David Schwimmer Targeted With 'Ross Is Not Cool' Graffiti Insult By East Village Neighbors

... Workers painted over it later that day. Tension has been mounting for years between Schwimmer and his East Village neighbors , according to the New York Post. He purchased the five-story townhouse for $4.1 million in 2010 and proceeded to demolish ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/david-schwimmer-ross-is-not-cool_n_3837010.html

Long Island Artist Colin Goldberg Awarded Pollock-Krasner Foundation...

... explained to his students that his work was "about paint." Goldberg, who also gravitated to New York's East Village after his schooling, explains his reaction to his professor's statement: "Ippolito's explanation of his work was liberating and it ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/colin_goldberg/pollock_krasner_grant/prweb11069475.htm

Ross Geller Dissed In a Very Public Way

... Workers painted over it later that day. Tension has been mounting for years between Schwimmer and his East Village neighbors , according to the New York Post. He purchased the five-story townhouse for $4.1 million in 2010 and proceeded to demolish ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/david-schwimmer-ross-is-not-cool_n_3837010.html?utm_hp_ref=tv&ir=TV

Somtum Der Opens in the East Village Next Week

... Now, he's opening a second branch of his eatery here in New York City: Somtum Der is slated to debut in the East Village next week. Laoraowirodge has spent time as a student in NYC, and he believes his concept will play well here. "I tried to bring ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/08/somtum_der_opening_soon.php

City's Poets Take Center Stage

... Wrinn, center, 18, a freshman at the New School, lines up outside of the Nuyorican Poets CafA in the East Village before the start of a recent open mic night. As the cafA celebrates its 40th anniversary, it has announced $5.3 million in ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323324904579041393773183558.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LatestHeadlines

The Summer of Cronut

... in Tribeca at the end of July to great fanfare. Finally, Filipino food seems to be having a moment, with East Village favorites Jeepney and Maharlika drawing crowds, as well as the Lower East Side's Pig and Khao . On hot summer days, ice cream is an ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/28/nyc-summer-food-_n_3829858.html

Celebrate 'National Waffle Day' with the Official Opening of...

Annual Wafel Pageant features Wafel-Decorating and Wafel-Eating Competition at new brick-and-mortar location in the East Village; National Waffle Day celebration to include free wafels to visitors in exchange for 'Wafel Cart Art'.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/national/waffleday/prweb11039861.htm

Cryptic Fascination Theater to Present Sarah Kane's BLASTED Off-Off Broadway, 9/11-28

... by 2013 Drama League Fellow Will Detlefsen. The Duo Multicultural Arts Center is located in the heart of the East Village on 62 East 4th Street. It has been home to works of Francis Ford Coppola, Andy Warhol and his porn theater, as well as John ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Cryptic-Fascination-Theater-to-Present-Sarah-Kanes-BLASTED-Off-Off-Broadway-911-28-20130826

a poet in new york on a poet in new york and new york

... Pussy Riot music nonstop. See their protest here unless you're easily offended. I also saw a great mural in East Village which is a tribute to the late, great punk icon Joe Strummer, which was used in the video for his cover of Bob Marley's ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/a-poet-new-york-on-a-poet-new-york-and-new-york

More Lifestyle

... Eclectic, yes,... Strolling about the lively downtown Long Beach arts and eats zone grandly known as the East Village Arts District, it's hard not to lose track of where exactly you are. This certainly isn't the Restaurant Row of Pine and Broadway. ...

http://www.dailybulletin.com/section/&profile=1031291

Public Theater Again Bristling With Verve and Imagination

It wasn't long ago that reviews of Public Theater productions in Central Park often said something like this: "It's a pleasant show for a summer night."

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/8/20/public_theater_again_bristling_with_verve.htm

Alison Spiegel: Is This New York's Next Big Food Trend?

... soul food? In New York, you've got it at any hour. Momos? You can find these Tibetan dumplings from the East Village to Jackson Heights . Scandinavian food? Whether you want SmA rrebrA d or gravlax, you can find it all in restaurants from Tribeca to ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-spiegel/is-hawaiian-food-new-york_b_3779701.html

The Ten Best Sushi Restaurants in NYC

... have brought back from his time spent learning under sushi masters in Japan. Bouhadana has resurfaced in the East Village after presciently jumping ship from the ill-fated Sushi Uo before it succumbed to last-ditch stunts involving erotic rope ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/08/the_ten_best_sushi_restaurants_in_nyc.php

Historical Society exhibit looks at 'First Five Years' of AIDS emergency in New York City

... was established at St. Vincent's. Photographs often make powerful statements. Cookie Mueller, the madcap East Village socialite and actress, appears in two photographs by Nan Goldin, one of the era's documentarians. As "Dr. Mueller," an advice ...

http://www.silive.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2013/08/post_70.html

E. Village warpath against 7-Eleven

... service. But it's going in the direction of the suburban mall." Under proposals from Hollander's group and the East Village Community Coalition, corporations would have to seek community-board approval before setting up shop. Hollander and other ...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/village_warpath_against_eleven_BSV940CuuJAgclh1Gzu6CK?

