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K-Town Favorite Brings Beer Towers, Fried Chicken, and Vinyl DJs to the East...
(Photo: Jaime Cone) Turntable, a second-floor Koreatown hideaway specializing in retro vinyl and Korean fried chicken, has opened a second location (its first at street level) in Alphabet City. Chef...
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Cat Circus Photos Galore; B&H Aims to Reopen This Month
(Photo: Joel Raskin) The East Village proprietor of Mr. Charlie’s Pet Services, Charlie Romonofsky, died last Friday at the age of 57. [EV Grieve] No one was injured and firefighters quickly quelled...
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The Lives of Hamilton Fish: A ‘Strange In-Between’ of a Rock Opera, Music...
Rachel Mason (Photo: courtesy of The Lives of Hamilton Fish) Multidisciplinary artist Rachel Mason’s album turned surreal rock-opera film The Lives of Hamilton Fish owes its life to coincidence. In...
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Sonic Youth: Where Are They Now?
Remember this?It’s July 21, 2015: do you know where the members of Sonic Youth are? Alas, there’s still no sign of a “fare thee well” show with a giant SY blimp and fireworks (paging Peter Shapiro),...
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Shows: Take a Big Bite of Kraut, Then Cool Off With Icey Cold Wave
Gigawatts Fest is happening this weekend, which is great and all – I need my pop fix as much as the next guy. But sometimes I want to be surrounded by sounds that whinge, “I’mmmmmmm differentttttt.” If...
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These Pop-Ups Are Your Top Shop Opps
The law has spoken: leggings are not pants and the sidewalks of New York are not your yoga mat. So toss out the athleisure wear and take advantage of these two shopping opportunities. The Vintage Twin...
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Craving Wasabi Beer and Mexican-Japanese Pancakes? Okiway Is Just a Walk Away
Owner of Okiway, Vincent Minchelli. (Photo Credit: Sam Gillette) You’ve seen the stickers plastered all over town — Okiway finally opens tonight in Bushwick, complete with wasabi flavored beer. Will...
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Bike Rider Attacked in Greenpoint; Free Cocktails at By Brooklyn
(Photo: Scott Lynch) A 25-year-old Hispanic man riding his bike through Greenpoint Sunday was attacked by two white men in what police are calling a possible hate crime. [News 12 Brooklyn] On Thursday...
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Caitlyn Jenner Has Become a Muse For Mixologists
She likes the nightlife, baby, so it’s no surprise that Caitlyn Jenner has inspired some new cocktails. Have a look at the drinks menu that Williamsburg’s Trophy Bar launched this week and right under...
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Talks and Readings: Cards Against Humanity, Video Games, and TV Writers
WEDNESDAY Meet the faces behind some of your favorite TV shows at Real Characters, a regular series hosted by Andy Ross (contributor to The Onion and writer and performer of the one man show...
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I Found Out What This Courtney Barnett’s All About at Her Pop-Up Exhibit
(Photo: Nicole Disser) Ludlow Studios was packed to the brim with people for the private one-night only event to celebrate and ogle Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett’s art work. The crowd...
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Moishe’s Bake Shop Has a New Sign, But Where’s the Old One?
Moishe’s new sign (Photo: Rob Scher) Passing by Moishe’s Bake Shop this week, we were delighted to see that after a few months of going relatively incognito, the East Village institution has finally...
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New Branch of 2nd Time Around Ups the Consignment Ante in Nolita
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) A new branch of 2nd Time Around will open at 55 East Houston Street at the end of this month, making it that much easier to play out your own version of Sex and the City. “We’ve...
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Artist Attacked in Greenpoint; Laptop Heist a Vice HQ
(Photo: Scott Lynch) A woman sitting on a bench outside the Riis Houses in the East Village on Wednesday night was shot in both feet as two men argued nearby. Police are searching for the shooter and...
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Guess How Old Sonic Youth’s Dirty Is? 23 Fun Facts About the Seminal Album
Shortly before Sonic Youth’s Dirty was released 23 years ago this week, their record label printed up T-shirts declaring it the “Sonic Summer” of 1992. That’s how confident Geffen was that the...
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Doe Fund Fights to Keep Sex Offenders Out of Bushwick Shelter, But City...
The Porter Avenue Shelter, operated by the Doe Fund (Photo via Doe Fund Facebook) A fight is brewing between the City and the Doe Fund, a non-profit dedicated to helping provide the homeless with...
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Week in Film: Piranhas With a Messed Up Palate and Homicidal Teen Idols
This week in film get ready for uber cheesy, ultra trashy Troma films and attractive teen murderesses. If documentaries are more your speed, don’t miss one that explores the so-called “gay voice” and...
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This Art Fest Will Turn Manhattan into Wall-to-Wall Murals
(Photo courtesy LoMan Fest) Do you yearn to catch a street artist mid-mural? Tired of your ears being battered by the ground they’re close to? If only catching street art in the act of creation didn’t...
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Your Saturday Plans: Get Locked Up and Try to Escape Execution
(Courtesy of The Prison) What would you do if you were thrown into prison in a dystopian future, given a new identity, a new past, and were told you had to convince a group of strangers not to execute...
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A Nice, Clean Convo With Potty Mouth, Playing Gigawatts Fest This Weekend
Potty Mouth (Photo Credit: Jesse Riggins). Who likes a Potty Mouth? That’s not just a line your mom says before grabbing the soap: it’s the name of one of the much buzzed about bands performing at...
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