A lovelorn New York man who posted flyers “looking for a girlfriend” 10 years ago is back at it. Dan Perino, 60, first grabbed people’s attention in 2014 when he plastered the city with posters looking to land a film or TV role. The ads touted him as a “professional, experienced actor” who is “looking … Read more
A Michelin-starred celebrity chef and a high-powered restaurateur have opened a jewel of an Indian restaurant that has transformed a shabby section of the East Village into a sophisticated slice of Mumbai. Bungalow, which opened last month at a new luxury building on the site of the original Lucky Cheng’s, is tucked between a pizzeria … Read more
It’s time to paw-ty. The Big Apple’s first dog cafe reopened this week after announcing it would be closing for good in February — following a six-figure fundraiser by loving locals. “The reopening kind of felt like returning to school after summer vacation. We’re all re-energized, so excited to see each other and the customers … Read more
Early to bed, early to rave. Millennials who want to party like rock stars but sleep like their grandparents have found a safe space in the East Village. Matinée Social Club throws Saturday dance parties twice a month at Joyface, a 70s-themed cocktail bar on Seventh Street, that runs from 5 pm to 10 pm … Read more
Libra author, straw hat enthusiast and father of new journalism Truman Capote maintained, “New York is not a city, it’s a world.” The roughly 340 neighborhoods found within this world, this sprawling, five borough constellation, are defined as much by their physical properties and energetic feel as they are the people who inhabit them. … Read more
Anybody who’s been to brunch at the beloved East Village institution Veselka knows how long the wait can be for an afternoon table to nosh on some of New York’s finest varenyky and borscht. But, in the days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the line on Ninth Street that curved onto Second Avenue felt different. It … Read more
When New York City’s first dog café Boris & Horton announced that both their East Village and Williamsburg locations will be closing on Monday, Feb. 26, owner Logan Mikhly felt like she hit a low. “It’s been a roller coaster. I think I’ve never felt lower or more disappointed in myself when we announced that … Read more
Fortune favors the bold — coffee, that is. One Friday winter night in New York City, I took a break from my daily grind and stopped by “Dr. Honeybrew’s Turkish Coffee Room“— a theatrical coffee fortune-telling ceremony located in a “top secret” East Village location that had the feel of being in one’s living room. … Read more
In the mid- to late ’70s, the B-Girls were just one of the many bands that found their punk people at CBGB — the iconic New York rock club that started a music moment five decades ago. In fact, the all-female act made themselves so at home at the East Village institution that they once … Read more
A trendy New York City restaurant — and some of its fans — are roasting a veteran food critic very publicly, after receiving a less than enthusiastic review. On Monday, Eater.com’s Robert Sietsema published a review of Foxface Natural on the popular food-centric website, titled: “This East Village Hype Machine Charges $28 for Two Shrimp.” … Read more
It’s no surprise that NYC’s hottest summer restaurant has Big Apple eaters waiting for hours in the heat — but for an anti-beef burger? New Yorkers — many of them meat-eaters polled by The Post during a 90-minute wait — have confirmed that the stacked, quinoa-based vegan patties at Superiority Burger are indeed superior. Nah, the … Read more
From prison to podcasting, Anna Sorokin is making house arrest work for her. The 32-year-old fake heiress — a k a Anna Delvey — just locked in a podcast deal, Deadline reported. Her weekly podcast series, “The Anna Delvey Show,” will feature a rotating roster of celebrity guests including Julia Fox, Emily Ratajkowski, Julia Cumming, … Read more
For nearly 30 years, Kim’s Video and Music, across five downtown locations, was a haven for NYC movie lovers offering a trove of 55,000 often rare, otherwise unfindable titles. After the most famous location, Mondo Kim’s on St. Marks Place in the East Village closed in early 2009, the massive collection went on a wild … Read more
How sweet it is! Beloved East Village fixture Ray’s Candy Store was spared from shutting its doors after its 89-year-old owner fell behind on his bills thanks to nearly $50,000 in donations from his sweet-toothed customers, Side Dish has learned. The store’s owner, Ray Alvarez, has been slinging egg creams and fried Oreos for 49 … Read more
The shear audacity. Two young women shamelessly stole a bench belonging to a beloved East Village barber shop in broad daylight — and the barbers have issued an Instagram APB with the security footage of the dirty deed. “These girls look like they went and got a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks afterward,” Josh Livingston, … Read more