Scene in NY

By Laura L. Griffin 5/09/12 2:19pm

Park Slope Send-off for Maurice Sendak: One Kid, Fifty Grown-ups Attend “Wild Rumpus” (With Audio!)

At 11 PM last night, a six-year-old girl, a scruffy white dog, and about fifty grown-ups, some in homemade paper crowns, gathered at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope. The reason? It was an impromptu “wild rumpus” to celebrate the life and work of iconic children’s book author Maurice Sendak, who died on Tuesday. Read More

By Drew Grant 5/08/12 3:11pm

Weekly Parties

Riff Raff Might Want to Change the Name Of Its Weekly Party Tonight

The Lindsay Lohan hangout below the Hurricane Club, Riff Raff is home of Sheldon Wiley, the Guinness Book Record-holder for most drinks made in an hour. So clearly, it has a lot going for it. Still, they might want to think about changing the name of their Tuesday night party, if only for tonight. Read More

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