Posts published in June, 2012

Nightclubbing | A Night at CBGBs

The Local is pleased to launch a regular column in which Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong sift through their voluminous archive of punk-era concert footage as it becomes part of the Downtown Collection at N.Y.U.’s Fales Library. They’ll share their favorite stories and clips along the way. Today: the crowd at CBGB.


P.S. 64 Kids Want You to Play ‘Safetyopoly’

Fifth graders designed a sign encouraging neighbors to play it safe around their schools.


Video: ‘Boardwalk’ Buggies in Action!

Footage of the buggies purring as extras in old-time garb practice their Prohibiton-era struts.


Deadly Stabbing Suspect Turns Himself In (And More On Monday’s Shooting)

Carl Knox turned himself in on Sunday for the murder of 31-year-old Corey Capers.


The Day | ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Brings Models to 12th Street

A roundup of this morning’s stories, including a search for lost art, a drab renovation on East Fourth, graffiti artists fro gardeners, and a new Lower East Side spot.


Street Scenes | At 35 Cooper Square

Words of wisdom on a wall.


Audio-Visual Whiz Hopes New Showroom Will Be Bright Spot On Avenue A

After years of toiling in a basement, custom home-theater builder Kerry Bright will open a showroom across the street selling high-end audiovisual equipment.


Assaults, Robberies Up (Plus: Update On Yesterday’s Shooting)

The latest crime statistics reinforce the perception that the summer is off to a rowdy start.


Tenants Say Landlord Has Lost It, But What Can They Do?

Residents of an East Sixth Street building struggle with how to cope with their landlord’s bizarre behavior.


Doggie Diary | Jubilee’s Day in the Park

The Local’s new column featuring canine confessions from the dog run and beyond. Today: Jubilee and friends.


Sex Change On Sixth Street: Joe’s Bar Becomes Josie’s

“It’s going from a crappy, super dive bar to a more appealing one,” said Fred Brown yesterday as he helped turn Joe’s Bar into Josie’s.


C.B. 3 Report: B-Side’s Chip Shop, Bowery Beerhaus, 9th Street Espresso’s Brewski Bid

Community Board 3 may have set a record last night: with 27 items on the agenda – including Ninth Street Espresso’s bid to serve beer, a pitch for a German beer hall on the Bowery, and a Starbucks location’s attempt to win back its sidewalk seats – the board’s State Liquor Authority committee meeting ran past 2 a.m.


The Day | ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Now Filming

A roundup of this morning’s news, including a play about CBGB, an art exhibit about Mars Bar, a new wine bar, the Summer of Riesling, and more.


Street Scenes | A Dunkin’vestigation?

The WikiLeaks War Crime Scene Investigator Unit was spotted in the East Village today.


After Aegean Coast and Sheepshead Bay, Turkish Chef Lands On 2nd Ave

Reyna Turkish Restaurant and Mediterranean Grill opened in the former Mission Cafe space on Second Avenue over the weekend.


Why Orange’ya Outraged About Gitmo, Protesters Ask

On Saturday, a group of orange-clad, hooded demonstrators protested the Obama administration’s failure to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.


Spotted Outside of The Standard: Ziggy Marley’s Wild Ride

Ziggy Marley’s tour bus was seen being packed up outside of the hotel.


So Far, No Takers for Imperial Bedroom Where ‘American Psycho’ Was Born

A visit to Bret Easton Ellis’s open house in the American Felt Building. You can still pay $5,000 a month to experience a little slice of glamorama.


The Day | Remembering Gen. Slocum, Little Germany

This morning’s roundup of news, including a look at St. Mary’s Byzantine church, the “Boardwalk Empire” shoot, a closer look at “Saints of the Lower East Side,” some hot new brunch spots, and more.


Early-Morning Shooting at Riis Houses

A woman was shot in the thigh shortly after midnight.