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Win Tix to Visitors, By Philip Glass and Godfrey Reggio of Koyaanisqatsi
Back in July, we posted the trailer for Visitors, the new one from Godfrey Reggio and Philip Glass of Koyaanisqatsi. The film makes its New York City premiere at Sunshine Cinema this Friday and...
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Progress in Menachem Stark Case; Rosario Dawson’s LES Roots
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Happy Martin Luther King Day, all. Here’s a guide to volunteering in North Brooklyn, care of DNA Info. A police source tells the Daily News that a contractor who was owed $20,000...
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This Week: Explore Chinatown On Screen, Or Hit the Road With David Lynch
Whether you see it as a never-ending pedestrian traffic jam, a place to buy knock-off bags and cheap grub, or simply a spectacle to behold, Chinatown is more than meets the eye. Running at Anthology...
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Karley ‘Slutever’ Sciortino and Dev Hynes on Girls: ‘She’s in ConTroll’
Welcome to Girls Talk, in which two of our favorite New Yorkers share the text messages they sent during this week’s episode of Girls. Jessica Miglio/Courtesy of HBO Karley Sciortino takes a selfie in...
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Buy the Flannel Shirt Leo DiCaprio Just Bought, at This Designer’s New...
By Robert James, the Lower East Side clothier, moved its Williamsburg shop from Bedford Avenue to Grand Street over the weekend, but not before getting a drop-in from two Oscar nominees. Jason...
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Sasheer Zamata’s Girls Tour; Video of 285 Kent’s Last Shows
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Watch Sasheer Zamata, who made her SNL debut Saturday, give a Girls tour of Greenpoint. [NY Observer] Speaking of Girls, Lena Dunham is defending Vogue against Jezebel, which...
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Pizza, Beer and Bongs Coming to Graham Avenue
(Photo: Anthony Pappalardo) If you live off the Graham stop you’re either a Tony’s or Carmine’s pizza loyalist. But Carmine’s closed for renovations on January 1 so it could work on a full bar and...
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Extra! Extra! The Newsstand Is Leaving the Lorimer Stop
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) The newsstand at Astor Place has reopened to much fanfare, but over in Williamsburg, inside of the Lorimer-Metropolitan station, another beloved newsstand is closing. The...
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Caveman Played a ‘Super Secret’ Show Last Night
Caveman playing at R Bar last night, courtesy of Bedford + Bowery’s Instagram Local favorites Caveman played a “super secret” free show at R Bar yesterday evening, largely to bid farewell to their pals...
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Kay Kasparhauser Of The Prettiots On Ukuleles and Bubble-Gum Fetishists
Rachel Trachtenburg, Lulu Prat & Kay Kasparhauser. Photo: Colin Dodgson Anyone who plays the ukulele and admits to having worn neon bathing suits in high school is fine by us, which is why we’re...
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At Sundance, Appropriate Behavior Lovingly Skewers Park Slope and Bushwick
On its face, writer-director-filmmaker Desiree Akhavan’s first film, Appropriate Behavior, is about common lesbian experiences: the struggle to come out, tussles with identity, and what happens when a...
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Police Say This Guy Robbed Someone While Posing As a Cop
(Photo: NYPD) While you’re on the look-out for the bald, mustachioed scam artist, keep an eye out for this gent as well. Police say that on the night of Dec. 15, he walked into the Maoz Vegetarian at...
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Brooklyn Brewery Wants You to Experience Its Experiments
(Courtesy Brooklyn Brewery) The Brooklyn Brewery is busy as ever. First, the Williamsburg brewmasters just announced the Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment, a new series of limited-edition bottles dedicated...
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Artists & Fleas Will Be Jumping With Vintage Vendors Next Weekend
Clothing from Gypsy Nation Vintage (Photo by Martha Camarillo, Courtesy of Artists & Fleas) Few things are less New York than watching Seattle and Denver play football in New Jersey over a 30-pack...
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The Newsstand On St. Marks and Third Is Back
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) With the closing of one newsstand comes the opening of another. As expected, the convenience store and newsstand on the corner of St. Marks Place and Third Avenue reopened...
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City Drops Suit Against Williamsburg Shops; Vogue‘s Greenpoint Guide
(Photo: Scott Lynch) The city has agreed to drop its discrimination case against Williamsburg shops accused of enforcing dress codes to keep away women and non-Orthodox men. [NY Times] With the death...
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The Next Drowners Video May Just Involve a Group Whiskey Bath
(Photo by Pete Voelker) With catchy pop songs, fun-loving attitudes, and a trail of models constantly following them around, if Drowners isn’t the hippest band in New York City, then they’re certainly...
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Egg-cellent News! Egg Is Finally Getting a Bigger Location
Egg’s new home. (Photo: Melissa Hom) The bad news is: Parish Hall, the well regarded but undertrafficked restaurant that rightfully snagged New York‘s Best Brunch honors last year, is closing Friday....
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‘King of Avenue C’ Leaves Manhattan, Calls Brooklyn the Worst, Gets...
Josh Ozersky has once again managed to incense an entire borough, and this time Brooklyn’s defenders are threatening violence. The last time Ozersky, my former colleague at Grub Street, baited BK, he...
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Peels Has Closed, and Its Ketchup Will Be Missed
Photo: Danny Kim Some loved their biscuits, others hated their unholy wait times but many took to Twitter upon discovering that Peels has unceremoniously closed. For starters, Claire Lobenfeld...
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