“The scene now is one of club kids who don't even have a 'fuck the rules' mentality — they don't know any rules to fuck. They manage to combine a youthful, energetic wholesomeness with a jaded sense of decadence, as typified by their major domo, 22-year-old Michael Alig”
Originally published December 20, 1988
“How did the energetic upstart who single-handedly launched his own youth subculture in the '80s turn into the messed-up sociopath and accused murderer of today? How did the twisted creativity of the original club-kid scene tip over into outright evil?”
Originally published December 17, 1996
“Rumors of Studio 54’s link with organized-crime figures began when it became known that Ian Schrager’s father was the late Louis Schrager, also known as 'Max the Jew,' the legendary chief of Williamsburg loan-shark and racketeer operations.”
Originally published January 15, 1979
The former Sutra Lounge owner is trying to assure Lower East Side residents and bar operators she can ease red tape without allowing rowdy behavior
April 2, 2018