Downtown Manhattan Museum Migration Gathers Momentum

Collector and publisher Peter Brant - whose Brant Publications Inc. publishes Art in America , Interview , and Antiques - is joining the influx of museums to downtown Manhattan. According to the New York Times , he will turn the late minimalist artist Walter De Maria's former studio in a converted Con Edison substation at 421 East Sixth Street in the East Village, which he bought earlier this year, into an exhibition space.

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Things To Do In NYC This Week: Halloween and...

Halloween at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Treats for the eyes and ears are planned at the cathedral. At 4 p.m., a "Crypt Crawl" for those 12 and older will include stories of the people entombed there, including the former Episcopal bishops of New York, as well as a discussion about the origins of the holiday.

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Read "The Prospectives," a Prospect Heights-Based Serial that Unfolds on Instagram

"The Prospectives" unfolds in daily doses on Instagram , each forming weekly episodes. Readers can follow on Instagram or visit TheProspectives.com to subscribe for weekly updates via email .

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Marco Canora to Launch NYC's First and Only Takeout Window Devoted Exclusively to Broth

... cheffy fast casual side projects, and local-pastured-organic everything. But Marco Canora, of the beloved East Village staple Hearth , has just managed to bundle all that up into a complete curveball. He tells Grub Street that on Monday he'll launch ...

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Entertainment Geekly: 'Simulacra and Simulation,' Taylor Swift, and New York

... Silmarillion . There's a stray mention of "the Village," a confusing reference in some respects. There's an East Village and there's Greenwich Village, which has a West Village. (The West Village is Greenwich Village but Greenwich Village is not all ...

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Studio Visit: Prinkshop: Kate Spade co-founder Pamela Bell taps the...

... buy something that says like 'St. Tropez' on it," Prinkshop founder Pamela Bell tells CH when we visited her East Village home-which also doubles as Prinkshop's headquarters and sample-making studio. "It's shocking. So why not use fashion for good? ...

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Eva Dean Dance Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Pearl Diving This Weekend

EVA DEAN DANCE in association with The Dance Series at The 14th Street Y, celebrates 30 years of Eva Dance repertory with PEARL DIVING, choreographed by Artistic Director Eva Dean. Revisiting such favorites as Pumped, Welcome Back and Melba, PEARL DIVING will play tonight, October 30th at 7:30pm, Friday, October 31st at 7:30pm, Saturday, November 1st at 7:30pm and a special gala performance Sunday, November 2nd at 3:00pm.

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Williamsburg nail salon | Fitness Evolution goes under | Jill Stuart on Broome St.

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Blue Hill Keeps Its Three Stars, Kappo Masa Is as Impressive as It is Expensive, and More Reviews

This week, Tejal Rao is perplexed by the service at Mulino a Vino, Zachary Feldman declares his favorite Malaysian restaurant, and everyone loves Marta. Yesterday Ryan Sutton reviewed Marta , Danny Meyer's smash hit new pizzeria.

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Anatomy of a Conspiracy

... nziger. After they walked down Broadway in near-freezing weather, Mr. Donziger took his barefoot clients to an East Village restaurant so they could sample "nouvelle Southwestern...

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Long Islander Enjoys Off B'way Run of 'Liberty: A Monumental New Musical'

He spends his days as the creative director at Farmingdale State College. Family time he spends at his home in Glen Cove - which he calls, "the greatest city on Long Island," having moved there from nearby Sea Cliff.

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Life is a love affair of places - but as you get older, you find your co-ordinates change

Experience is as much about receptivity as what actually happened. How good is a novel? It depends on when you read it.

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New York City for music lovers

... to Greenwich Village, where bands play until the wee hours of the morning. There is also The Stone in the East Village at the corner of Avenue C and Second Street, the city's premier venue for experimental jazz and new music. Located in an unlabeled ...

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New York City for music lovers

... to Greenwich Village, where bands play until the wee hours of the morning. There is also The Stone in the East Village at the corner of Avenue C and Second Street, the city's premier venue for experimental jazz and new music. Located in an ...

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Halloween Costume Vet Says Best Sellers Always Current or Classic

As New Yorkers continue their Halloween preparations, NY1's Stephanie Simon looks at what's big this year and how Halloween costume trends are born. The hottest Halloween costume this season is also the coldest.

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Trip Tips: New York City for music lovers

... of the morning. (http://ift.tt/PfutAZ and http://ift.tt/N2HWBj) There is also The Stone in the East Village at the corner of Avenue C and Second Street, the city's premier venue for experimental jazz and new music. Located in an ...

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Harlem's Hat-Making Renaissance

... later become part owner of J.J.'s for a total of eleven years, as well as co-owner of Pork Pie Hatters in the East Village and Williamsburg. He's catered to locals and tourists, as well as high-profile clients ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker to ...

