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In real-life drama, grandson saved theater icon, 96

March 7, 2013 5 Comments

BY JERRY TALLMER | If his grandmother could for 40 years save her theater, the tiny 13th Street Rep, against all wolves domestic or foreign, why then, John O’Hara, Jr., could save his grandmother when he couldn’t reach her on the telephone. On the second day after Hurricane Sandy he walked over the Williamsburg Bridge [...]

Past and present unite at P.S. 3 panel discussion

February 14, 2013 1 Comment

BY SAM SPOKONY | P.S. 3 parents, alumni and current and former teachers gathered in the Hudson St. school’s auditorium on Sat., Feb. 2, for discussions about the origin and development of the West Village’s longtime alternative choice in elementary education. Founded in 1971, the school has throughout its history shown the benefits of progressive, [...]

Ray’s fries come with shakes

February 14, 2013 1 Comment

Ray Alvarez, a.k.a. Asghar Ghahraman, celebrated his 80th birthday recently with a little help from his friends, who hired a bevy of burlesque dancers to titillate on the countertop of his hole-in-the-wall hot dog and Belgian fries shop, at Avenue A and Seventh St. Above, Little Motown danced to “Candy Girl” as Ray enjoyed the [...]

Minimalist’s studio nearing end of major renovation

January 10, 2013 2 Comments

A time capsule of an artistic, more affordable Soho BY GARY SHAPIRO | For a Minimalist artist, Donald Judd’s presence in Soho is far from minimal. Many in the art world know that Judd’s former home and studio at 101 Spring St. is about to reopen in June. But few know that Judd’s footprint in Soho [...]

‘Green wave’ bike plan has Soho leader seeing red

January 4, 2013 3 Comments

BY SAM SPOKONY | Community Board 2 is calling on the city’s Department of Transportation to study the possibility of resequencing traffic lights along Soho’s Prince St. bicycle lane, saying that synchronized timing on the red-to-green light progression could create a more consistent traffic flow for both cars and bikes and, in turn, increase safety [...]

Indie theater hopes booze and brisket will pack in patrons

December 28, 2012 2 Comments

BY SAM SPOKONY | The Lower East Side’s top indie movie theater is planning a million-dollar makeover that will depend on the success of its forthcoming liquor license application. Sunshine Cinema, located in a historic 1898 building at 143 East Houston St., expects to renegotiate its lease in the coming years, and sees an expanded [...]

Nebraska burns Beal; Gives pot activist 4 to 6 in the joint

December 28, 2012 7 Comments

BY PAUL DERIENZO | Medical marijuana activist Dana Beal was sentenced earlier this month to four to six years after being arrested in 2009 with 150 pounds of pot near Omaha, Nebraska. According to Beal’s Nebraska attorney Glenn Shapiro he’ll be eligible for parole in two years, and with time served and good behavior, he [...]

Spectra pipeline case fuels a big day for attorneys

December 28, 2012 1 Comment

BY EILEEN STUKANE | Lawyers were out in force on Tues., Dec. 18, when State Supreme Court Justice Eileen A. Rakower heard the petition presented by Sane Energy Project — in association with five other environmental groups and several individuals — against the Hudson River Park Trust for granting an easement for Spectra Energy’s high-pressure [...]

Grassroots site raises green for storm recovery in East Village

November 9, 2012 No Comment

BY SAM SPOKONY | A grassroots fundraising Web site started by an East Village woman has become a surprisingly powerful tool in helping her neighborhood recover from Hurricane Sandy, raising more than $9,000 in only five days. Jenny Adams, 32, saw firsthand the storm’s unprecedented flooding from her apartment on E. Eighth St., between [...]

Area can’t afford to lose Pathmark, residents say

October 11, 2012 4 Comments

BY SAM SPOKONY | Around a hundred Lower East Side residents gathered with community leaders and politicians on Wednesday to rally against the impending closure of a Pathmark supermarket, which would pave the way for a largely unwelcome, upscale residential development. “This community is stunned that we will very soon be deprived of a very [...]