Painter Ryan E. Cronin and Sculptor Alexandra Baer have teamed up for a one-night-only art show, "State of the Union," tonight at the The Bowery Hotel. Musical guest Rhett Miller (frontman of rock quartet the Old 97's) will DJ...
As we all know, New York City is one of the most expensive cities to live in in the world. But somehow, many of us (most of us) find ways to survive on meager budgets. One person, in particular,...
As the clock ticked towards 2am May 18th, the bleary eyed members of Community Board 3's SLA Committee finally took up one of the most intriguing applications on that night's agenda... Item #31: Ocean Club (MHUT, Corp.), 195 Chrystie...
Blaise Allysen Kearsley's monthly series, "How I Learned," is back at Happy Ending tonight with "How I Learned It's Basically All My Parents' Fault." Each month, Kearsley invites writers and performers to present their own riff on a different...
Just out from Community Board 3: June's agenda, including the list of bars/restaurants seeking liquor licenses next month. There are some curious/interesting entries, including...
Spitzer's Corner (101 Rivington), frequently cited for underage liquor sales, is asking to transfer its full...
There's an intriguing event happening "uptown" tonight at Joe's Pub. The Universal Record Database (URDB.org) is hosting the World Record Apprecition Society in an evening of "eclectic performers setting unique world records." The show description notes: World records set...
Last night, we reported on some of the early action at CB3's SLA Committee hearing. The agenda was relatively short - only about 20 bars came before the panel. But, several controversial applications along upper Avenue A consumed a...
Two-and-a-half hours into CB3's SLA Committee hearing, they've already breezed through 10 out of 32 applications. The highlights so far:
Eddie Huang of Baohaus was not in the house as the committee scrutinized his proposal for Xiao Ye. His brother,...
Author Daniel Okrent will be discussing his latest book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, in an interview with Kevin Baker at the Tenement Museum as part of their Tenement Talks series tomorrow evening. Okrent (the first...
There's only one thing Mitch Weinstein enjoys more than a good meal, and that is a good cocktail. Here's his early take on the Lower East Side's newest bar:
Welcome to the neighborhood, our new tiki bar, called Painkiller. Located...
