Police are hoping for tips from the public as they released a sketch of the man suspected of raping a woman in her Prince Street apartment building on early Tuesday morning. The suspect allegedly followed the victim from the subway and asked her for a cigarette; when she went into her building, he followed her upstairs, dragging her into the courtyard and assaulted her. The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s,......

Early this morning, a woman was attacked in the courtyard of her apartment building on Prince Street at Sullivan. Police say the suspect may have followed her from the subway. The incident took place around 3:30 a.m.; according to police, the 19-year-old victim was sexually assaulted after the suspect threatened her with a box cutter. After he fled, police dispatched the K-9 and aviation units to search for the attacker, who is described as, per......

Years ago before the nearby Flushing Mall opened, Prince Street near 38 Ave. was well known for the "octopus guy", a friendly gent who grilled up skewers of baby octopus, among other things. When he vanished, we barely frequented that block. The other restaurants just never held much appeal; instead we stuck to Little Pepper, a nearby bastion of fiery Sichuan flavor. Largely because of the crowds and the huge posters of its specials......

Graffiti: Pastry Chef Jehangir Mehta, who has spent time at Aix, Jean Georges, Vong, and Union Pacific, takes a stab at the world of the savory. He has opened a restaurant and bakery in the East Village with a "global bistro comfort food" menu. Offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, Graffiti serves up baked goods, coffee and tea, and a dinner menu where the dishes range in size from "nibbles" to "all mine." For the kicker, the......

Expensive designer jeans - the downfall of criminals! The police - and onlookers - ended up chasing a pair of women who had been using a stolen credit card in Soho for many blocks yesterday afternoon. A cashier at the True Religion denim store on Prince Street noticed that Frances Chanelle was using a stolen Discover card - and a forged Virginia's driver license - when buying $1,500 in clothing, so the store called......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: pedestrian struck by vehicle on 34th Street and 11th Ave, a school hazmat condition at 103rd and CPW, and an all hands fire in Soho on Thompson Street. Soho residents and shoppers want to trade parking spaces for wider sidewalks. If you've ever been on Prince Street on a Saturday, you know why. Chase Bank has agreed to turn off those annoying sidewalk projection ads-- about two dozen branches......

EVENT: Tonight at the Apple Store, the NYC photobloggers get together again. Come check out: Scott Heiferman, Kara Canal, Rebecca Smeyne, Will Sherman, Kamau Mucoki, Boogie and Martin Fuchs. There's an afterparty (TBA) so be sure too look nice, with all those cameras out and all. Friday // 6:30pm // SoHo Apple Store [103 Prince Street @ Greene] // Free SIDEWALK SALE: Have a bookshelf to stock? Head over to the Strand Bookstore. They're having......

THEATER: The Mint Theater, which has earned a formidable reputation by yanking old, forgotten plays out of oblivion, has struck gold again with their latest production of John Ferguson, an intense melodrama about a poor Irishman who will lose his farm unless his daughter marries some creepy tool. A 1919 edition of The Times called it a “smashing play”; 87 years later the Gray Lady stays regular with “thoroughly engrossing”. 7:00 p.m. // The Mint......

MOVIE: Get a little more in depth on the whole border crossing controversy with Woodstock in the City's screening of Crossing Arizona at +Art%2C+Dance%2C+Music+and+Film888The+Arts+%2D+Events888Makor+%2D +Film888Makor+Film+August888&productid=T%2DMM5FA06">Makor. There's a Q&A with the filmmakers Joseph Mathew and Dan DeVivo and a reception following the screening hosted by Indiepix.net. Roger Ebert said after the film screened at Sundance, “On the last day or two (of Sundance) you hurry between screenings, trying to catch films everybody tells you not to......

