A herd of elephants in the Meat Packing District, a new Mexican restaurant on the LES and more NYC events

A herd of elephants in the Meat Packing District, a new Mexican restaurant on the LES and more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Elephants arrive in Meat Packing, Adam Driver is back on … Read more

Exclusive | NYC’s most eligible bachelor is a hot LES bouncer — with women lining up to see him: ‘Definitely lived up to the hype’

Exclusive | NYC’s most eligible bachelor is a hot LES bouncer — with women lining up to see him: ‘Definitely lived up to the hype’

He’s asking for their IDs — and they’re asking for his number. Luke Timm, 26, manages the door outside Lower East Side bar 82 Stanton, but the 6-foot-5 bouncer with electric hazel eyes has also become the reason for the crowd. “I don’t wanna sound like an arrogant a – – hole,” Timm, who lives … Read more

Inn your skin: City’s first hotel tattoo studio opens on LES

Inn your skin: City’s first hotel tattoo studio opens on LES

The Untitled Hotel at 3 Freeman Alley on the Lower East Side is chucking the traditional hotel gift shop for something a tad more permanent: Unscripted Ink, the city’s first in-hotel tattoo studio.  But this is no late-night, regrettable “I ♥ NY” stamp shop. Unscripted Ink is about immersive experiences, offering everything from the fleeting beauty … Read more