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Sink Your Teeth Into This Bushwick Vampire Comedy Featuring Alex Karpovsky
If you missed Summer of Blood when it played at the Tribeca Film Festival and then again at Northside Festival, here’s one more very festive chance to catch Bushwick filmmaker Onur Tukel’s hilarious,...
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There’s an Astor Place Cube in Michigan, and We Took It For a Spin
Last week we noted that a gigantic tire that served as a ferris wheel during the ’64 World’s Fair now resides outside of Detroit — turns out, it’s not the only New York monument that can be seen (in...
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This Trippy Robotic Mirror Thing (and More Parties) Are Coming to Villain
We’ve been a fan of MeanRed ever since they threw parties on the Gowanus waterfront and served “rave juice” in Chinatown dim sum joints. These days they do more upscale parties at places like Output...
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LES’s Living Room Reopens in Williamsburg; New East Village Speakeasy
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Police say the cyclist in this photo allegedly stole residents’s packages (which he later abandoned) from the lobby of a Bushwick apartment building. [Gothamist] Sushi Lounge...
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Trouble Every Day For Frank Zappa’s Former Flame
Frank Zappa’s onetime mistress wants to release a new album, but first she’ll have to overcome a failed fundraiser and — worse still — a bureaucratic nightmare of the sort that Zappa surely would’ve...
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Exclusive Clip: Hacker Wars Sheds Light On an Infamous East Village Cyber-Snitch
If Glenn Greenwald’s appearance last week put some fire in your belly, you’ll want to catch him in a new documentary about hackers and their haters. The Hacker Wars, opening at Village East Cinema...
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Cafe Bustelo Will Be Grinding and Salsa Dancing On the Bowery
Café Bustelo – the Bronx-born, Cuban-style coffee in the yellow can — has always represented the antithesis of fads. You’re more likely to find the 86-year-old brand at your local bodega than in the...
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Is Your Landlord On This Watchlist?
Last week New York City’s Public Advocate, Letitia James, released the annual NYC Landlord Watchlist (established by Bill de Blasio back in 2010), which includes a long list of landlords who have...
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The Latest Brooklyn Market Is in Manhattan, Actually
Brooklyn has become so cool that it’s being imported into Manhattan for tourists who are too lazy to go into Brooklyn. Four years ago, I wrote about the opening of a Brooklyn-themed restaurant in the...
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Gang Assault in Bushwick; Home Invader Who Didn’t Bother Flushing
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Yesterday around 4 a.m., a woman believed to be in her 70s was struck and killed by a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee while crossing Canal Street at Elizabeth Street in Soho, according to...
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Here’s What You Could’ve Hauled Home From the Opening of Shwick Market
Shwick (all photos from @shwick on Instagram) It’s getting hard to keep track of all the Brooklyn markets now that they’re popping up in Manhattan, even. So you can forgive yourself for missing the...
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The Astor Place Cube Is Getting Boxed Up
(Photos: Daniel Maurer) Remember the Alamo — because it’s going away for a while. Plywood started going up around the everyone’s favorite cube this morning, as the Astor Place Reconstruction moves...
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Taggers Have Commandeered the ‘Bar for Pregnant Women’
(Photos: Daniel Maurer) We haven’t heard much about Gestations, “NYC’s First Bar for Pregnant Women” (not) since a hilarious Tweet earlier this month: “Lather up your stretch mark cream. #gestationsny...
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Doc NYC Is Bringing a Dizzying Number of Documentaries to Town
If you’re the type to get excited about hacker documentaries, then clear your calendar between Nov. 13 to 20, because the Doc NYC festival is once again bringing a slew of true-dat films to Chelsea and...
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Korilla Opens For a Test-Run Tonight, Launches Next Week
(Photo: Ilyse Liffreing) Hurry now to Korilla for their soft opening at Third Avenue and St. Marks Place — but don’t tell too many people, because they’re trying to keep it on the DL. The official...
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Terrifying Photos: Russell Brand ‘Basically Took Over’ the Strand Last Night
(Photos courtesy of Strand Book Store) We have to admit, we steered clear of Russell Brand’s reading at Strand Book Store last night. Had we gone to see the hyperactive, hyperbolic...
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Street Artist Arrested in Bar Fight; Indian-Food Pop-Up in Williamsburg
(Photo: Rory Ahram) Davide Perre, a well-known 39-year-old street artist, was arrested early yesterday morning for felony assault in the East Village after allegedly hitting a fellow Ace Bar patron in...
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Protesters Fracked Up Andrew Cuomo’s Book Signing
(Photo: Mary Reinholz)It’s safe to say Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square last night wasn’t quite as electrifying as Russell Brand’s at the Strand, nor did he draw the...
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Our Dearly Departed White Castle Is Attracting Mourners and Dreamers
(Photos: Anthony Pappalardo) It’s only a matter of time before the recently vacated White Castle on Metropolitan is leveled and another McCondo is erected. As we wait for 781 Metro Investors — the...
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Sandanistas A Decade Later, Shanghai Of Yore, And Old Country Punks
We’ve made a list of films worth checking out this week, because you definitely don’t need another person to tell you to go see Birdman. Listen Up Philip Ok, so at first glance this film may look...
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