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The NYC Cassette Fair Celebrated the Comeback of a Magnetic Medium
(Photo: Peter D’Amato.) Saturday evening at Silent Barn, the usual bored-looking über-hip were outnumbered by beaming tape nerds manning tables topped with an array of brightly colored cassettes;...
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This New Fro-Yo Place Has a Twist: Flavored Balsamics From Jerz
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Avenue A has seen some kind of changeover in recent days: Odessa Bar closed, Thai import Somtum Der opened (and is serving “Beeraquirillas”), and now: fro-yo you can top with...
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A Visit With Karen O’s Designer, Christian Joy, Before Her Big Show This Weekend
Christian Joy's Greenpoint studio (Photo: Araceli Cruz) Christian Joy's Greenpoint studio (Photo: Araceli Cruz) Christian Joy's Greenpoint studio (Photo: Araceli Cruz) Christian Joy's Greenpoint...
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You’re About to Catch ‘Feelings’ For Bad Girlfriend, Playing Glasslands Tomorrow
We’re calling it here and now: Bad Girlfriend, an all-girl group based in and around Williamsburg, is next-big-thing material. On the verge of breaking their debut full-length, due out this winter and...
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Here’s Who Some of Your Neighbors Voted For Today, and Why
The scene in Bushwick. (Tamerra Griffin) Lo and behold, even on iPhone Tuesday, some folks remembered to vote in the primaries — though from what we saw, not all that many. Around 9 a.m. today, we...
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Prostitution Bust in Greenpoint; Attempted Rape in Williamsburg
(Photo: Scott Lynch’s Flickr) If you didn’t already think Greenpoint had all the makings for a great soap opera – what with all that big money waterfront development and a bunch of scary crime – an...
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Yep, De Blasio Celebrated With Food Trucks and LCD Soundsystem
De Blasio and fam. If you were following Daily Intel last night, then you know the deal: Joe Lhota beat John Catsimatidis as the Republican mayoral candidate despite Cats’s Tim & Eric-esque...
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Nova’s LES Scent and Divya’s Taxidermy Shoes Got Some Pretty Strong Reactions
Recently, Bedford + Bowery documented a couple of Brooklynite craftswomen taking really normal things and making them weird. Much like Oppenheim’s fur-lined tea cup, Julia Zangrilli’s scent based on...
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Watch the 13-Minute Finale of Kim Gordon and Bill Nace’s Show at Union Pool
Kim Gordon’s North Brooklyn reign continues. Last week we spotted the former Sonic Youther at the opening of 3rd Ward’s new restaurant, Fitzcarraldo, and last night at Union Pool she and Bill Nace, as...
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We All Scream For Ice Cream, Except These Folks Who Filed Noise Complaints
With summer on the way out, we’re already missing the tinny jingle of Mr. Softee, but apparently not everyone is a softy for it. Citizens from around the city have complained to 311 about noise from...
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Firefighters Gathered at McSorley’s to Remember 9/11
New York City firefighters outside McSorley’s Old Ale House today. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) Members from fire rescue units across New York City congregated at McSorley’s Old Ale House today in...
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City Mulls Rheingold Project; Karp’s ‘Mildly Steampunk’ Williamsburg Pad
(Photo: Scott Lynch’s Flickr) David Karp, founder of Tumblr, has moved from the West Village to Williamsburg, and now lives in a “mildly steampunk” loft. [T] A condo owner at The Edge thinks...
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Hasidic Williamsburg Is Full of Thompson Twins, But Not Quite Completely
NYTimes.com Check out the New York Times map depicting the outcome of Tuesday’s mayoral Democratic primaries and you can pretty much guess what Williamsburg looks like. A clear line separates the north...
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Williamsburg Is Getting Yet Another Gene Kaufman Building
83 Kent Avenue. (Photo: Jia Guo)There’s yet more change coming to Kent Avenue, just a few blocks from where a chunk of the Domino site is headed for demolition. A filing with the Department of...
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Nightclubbing | Buzz and the Flyers, 1980
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. Buzz and the Flyers (Photo:...
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Here’s the Scoop: Davey’s Ice Cream Opens Tomorrow
David Yoo, insdie Davey’s Ice Cream, before his friends and family event tonight. (Photo: Natalie Rinn) David Yoo has been having a “hell week” but he’s confident all the bad luck will freeze over by...
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Tonight: Enjoy a Casual Encounter With a Founder of OkCupid
Christian Rudder Remember the Love Calculator? Though still a reliable standby, we’ve come a long way since the days when we depended on Dr. Love to diagnose compatibility. There’s now a whole universe...
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Williamsburg Lot For Sale For $18M, Brooklyn Rentals Hit 5-Year High
(Photo: Joel Raskin’s Flickr) A raft of semi-violent crooks have descended on Greenpoint. [Brooklyn Paper] A stuffed tiger is threatening to drive off in an East Village Cadillac. [EV Grieve] A future...
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At 3 Diamond Door, There’s a Patio, Prosecco On Tap, and a Free Jukebox
(Photo: Lauren Carol Smith) What do you get when you combine an “old man bar” aesthetic, a big backyard and a free jukebox filled with “awesome shit”? That would be 3 Diamond Door – Bushwick’s latest...
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Brooklyn’s Tiniest DJ Will Spin On Orchard Street This Sunday
DJ Kai performing at this past June’s Daylife. (via LES BID) Until the Lower East Side’s favorite Brooklyn-born, nine-year-old DJ manages to break from the shackles of his 10 p.m. bedtime, fans can...
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