Now through the end of July: Summer Clam Bake at Savoy Savoy is bringing the beach to the city with their three course Summer Clam Bake. Enjoy littleneck clams on the half shell, a traditional boil with lobster, mussels, kielbasa, potatoes, and corn, and finish off with dessert, a peach and blueberry crumble topped with house made buttermilk ice cream. $40 per person, or an extra $15 will give you a bottomless glass of rose.......

The last vestige of 1970s SoHo is about to disappear: Rocks in Your Head, the record store on Prince Street, is closing after twenty-eight years of business. Manhattan's loss is Brooklyn's gain: the store is moving to North 5th and Roebling Street in Williamsburg. The Villager reports: “I’ve been losing money for the last few years, and the rents being what they are, business hasn’t been good,” Barouch said on Monday. “The name of......

Nestled on the corner of Prince and Crosby Streets in SoHo, Peter Hoffman's Savoy has been wowing its guests for years now with an ever-changing menu. Hoffman consistently serves food purchased from local greenmarkets, keeping his focus on what's in season. The menu also reflects his obsession--shared by many chefs, such as Mario Batali and Thomas Keller--with charcuterie. Gothamist got a chance to sample some of the house-cured meat in a recent special appetizer featuring......

The other day, Gothamist was about to cross Prince Street at Lafayette (from the northwest corner to the southwest) when we looked up to check the walk signal. And we didn't see it at first - we had to crane our heads a little higher, seeing the walk signal positioned much higher than most walk signals are. We don't think this walk signal was always like this and can only guess that the Department of......

Dude-- we were in LA for five days and when we returned everything was different! The temperature dropped like 50 degrees, and according to this poster we saw outside the Prince Street N/R station, the Catholic church is now cool with BOTH gay sex and condoms. Way to go guys-- keep reaching for that rainbow! UPDATE: apparently the campaign isn't being sponsored by the Catholic Church! How could we be so stupid? It's being......

February 22: From Disaster to Dessert – the Fate of New Orleans Food Slow Food NYC and the Project for Public Spaces will host a panel discussion on the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on food production in New Orleans and the surrounding Gulf region. Panelists include: Clara Gerica, an independent Gulf Coast shrimper; Richard McCarthy, founder of the New Orleans Crescent City Farmers Market; Poppy Tooker, the leader of Slow Food New Orleans;......

Walking up Prince Street this morning, we noticed that Penang had closed! Long a stalwart source of Malaysian food for the neighborhood, this left us feeling a bit sad. Luckily, there's always Kin Khao and the other Kelly and Ping places located nearby-- while they serve Thai, not Malaysian, we've always used them as close substitutes.......

A five-alarm blaze hit a historic building in SoHo last night that injured six firefighters and one civilian. The fire was brought under control this morning by 198 firefighters and 44 units. 1010 WINS is reporting that the fire is being called "suspicious" as it started in a utility room and spread through the building's ventilation system. The historic 575 Broadway, estimated to be worth $15 million, is home to the flagship $40 million......

September 30 - October 1: Grand Central Oyster Frenzy What could be better than a weekend full of bivalves? Start on Friday night by eating your fill of 15 types of oysters paired with over 20 wines from 7:00pm to 9:00pm (tickets are $80). Then, come back on Saturday at 1 to watch the annual shucking contest, a "slurp-off," cooking demonstrations, and more. Call 212-490-7108 for tickets and visit www.oysterbarny.com for full details. Grand Central......

It's the weekend before Labor Day and we're gettin' out of town. If we weren't, we'd be headed to one of the following: MUSIC: Ted Leo plays a free show tonight at the Seaport Music Festival. We've been to a lot of these this summer and trust us, they're the perfect way to spend the after work hours. Tigers and Monkeys are opening. Get there early, sit on the pier, grab a drink and relax.......

Although technically, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican defeat of the French army at the Battle Of Puebla in 1862, Gothamist looks at it as a great excuse to celebrate with food and drinks. Then again, we turn just about anything into an excuse to celebrate with food and drinks. Tap into your Mexican heritage and join in the fun. Ixta is celebrating Cinco de Mayo (and its one year anniversary) with a strolling mariachi......

