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Posts published in August, 2012
Nine-Story Dorm Bound for 35 Cooper, But Whose Is It?
By STEPHEN REX BROWNSpokespeople for three universities deny the dorm belongs to them.
The Day | Community Gardeners Occupy Lot
By STEPHEN REX BROWNA roundup of this morning’s news, including another Fringe Fest review, Other Music’s new label, and the latest trend at hip bars.
Bar Veloce Gets New Neon, Preps for Court Showdown
By STEPHEN REX BROWNThe Bar Veloce backwages suit slowly makes its way through the courts.
Mosaic Man Avoids Eviction, Agrees to Pay Back Rent
By MELVIN FELIXJim Power avoided eviction from his apartment at The Lee today. The Mosaic Man agreed to pay $547.29 in outstanding rent by the end of September.
Pizza Party: Pomodoro Closes, Nicoletta Gets Outdoor Seats, Another $1 Slice, and More
By DANIEL MAURERPlus: L’asso EV hosts “Breaking Bad” viewing parties.
Extreme!! Boarders Line Up For Shaun White on 14th Street
By MELVIN FELIXOne couple came in from New Jersey and waited for over three hours to meet the celebrity snowboarder.
Wanna Cover It? The State of Churches (and Mosques, and Synagogues…)
By THE LOCALA round-up of recent developments in the neighborhood’s religious life. A reader wants to hear more.
The Day | Sick Puppy Remixes Dog Shooting Video
By STEPHEN REX BROWNA roundup of this morning’s news, including a mildly offensive remix video, a Fringe Fest review, and Shaun White at 7-Eleven.
Street Scene | A ‘Classic’ Is Born
By DANIEL MAURERA local deli gets a name change.
Diddy Drops $10K at Webster Hall, Stephin Merritt Celebrates With Big Gay Ice Cream
By DANIEL MAURERPolice officers were mobilized to Webster Hall shortly before 8:30 p.m. last night when a large crowd lined up for “Summer Madness 2.” Plus: The man behind the Magnetic Fields will celebrate with Big Gay Ice Cream.
Nightclubbing | Richard Hell and the Voidoids
By EMILY ARMSTRONG and PAT IVERSPat Ivers and Emily Armstrong continue sorting through their archives of punk-era concert footage as it’s digitized for the Downtown Collection at N.Y.U.’s Fales Library. Today: footage of the Voidoids at CBGB in 1979.
Watch the Demolition of a Historic Movie Theater Turned Church
By DANIEL MAURERHere’s video of workers demolishing the building on the corner of Avenue B and East 12th Street that held the Elim Pentecostal Church and before that, a theater that was a locus of 1960s counterculture.
Star the Pit Bull Showing ‘More Signs of Improvement’
By STEPHEN REX BROWN“Her swelling has gone down and she is more alert,” a spokesman for Animal Care & Control said.
The Ex-Villagers | From Roaches in New York to Horses in L.A.
By ERIC GABRIELThe Ex-Villagers: they loved the East Village and left it. Shira Levine I moved to New York when I was 17. I didn’t end up there on purpose. I was on my way to Europe to backpack with my friend. We drove across the country and when I arrived I had only $189 to my […]
The Day | Village Voice On the Brink?
By STEPHEN REX BROWNA roundup of this morning’s news, including the state of affairs at The Voice and another rumor about Intermix.
Street Scenes | Lucky Cheng’s Goes Out in Style
By DANIEL MAURERSpotted at Lucky Cheng’s, six months before its move to midtown: the Heart Breaker.
For Underage Piercings On St. Marks Place, Days Are Numbered
By ALLEGRA KOGANThe controversial tradition will end in October, when a state law passed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will make it illegal for people under the age of 18 to get a piercing without parental consent.
Making It | Richard Cullen of Archangel Antiques
By SHIRA LEVINEAfter twenty years, the couple that runs a quirky antiques emporium may be coming to the end of their time at 334 East Ninth Street.
Fresh New Whites For Tanya Towers, Part of $4.4 Million Makeover
By DANIEL MAURERA public housing residence on 13th Street just got a mod-tastic new entryway as part of a $4.4 million makeover.
Inside Andres Serrano’s 12th Street Studio and Sanctuary
By SEBASTIAN PIRASVideo contains graphic imagery. Andres Serrano has been keeping busy since his controversial work, “Piss Christ,” made him the political and cultural cause célèbre that Pussy Riot has become two decades later. (Like the band that was sentenced to two years in prison today, the photographer’s unorthodox use of religious symbolism led to a controversial […]