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I would give anything to hear what this conversation between a womyn’s-literary-group president and Vicious D. Slim Rock is all about. How much they both love pussy? Comments/Enlarge | See all


They’re fighting for a world where annoying first year at college know-it-alls can wear popsicle boxes as hats without me wanting to beat them to death even though they’re a girl. Comments/Enlarge | See all








Cover photo by Ben Ritter.


1731NEW YORK THROUGH THE EYES OF AN UNAPOLOGETIC OVEREATER

"In mercurial New York, tradition, dominant elsewhere and at other times, has always been slippery."
-Luc Sante, from the foreword to Low Life...READ MORE
1732MANHATTAN

This is the crown jewel of all five boroughs. Those who tell you different are wrong. Most of the city is laid out on a grid of very straight streets that have been assigned numbers as names. Sadly enough, most of the numbered straight streets are more boring ...READ MORE
1733BROOKLYN

Someone is going to swear to you that Bushwick is "blowing up," and someone will swear that it sucks. What will happen in reality is that you will go to a loft party there and see guys in purple t-shirts wearing Dunks and drinking flat Corona, and then you'll ...READ MORE
1734AND THE REST

There's a zoo here. The Yankees. The Botanical Garden. And a street called Arthur Avenue where you could spend a wonderful afternoon eating Italian food or shopping to make a meal somewhere. We say afternoon, 'cause we know someone's already told you that y...READ MORE
1735PIZZA, BURGERS & BBQ

PIZZA
No Ray's Famous allowed. That's all we have to say....READ MORE
1736THE VICE GUIDE TO NYC WAITSTAFF

THE MAN WITH A PAST
These are the waiters found in dark Italian restaurants owned and operated by Lebanese families. They generally work alone, handling the whole restaurant with the aid of a small boy who buses tables and has the mien of a monkey....READ MORE