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Never Can Say Goodbye is about a series of writers one great love

... Amy Sohn spoke in her essay: "The Studied Knowledgeability of the Native New Yorker" about "gay" clubs in the East Village called "The Big Cup" that she laughingly says that the legal department made her call a "gay-friendly club." While Julie Klam ...

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All the Serious Artists Have Moved to the East Village

This is the third and final installment of Pan Am's audio walking tour of New York City. The clip features areas of the Lower East Side, Greenwich Village, and Washington Square Park, a nd much like the two previously posted tours , the audio offers a lighthearted jaunt that belies the big changes these neighborhoods would face in the near future.

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NYTW Accepting Applications For 2015-16 Playwriting, Directing Fellowship Program

New York Theatre Workshop is currently accepting applications for the 2015/16 season of its 2050 Fellowship program for emerging playwrights and directors. The United States is rapidly changing.

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Crumbs returns | Huge's Dumbo lease | Boerum Hill hair salon

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Food Network Host Ellie Krieger Talks Upper West Side Food Scene

... Vegetables were always an after thought. John Fraser with Narcissa [a restaurant located in the Standard East Village Hotel] is doing this well. He also has Dovetail on the Upper West Side [located at 103 W. 77th St.]. Every Monday night there is a ...

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Taylor Swift's new song about New York could be about any city, really

... Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats." However, it doesn't seem New York enough, if you will. Is it the East Village or the West? It could just as easily be Greenwich. Or, you know, pretty much any other village, town or city in the world. ...

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France Rocks CMJ Party at Le Baron

France Rocks Party at Le Baron in Chinatown takes place on Wednesday night, Oct. 22, where there will be a great mix of French musicians and DJs performing. bureauexport New York 972 5th Avenue.

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Rainy Day Woman: Jane Wilson Re-Visions Reality

Jane Wilson in her studio, 2095 Broadway, New York. January 8, 1999. Photograph by John Jonas Gruen Some sixty years ago, when she was a young artist involved in the downtown New York City scene, Jane Wilson stopped trying to be an Abstract Expressionist.

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The Rookie Broker and the $27 Million Sale

... It was like that with this." More surprising still: Ms. Nora discovered Walter De Maria's 16,402-square-foot East Village building-an old ConEd substation from the 1920s-on a walk one day along East 6th Street. Ms. Nora has a rather unconventional ...

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Eva Dean Dance to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Pearl Diving, 10/30-11/1

EVA DEAN DANCE in association with The Dance Series at The 14th Street Y, celebrates 30 years of Eva Dance repertory with PEARL DIVING, choreographed by Artistic Director Eva Dean. Revisiting such favorites as Pumped, Welcome Back and Melba, PEARL DIVING will play Thursday, October 30th at 7:30pm, Friday, October 31st at 7:30pm, Saturday, November 1st at 7:30pm and a special gala performance Sunday, November 2nd at 3:00pm.

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On the Market: A.G. Claims 75% of Airbnb Listings Are Illegal

The New York Court of Appeals is weighing whether or not the rent-stabilized apartment of an 80-year-old East Village woman is exempt from bankruptcy seizure or constitutes an asset, according to The Wall Street Journal . At issue is whether the woman's lease is the equivalent of a public assistance benefit or any asset at all given that it cannot be bought and can only sometimes be sold .

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The Shows You Need To See This Week

Paris-based Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda features this month as special guest in Times Square's Midnight Moment , the largest coordinated effort in history by the sign operators in Times Square to display synchronized, cutting-edge creative content on electronic billboards and newspaper kiosks throughout Times Square. Thursday night at 11:57 p.m. Ikeda's film "test pattern" will be take over Times Square billboards, turning into a special public/private "silent concert" in the middle of Times Square.

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Kate Mara flashes diamond ring during coffee date with Ellen Page

What's that on your finger? Kate Mara flashes diamond sparkler during coffee date with Ellen Page... following Shia LaBeouf romance rumours And on Wednesday Kate Mara flashed a suspicious looking diamond ring on her wedding hand while out in New York. The 31-year-old was first spotted wearing the sparkler while grabbing coffee with her friend and fellow star Ellen Page in the East Village before wearing it more prominently during a walk by herself.

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BWW Interview: Marc Shaiman Preps for the 54 Below Show and Wraps Up...

... with her is what Scott and I used to do when we first moved to New York. It was kind of the beginning of the East Village art performance scene. Like the birth of Wigstock and the Pyramid Club- they were all places where freaks could cohort. We were ...

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Ditmas Park Gap | Union Square candy bar | Dental lab's cavity

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Lima's Taste pairs Peruvian food, love

The East Village eatery was more than a way to indulge in yummy food. It was a way to feel the comforts of home in the middle of New York City.

