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Review: Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Project Hail Mary</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
2mo agoby Cortlyn Kelly
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General housing and real estate news
GeneralChicago Reader
Heavy Crownz aims for the Chicago rap canon with Trench Baby Turned Farmer
Last week, Englewood rapper Heavy Crownz released his accomplished new album, Trench Baby Turned Farmer. “Clap for Me!” makes a great showcase for his earthy vocals, emotive flow, and forthright lyrics, and its lightly funky, dragging melody sounds like a sun-beaten G-funk track played backward. Cro
2mo agoby Leor Galil
GeneralChicago Reader
Heavy Crownz aims for the Chicago rap canon with Trench Baby Turned Farmer
Last week, Englewood rapper Heavy Crownz released his accomplished new album, Trench Baby Turned Farmer. “Clap for Me!” makes a great showcase for his earthy vocals, emotive flow, and forthright lyrics, and its lightly funky, dragging melody sounds like a sun-beaten G-funk track played backward. Cro
2mo agoby Leor Galil
GeneralThe City
Public Housing Tenants Poised to Reject Private Management or Investment
Residents at a public housing complex in Yorkville are poised to reject two options to switch to a different financial model that NYCHA said would fund millions in repairs, opting instead to keep their existing funding set-up, according to a preliminary vote total. A mandatory 30-day election period
2mo agoby Lilly Sabella
GeneralGothamist
Extra Extra: Al Sharpton is fighting to keep a NoHo Underground Railroad stop from being destroyed
Because plans to demolish a parking garage could destroy the passageway, here are your afternoon links: Building more housing alone won't drive down rents, a penthouse with a massive slide in it, shoes are too big and more. [ more › ]
2mo agoby James Ramsay
GeneralChicago Reader
Review: Undertone
Undertone in wide release in theaters The post Review: Undertone appeared first on Chicago Reader.
2mo agoby Maxwell Rabb
GeneralChicago Reader
Review: Undertone
Undertone in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Undertone</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
2mo agoby Maxwell Rabb
GeneralGothamist
Leqaa Kordia, detained over Columbia Gaza protests, released from ICE custody
Supporters rally outside Columbia University calling for the release of Leqaa Kordia, holding signs and a photo of her during a protest in New York City on March 9, 2026. The New Jersey resident had been held in Texas for more than a year while fighting her immigration case. [ more › ]
2mo agoby Giulia Heyward
GeneralChicago Reader
Review: André Is an Idiot
André Is an Idiot in limited release in theaters The post Review: André Is an Idiot appeared first on Chicago Reader.
2mo agoby Rob Silverman Ascher
GeneralChicago Reader
Review: André Is an Idiot
André Is an Idiot in limited release in theaters The post Review: <i>André Is an Idiot</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
2mo agoby Rob Silverman Ascher
GeneralThe City
Nearly Impossible to Enforce City Pooper Scooper Law, Sanitation Official Says
Dog poop is everywhere, city sanitation officials acknowledge. But when it comes to ticketing offending pooch owners, enforcement officers may be barking up the wrong tree. Javier Lojan, the acting commissioner of the Department of Sanitation, said during a budget hearing Monday that the department
2mo agoby Katie Honan
GeneralGothamist
Man given ticket and released after death of Penn Station subway punch victim
Prosecutors say they're still awaiting autopsy results before potentially issuing more serious charges. [ more › ]
2mo agoby Charles Lane
GeneralGothamist
'Crappy luxury': Inside NYC's brand new apartment buildings that are falling apart
Tenants have complained of chronic hot water problem, major leaks and a three-day one outage at One Blue Slip (center) in Greenpoint. Many of the city’s newly constructed buildings, including swanky digs with top-dollar rents, are mired in violations and complaints. [ more › ]
2mo agoby David Brand
GeneralGothamist
Seniors say they're being shortchanged in NYC's budget. They want triple.
Usha Mehta credits the India Home senior center in Jamaica, Queens, with with getting her through COVID. They say the city should dedicate $2.3 billion for nutrition, housing, community and other services aimed at older adults. [ more › ]
2mo agoby Catalina Gonella
GeneralGothamist
Mamdani and business leaders disagree on a lot, but they seem to chat a lot, too
Mayor Zohran Mamdani releases the preliminary budget. Several business leaders say they talk with the mayor, a democratic socialist who is trying to achieve an ambitious agenda amid signs of a slowing economy. [ more › ]
2mo agoby Elizabeth Kim
GeneralThe City
Homeless Shelter Provider Accused of Violating Rights of Striking IT Workers
One of New York’s largest nonprofit homeless shelter service providers is charged with violating federal labor law by threatening to permanently replace IT workers on strike since November, according to new charges filed Wednesday. United Auto Workers Local 2325 accuses CAMBA Inc. of failing to barg
2mo agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte
GeneralChicago Reader
Bland ambition
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. “Ambitious” can mean many things when it comes to a movie. Sometimes it’s used reverentially—for example, one might call a film like Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Di
2mo agoby Kat Sachs
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Bland ambition
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. “Ambitious” can mean many things when it comes to a movie. Sometimes it’s used reverentially—for example, one might call a film like Chantal Akerman’s Jea
2mo agoby Kat Sachs
GeneralGothamist
NYC nightlife goes sober-curious as mocktail bars and alcohol-free parties rise
Gothamist visited two sober bars and found that people have many different reasons to visit a non-alcoholic space. [ more › ]
2mo agoby Elizabeth Shwe
GeneralChicago Reader
Review: The Bride!
The Bride! in wide release in theaters The post Review: The Bride! appeared first on Chicago Reader.
2mo agoby Maxwell Rabb
