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The City Has Revealed Its Plans For 6 Acres on the LES, and a Warhol Museum...
The proposed Warhol Museum (Photo: Curbed) The fate of six acres of vacant land at the corner of Delancey and Essex was finally revealed today. City officials and developers have dubbed the massive new...
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And Now It’s the Beep’s Turn to Weigh In On Greenpoint’s Waterfront Towers
With Community Board 1 having weighed in on what could be 5,000 new housing units headed for the Greenpoint waterfront, it was the Borough President’s turn last night to hop on board the project’s...
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Astor Place Redesign Begins; Brooklyn Rocks at ‘Staten Island Prices’
The proposed Warhol Museum (Photo: Curbed) Astor Place – cool in that neglected kind of way – is getting a major revamp from the City. Over two years, Astor Place Subway Island, “Alamo Island” (home...
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You’re Probably Going to Blow Your Life Savings On Vinyl in the Next Months
Cassettes are great and all but let’s face it, nothing beats plonking some vinyl onto a turntable and hearing some Hawaiian luau music crackle to life. On the off-chance you didn’t already blow all...
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Tuesday, Watch This Doc About the Gritty Old LES + Meet the Man Who Captured It
We’re pleased to announce the first of several screenings at the Bedford + Bowery Newsroom. And it’s the first for a reason: Captured, a documentary chronicling Clayton Patterson’s long, strange trip,...
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There’s a Place Where Strippers, Bikers and Hipsters Meet
What happens when you turn a classic biker clubhouse into a venue where hipsters mingle with Bushwick natives? Locust. Recently, this hush-hush locale off the JMZ has seen some of the area’s best...
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America May Run on Dunkin’, But Williamsburg Clearly Does Not
Signage recently went up informing the ‘Burg that a Dunkin’ Donuts is coming to the corner of North 7th Street and Bedford Avenue, replacing the old Northside Pharmacy. The reaction was instantaneous:...
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Here’s Your Chance to Buy Designer Clothing Without Bankrupting Yourself
If, every morning, the burning thought on your mind is, “If only I were filthy rich so I could support my obsession with designer clothing!” then we have got some topical news for you. Next Saturday,...
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G Train’s Weekend Woes; Bushwickers Protest Rezoning
(Photo: Phillip Kalantzis Cope) Park officials may have been able to banish the LES Jewels memorial from Tompkins Square Park, but they probably can’t do anything about an in memoriam mural that...
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Extend Your Halloween With NYC Horror Fest or Watch Godard All Day
Halloween may be over but true horror fans watch scary movies year-round. This year’s NYC Horror Fest kicks off with NYC’s very own Lloyd Kaufman — the man behind independent film company Troma for...
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Rudy Giuliani’s Least Favorite Artist Is Getting a Show at the New Museum
(Photo: Courtesy of Chris Ofili/Afroco and David Zwirner, New York) Way before there was Banksy and Bloomberg, there was Ofili and Giuliani. Remember the artist who whipped Rudy into a lather with his...
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The Meat Hook Is Opening a Sandwich Shop That Will Dabble in ‘Bad Ideas’
The Meat Hook (Photo: M.P. Foss for NY Mag) This really is going to be the biggest thing since sliced bread: the Meat Hook is opening a sandwich shop. Tom Mylan just dropped the news, via email, that...
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As Two Trees Pitches Domino Development, ‘Alternative Plan’ Waits in the Wings
(Rendering courtesy of Shop Architects/Two Trees Management) Williamsburg residents will have one of their last chances to weigh in on the Domino Sugar factory development tomorrow, as Two Trees...
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Shots Heard Round the World: Iranian Musicians Rocked By Brooklyn Tragedy
Clockwise: Arash Farazmand, Siavash Karampour, Soroush Farazmand, Ali Eskandarian and Koory Mirz. (Photo: Yellow Dogs Facebook page) The tragic killings of two members of Iranian expat band The Yellow...
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Dunkin’ Donuts Is Colonizing Another L Train Stop
(Photo: Kristy Ann Muniz) If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk, and if you bitch about Dunkin’ Donuts in Williamsburg, they’re going to not care and instead keep opening...
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And Now, Watch Some Robots Crush Led Zeppelin
Bones on bass (Photo: Daniel Maurer) No, it’s not a Rock-afire Explosion reunion. Compressorhead, the “world’s heaviest metal band” (6 tons, to be exact) played an all-day gig in Union Square today, at...
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This Former Momofuku Chef Wants His Pita Pop-Up to Go Permanent
(Virginia McLure) Good shwarma seeks stable and (meat-)loving home, preferably in Brooklyn or the East Village. Last night, former Momofuku Noodle Bar chef/partner Scott Garfinkel brought Furn: Project...
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The Creator of Topless Blading Is Popping Her Top For Art
Rachael Yager (Photo: Anthony Poppalardo) Coming off a string of successful exhibits — including the recent “Babe Show,” which was exactly as billed — Greenpoint’s Human Gallery is going topless for...
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Watch Lora Faye Belt Out a New Tune Before Her Show at Drom
You may have caught Lora Faye when she hit Rockwood Music Hall for The Deli‘s CMJ showcase; tomorrow the Bushwick singer-songwriter returns to the neighborhood to play the 10 p.m. slot at Drom. Faye...
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Surviving Members of The Yellow Dogs Say They’ll Play On, Are Planning a Benefit
Left to right: Ali Eskandarian, Arash Farazmand and Soroush Farazmand (Photo Credit: Gabriela Fellet) In the hours following the triple homicide and suicide in East Williamsburg on Monday morning there...
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