Is Popping Up, With Plans to Settle Down
Those of you who eat exclusively “vegetable-based” food may have already heard of Young’s, the veggie enthusiasts best known for their stand at the Hester Street Fair. On March 6 and 7, the meatless...
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Because a Burlesque Tribute to Marina Abramovic Needed to Happen…
The real Marina Abramović is often busy chatting with the New Yorker about “being present,” making a film about James Franco and perfecting the Abramović Method, which mere mortals will soon be able to...
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Here They Come Now: More Tributes to Lou Reed
It’s been a few months since we lost Lou Reed, and not even Morrissey’s cover of “Satellite of Love” has filled the void. But this should help: piano man Joe McGinty and his Loser’s Lounge — who, in...
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In The Bowels of Union Square, There’s a Place Where Models Go…
Models listening to casting director John Pfeiffer. Photo: Courtesy modelloungexmicrosoft. Do the mere mortals dining on club sandwiches at The Coffee Shop in Union Square have any idea that below...
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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Final Hours; Rents Down in Bushwick and Greenpoint
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final hours included a stop into his usual coffee shop, dinner at Automatic Slims, and a phone call to his longtime girlfriend during which he seemed high,...
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Greenpoint’s Manhattan Avenue: ‘Right Now It’s Just on the Edge’
(Photo: Elizabeth Flock) It’s lunchtime at Polski Meat Market on Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, and business is dead. Again. An older woman makes pierogis in the back, while her son Adam Parys mans...
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We’re Still Giving Away Tickets For the Billy on the Street Season Premiere
As mentioned last week, we’re helping Vulture give away tickets to the invite-only season premiere of Billy on the Street, March 5 at Beacon Theater. All you have to do is be among the first 50 people...
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Steel Drums, an Underground Dance Destination, Has Been Shut Down
With the hubbub over 285 Kent’s closure still bubbling, another beloved venue, East Williamsburg’s Steel Drums, has been shut down until further notice. Aurora Halal, organizer of the underground...
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In the East Village, an Upper West Sider’s Vision of ‘Williamsburg: Old and New’
Old and New, 2013, Paul Kessel. Photo: Courtesy of Umbrella Arts It isn’t often that one decides to change career paths at the age of 69, but that’s precisely what Paul Kessel did. In his previous...
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Rafael Fuchs Turned Some ‘Bitter Incidents’ With Landlords Into Art
(Courtesy Fuchs Projects) Like to grouse about your landlord? Why not do it over Kosher rugelach at an upcoming art opening? Later this month at his Bushwick gallery, Rafael Fuchs will show new work...
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Alleged East Village Rapist Pleads Not Guilty; Cabin in a Bushwick Loft
(Photo: Joey Ahram) The hunt for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s drug dealers led cops to a Mott Street apartment where they busted four people after finding a “mother lode” of heroin, per the NY Post....
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Clean-Up On Aisle…?
(Photo: @bohan) If you’re debating whether to head to the office or work from home today, this might make up your mind: the awning of the Duane Reade at 24 East 14th Street, off of Union Square,...
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Bedford Avenue Is Looking Pretty Vacant, and Oh So Pretty to Manhattanites
Bedford Avenue hasn’t seen as much recent turnover as Grand Street has, but that may be about to change. If you’ve walked down Williamsburg’s main drag in the past few weeks, you may have noticed an...
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This Week: Come Out and Play at Warriorfest, Rock Out With The Fabulous Stains
No movie depicts gritty, late ’70s NYC better than The Warriors. Celebrate its 35th anniversary this Saturday at Warriorfest — presented by Rocks Off and hosted by New York City punk rocker John...
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Between the Falling Ice and Collapsing Roofs, This Weather Is Truly Frightful
Bummer. (Photo: Jenna Marotta) That awning collapse in Union Square isn’t the only bit of mayhem the winter storm hath wrought. In Bushwick today, the metal roof of a vacant factory at 45 Morgan Avenue...
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At This Tribute to Marina Abramovic, the Stripper Was Present
(All Photos: Melody Mudd) A burlesque tribute to a pop culture meme is de rigueur in New York, from Nerdlesque’s esoteric minutiae to the long-running David Lynch Burlesque. But Bushwick Burlesque...
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Can Bushwick Bridge Unite the Old-Timers and Newbs?
(Art by Sarah Quinter) When multimedia artist Sarah Quinter moved to Bushwick five years ago, the neighborhood known as Little Puerto Rico was already becoming richer, whiter and more commercial. But...
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What Happens When Brooklyn Artists Hit Bergdorf’s? A Taxidermy Chandelier
Andrea Mary Marshall’s in-store installation. Photo: Billy Farrell Agency Several Brooklyn-based artists transported their signature aesthetics uptown this week, creating window displays and in-store...
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