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Posts published in September, 2011
On The Eve of Its 40th Reunion, A Fillmore East ‘Candy Chick’ Looks Back
By JANE BERNSTEINJane Bernstein worked the box office of the legendary East Village club before she became an author. Hear about her dinner with Janis Joplin.
Construction Containers Become Canvases, With The City’s Help
By CAROLYN SUNNo Longer Empty is taking art to the streets – to construction sites, specifically.
In Class With Professor James Franco
By STEPHEN REX BROWNCity Room has the scoop on Professor James Franco’s first class at NYU.
The East Village According to Anthony Pappalardo, Rocker Turned Subculture Historian
By RAY LEMOINEThe co-author of “Live…Suburbia!” recounts his first trips from the suburbs to the East Village.
Robbie Cano Swings The Stick
By STEPHEN REX BROWNA promotion for Major League Baseball brings the Yankee star to NoHo.
Heather Burns’s East Village
By ANGELA CRAVENSThe actress plays the quintessential Brooklynite on “Bored to Death,” but she’s been a resident of the East Village for 18 years. She shares her favorite spots.
Seniors Say Rats Run Rampant at Meltzer Tower Courtyard
By DOMINIQUE ZONYEE SCOTTForget Tompkins Square Park: another war against rodents is being waged several blocks south.
With Hawks Grown, Rat Poison is Back in Tompkins
By STEPHEN REX BROWNA new citywide Parks Department policy clears the way for a new weapon against the rats in Tompkins Square Park.
St. Mark’s Bookshop May Hear from Cooper Union Today (Updated)
By JAMIE LARSONThe co-owner says that the longer they wait, the worse Cooper Union looks.
The Day | Rape Suspect Was Found Safe and Sane in 2005
By DANIEL MAURERA roundup of this morning’s news, including a review of the Antifolk Festival at Sidewalk, a couple of actors who cut their teeth in the neighborhood, and a tagger who may be the new De La Vega.
In Union Square Tonight, A Protest Against The Execution of Troy Davis
By DOMINIQUE ZONYEE SCOTTProtesters drew a police escort as they walked from Washington Square Park to Union Square tonight.
As Summer Ends, A Visit With The Piraguas Man
By AMANDA PLASENCIAManuel Apreu has been selling snow cones in Loisaida for over twenty years.
New Colombian Food Truck Brings Quinoa Arepas to Astor Place
By DANIEL MAURERPalenque Homemade Colombian Food truck plans to park at Astor Place daily.
Rape Suspect Has Long History of Mental Illness
By STEPHEN REX BROWNThe man accused of brutally raping a woman in plain sight on Saturday morning spent a lengthy amount of time being transferred between jail and state mental health institutions.
Unreported Cycling Accidents On the Rise?
By STEPHEN REX BROWNAn NYU professor is struck by a cyclist, and days later her friend posts a sign soliciting his help in paying for her medical bills.
We’re Still Looking for the East Village’s Wildest Wheels
By DANIEL MAURERThe Local is cruising for the East Village’s sweetest ride. See the latest contenders.
Nelson Perez, Biker Who Died on BQE, is Remembered as a Gentle Giant
By CARLY OKYLEThe Local looks back on the life of motorcycle enthusiast Nelson Perez, who died doing what he loved.
The Day | In Defense of IHOP
By DANIEL MAURERA roundup of this morning’s news, including a new play, a new brunch, a new tutoring program, a new Peruvian restaurant, poll results, and a shark roast gone wrong.
Street Scenes | Shuttering and Crying
By SCOTT LYNCHThe photography of Scott Lynch.
Community Board Asks, Who Will Prop Up Pop-Up Art Galleries?
By CAROLYN SUNArt in Empty Spaces put art into empty storefronts this spring, but its sustainability is in question.
