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Hotel Coming to Bushwick; Watch the John’s of 12th Doc
(Photo: Scott Lynch) A developer has proposed a 112-room hotel for 71 White Street in Bushwick, formerly home to ViceVersa Vintage. [The Real Deal] Bushwick’s Community Board 4 promised to end to...
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Bushwick’s Farm-in-the-Sky Gets Uprooted By Its Landlord
Farm-in-the-Sky, a youth-run rooftop garden that set up shop at the Mayday building in Bushwick last year, is struggling to manage an unexpected move after being kicked out for causing damage to the...
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Burlesquers Don Pasties For Mad Men Tribute
Don’t know about you, but I was a little disappointed with the Mad Men finale. Maybe it’s just because I’m yoga-phobic, but I wasn’t a big fan of LululemDon. Luckily, the show isn’t going to end with...
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Chill New Spot For Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken and Chocolate Slush
Just in time for summer, Chinatown got a new bubble tea parlor via Formosa Cafe, on Eldridge Street. Actually, this one is less of a parlor and more of a slick lounge, complete with pleather seating,...
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Go See Abbi From Broad City Spiel With Susie Effin’ Essman
Hey, if Awkwafina can pen a New York City guide, why shouldn’t Abbi Jacobson of Broad City do a NYC coloring book? Like Onur Tukel, Jacobson is that rarest of combos, an actor-illustrator, and next...
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Climb ‘Shit Rock’ or Forage in the Park at OutdoorFest
(Photo from Destination Backcountry Adventures) Learn how to make a fire, forage for your lunch in Central Park and scale Shit Rock and Worthless Boulder during OutdoorFest, a week of more than 50...
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Catch You Later, Folks
Whelp, we’re off. Barring any earth-shattering developments, we’ll see ya back here Tuesday. If you’re staying in town, remember you’ve got plenty of fresh options: the Seaport and Coney Smorgasburgs,...
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Choose Freedom, Choose Devo: a New 33 1/3 Drops With a Comedy Event to Celebrate
This month marks the passing of 35 years since, in 1980, influential dork-rock gods Devo dropped their third and only platinum record, Freedom of Choice. A new 33 1/3 book out by rock critic Evie Nagy...
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Snag These Free Ice Cream Sandos and Comped Desserts
(Photo courtesy Full Moon) There’s no such thing as a free lunch but there is free dessert. Tomorrow, May 28, the folks at the Full Moon festival are giving away ice cream sandwiches, made by...
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Video: Spacing Out at the Otherworldly NASA Orbit Pavilion
(Photo: Rob Scher) Ever wondered what orbiting satellites sound like in space? Ha, trick question, there’s no sound in a vacuum (if you’re still confused/haven’t seen Gravity, that’s what space is.)...
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Talks and Readings: School Stories, Awkward Sex Moments, and Zach Braff
TONIGHT Summer vacation might have students hightailing it to the nearest exit, but Union Hall wants to rope you back into the world of teachers and books for “How I Learned to Make the Grade: Stories...
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Landlord Faces Lawsuit on E. 13th St.; Benny Louie Chinese Laundry Folds
(Photo: Scott Lynch) According to autopsy findings, longtime New York food writer Josh Ozersky‘s death was accidental—he suffered a seizure while showering and drowned. [NY Daily News] At 444 E. 13th...
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New John Waters Project May Be Coming to a TV Set Near You
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) John Waters dropped into the Powerhouse Arena in Dumbo last night to plug the paperback edition of his hitchhiking chronicle, Carsick, and fulfill everyone’s Instagram fantasies:...
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Music Vid Premiere: ‘Forever For Sure’ from Brooklyn Indie Pop Duo Laura & Greg
See boy-girl indie pop due from Brooklyn. Yes, you may be thinking, yes, I’ve been here before. But Laura & Greg, despite what might seem like a dry-as-bones band name, make some really fresh...
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Here’s a Long Lost Mike Patton Interview, to Mark Faith No More’s Return
So, Faith No More’s comeback album Sol Invictus just debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 – a hell of an accomplishment for a rock band these days, even if it isn’t quite enough for “album of the year”...
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Think Fro-Yo’s Over? This New Juice Bar Begs to Differ
(Photo: Sam Gillette) This week, the haters are saying that fro yo spots are “dying like flies,” but nobody told Fancy Juice. The new spot at 69 First Avenue, just above East Fourth Street, celebrates...
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Speaking of the Melvins, They’re Coming to Santos
In the long lost interview we published today, Mike Patton of Faith No More talked about releasing new music by the Melvins. That was a good decade and a half ago, but King Buzzo et. al. are still at...
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Lane Moore, Host of ‘Tinder Live,’ Tells Us How to Navigate That ‘Sea of...
(Photo Credit: Katia Temkin) Next Saturday, instead of staying home and cruising Tinder, let Lane Moore do the swiping for you. The writer, musician, and stand-up comic produces and hosts the popular...
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The East Village Just Got a Swiss Pavilion Made From Shredded Milk Cartons
(Photos: Rob Scher) As the tides rise and we fast approach our collective demise as a species, it’s a small consolation knowing there are still those of us out there searching for solutions. One such...
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Starchitects Built a Lego City On the High Line, And Now You Can Add to It
(Photos: Rob Scher) If there weren’t already enough reasons to visit the High Line (besides gourmet popsicles and nurturing a slow-hatred for waddling tourists) starting tomorrow and running till...
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