Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'kenmarestreet'
November 30, 2007
Earlier this year news of new clubs opening doors in Chinatown emerged, and it seems "clubland" is steadily growing in the 10013. The latest duo to stamp their name on a future hotspot are none other than ex-porn star/savvy-businesswoman Jenna Jameson and Heatherette designer Richie Rich. Though an exact address hasn't been released, the NY Post reports that it will be called The General Store and it will be housed in an old whorehouse. Sounds......
Continue Reading "Jenna Jameson's Chinatown Hotspot"July 10, 2007
There are plenty of cities out there that provide bike share programs, and this week has been New York's chance to try one out. NYC Bike Share has provided bikes (courtesy of Metro Bicycles) from 10am to 6pm each day for the past three days. The bikes can be picked up at the The Storefront for Art and Architecture (97 Kenmare Street) and can be dropped back off there, or at another location which......
Continue Reading "Sharing, Not Stealing, Bikes In New York"May 11, 2007
What will become of mainstay clam bar Little Charlie's once it closes shop later this year? The 5,500 square foot space at 19 Kenmare Street (which includes a basement and first floor) will turn in to a burlesque haven later this year, housing Ivan Kane's famous show Forty Deuce (originally named for 42nd Street). With tiered seating and a stage, the new space will be part of the transformation happening in the 14,000 square foot......
Continue Reading "Sting and Bowie's Burlesque"February 8, 2007
Today the NY Times reviews a new show at the Storefront for Art and Architecture. Titled “Clip/Stamp/Fold: The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X-197X,” the exhibit explores 70 architectural magazines published in New York and elsewhere during the period. Pamphlets and building instruction manuals are included in the "little magazine" category. The most New York-centric covers described by Nicolai Ouroussoff feature an elephant attacking the Guggenheim Museum and a skyscraper made of Swiss cheese.......
Continue Reading ""Clip/Stamp/Fold" Recalls Old-School Design"October 20, 2005
Tonight through October 31, Solange Fabiao's video of Shanghai and Nanjing will be projected onto a screen at the corner of Canal and Centre Streets. The footage, part of Fabiao's Transitio series, is from the perspective of a car passenger going through various neighborhoods. At 40 minutes long, it loops from 6:30PM until 11PM each of the twelve nights. Fabiao's video of New York City was projected in Beirut last year, and projections in eight......
Continue Reading "China in Chinatown: Transitio"September 15, 2005
Gothamist is not the biggest video game freak, but we have to admit, we're pretty interested in the new Activision game, True Crime: New York City. The game's description reads, "Wield the ultimate power as a rogue street cop in New York City. You are Marcus Reed, a former criminal turned cop, using and abusing your authority to hunt down the murderer of your mentor while cleaning up the 'hoods of New York City,......
Continue Reading "True Crime: New York City Visits Nolita"
