lower east side
Smell the Glove at St. Jerome’s
If you’re anything like me, you bought an iPod or MP3 player because you were sick of carrying CDs everywhere. Also, you probably decided that some albums weren’t worth converting to a digital format, and abandoned the albums you kept around for theme parties, guilty pleasure and attacks of nostalgia
In the Flesh: FREE Erotic Reading and Cupcakes
I keep a book called How to Write Erotica on my shelf next to my other reference books about grammar and proper citation rules, because the glossary is a never-ending source of knowledge. Like, did you know that three or more people constitute an orgy? Or that a House of
This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco
I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available
Doughnut Plant: the Ultimate Calorie Bomb
There is a place on the Lower East Side that shines despite the grime of Grand St. It is a glorious confectionery haven known as Doughnut Plant, and there, for $4, you can consume your entire caloric budget for one day easily. Behold the Doughnut Plant doughnut. I know $4
Go to Essex Market! Impress your Foodie Friends!
Ever since our office moved from the East Village to Midtown, I find myself forced to defend my decision NOT to try the latest oooh-we-chop-up-salads-therefore-we-feel-justified-charging-almost-$10-for-it spot for lunch. “You cannot buy this yourself cheaper at a store- crispy chicken, cheddar and blue cheese, spinach, avocado, bacon and anything else you
Guilt-Free Fun for the LES Girls Club tonight at Marfa
Tonight, join the Lower East Side Girls Club to celebrate the fact that the neighborhood isn’t the haven of crack dens and rampant crime it used to be. Tex-Mex spot Marfa will offer up an open bar from 6-8 PM (cough, did you read that!? OPEN. BAR.) with appetizers and
FREE Ted Leo Acoustic Set at Generation Records
Summer officially starts in less than a week, but there are signs of it all around the city. You will hear an ice cream truck once every 37.6 seconds, shorts are getting shorter and awesome free concerts are popping up in giant open areas like the South Street Seaport, Central
Booze Popsicles, FREE Vodka and Your Chance to DJ at The Foundation
You ever been to a bar where you want to take away everyone else’s jukebox privileges? Or where you contemplate taking control of the DJ’s macbook when they’re not looking? If yes, you need to go to The Foundation tomorrow night. Everyone in the bar can step up and take
FREE Lower East Side Tours
The Lower East Side might be a neighborhood you have only experienced through a visit to Babes in Toyland. Or maybe only when it is dark out’ late at night’intoxicated. Now you can learn more about the Lower East Side than the Pink Pony and The Johnson’s with a FREE