lower east side
Manhattan's 92-Year-Old Kung Fu Master Is Simply the Best
When LES-based artist Laura Nova met Poa Shen, a woman who practices and teaches her form of kung fu in Nova's neighborhood, the pair became instant collaborators.
Go Beyond the Basquiat You Thought You Knew at a New UK Exhibit
Opening this September, 'Basquiat: Boom For Real' is the late artist's first major exhibit in the UK in over 20 years.
'The Wackiest Eviction of All Time': The Last Days of Manhattan's Troll Museum
This week, Lower East Side artist Reverend Jen Miller was kicked out of the rent-controlled apartment where she has lived and exhibited a beloved collection of troll dolls for years. We were with Reverend Jen as she and her friends packed up and said...
We Meet an Ex-Con Who Created a Fitness Program Based on Prison Workouts on Today's 'Daily VICE'
After spending five years in prison on drug charges, Coss Marte decided to open his own gym in Manhattan based on the workouts he learned inside.
Chef's Night Out: Contra
In this installment of Chef's Night Out, we head out with Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske, the chef-owners of Contra and Wildair—two of the hottest restaurants in Manhattan's Lower East Side—for pizza, foie gras, tartare, and something called...
In Photos: How New York Handled Being Buried by a Massive Blizzard
After a winter storm dumped 26.8 inches of snow on New York — one-tenth of an inch short of the all-time record — the city began digging itself out on Sunday.
Wylie Dufresne Thinks Good Cooks Should Ask Why
Read the full interview from our second episode of ‘MUNCHIES: The Podcast’, in which editor-in-chief Helen Hollyman speaks to Wylie Dufresne about why you should be asking why as a creative culinary thinker.
Listen to Episode Two of ‘MUNCHIES: The Podcast’ with Wylie Dufresne
On our second episode, we talk to chef Wylie Dufresne of WD~50 to explore why good cooks should ask why.
Don't Stay Out of the Basement
67, a new exhibition space, opens its underground doors in New York City.
Vivienne Westwood's Tank, Anish Kapoor Gets Sued, & #KanyeForPresident: Last Week in Art
Plus, the "biggest week for galleries" questions Chelsea's monocracy of New York's exhibition scene.
Even a Low-Tech Bookbinder on the Lower East Side Can't Escape the Internet
Henry Bookbinding is home to an ancient art. Please rate him on Yelp.
'Twenty Years Ahead of the World': Talking to Legendary Performance Artist Penny Arcade
We talked to the one-woman show about five decades of performing, her oral history project Lower East Side Biographies and the need to offer young people a queer, punk-rock, alternative to the mainstream.