Jon Neidich’s latest downtown hotspot falls somewhere between the picturesque daydream of a Wes Anderson shot and the drippy velvet glow of Moulin Rouge.

First Avenue, between East Sixth and Seventh streets East Village: Next Door has opened, the Champagne, sushi, and Japanese a ...

T hese days, the buildings on the East Side are getting taller, the dive bars are a little less dive-y, and there are ...