LES artist Joe Heaps Nelson died on April 16 of brain cancer. He was 49. (
Des Moines Register)
Single-digit turnout as Democrats win big in city’s special elections (
City Limits)
84-year-old man sitting on bench on Lower East Side punched in face (
ABC 7)
ICYMI: An interview with artists "who defined the East Village’s avant-garde scene" ... and other early-1980s influencers (
The New York Times Style Magazine)
Your L-train shutdown checklist (
Gothamist)
A call for restrictions on the Williamsburg Bridge during the L-train shutdown (
The Lo-Down)
The 1970s-80s on the LES as seen through the camera of Meryl Meisler (
Creative Boom)
Pinky's Space & Mighty Quinn's are quoted in this piece on restaurants trying to meet the demands of the delivery boom (
USA Today)
Victoria's Secret model buys home in Steiner East Village (
New York Post) ... while another Victoria's Secret model lists her 11th Street penthouse (
The Observer)
[
That awkward moment with the gate at Zum Schneider on C]
East Village amnesiac regains life after vanishing in 1990 (
Daily News)
Judge: De Blasio may be deposed if mayor had hand in axing city official (
Daily News)
Inside the Moxy hotel brands Manhattan invasion (
Skift ... previously)
HUD’s proposed rent hikes on low-income families would affect thousands of New Yorkers (
Curbed)
Paul Schrader and four of his classic films coming to the Metrograph (
Official site)
"Hypnic Jerk," an exhibit featuring the work of Gina Volpe (the guitarist for the Lunachicks), remains up through May 17 (
Art on A Gallery)
Governors Island will bring back Friday late-night hours this season (
Curbed)
Iggy Pop at his most ferocious (
Dangerous Minds)
Op-ed: The Mayor's mistaken attempt to supersize NYC buildings (
Gotham Gazette)
Legal woes for the 32nd Street location of Caffe Bene; slows expansion plans (
Eater)
... and as
previously reported,
Coney Island Baby debuted last night at 169 Avenue A with a set by Murphy's Law ... as well as a special appearance by H.R. from Bad Brains... The venue's neighbor is the onetime home of Rat Cage Records and 171A, the illegal club-turned-rehearsal studio that produced records by Bad Brains and the "Polly Wog Stew" EP by the Beastie Boys.
Here's a look at the Coney Island Baby marquee, that went up yesterday...
Brooklyn Vegan has photos from last night
here.