Aunts and a (Micro) History of World Economics Set for PS122, Fall 2013

... national political and ethical debates, and made waves on Broadway and beyond. As the institution's longtime East Village home undergoes renovations, PS122 is thriving in new ways, partnering with peer organizations across New York City and choosing ...

http://dance.broadwayworld.com/article/AUNTS-and-A-MICRO-HISTORY-OF-WORLD-ECONOMICS-Set-for-PS122-Fall-2013-20130815

's Restaurant Power Rankings: Estela and Charlie Bird Are Where It's At

... new customers: Give away free food . That's the strategy that the Bromberg Bros. took in opening their new East Village fried-chicken joint, and it worked. (They're charging for their food now, but that doesn't seem to have hurt their popularity ...

http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/08/grub-street-restaurant-power-rankings-where-to-eat.html

App Aims to Help Wheelchair-Bound New Yorkers Navigate City

... had hoped for on that date." As of Wednesday, the Kickstarter had raised $9,000 from 155 backers, including East Village resident and former Ms. Wheelchair America, Alexandra McArthur. "Part of what is difficult about getting around New York is ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130815/lower-east-side/app-aims-help-wheelchair-bound-new-yorkers-navigate-city

Pride Puts DJs in Spotlight

... young Junior Vasquez began by working with Shep Pettibone, who promoted (and was briefly the lover of) a funky East Village singer-songwriter named Madonna. At a huge club who name has become synonymous with night-into-morning-into-afternoon sets, ...

http://www.edgesanfrancisco.com/index.php?ch=pride&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=148100

Rent My Flat

Nigel Warren, an East Village resident, was fined $2,400 for running an illegal hotel because he rented his bedroom out to a visitor for three days.

http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/rent-my-flat-black-market-edition

Annette Aguilar's Latin Brazilian Jazz Group and More Set for...

... jazz group, Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans. StringBeans soon became a popular fixture of the New York City's East Village and Lower East Side music scene. A three-time selection as Latin Jazz Ambassadors by the U.S. State Department, the Kennedy ...

http://music.broadwayworld.com/article/Annette-Aguilars-Latin-Brazilian-Jazz-Group-and-More-Set-for-National-Jazz-Museum-in-Harlem-Now-thru-816-20130812

Emily Comisar's Track Twelve Premieres at FringeNYC Today

The original play Track Twelve, written and presented by Emily Comisar premieres today as part of the 17th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Emily-Comisars-TRACK-TWELVE-to-Premiere-at-FringeNYC-Today-20130809

Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield Chronicles Romance Through Karaoke

But he's the first to admit his books tend to return to the same themes over and over again.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/08/rolling-stones-rob-sheffield-chronicles-his-love-life-through-karaoke/68143/

*Everyday Chatter

... [ EVG ] Take a drive up Avenue D in the 1980s. [ BB ] Watch The Birdman in its entirety--the story of an East Village CD and tape salesman. [ Vimeo ] A Chelsea laundromat reveals its old sign. [ FNY ] Big NYC developers getting subpoenas, including ...

http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/08/everyday-chatter_9.html

Katya

... where my chemical makeup predisposed me to a different way of coping. In her, I saw what I thought was the East Village I had come to immerse myself in. By the time I arrived there, CBGB had been replaced by a high-end menswear store. You could ...

http://mrbellersneighborhood.com/2013/08/katya

Everlasting Realities of the Bohemian Lifestyle

... hear neighbors pissing, and crazy supers you couldn't talk to without a knife behind your back, just in case. East Village railroad flats with bathtubs in the middle of the kitchens, because of the odd plumbing configurations that were common there. ...

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/everlasting-realities-of-the-bohemian-lifestyle/278283/

Eddie Izzard visits Canadian Tire Centre on Nov. 18, 2013

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.CapitalTickets.ca , by phone at 613-599-FANS or 1-877-788-FANS ; in person at The Sens Store at Carlingwood Mall and Place d'Orleans, any Ottawa Sports Experts location, Les Galeries de Hull, Ottawa Festivals and at the Canadian Tire Centre box office.

