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Police Shot and Killed a Knife-Wielding Man in Bushwick
The crime scene in Bushwick. (Photo: Brando Skyhorse) A police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man in Bushwick this afternoon after the man lunged at them with a kitchen knife, police sources...
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He’s Not Just a Man With a Van; He’s a Man With a Managon
(Photo: Jesse Sposato) Some people get stopped on the street because of the exotic dogs they walk, or the outrageous fashions they sport, but Greenpoint resident Austin Huq frequently gets stopped for...
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The Yellow Dogs Got Props From David Byrne at Last Night’s Memorial Show
Memorial message board At the vigil Writing a tribute The basement of Cameo Johnny Azari Traditional Iranian band The crowd Helado Negro Dirty Fences bassist Max Comaskey Shirin Neshat Dirty Fences...
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Did You Know About This Hidden Shack Selling Ceremonial Daggers Made By a Witch?
Last month, Frank Traynor was forced to disassemble the wooden shack he’d been using as an art shop for over a year and a half. The garden on India Street where it had survived rent-free was set to be...
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If You Like Puppets, You’ll Love This (And No, We’re Not Stringing You Along)
Not all puppets sit around downing booze and pills; some aspire to art and activism! And this month, you’ll have a few opportunities to hang with those high-minded puppets. First, tonight, Anthology...
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Bushwick Shooting Victim Had Other Run-Ins; 5Pointz Developer Defends...
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Police say the emotionally disturbed Bushwick resident who was shot and killed by a rookie cop yesterday threw a baseball bat at an ambulance in 2011 and threw a hammer inside a...
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So Much For That Post-Sandy Dip in Crime
Deputy Inspector John Cappelmann. (Photo: Mary Reinholz)Crime in all its myriad forms (including debit card scams, bike and cellphone thefts and old-fashioned purse snatchings) has increased over the...
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The 88-Year-Old Queen of Williamsburg Has a Song: ‘I Came, I Saw, I Condoed’
After 65 years in Williamsburg, Leonora Russo can still remember the time when her rent was $125 and there were movie theaters on Manhattan Avenue (one of them is now a Starbucks). But just how did...
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Finally, a Proper Home For Chocolate-Covered Bacon Bits
Last month, after six years of being tucked away in the Essex Street Market, Roni-Sue’s Chocolates opened a proper cafe at 148 Forsyth Street, between Rivington and Delancey. And now you can enjoy...
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Here’s Adam Sandler Getting Taken For a Ride at Katz’s
As you know from reading Lil Nugs, the LES blogs have been all atwitter about Adam Sandler filming his new one, “The Cobbler,” in the neighborhood. Last week a storefront on Forsyth Street was...
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Mental Note: See This Exhibit at ABC No Rio Before Its Building Is a Distant...
There was something I was supposed to post this afternoon, but it seems to have slipped my mind. Oh, right. “Collect, Store, Retrieve” — a new gallery exhibit at ABC No Rio on the Lower East Side —...
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These Bic Lighter Rings Are a Spark of Genius
(Courtesy Grey Area) If you’re under 21 and bummed that you’ll no longer be able to buy ciggies in NYC (thanks, Mayor Mike!), here’s a little something to commemorate your glory days of lighting up....
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This May Be the Trashiest Perfume Ad Ever
Rick Swenson, the Bushwick-based NYU film student who punked Gothamist with a half-naked woman performing in a kiddie pool full of milk, just sent over his latest work. It’s a parody of a perfume...
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Here’s Sarah Silverman On Kanye West, Rape Jokes, Her HBO Pilot, and the Word...
Sarah Silverman (Todd Barry’s onetime housemate in the East Village) was at the 92nd Street Y last night, so we sucked it up and headed uptown to see her chat with Andy Borowitz of the New Yorker....
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Welcome This New E-Cig Shop to the Circus That Is St. Marks Place
Beyond Vape (Photos: Christopher DiScipio) Beyond Vape (Photos: Christopher DiScipio) Beyond Vape (Photos: Christopher DiScipio) Beyond Vape (Photos: Christopher DiScipio) Beyond Vape (Photos:...
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For PS122, a $31 Million Groundbreaking and Some Groundbreaking Performances
150 First Avenue, at right. Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Borough President Scott Stringer, and a slew of officials visited the East Village yesterday to kick off the second phase of a $35 million...
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Here’s Why There Was a Papier-Mâché Carrot at Last Night’s Domino Hearing
Colin Miles (left) and the dangling carrot. (Photo: Ryan Porush) Friends and foes of the plan to redevelop the Domino Sugar refinery once again had their say last night — and what would a Williamsburg...
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These East Village Celebs Know Where to Get Good Mexican Food in NYC
Where does haute taquero Alex Stupak go when Volvo hands him the keys to a brand new car and tells him to drive anywhere? Bushwick, for starters. In the ad above, Stupak goes from the East Villlage...
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This Street Artist Dodges Cops and Landlords From a Wheelchair
Nothing lasts forever in this cold November rain — least of all street art. This morning we saw a Space Invader getting zapped — and would-be bombers are now being arrested at 5Pointz. But...
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This Year, Why Not Do Your Holiday Shopping at the Bar?
It’s that time of year again: the Hester Street Fair’s holiday market is back, as is the Williamsburg Winter Flea and the Union Square Holiday Market. But if you’d rather down egg nog than take time...
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