Alex Vadukul
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For Sale: The ‘Sexiest’ Hourly Rate Hotel in Manhattan
The owner calls the Liberty Inn “the cleanest short-stay hotel in town.” But in a changing neighborhood, “a hotel like this doesn’t make sense,” he...
For Sale: The ‘Sexiest’ Hourly Rate Hotel in Manhattan
The owner calls the Liberty Inn “the cleanest short-stay hotel in town.” But in a changing neighborhood, “a hotel like this doesn’t make sense,” he...
The Life and Death of Daniel Auster, a Son of Literary Brooklyn
Memorably depicted in his father’s books, he struggled with drug addiction through a life that put him close to a notorious murder and came to...
Eileen Myles Watches Over an Ever-Changing New York
Now guarding trees in Lower Manhattan, the poet and author of “Chelsea Girls” says: “Things that might have once been corny to me don’t feel...
Forlini’s Italian Restaurant Closes
The beloved red-sauce restaurant in New York’s Chinatown has served its last clams casino. “It’s hard, but we’re leaving while we’re still on top,” Derek...
A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms
Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction of a downtown...
The Drift Is Not Your Dad’s Intellectual Journal
Founded in Brooklyn by two women in their 20s, the lit mag of the moment isn’t afraid to say what’s on its mind.
Millennial Nightlife Swanks Up
Jon Neidich opened Acme, a groundbreaking restaurant and trendy night spot in New York City. A decade later, the rising impresario has opened a piano...
Wakefield Poole, Pioneer in Gay Pornography, Dies at 85
He gave up a dance career to create a crossover, and now classic, hit film in 1971 that had both gay and straight audiences, and...