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The Bowery Riots Have One Eye On the Past, One Eye On Tonight’s Show at Cameo
Justin Dean Thomas and TJ Rosenthal of The Bowery Riots As one might infer from their name, which comes from marrying the 19th Century gang the Bowery Boys with the Astor Place Riot of 1849, The Bowery...
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We’re Wigging Out About Rob Pruitt’s Andy Warhol Sale
If (like most living, breathing human beings) you’re a fan of Andy Warhol, set your homepage to Rob Pruitt’s eBay Store. The post-pop artist is commemorating the 27-year anniversary of the pop art...
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Aim to See Steven Soderbergh’s School-Shooting Play and Guns: A Cabaret
Guns seem to be trending in New York theaters this spring. Yes, guns. Steven Soderbergh may have retired from the world of filmmaking (after setting the LES back 100 years), but luckily that doesn’t...
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Meet Peter Pan’s Regulars; A Smoothie Made From American Apparel Shirts
Watch the above video and meet the regulars at Peter Pan Donut in Greenpoint. [via Eater] And then meet the woman who makes all of Veselka‘s 100-gallon batches of borscht. [New Yorker] A Bushwick pet...
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Daniel Delaney, Andrew Tarlow, Amanda Cohen and More Are Up For Beard Awards
Amanda Cohen (Courtesy of Dirt Candy) Foodies’ll be in a tizzy today, as the James Beard Awards have announced their semifinalists. As per usj, downtown Manhattan restaurants are representing — and...
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Watch A Performance Artist Take ‘Fuck Me Gently With a Chainsaw’ Quite Literally
(Courtesy of Tyler Ashley) Soft porn, bedazzled power tools, and a clothing swap – Strange Loop Gallery will have it all this Saturday evening! Performance artist Tyler Ashley is doing what he assures...
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Literary Bad Boys Might Be Dead, But Bret Easton Ellis Nods to ‘Greenpoint...
Dagmara Dominczyk at Word — Greenpoint glamor! (Photo: Suzanne Rozdeba) Sure, we’re making a big fuss about William S. Burroughs’s 100th, but in the Times Sunday Book Review, James Parker argues that...
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There’s a Push to Keep Industry in Brooklyn, But What About Artisanal Tacos?
Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center’s space on McKibbin. (Photo: GMDC) Restauranteur Dario Wolos, who operates a taqueria from inside a VW bus in Nolita, spoke excitedly earlier this month as he...
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Meet Us in the Bathroom at Lit’s 12th Birthday Party
In the wake of Odessa and 7A closing (and more recently, the shuttering of San Loco’s Avenue A location), why not celebrate an East Village institution that’s still here? Lit is turning 12 and some...
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$6,000 From the Polish Government Is Music to Greenpoint’s Ears
(Courtesy of OMP) A grant from the Polish government will insure that Greenpoint’s music scene isn’t just about getting “bangovers” from bands like Mutilation Rites and Black Anvil. The Opportunity...
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Look For the Topless Wallflower at Emma Hack’s Opening Tonight
(Photos courtesy of Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery) Talk about an impressive body of work. Emma Hack, who painted singers Goyte and Kimbra for their “Somebody That I Used to Know” video, spent eight hours...
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L Train Gets Yarn Bombed; Williamsburg’s Of-the-Moment Luxury Building
Above: Watch London Kaye yarn bomb the L train. [Animal] The Lower East Side is among the neighborhoods with the most cases of binge drinking. Duh. [DNA Info] Interior shots of sculptor Walter De...
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Here’s Raekwon Rapping On Bedford Ave. (and Sipping Hennessy From a Mason Jar)
Sweet Chick celebrated a year on Bedford Avenue last night and The Chef showed up. No, not the chef who was sending out “sloppy duck” sliders all night. We’re talking The Chef — Raekwon of Wu Tang...
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Why Not Watch Richard Kern’s Surreal Menstrual Cup Ad
Richard Kern, the East Village’s sultan of sleaze, just posted the video he made with Brussels-based Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie during her six-month residency with Lower East Side non-profit The...
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Build Your Own Bloody Mary! Baby’s All Right Is Doing Brunch
(Photo: Patrick Hogan) There’s never been a better time for the Williamsburg brunch bunch: Egg expands into bigger digs this week, and over at Baby’s All Right, things just got even more all right. The...
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Listen to Two New Nirvana Covers On Kurt Cobain’s Birthday
In honor of what would have been Kurt Cobain’s 47th birthday (and what is Aberdeen, Washington’s first Kurt Cobain Day) Dead Stars, the band that went as Nirvana for Halloween, just released a cover...
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Liza Dye’s Fundraiser Has Netted $50K, and There’s Another Stand-Up Benefit...
Liza Dye’s Twitter Supporters of the comedian who was hit by a train at the Broadway-Lafayette station a week ago have upped their fundraising goal after bring in over $53,000 — and there’ll be another...
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Mr. Throwback Likes His Pillows Hairy
It’s never a dull week in the nostalgic universe of Mr. Throwback. This week, he celebrated Michael Jordan’s birthday and appeared on Fox 5 News. He also made his throwback pick of the week. Clearly...
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Hang With Jesus Lizard and Drink Free Beer at Their Book Release Party
Speaking of Kurt Cobain, one of his favorite bands, The Jesus Lizard, is releasing a coffee table book, and the band’s members — David Yow, David Wm. Sims, and Mac McNeilly — are showing it off at...
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Skrillex, The Jillionaire of Major Lazer, and Others On the Evolution of...
Last week, Skrillex sold out five consecutive shows at Brooklyn Bowl, Music Hall, SRB, Output, and a warehouse in East Williamsburg. The producer who soundtracked Spring Breakers draws massive crowds,...
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