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‘Whiskey Pants’ Operetta Envisions a Perma-Sloshed Williamsburg
“Whiskey Pants: the Mayor of Williamsburg” (Photo: Mind The Art Entertainment) Frigid Festival quickly approacheth. Starting February 18, the Kraine Theater and UNDER St. Marks will be hosting three...
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Here’s Louis CK Hightailing It Down Third Avenue Today
(Photo: Jas Chana) I love Louis CK. So when I found out that he was filming for season five of his masterful dramedy Louie in the East Village, I knew I had to be involved in some way. This morning’s...
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Watch Clips From an In-the-Works Project Documenting Williamsburg’s Southside
“Could you survive Brooklyn back in ’84?” That’s the question posed by a newly launched fundraiser for “Living Los Sures,” the interactive film project we first told you about last summer. When we...
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Vegans Sparred With Roadkill-Cuisine Advocates at Verbal Fight Night
A food fight broke out at Brooklyn Brewery last night. Lots of them, actually. Immersed in the thick scent of brewing beer, people in olive green jackets and cable-knit sweaters showed up to watch...
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Facebook Expands Astor Place Offices; Luxury Buildings in Alphabet City
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Local sculptor, landlord, and retired fire marshal Ralph Feldman died Thursday morning in his East Village home at age 79. [NY Daily News] Robert Vilensky, a Manhattan lawyer,...
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Mindy Kaling Imagines Danny McBride as the ‘Darkest, Most Angry’ Gay BF
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)Here’s one downside of Danny McBride coming back to HBO — it means he’s less likely to find time to play what would probably be the best cameo of all-time on The Mindy Project. At...
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Miley Cyrus, James Franco, and a ‘Clothing Optional’ Party at NYC Porn Film...
Last week, organizers behind the hotly anticipated NYC Porn Film Festival finally released a schedule. And with just a couple of weeks to go until things are in full swing at Secret Project Robot,...
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David Cross’s Artisanal Cardboard Box Company Probably Isn’t Going to Happen
We have to admit, we hardly batted an eye when the Kickstarter went up for The Great American 1921 Gentleman’s Box Company. So a Greenpoint-based “activist/craftsman/humanist/disrupter” with a...
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Cloak-Loving Designer Lindsey Thornburg Digs a New Trench On Orchard Street
(Lindsey Thornburg’s Facebook) Looking to channel Blake Lively? Look no further. Womens’ apparel designer Lindsey Thornburg reopened last week at 21 Orchard Street after a rent hike forced her to move...
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One of the East Village’s Most Colorful Artists Is Experiencing ‘Monochromania’
For those who missed their chance to experience the mystical world of Nicolina Johnson via “13 Portals,” the Inaugural Monochromatic Costume Ball promises to bring the artist’s world of whimsy to the...
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Annoying Neighborhood Name Alert: LoLoEaSi
The twin snowmen of LoLoEaSi, last month. (Photo: Angelo Fabara) Way back in 2006, New York published a map of the newly trendy “Lower-Lower East Side” with an intro that read: “Not so long ago, you’d...
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Economy Candy Founder Dies; Apartment Buyers Get Trip to Amsterdam
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Morris “Moishe” Cohen, founder of Economy Candy on Rivington Street, died Friday in his sleep at the age of 97. [DNA Info] Hector Vega, who previously served 13 years in prison for...
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21 Questions With… Satan!
(Courtesy of) From zombies to Bigfoot to the mayor of Williamsburg, an array of colorful characters will alight in the East Village when Frigid Festival opens Feb. 18 — but none quite as colorful (i.e....
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Watch: Hashing Out New Episodes of ‘High Maintenance’ With the Creators
If you missed our screening of three new episodes of High Maintenance, chill – we’re still giving away passcodes to watch the episodes for free online. Just sign up for B+B’s newsletter (via the form...
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Williamsburg Fire Site May Not Be Safe For a Month; DOH Admits It Was Slow to...
The scene on Saturday. (Daniel Leinweber of Razberry Photography) At a town hall meeting last night, the health department admitted it took too long to issue warnings in the wake of the massive...
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Tips On Tipping For Coffee: Baristas Spill the Beans
Are you shorting the guy who made your long black? A recent Times item about the phenomenon of “tip creep” triggered debate on sites like Gothamist, which insisted that you should be tossing $1 into...
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Karaoke Restaurant’s Pitch Falls Flat as CB 3 Tunes Out
Ae Sook Choi at the CB3 SLA Committee meeting Monday (Photo: Jaime Cone) It stands to reason that after a night of drinking at a karaoke bar revelers are going to continue warbling “Don’t Stop...
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Miley Cyrus Flick Pulled From Porn Festival; St. Marks Buildings go for $18.5M
(Photo: Scott Lynch) A short film starring Miley Cyrus won’t be appearing at the NYC Porn Film Festival after all; the singer’s reps say the Bushwick fest’s organizers weren’t upfront about its porny...
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This Valentine’s, Get Her the Essence of an Ecstatic Nun
Cilice, with a cilice. (Photo: Lindsey Smith) The inspiration for the fragrance that Euphorium Brooklyn is debuting this month isn’t exactly typical: Cilice is supposed to invoke “the sensuality of the...
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Love This: I Hate Being Single Is Back For Season 2
There’s never been a better time to have your cable service cut off for non-payment. First new webisodes of High Maintenance and now this: I Hate Being Single has returned to the interwebz for a...
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