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Want to Catch James Murphy and Eric Ripert in Conversation?
(Photo: Justin Kent/Flickr)This Wednesday, Soho House is hosting what’ll surely be a momentous and memorable tête-à-tête between former LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and Le Bernardin chef-owner...
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‘Small Explosion’ on Avenue C Leaves Victim With Serious Burns
(Photo: Allyson Shiffman) A man was seriously burned earlier today following what a bystander described as a “small explosion.” According to the bystander’s second-hand account, “a guy engulfed in...
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David Schwimmer’s and Dennis Leary’s New TV Shows Filmed Today
At Beauty & Essex, filming took place today for the new ABC series Irreversible (Photos: Jenna Marotta)Before production on the new Richard Gere film rolls into the East Village, a pair of TV...
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Virage Is Trying On a New Visage
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Xi’an Famous Foods and This Little Piggy aren’t the only East Village eateries taking a lil’ break. Over on Second Avenue earlier today, Virage was doing some spring cleaning. A...
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Two LES Galleries Get Out of Dodge
Cancel All Our Vows, 2014, installation view. (Photo: Martin Parsekian) The art world was infinitely bummed to find out LES’s DODGEgallery will be closing its doors next month, on its fourth...
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In Honor of Oderus, Watch GWAR Play an Early Show at Pyramid Club
We’ll never forget seeing GWAR and the Misfits (with Marky Ramone) play a Halloween show at Roseland Ballroom sometime in the late ’90s. After the spectacle of splatter, we ordered a burger at...
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Before-and-After Storefronts; Will Greenpoint Become Williamsburg?
(Photo: Scott Lynch) A Williamsburg penthouse just hit the market at $8,900 per month. [Curbed] A portfolio of three buildings off of McCarren Park is going for $25.5 million. [The Real Deal] Will...
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Greenpoint’s Newest Space Opens With Colossal Street Art and Free Beer
(Photo: Scott Lynch) “Everyone who comes in here for the first time, all they can say is, ‘Fuuuuuuuuuuuck.’” Daniel Weintraub is creative director of Greenpoint’s newest art gallery and events space,...
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Our Favorite Faux Drive-In Theater Is Relaunching With a Horror Film Series
reRun Theater at reBar in Dumbo (Photos: Jenna Marotta) After an eight-month intermission, reRun Theater reopens tomorrow night. Located inside reBar gastropub, reRun debuted in July 2009 as Dumbo’s...
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Watch Andrew W.K. Bring His Own Jäger to Amarin Cafe
Before he ascended to the divine status of Real-Life Party God, legendary party-rocker Andrew W.K. was just an anonymous regular eating Thai food alone at Amarin Café. From 1998 to 2001, he lived...
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Shops Ditch Orchard Street After Getting Hit With Rent Hikes
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Orchard Street isn’t just losing galleries — it’s also saying goodbye to some long-standing shops. Sheherazade — which sells handmade home furnishings from Morocco, India and...
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Gazing at Wasabassco Burlesque’s Debut at Verboten
Mr. Gorgeous (All photos: Melody Mudd) Sydni Deveraux and Amanda Whip James and the Giant Pasty James and the Giant Pasty Trixie Little Sydni Deveraux Doc Wasabassco Stormy Leather Peekaboo Pointe...
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Sweet Chick Gets Booze in Max Fish Space; Wiccan Street Fair Nixed
New mural by Stephen Powers at The Strand. (Photo: Scott Lynch) A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at Cooper Square and East Fifth last night. [NY Post] In case you haven’t seen the flyers around the...
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The Harmonica Lewinskies Want to See What’s Under That Sari, Girl
The best-named band of all-time, the Harmonica Lewinskies (last seen lending some cheer to a Satanic smokeout) is back from SXSW and playing Rockwood Music Hall tomorrow at 10 p.m. Which gives us an...
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A Former La Esquina Chef Is Bringing Grasshopper Tlayudas to the East Village
The Black Ant’s future site (Photo: Jenna Marotta) Insects are the last thing you want to think about while you’re eating, but The Black Ant takes its name from Mayan mythology: legend has it that...
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Would You Pay $100 to Watch Woody Allen Pimp?
Would you drop a hundo to see Woody Allen’s new movie? Actually, Fading Gigolo is directed by John Turturro. But the Woodman — in a rare case of starring in a movie he hasn’t directed — plays a pimp...
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Brooklyn Flea Expands Outdoors, Though Not in East River State Park Sundays
The line at Mighty Quinn’s. The team behind Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg have a whole lot to throw at you as they move into their outdoor season. First off, the Sunday flea market, as expected, won’t...
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Sound Pieces, Scrabble and an ‘Interactive Ritual Cleansing’ at a...
This weekend, a London-based theater troupe will tap into Williamsburg’s history. ONE OF US, formed in March 2013, puts on site-specific, immersive performances related to the history of its venues. In...
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East Village Gets a Tortilleria; New Bookstore For Williamsburg
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Score! The owner of McNally-Jackson is opening a new bookstore in Williamsburg this fall. [NY Times] The guy who’s trying to make Beastie Boys Square happen took another hit from...
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A Woman Was Struck and Killed By an SUV Near Astor Place
Police tape at the scene of Tuesday’s collision. (Photo: Daniel Maurer) An East Villager was struck and killed by an SUV near Astor Place today — the second critical collision off of Cooper Square in...
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