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A Lower East Side bar is moving across the river to Williamsburg. It's bringing cover charges with it and continues the blurring of the downtown/Brooklyn dividing line. But just how much will the satellite stick out in the 'hood? More»

Michael Alan and Kenneth Scharf made a dizzying "Living Installation" at Cosmic Cavern, a neon world over which Scharf is king. Guests brought their own glow-in-the-dark paint, markers, and glue guns to contribute to the Pollock-does-psychedelic vibe. More»

Plans to build 2,200 new apartments in the old Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg have hit a snag. I have a modest alternative proposal: make it a club. "Less Artists, More Condos" could move its party right in. And the sugar plant is not the only NYC location that could become the next nightlife icon. More»

After just two years, All Points West--the New York area's only halfway successful attempt at a summer music festival--is in jeopardy: unless things come together quickly, it's unlikely to return at all. Why can't a cultural powerhouse like NYC host the type of event Manchester, Tennessee handles without a hitch? More»

Everyone debates the question of best pizzeria in New York. But rarely does a clear front-runner emerge like Motorino did today when Times food dude Sam Sifton, by far the most prominent restaurant critic in NYC, said it served "the city's best pizza." More»

We've told you the Garment District is on the verge before. Now, the Times notes that as the fashion industry's manufacturing backbone moves overseas, the neighborhood it leaves behind is reaching critical mass as a cultural mecca. Could Port Authority become the coolest place in town? More»

When you walk into a New York bar, everyone you're surrounded by is in pursuit of something: sex, attention, a good time, the bartender. Williamsburg bar The Woods threw a Hot Pursuit party last week, and attendees were there to pursue or be pursued... More»

Hipsters and Jay-Z, rejoice: the Jelly Pool Parties are coming back! And thanks to Chuck Schumer, no less. Here's hoping the Slip n' Slide, noticeably absent last summer, returns as well. Also, Beyoncé. More»

I'm not sure which revelation in the Times' bowling trend piece is more disturbing: that Port Authority, that last vestige of seedy old Manhattan, now has a bowling "nightclub" complete with a bouncer-enforced dress code, or that the humble sport of bowling itself has gone irreversibly upscale across the city. More»

New York had a rough decade. The '00s were bookended and defined by calamities in the Financial District that had global ramifications. Far less tragically, the city's cultural scene underwent significant shakeups. Here's the first part in a look at those transitions, and verdicts on the people and movements that will define NYC in the '10s. More»