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And Now ‘Looking For a Girlfriend’ Guy Wants to Make a Doc About the 40 Cock...
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Just minutes after posting a story about knockoff “Looking for a Girlfriend” fliers, we stepped outside to discover that Dan Perino, the OG, is back on the scene, having posted...
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This Not-So-Jolly Green Giant and His BBQ Bike Can Be Yours For $6,666.66
(Photos: Daniel Maurer) The latest show to go up at Art on A, the gallery run by East Village punk/metal promoters Wendigo Productions, features artwork created by members of NYC hardcore band...
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Will This Dollar Slice Joint Restore Order to the LES After the Creffle...
Okay, there wasn’t really a creffle kerfuffle, it just looked good in the headline — but people did tweet about Creffle Cafe when it recently opened on Stanton Street, serving the waffle/crepe mash-up...
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SLA Confirms ‘NYC’s First Bar For Pregnant Women’ Doesn’t Hold Water
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) It was clear from the get-go that Gestations, “NYC’s First Bar for Pregnant Women,” was merely a marketing stunt. But for good measure, we asked the State Liquor Authority if...
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Cross-Dresser Shot in Bushwick; Bank Becomes Beer Hall
(Photo: Scott Lynch) An 82-year-old woman who lived in the East Village was struck by a party rental van and killed Thursday afternoon while crossing Elizabeth Street around 1:30 p.m. An investigation...
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What to Eat at Greenpoint’s First ‘Neo Bistro,’ Now Serving ‘Shroom-Stuffed...
Greenpoint’s first “neo bistro,” Le Fond, opened over the weekend as expected and chef-owner Jake Eberle has kindly sent over the menu as well as some shots of the dining room (above) and some dishes,...
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Oh, Hi: Tommy Wiseau of The Room Debuted His New Sitcom, Sold Underwear
Tommy Wiseau shows us his undies. (Photo: Daniel Maurer) Sunshine Cinema’s midnight screenings of The Room (“the Citizen Kane of bad movies”) are always a blast: b-movie lovers line up to revel in the...
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Castle Of Spices: Music, Photography, and Brooklyn’s Most Terrifying Wolf Person
Famous Swords, a Brooklyn-based art collective founded by Alyse Lamb (of EULA) and Chris Mulligan, is gathering a regular army of mostly Brooklyn-based musicians, performance artists, and visual...
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Dear Bushwick, Jared Leto Will Grace You With His Presence Tomorrow
(Photo: JaredLeto.com) On Tuesday Jared Leto will host an intimate one-man show for an audience in Bushwick. With Franco-like bravado, Renaissance Man Leto will impress upon guests his many talents as...
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An Online Art Boutique Is Joining Livestream On Morgan Avenue
Wright Harvey, CEO of Sugarlift (photo courtesy of Sugarlift). The Livestream Public space in East Wiliamsburg just got its first tenant in Sugarlift, an online art boutique that commissions and sells...
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Attempted Rape in Greenpoint; Anti-Dorm Rally in the East Village
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Three individuals sustained minor cuts after a FDNY truck’s tire blew out on the corner of Clinton and Delancey Streets. The burst also shattered the store windows of Snea Jean...
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3 Art Fests: Spy into Studios Or Openly Admire an Edward Snowden Statue
Jim Dessicino’s Edward Snowden statute. (Courtesy of AIOP) Greenpoint Open Studios Oct. 3-5, various locations in Greenpoint Greenpoint’s yearly studio crawl hasn’t quite reached the frenzy of its...
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Copycats!? Yet Another Cat Video Film Fest
When we pointed out The Friskies and the upcoming Cat Video Film Festival, we were kind of wowed by the fact that there were not one but two cat video film fests. Turns out there are not two but three...
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Raw Deal: What I Learned From 7 Months Behind a Juice Bar
The author. A year ago I had never heard of spirulina. “Raw food” meant sushi and steak tartare. I couldn’t bring myself to spend ten bucks on a cocktail, let alone a 16-ounce bottle of kale and...
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‘I Am Coffee’ Will Only Be Coffee On the Weekends
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)I Am Coffee, the quirky, tiny coffee bar tucked into the second floor of a building on St. Marks Place, is scaling back to two days a week, according to a sign on the door. Which...
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More On The Cock’s Move, Alphabet City Wine Co.’s Expansion and More
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Though the owners of The Cock aren’t saying anything about their possible move to 25 Avenue B, we’ve learned a little bit more about the dive’s new location via a liquor license...
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Gents, Your New Go-To For ‘Man Candles’ and Beard Wash
(photo: Ilyse Liffreing) Dudes, prepare to accessorize! A store that sells beard scent balm, mustache-emblazoned whiskey stones, and “Bitch don’t kill my vibe” calling cards is coming to East 10th...
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Notorious Art Forger’s Fauxna Lisa Is Selling For $25K at Think Coffee
(Photo courtesy of Think Coffee) Plenty of coffee shops boast about displaying local art on the walls, but Think Coffee’s Soho location has one-upped them all by snagging a copy of the Mona Lisa. Okay,...
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Muchmore Sues City For Right to Dance; Michelin Bestows Stars
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Saturday night, a teenage girl was thrown to the ground and robbed of her cellphone after exiting the Marcy Avenue J train. And just before midnight last Thursday, two thieves...
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Go See Scahill, Greenwald and Poitras Drone On About the War On Terror
If you caught John Oliver’s recent rant against drone strikes (above) and want to hear a more sober take on the matter, you’ll want to get to Bushwick’s Mayday Space next Thursday, when investigative...
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