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Activists and Assemblyman Demand Air Testing in Wake of Williamsburg Fire
(Photo: Daniel Leinweber of Razberry Photography) State Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol is the latest to express concern about the possible health impact of the massive blaze that erupted on the...
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Black Seed Takes Over De Robertis Space; Fake UPS Man Commits Gunpoint Robbery
(Photo: Scott Lynch) At 3:30 a.m. on January 27, three individuals followed a man home to his S. 6th Street apartment, where they assaulted him into unconsciousness and stole his wallet and...
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This Man Ran Rampant With a Boxcutter in Union Square, Police Say [Updated]
Police say a man wielding a boxcutter attacked four people early this morning in Union Square. The string of assaults started on a 4 train around 1:20am, when the suspect punched a man in the face...
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Keith Haring’s NSFW Bathroom Doodles On Display at Relaunched LGBT Community...
Deborah Kass, “Deb,” 2012. Screenprints, edition of 60, 24 x 24 inches each. Some of the city’s most colorful characters flocked to The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center last...
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The Owners of Pardon My French Want You to Give ‘French Tapas’ an Effing Try
“French tapas” may sound like a contradiction, but it’s the direction French cuisine is heading in, according to Antonin Brune. The waiter at East Village longtimer Casimir partnered up with Mario...
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Björk Dropped Into Good Room, Tiki Disco Up Next
(Photo: Julie Thevenot) Warning: Björk is going to be everywhere in March. Not only is she playing dates at Carnegie Hall and New York City Center, but a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art...
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As City Plans Live-Work Space For Artists, Developer Starts Building Studios
Rendering: Gene Kaufman Architect Mayor De Blasio isn’t the only one pushing workspace for artists — it’s also being added by at least one private developer. Gene Kaufman — an architect better known...
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Tippling With Wes Anderson: Moonrise Kingdom Bingo, Grand Budapest Book Club
(Designed by Forrest Wickman) Do you like lounging in your bathrobe while penning handwritten letters and listening to plinking harpsichord music? Well then you need to get out more. And these two...
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Aesop Comes to Williamsburg; Spanish Classes at Silent Barn
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Beer distributor Beverage World signed a decade-long lease at 40-48 Lombardy Street in Williamsburg. [NY Times] Aussie skincare brand Aesop, which has six Manhattan stores, claimed...
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Community Board 3′s First 16-Year-Old Member Has Friends in High (School) Places
(Photo: Jaime Cone) Community Board 3 has long been known as a hotbed of liquor licensing debates, among other things — but its new member isn’t even old enough to drink. (Or vote in local elections,...
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Coyotes and Dolphins and Bears, Oh My: 10 Animals That Got Lost in NYC
A coyote caught Jan. 10 in Riverside Park (via 24th Police Precinct) There’s nothing like a coyote cruising down 14th Street to remind us that rats and squirrels aren’t the only animals among us. A...
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Williamsburg Fire Declared Under Control, ‘Air Quality Has Returned to Normal’
The scene on Saturday. (Daniel Leinweber of Razberry Photography) The seven-alarm fire that sent smoke billowing across North Brooklyn has finally been put out some five and a half days after it...
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Week In Film: Long-Awaited Russian Sci-Fi, Border Struggles, and Shorts Galore
It’s that time of the week again– bow down to our illustrious cinematic picks for this week or risk choosing something embarrassing for your first attractive Tinder date in ages. It’s nothing but slim...
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8 Ways to Eat Nuttin’ But Nutella On World Nutella Day
ChikaLicious Nutella Dough’ssant (Photo: Paula Ho) World Nutella Day is upon us again. Let us bow our heads and raise our spoons in silent appreciation. For die-hard fans, Nutella isn’t just a...
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Trash Bar’s Owner Plans a Nice Quiet Place; Neighbors Try to Kick Him to the...
Trash Bar’s owner Aaron Pierce. (Photo: Jaime Cone) While Trash Bar looks for a new home, its owner, Aaron Pierce, is looking to open a nice new bar that he says will have nothing to do with his other,...
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Another Daytime Shooting in East Williamsburg: Man Shot in Back
Photo: Angelica Frey A 53-year-old man was shot in the courtyard of an East Williamsburg housing project this morning, the police said. The victim took a single gunshot in the lower back outside of 223...
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Better Call Saul at the Apple Store; Rent Vanessa Carlton’s $17.5K Digs
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Yesterday a police officer shot a German Shepherd in the leg after the canine got aggressive while its owner was being interviewed in Bushwick about an unpaid cab fare. The dog is...
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Death + Company Drinksmith Opening a Cocktail Bar in Bushwick
Al Sotack After a year and a half as a bartender at Death + Company, award-winning mixologist Al Sotack is getting ready to strike out on his own. He and Maks Pazuniak, former head bartender at New...
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10 Reactions to the Latest Times Masterpiece of Williamsburg Trolling
When the Times published its latest installment of “The Hunt” with the headline “In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Room for a Baby,” you just knew the “go back to Tribeca” crowd was going to come out in full...
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NY Sports Club Opens On Ave A Next Month, Crunch Bushwick Who-Knows-When
Good news for East Villagers who prefer Fitbits to chokers: the New York Sports Club that replaced Gracefully on Avenue A will officially open for workouts on March 2, according to company reps. Not...
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