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The St. Mark’s Bookshop Held Its ‘Last Party Ever,’ But Hey, Poetry Is Back!
(Photo: Bowery Arts + Science) If you missed Bob Holman’s reading at the St. Mark’s Bookshop (described as the soon-to-relocate shop’s “last party ever”), don’t worry, the whole thing is now on the...
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Josh Brolin’s Stepsister Made a Rock Opera About a Swamp Goddess in Space
The year after Molly Brolin (stepsister of Josh Brolin) and her fellow Berklee grad Justin Johnson moved to Greenpoint in 2010, Johnson saw “a dark sorceress cast a spell of calm over all the bodega...
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The Be-All End-All Guide to Early September Art
Artwork by Dilek Baykara via Cotton Candy Machine. It’s easy to forget that the skinny streets of the Lower East Side are bursting at their seams with galleries and performance art spaces. Let the fact...
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Upcoming: Blouse in the House, It’s Diarrhea Planet’s World
FIVE YEARS FOR CAPTURED TRACKS As a prelude to the two-day anniversary festival this weekend, Captured Tracks records will have a kick-off party tonight at Glasslands, headlined by Blouse. The show...
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CB1 Has Just a Few Requests Regarding Those Greenpoint Waterfront Towers
Melanie Meyers of Greenpoint Landing Associates address CB1 Land Use Subcommittee members. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) Community Board 1 is on track to issue its final demands regarding a dozen residential...
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DJ Lineup for Tomorrow’s B+B Bazaar; Stephens Debate in Greenpoint
(Photo: Michael Tapp’s Flickr) The Bossa Nova Civic Club has sent over the DJ schedule for tomorrow’s Bedford + Bowery Bazaar, which — as you already know — will bring some of our favorite North...
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We’re Still Recovering From the B+B Bazaar
Enjoying the dog days of summer. Sipping Torst at the beer garden. Folks came OUT for Brooklyn Brewery. Gavin Russom via Bossa Nova Civic Club. Taking a whiff of the smelliest block in NYC. Campbell...
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Odessa Bar Is Gone, and Motor City Comes Back in a Music Video
Odessa’s bathroom. (Photo: Bedford + Bowery’s Instagram) After the Bedford + Bowery Bazaar on Saturday, we ended up stopping by Odessa Cafe Bar‘s last night after 48 years on Avenue A. Around 3 a.m....
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Tiki Disco Had One Last Epic Beach Bash
Tiki Disco's last day at the beach. (Photos: Justin Jay) Tiki Disco's last day at the beach. (Photos: Justin Jay) Tiki Disco's last day at the beach. (Photos: Justin Jay) Tiki Disco's last day at the...
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Watch Aaron Cohen Woo ‘Potential Fans,’ Then See Him Shine in ‘Stanley Kubrick’
Aaron Cohen knew he wasn’t going anywhere in Seattle. “I just needed to get out. I wasn’t doing anything productive,” said the Jewish rapper of his hometown. Three years ago, he moved to New York,...
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There Was Another Fire at the Bowery Hotel Today
Division One Deputy Chief Jim Hodgens outside Bowery Hotel (Photo: Natalie Rinn) If you thought the photos that Terry Richardson just posted of Jared Leto at the Bowery Hotel were hot, then you...
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Want to Hang at The Standard, East Village? Here’s Your New ‘In’
The Standard East Village’s entrance appears ready for a tape cutting. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) Sure, there was a fire at the Bowery Hotel today, but the real news is over at The Standard, East Village:...
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You’ve Either Seen Tinuade Oyelowo On Girls, or Dancing at Bembe
(Photo: Ebru Yildiz) Tinuade Oyelowo spends her days slinging soy lattes at Café Grumpy in Greenpoint and her late Saturday nights sweating on the dance floor at Bembe in Williamsburg. At Grumpy, she...
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Public Access TV at New Museum, Beach Flix Finale, and a Bourdeaux Doc
Call it nostalgia but the idea of attending a live taping being recorded directly to VHS for screening on public access television sounds like a damn good time. Especially if it’s free! This Thursday...
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Beacon’s Closet Is Moving to Greenpoint, East Villager Loses Hot Tub
Sheryo and The Yok’s new mural at Ideal Glass in the East Village. (Photo: Scott Lynch) Yet another Williamsburg business is packing up and heading north to Greenpoint: Beacon’s Closet will shut down...
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Nightclubbing: DNA at Mudd Club, 1979
Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong are sifting through their voluminous archive of punk-era concert footage as it’s digitized for the Downtown Collection at NYU’s Fales Library. This week: a look back at...
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It’s Out With the ‘Satan Rolls’ and in With ‘Ants on a Tree’ on Curry Row
Wilson Fu, owner of Red Pepper, a traditional Chinese restaurant on Curry Row. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) Looks like David Schwimmer has a new takeout option: Red Pepper just opened across from Ross’s new...
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Check Out Dimes, Bringing Some Crunch to the Lower LES Monday
(Photo: Anna Silman) (Photo: Anna Silman) (Photo: Anna Silman) (Photo: Anna Silman) (Photo: Anna Silman) A little while ago we told you about Dimes, the new health-focused cafe and eatery on Division...
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Here’s Your Chance to Mingle With Lovers of the Cassingle
Tapes are back! Well, at least for some established acts like Animal Collective and the Flaming Lips that are re-releasing material this Saturday to celebrate the first annual Cassette Store Day (a la...
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Next to the Fetishwear Store, There’s a New Place to Buy Collars (For Dogs)
Zee’s on East 13 Street. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) Earlier today, Zee Raja’s seven- and nine-year-old sons were caring for Black Ninja, a rescued pigeon that had been bitten by a dog. “We’re trying to help...
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