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/eddie-izzard-visits-canadian-tire-centre-on-nov-18-2013-1818693.htm

The Art of Noise, Explored

... of sonic ideas in New York, with pioneering "sound walk" projects (guided tours around locations including an East Village power plant and other arcane spaces) and underwater broadcasts in swimming pools. His legacy continues in the long-running ...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323514404578651960175075962.html?mod=topix

Emily Comisar's Track Twelve to Premiere at FringeNYC, 8/10

The original play Track Twelve, written and presented by Emily Comisar will premiere this August as part of the 17th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC.

http://offoffbroadway.broadwayworld.com/article/Emily-Comisars-TRACK-TWELVE-to-Premiere-at-FringeNYC-810-20130806

Tennessee Thomas Is Opening a Pop-Up Shop/Cool Kid Clubhouse

... of its opening party tonight and hear more about it. Read on. I'd been walking past empty shop fronts in the East Village and fantasizing about having a shop/HQ in the vein of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's Let it Rock , a place to ...

http://www.papermag.com/2013/08/tennessee_thomas_the_deep_end_club.php

Memo From Manhattan: The Tompkins Square Park Riot

... the end of politics as art and life as a performance, hallmarks of the alternative cultures for which the East Village was known. But even more important, the police denial of access to the park signaled the local triumph of gentrification. The ...

http://blog.oup.com/2013/08/tompkins-square-park-riot-6-august-1988/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oupblog+%28OUPblog%29

Bisexual Book Awards and Bi Lines VI combine for a stunning multi-arts evening

On June 2nd, the Bi Writers Association will present Bi Lines VI, a spectacular multi-arts event celebrating bisexual writing, which includes the first Bisexual Book Awards in the world.

http://www.examiner.com/article/bisexual-book-awards-and-bi-lines-vi-combine-for-a-stunning-multi-arts-evening

Discovering the Stars

Marion Daugherty launched careers of actors like James Dean and Al Pacino. A new documentary gives the legendary casting director her due.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/08/05/casting-by-honors-marion-dougherty-pioneering-casting-director.html

The End of Splash Gay Chelsea Gay New York New York

... have to help ensure equality for all? Of course, this isn't about Chelsea versus Hell's Kitchen, or the East Village versus the West Village, as the gay neighborhood in Manhattan; this is about whether or not gay men (and the oft-forgotten LBT) need ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-gudelunas/the-end-of-splash_b_3661624.html

How a red ribbon conquered the world

Thirty years after the HIV virus was first documented, the red ribbon is the ubiquitous symbol of support for those living with the illness.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13597312#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Hurricane Irene: Did New York over-react?

... chorus of doom in the press, although not as much general hysteria. I remember going for a walk around my East Village block as the eye passed near by, misquoting King Lear's mad scene on the heath: Anyway, an old buddy of mine from acting days in ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14707462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Languages of Devotion: Basil King's Life in Art

One day in 1965, as he was walking by St. Mark's Church in New York's East Village, Basil King came to a dreadful realization.

http://hyperallergic.com/76917/languages-of-devotion-basil-kings-life-in-art/

Biebs' cereal-crazy stay is a nutty mix

... Fresh off shooting his AMC show, "Low Winter Sun," in Detroit, actor James Ransone arrived back home to the East Village last weekend and says his monied, bar-heavy neighborhood is more menacing on a Saturday night than what he saw in bankrupt ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/confidential/biebs-cereal-crazy-stay-nutty-mix-article-1.1415382?localLinksEnabled=false

Bacon Barbecue Oysters recipe

In the East Village. Like this column, it's named after the short little street in the French Quarter.

http://www.nola.com/food/index.ssf/2013/08/bacon_barbecue_oysters_recipe.html

Mauro Refosco swings from one northeast to another

New York based Brazilian ex-pat Mauro Refosco is a marked face around the city's music circuit.

http://www.examiner.com/article/mauro-refosco-swings-from-one-northeast-to-another

Face Off Unlimited's BATSU! Expands to Two Days a Week, Beg. Tonight

Face Off Unlimited, creators of the underground hit Japanese game show has announced that beginning tonight, August 1st, 2013, BATSU! will rock the East Village Monday and Thursday nights! New York City's live Japanese game show has become an underground sensation.

http://comedy.broadwayworld.com/article/Face-Off-Unlimiteds-BATSU-Expands-to-Two-Days-a-Week-Beg-Today-20130731