Last night we were told that the Secret Machines were playing a (secret?) show at the Apple Store in Soho at 10pm. We didn't go, and haven't heard a thing about it. Did it happen, was anyone there? We need closure. Other not so secret events at the Apple Store are coming up that also have our interest piqued. Legendary Master of Music Photography: Bob Gruen. Gruen is one of the most well known and......

Tonight, Gothamist encourages everyone to check out the New York City Photobloggers 3 event at the Apple Store, featuring: - Work from Adam Pantozzi, Jesse Chan-Norris, Joseph Holmes, Redrick Deleon, Youngna Park, and Zach Klein; - And presentations from Flickr and Fotolog. Thanks to rion and Mike for designing the great gallery of past presenters' work. And Gothamist will be sponsoring drinks after the talk. See you there. NYC Photobloggers 3 Apple Store -......

Yes, it is March. And, blustery days make Gothamist yearn for the "lamb" that is forthcoming, in a figurative, Weather Channel sense. But, foodies that we are, we simply can't help but want to take things rather literally on that score as well. Nixing the idea of eating lion, NYC offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy lamb, from the hearty Grilled Leg of Lamb Sandwich with Prune-Hyssop Butter and Arugula at Nolita's Porcupine, to the......

Gothamist wishes we spent more time exploring the eateries of Brooklyn, so when a friend suggested a Friday night dinner soirée at Café El Cubanito in Brooklyn Heights, we jumped at the offer. Awash in color, Café El Cubanito is the decorative product of an indulgent trip to the home décor department at an Anthropologie store. Ever tablecloth dons a colorful pattern, wall fixtures and trinkets hang in every corner, and the dining area is......

Tomorrow night NYC Photobloggers take over Soho's Apple Store. Again. It's been about 7 months since their last gathering so come check out what's new at this next live photography exhibit. If you missed the last one, check out the hightlights here. Tomorrow night will be hosted by Rion Nakaya and our one and only Jake Dobkin, the show starts at 6pm. The Apple Store is located at 103 Prince Street (@ Greene) More info......

This Sunday, amateur and professional photographers are expected to meet in midtown to protest the MTA's proposed ban on subway photography. Expect tons of coverage for Monday. And in the Village Voice, our friend Matt Haber asks different photographers (professional and photoblogger) how they feel about the ban as well as whether they've encountered problems taking pictures on the subway. Satan's Laundromat's Mike Epstein says:The subway is the great meeting place of New York......

Various personalities of the blogging world will collide at the NY Bloggers talk at the SoHo Apple Store this Monday, May 3. See Buzzmachine's Jeff Jarvis moderate/referee a discussion with web publishers Nick Denton and Jason Calacanis. ftrain's Paul Ford chats with Meg Hourihan, Anil Dash, and Jason Kottke about technology. And Felix Salmon will find out what kinds of medication Choire Sicha, Lockhart Steele, and Jen Chung must be on during the editors......

Needing a place to hide out for refuge from street harassment, Gothamist ducked into a cute, inviting boutique on Prince Street. Looking around, we realized we had just read about the store in Daily Candy. Esujin has very simple, clean pieces with subtle unique touches, like contrasted white piping on a blue pinstriped skirt, that are all very wearable for work and play. Daily Candy said it would be clothes you and your mother......

As part of our continuing effort to create entertaining content, we have decided to implement a series of interviews with people who are more famous than we are. A lot people qualify under that definition- celebrities, other bloggers, that guy who works at M&O deli on Prince Street, etc. Still, we thought we should warm up by interviewing each other. Here is my interview with Jen Chung: 1. How is it possible that you are......

The best hot chocolate in New York is made by MarieBelle� Fine Treats and Chocolates, and is available for $5/cup at Lunettes et Chocolat at 25 Prince Street.......