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Bike-share sites could have been a win-win, but alas Talking Point

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Evan Forsch

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May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Conceal and carry: And the lead poisoning is free!

Conceal and carry: And the lead poisoning is free!

TO: Shannon Rose Eclectic Media Productions Tampa, Florida Dear Ms. Rose: I am in receipt of your May 17 e-mail headlined, “FREE AMMO FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.” It sort of stopped me in my tracks. Free ammo for  me? Golly gee. Reading further, I…

May 23, 20131 CommentRead More

Soho House has my support, but won’t get Acker Awards

Soho House has my support, but won’t get Acker Awards BY CLAYTON PATTERSON  |  I have finished my exploration of Soho House. It was interesting,…

May 16, 201311 CommentsRead More

Artist struggles to survive amid life on the street

Artist struggles to survive amid life on the street BY CLAYTON PATTERSON | One of the greatest blessings I have received in life is…

May 9, 2013No CommentRead More

Evan Forsch, Week of May 9, 2013

Evan Forsch, Week of May 9, 2013 …

May 9, 2013No CommentRead More

Former DUSC player kicks it up a notch on climb to top

Former DUSC player kicks it up a notch on climb to top BY DANIEL JEAN-LUBIN  |  The moment Dugan Zier laced up his first pair of cleats…

May 2, 20131 CommentRead More

Ira Blutreich
Xavier rugby rumbles its way to the top but falls to Gonzaga
Evan Forsch, Week April 25, 2013
N.Y.U. women break out broom, sweep Ithaca, 9-0, in the Bronx
Ira Blutreich
Just Do Art!

Just Do Art!

THE 17th ANNUAL LOWER EAST SIDE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Founded 18 years ago by Theater for the New City’s prolific, indefatigable Crystal Field, the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts — like TNC’s annual Halloween bash and its upcoming summer street theater —…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Busy Planet

Busy Planet

‘Connections’ kicks off summer theater fest season BY MARTIN DENTON (of nytheatre.com and indietheaternow.com) | New York City’s busy summer theater festival season kicks off on May 29 with Planet Connections, a four-week celebration of independent theater and social consciousness that is now in its…

May 23, 20131 CommentRead More

Downtown heats up with the diversity of jazz and indie

Downtown heats up with the diversity of jazz and indie Avant-garde, acoustic, other sounds make the coming months rock and swing  BY SAM SPOKONY |…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Just Do Art!

Just Do Art! !BADASS! BURLESQUE PRESENTS: !BADASS! LOVES JANIS 3 FringeNYC veteran, Huffington Post blogger and classically trained…

May 16, 2013No CommentRead More

The cinematic equivalent of a twangy country song

The cinematic equivalent of a twangy country song BY RANIA RICHARDSON    |  The title, “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” says it all. The…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

‘Genius of Marian’ a poignant look at Alzheimer’s

‘Genius of Marian’ a poignant look at Alzheimer’s BY RANIA RICHARDSON The decline of a parent can be devastating — so why would…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

‘Just a Sigh’ is romance done right
‘Bending Steel’ an Unexpectedly Moving Documentary
‘The Rocket’ Soars, and Hits its Target
‘Run and Jump’ a balance of light and devastating moments
Buhmann on Art
Espresso, booze or shoes, all fail at ‘doomed corner’

Espresso, booze or shoes, all fail at ‘doomed corner’

BY ELISSA STEIN  |  Last summer, with a fair amount of fanfare, a successful European espresso bar chain established its first outpost in New York City. Reportedly spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on renovations, Segafredo opened its sleek, upscale doors, planning to make a…

May 2, 20133 CommentsRead More

Making all the right moves

Making all the right moves

The renovation of Washington Square Park several years ago cramped the style of chess players there, leading to a new chess scene quickly developing in Union Square’s southern plaza. Saravuth Inn has earned a living playing chess in Union Square since 2008. He says his…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

The write stuff for people seeking a quiet workspace

The write stuff for people seeking a quiet workspace BY MAEVE GATELY  |  Halfway down 14th St., between Fifth and Sixth Aves., a nondescript door…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Where the legend of Washington Irving lives on

Where the legend of Washington Irving lives on BY REY MASHAYEKHI | As a born-and-bred New Yorker who became one of America’s first…