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Eats Beat: Italy comes to Eataly

Also around town: Acadian fare at King Bee, Gansevoort Market, New York City Wine and Food Fest, Cafe Bustelo's pop-up The faA ade of the Duomo in Milan. Eataly will display an array of statues from the cathedral beginning Oct. 15. You don't have to say ciao to New York to get a taste of Italy.

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's Restaurant Power Rankings: Huertas, White Street, and More

... work while he's still in New York. Go here. Do that. 10. Prune (Off last week) Why not celebrate this East Village institution's 15th anniversary by waking up this weekend and putting your name on the list for some brunch ? Order some steak and ...

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Sweet on Southern Beyond Fried Chicken at Root and Bone: Review

The white-washed faA ade of Root and Bone, Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth's new southern restaurant in the East Village. The white-washed faA ade of Root and Bone, Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth's new southern restaurant in the East Village.

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Inside Drummer Tennessee Thomas' Vintage NY Boutique

Tennessee Thomas has her dad, Pete Thomas - Attractions drummer and one of rock's all-time great percussionists - to thank for the name of her East Village boutique. "He had a thing called the Deep End Club when he was young and crazy," says the 29-year-old shop owner and drummer.

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Weekend Getaway: NYC's surprising spots for Japanophiles

... shabu are also available. Jazz music is featured at the bar. Otafuku: A haven for Japanese street snacks, this East Village spot is known for treats like okonomiyaki, pancakes made with egg, shredded cabbage pork belly and the like, and takoyaki, ...

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DC Moore Gallery Presents Jane Wilson at 90: East Village/East End, 10/9-11/1

DC Moore Gallery is pleased to present paintings by Jane Wilson in celebration of her sixty-year career. The exhibition will feature a group of rarely seen 1960s cityscapes inspired by New York's Tompkins Square Park, as well as her recent work, which has brought her recognition as one of the leading landscape painters of our time.

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An Octopus Lover's Guide to New York City

A decade ago if you'd asked a group of New Yorkers what they thought of octopus, nine out of 10 would have wrinkled up their noses in distaste. But lately the brainy cephalopod has swum its way into the culinary spotlight.

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The making of a "one-hit wonder"

... idea or the execution at the time. But in retrospect I have to say that Jake nailed the zeitgeist of mid '90s East Village bohemia. The clip went into active rotation on MTV and pretty soon the song was following us everywhere. It was always going ...

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Alan Cumming's Boyhood Was No Cabaret

The actor's funny, heartbreaking new memoir recalls his struggles with an abusive father and his journey from the Scottish Highlands to Broadway When Alan Cumming arrives for brunch at a caf not far from his apartment in Manhattan's East Village, he's wearing a blue baseball cap with a big white yes on the front. It's been almost two weeks since Scotland voted no to separating from the United Kingdom, but Cumming, a Scot who campaigned heavily for the yes side from New York, hasn't quite gotten over the loss.

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Alan Cumming's Life Was No Cabaret

The actor's new memoir is equal parts heartbreaking and funny as he recalls a harsh boyhood and his journey from the Scottish highlands to Broadway When Alan Cumming arrives for brunch at a caf not far from his apartment in Manhattan's East Village, he's wearing a blue baseball cap with a big white yes on the front. It's been almost two weeks since Scotland voted no to separating from the United Kingdom, but Cumming, a Scot who campaigned heavily for the yes side from New York, hasn't quite gotten over the loss.

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From the Tale of Two Cities

Last night, I was walking by a new luxury condo building in the East Village. An extra-long SUV waited at the curb.

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Alan Cumming's Life Was No Cabaret

When Alan Cumming arrives for brunch at a caf not far from his apartment in Manhattan's East Village, he's wearing a blue baseball cap with a big white yes on the front. It's been almost two weeks since Scotland voted no to separating from the United Kingdom, but Cumming, a Scot who campaigned heavily for the yes side from New York, hasn't quite gotten over the loss.

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Tickets to Ayad Akhtar's the Invisible Hand at Nytw Now On Sale

Tickets for THE INVISIBLE HAND, the second production of the New York Theatre Workshop 2014/15 Season, are now on sale at www.nytw.org . Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and directed by Obie Award-winning director Ken Rus Schmoll ,THE INVISIBLE HAND begins previews on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 and officially opens on Monday, December 8, 2014 at New York Theatre Workshop for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 4, 2015.

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Village Halloween Ball at Theater for the New City Set for Halloween Night

Nonstop theater, a costume competition and ballroom dancing will bewitch the East Village in Theater for the New City's 38th annual Village Halloween Costume Ball on Friday, October 31 at TNC, 155 First Avenue. This unique festival continues as a grand coming-together for everyday New Yorkers and artists alike.

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