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Commune Salon & Gifts Is the Latest to Relocate in Williamsburg
The Williamsburg retail scene is starting to feel a lot like a game of musical chairs — salon chairs, in the case of the latest switcheroo. Commune Salon & Gift, which opened on Grand Street back...
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This Weekend, Sip Tea With This Japanese Robocop Made From Toys
Shu Ohno with his self portrait. (Photo: Jaime Cone) Enter P339 Gallery’s nondescript storefront on Bedford Avenue and you’ll come face-to-face with what artist Shu Ohno says is a “futuristic Japanese...
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The City Reliquary Adds Relics From Brooklyn’s Distant and Not-So-Distant Past
Paintings by Ivan Koota (Photo: Nicole Disser) Perhaps you haven’t been to City Reliquary in a minute. And if you’re too cheap to cough up five measly bucks, then maybe you just haven’t been at all. A...
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This Singing Pig Wants to Meet You On Bedford Avenue Tonight
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Bedford Avenue gets its share of characters – the dapper dude who’ll write you a poem on a vintage typewriter, for starters. But this one is new to us: Bedford, NY artist Thomas...
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Bushwick Teen Arrested for Emoji-Filled Tweets; Action Bronson Gets Animated
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Osiris Aristy, a 17-year-old boy from Bushwick, was jailed for making terrorist threats after posting a series of tweets containing both police officer and gun emoji. [Gothamist] A...
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Photos + Video: The Idiotarod’s Wild, Wacky Run Through Brooklyn
(Photo: Scott Lynch) For eleven years now teams of be-costumed Idiots have gone out in the middle of winter, grabbed hold of their tricked-out shopping cart, and gone tearing through the streets of...
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Eat Shark Sandwiches and Chicken Feet at Williamsburg’s New Global...
(Photos: Daniel Maurer) While New Yorkers await Anthony Bourdain’s forthcoming food hall, another global-cuisine concept has sneaked onto the scene in Williamsburg. The owners of Greenwich Village...
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Williamsburg Gets a Vegan Crêperie, Tea Room and… Apothecary?
(Photo courtesy of Little Choc.) Greenpoint got its first apothecary and juice bar back in October and now Williamsburg is getting one — with gluten-free crepes thrown in. Pourqoui pas? After stints at...
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Williamsburg’s Hungover Douchebag Snowman Needs Some Company
We encountered (and Instagrammed) this poor sap over the weekend — a sorry-state snowman near the corner of Grand and Driggs in Williamsburg. Got your own snowman photos? Send them to us here, or...
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Live From Trader Joe’s: Just How Hellish Is Today’s Kale Queue?
(Photos: Paula Ho) What’s it like to stand in line at Trader Joe’s amidst a blizzard warning? We joined the 30 or so people waiting to get in and documented our quest for kale, minute-by-minute....
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Tonight’s Shows, Films, Events: Who’s Hanging In, Who’s Heading Home
(Photo: Carmen Cuesta Roca)Thinking of catching a movie tonight? Be warned, the staff at your fave theater may be heading home to do the same. We called some of local venues to find out who’s toughing...
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Should You Ask Them to Deliver If It Means They’re Going to Shiver? And What...
New Yorkers face the ultimate dilemma with the arrival of Winter Storm Juno. A buffalo chicken pizza delivered to your door sounds like the ideal start to the beginning of what may be this year’s...
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Ruff Weather? Parks Open, Trains Running, Travel Ban Lifted
Good morning, folks, and welcome to the Blizzain’t of 2015. The ban on non-emergency vehicles has been lifted and “there are limited trains running,” according to the MTA, which says LIRR,...
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Man Shot in the Back on Rivington; Knife-Wielder Shot By Police On Madison
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in the back on Rivington Street on the LES. [Gothamist] A man was shot in the chest by police officers who said he was...
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Norbert’s Pizza Is Throwing Itself a Goodbye Party
(Photo: Hannah McCarthy) The Norbert’s Pizza flagship, at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Charles Place, will be closing its graffitied grates for good next week. According to an employee, a new...
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Silver Helped Knickerbocker Village Weather the Storms, Tenants Say
Sheldon Silver in 2013, announcing Sandy relief funds for Knickerbocker Village. It’s safe to say the political tide has turned against Sheldon Silver, as Democrats in the State Assembly press him to...
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Post-Snowpocalyptic Bushwick: Who’s Open and Who’s Staying Home
(Photo: Hannah McCarthy) The blizzard ended up being a “non-event,” according to Eric Grimm, the barista at Box Kite, which closed early last night but was back to business as usual today. But that...
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Blizzard Boyfriend Blitz: The 5 Best Ads We Saw On Craigslist
As the city prepared for the worst last night, those without a blizzard buddy took to Craigslist in the hope of finding that special somebody with whom to stay warm. We’ve scoured the personal ads for...
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6 Snowmen That Will Melt Your Heart
We met this guy outside of Veselka last night. (Photo: Daniel Maurer) So it wasn’t the blizzard of the century – but it was enough to bring some new faces into our midst. There’s always an industrious...
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Read an Excerpt From Kim Gordon’s Memoir, Then See Her at Strand
If you’re still kind of devastated that you weren’t there to see Broad City chat with Sleater Kinney, relax: the whole thing is online plus you’ve got another couple of chances to recoup your riot...
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