May 2, 20131 CommentRead More

Acclaim is rising for famous Israeli bakery’s bread shop

Acclaim is rising for famous Israeli bakery’s bread shop BY REY MASHAYEKHI  |  Since it first opened 12 years ago, Lehamim Bakery has become…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Greenmarket ramps up for spring and summer season

Greenmarket ramps up for spring and summer season BY MAEVE GATELY  |  Last Wednesday, the Union Square Greenmarket was “on a rampage.” So said…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Chants meeting in the park
Pining for some new public art
Surfin’ safari in the park with better Wi-Fi
With retro décor and restaurants, hotels are in the mix
High tech makes life in square a bit easier, tidier
Fighting to hold an L.E.S. community garden together

Fighting to hold an L.E.S. community garden together

  Above, City Councilmember Margaret Chin visited the Children’s Magical Garden on Norfolk St. last Thursday — a day after developer Serge Hoyda fenced off his land — and spoke with garden member Dave Currence, who was holding his 4-month-old son, Wells. Below, Chin, accompanied by staff…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

‘Only light and love can drive out darkness and hate’

‘Only light and love can drive out darkness and hate’

On Saturday afternoon, Takis Kouvatseas lit a candle in what would soon grow to be a much bigger memorial for Mark Carson at Eighth St. and Sixth Ave. The Cirque du Soleil drummer, who lives nearby on Sixth Ave., said he knew Carson from hanging…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Hats off — make that on! — to 40 years at Liz Christy

Hats off — make that on! — to 40 years at Liz Christy   Members of the Liz Christy Garden, at Bowery and East Houston St., celebrated the…

May 23, 20131 CommentRead More

Students occupy, see red after Cooper ends free tuition

Students occupy, see red after Cooper ends free tuition In protest of The Cooper Union’s recent announcement that it would start charging incoming undergraduates…

May 16, 2013No CommentRead More

Cupcakes and pancakes are in the house all of a sudden

Cupcakes and pancakes are in the house all of a sudden House of Cupcakes recently opened at Seventh Ave. South at Grove St. And if that…

May 16, 2013No CommentRead More

Making all the right moves

Making all the right moves The renovation of Washington Square Park several years ago cramped the style of chess players…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Pining for some new public art
Surfin’ safari in the park with better Wi-Fi
Marching for workers’ rights, safety and immigrants
AIDS Walk is making great strides toward funding goal
A tail of love: Millie and Zach
Stand with the people of Oklahoma

Stand with the people of Oklahoma

NYC Community Media encourages our readers to donate what they can to help the people of Oklahoma recover from the devastating tornado that hit May 21. Our papers –Downtown Express, The Villager, Chelsea Now, Gay City News and the East Villager – cover communities which…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

D.O.T. backpedals, removes Renwick rack in Hudson Sq.

D.O.T. backpedals, removes Renwick rack in Hudson Sq.

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON  |  The squeaky wheel gets the — bike-share docking station removed. Residents of 49 Renwick St. in Hudson Square were relieved Tuesday to see workers wielding hand trucks dismantling and removing the new bike-share station lining Renwick St. at Spring St. in…

May 23, 20138 CommentsRead More

‘Only light and love can drive out darkness and hate’

‘Only light and love can drive out darkness and hate’ On Saturday afternoon, Takis Kouvatseas lit a candle in what would soon grow to be…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Citi Bikes not ‘Fast and Furious,’ but slow, stable

Citi Bikes not ‘Fast and Furious,’ but slow, stable BY LINCOLN ANDERSON  |  One of the frequently heard fears about the soon-to-launch Citi Bike…

May 23, 20133 CommentsRead More

‘A special building’: Landmarks O.K.’s Bialystoker Home

‘A special building’: Landmarks O.K.’s Bialystoker Home BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER  |  The nine-story building that once housed the Bialystoker Center and Home for the…

May 23, 20131 CommentRead More

Gardeners dig in, as developer seeks to build on kids’ haven

Gardeners dig in, as developer seeks to build on kids’ haven BY SARAH FERGUSON  |  A week after developer Serge Hoyda drove a fence through the…

May 23, 2013No CommentRead More

New windows, A/C will help muffle N.Y.U. project din
Breaking: Park’s Village section could have power back Friday
Gay nups advocates a hit at N.Y.U. stadium ceremony
Forget the couture, ‘Just Chaos’ puts focus on punks
Police Blotter, Week of May 23, 2013