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National Organization for Marriage to Protest Same-Sex Weddings Statewide this Sunday

C.S. MuncyBrian Brown (right), the President of NOM, marching with Sen. Ruben Diaz ​This whole week, we at Runnin' Scared are happy to bring you stories in our "Countdown to SSM" series, as we talk to New Yorkers leading up to the big day when marriage equality comes to all. Yesterday we share ... More >>

Marilyn Monroe: So Much More Than a Tragedy

C.S. MuncyBrian Brown (right), the President of NOM, marching with Sen. Ruben Diaz ​This whole week, we at Runnin' Scared are happy to bring you stories in our "Countdown to SSM" series, as we talk to New Yorkers leading up to the big day when marriage equality comes to all. Yesterday we share ... More >>

Nik Wallenda, Brave Soul, Approved to Cross Niagara Falls by Tightrope

Last time around​As the legislation session in Albany grinds on, and with the gay marriage vote still undecided, New York lawmakers approved Nik Wallenda of the storied Flying Wallendas to traverse Niagara Falls via tightrope. "I'm thrilled to death ... It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportu ... More >>

Rick Lazio Supporters Wonder What the Hell Happened

​By Samantha Cook "I feel very comfortable about where we are," Rick Lazio told voters during a meet and greet session at New York Penn Station just hours before upstart Carl Paladino destroyed him in the Republican gubernatorial primary, winning 64 percent of the vote compared to Lazio's 36 ... More >>

TV's "Prairie Bitch" on Her Costars, Being Hated, and the Horror of Incest

Chatting with Alison Arngrim, eavesdropping on Jennifer Coolidge

The Reinvention of Andrew Cuomo

A Prince of Darkness turns White Knight

Johnny T's Oyster Bar Revealed (Sort of)

UrbanDaddyAn osyter bar with no name.​A couple weeks back, Fork in the Road learned that Johnny T, who owns Bowery Electric, Niagara, and Cabin Down Below, was preparing to open an oyster bar on East 7th Street. When reached for comment, however, T would give none. Now, details about the place ... More >>

Johnny T Opening a New Oyster Bar, Plus "A Couple of Things"

Oysters coming to East 7th Street.​A very tight-lipped Johnny T, who owns Bowery Electric, Niagara, and Cabin Down Below, is gearing up to open a new oyster bar on East 7th Street. When pressed for details, however, the nightlife kingpin was mum.

Weekend Special: Food Themes in the Art of Jeff Koons

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum​Sandwiches with mustard smiles and sliced olive eyes, from EasyFun-Ethereal. While we think of Jeff Koons (American artist, born 1955, York, Pennsylvania) mainly for his crass, sleek, kitschy style, and subject matter consisting of balloon animals, life-size porno ... More >>

Paterson Releases Delicious Stimulus $ Report: NYC Gets $8.16 Billion

Governor Paterson released a report today showing where the $18 billion that New York State got in stimulus money is going. You'll be pleased to hear that the counties comprising New York City receive by far the most American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds -- $8.16 billion. Hooray! Secon ... More >>

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Wusses Out

Governor Paterson released a report today showing where the $18 billion that New York State got in stimulus money is going. You'll be pleased to hear that the counties comprising New York City receive by far the most American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds -- $8.16 billion. Hooray! Secon ... More >>

Staten Island Congressman Complains of Lack of Federal Money for Cops

​When it looked like the NYPD wasn't going to get any federal stimulus funds, everyone from the Governor on down was upset, so Obama relented and had Homeland Security scrape up $35 million for us. But when the big-money federal COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grants came out in late July, ... More >>

Remembering When Trail of Dead Serenaded Us in the Niagara Basement

Another summer Sunday, another Pool Party on the East River. This week, along with such lively entertainers as Black Lips (expect props, antics, maybe a dirty live chicken) and Health (expect refreshingly calamitous noise), Williamsburg-by-way-of-Austin's Trail of Dead are on the bill. Which is j ... More >>

NYC June Unemployment: 9.3%

Earlier this week Bill Thompson predicted New York unemployment would get to 9.5 percent by the end of the year. He must be feeling pretty good about his chances, because the State Department of Labor has announced that city unemployment went to 9.3 percent in June. (The more dramatic, seasonally-a ... More >>

Bones' Beat: Destroy All Monsters at Printed Matter

Any even slightly exhibitionistic art student knows the ground rules to starting a band: do some serious hanging out, pick a name, make a noise, and bring that noise with supreme gusto to a group of people in a basement or a cafeteria. It's simple and satisfying. Perhaps one in five art school ban ... More >>

Possibly 4th Street 27: Trail of Dead

Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City. Trail of Dead headlines the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, February 27 [tix] and Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, ... More >>

The East Village Goes South, Again

Pissed-off community activists face off against sterilization, Bruce Willis

MICHAEL MUSTO as LINDSAY LOHAN as MARILYN MONROE in 'The ultimate re-vamping'

Pissed-off community activists face off against sterilization, Bruce Willis

Born to Run Home

East Village icon Jesse Malin returns for some inspiration, and gives it right back

The Continental Drifts

An East Village staple evolves, but dies a little in the process

Rack Focus

An East Village staple evolves, but dies a little in the process

Split Personality

Clubland's schizophrenia: As Pacha makes its grand entrance uptown, the police make their presence known downtown.

NYC: Must Work For Food

Clubland's schizophrenia: As Pacha makes its grand entrance uptown, the police make their presence known downtown.

Guided by Voices

Freaks and mystiques: Not just another drama about a girl who talks to stuffed animals

Kranky Synth-Punk Francs Finally Flail Their Flesh and Blood for Foreigners

Freaks and mystiques: Not just another drama about a girl who talks to stuffed animals

Hair Triggers

Freaks and mystiques: Not just another drama about a girl who talks to stuffed animals

Top Shelf

Our 25 Favorite Books of 2002

Northern Closure

The U.S.-Canada 'Smart Borders' Accord Sells Refugees Down the River

The Shooting Gallery, 1991–2001

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

Room and Bored

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

Music

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

Swish Myth

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

Spliff Competition

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

Dialed Down

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

Purchase Power

The Rise and Fall of an Indie Empire

St. John’s True Warrior

Ron Artest earns his nickname in word and deed