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Shows, Yo: Odd Future Plays a Birthday Party, Smith Westerns Remember the 90s
OFWGKTA On Saturday, Los Angeles rap collective Odd Future will headline Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg’s second annual birthday concert, in Williamsburg Park. The prolific agitators have come a long way...
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A Teenager Was Shot in the Face in Alphabet City [Updated]
If you heard helicopters over the East Village last night, here’s why. An 18-year-old man was fighting for his life after being shot in the face outside of the Jacob Riis Houses, the police said. The...
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For the Folks Who Light Up the Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, It’s Christmas in...
The Feast (Photo: Eric Ohrt) Tonight, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will come to an end as the 72-foot, four-ton “giglio” is hoisted and returned to its shrine on N. 8th Street. The rides will...
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Hear Luke Temple’s New One, and the Tale of Jen Turner Leaving Here We Go Magic
Luke Temple (Photo: Michael Leviton) Shortly after touring the Nigel Godrich-produced album A Different Ship, Here We Go Magic front man Luke Temple spent the winter working on his forthcoming solo...
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This Week: Animation Block Party, Drug Lords and Ryan Gosling’s Abs
Last year’s Animation Block Party. (Photo: Flickr) It’s the tenth anniversary of the Animation Block Party. The animated-film festival kicks off Thursday at the Music Hall of Williamsburg with Adam...
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Big Snow Is Closed and Owner Yoni David Is Recovering From a Shooting
Big Snow (Photo: Lauren Carol Smith) Sad news: on Saturday morning, Bushwick DIY venue Big Snow Buffalo Lodge tweeted that it was “closed for good.” The venue’s co-owner Yoni David now tells Bedford +...
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Behold the Standard East Village’s New Patio
The patio. (Photo: Anna Silman) The patio. (Photo: Anna Silman) Chairs! (Photo: Anna Silman) Umbrellas! (Photo: Anna Silman) A new brick wall. (Photo: Anna Silman) After months of breathless...
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Talking East Village-Bushwick With the Bi-Borough Producers of Slideluck
The concept is kind of irresistible: a free dinner followed by a slideshow of local artwork. The Slideluck Potshow [the former Slideluck Potshow has rebranded as just Slideluck] began in photographer...
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Here’s an Early Look Inside Antler Beer & Wine Dispensary
(Photo: Anna Silman) It looks like Antler Beer & Wine Dispensary is coming along nicely. The wine bar bound for 123 Allen Street is owned by Scott Garry and James Hendrick, who also owns Gramercy...
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Bushwick Residents Call For Gun Control in Wake of Shooting Near Police Station
Scene of the shooting. (Photo: Lauren Carol Smith) Local elected officials attended an open meeting in Bushwick today, at the site of a shooting in broad daylight on Saturday that left five people...
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Bureau of General Services Queer Division Raises Funds For a New Home
Greg Newton (facing camera, right) speaks to Shane Shane (back to camera) outside of BGSQD. (Photo: Joshua Kristal) The Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, a trailblazing bookstore and event...
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Looks Like That Mystical Public Art Game We Told You About Is In Full Swing
The Portals just got real. (Photo: Manny Inoa.) The third portal in the 13 Portals, an interactive game conceived by artists Nicolina and Pérola Bonfanti that’s taking over the East Village one...
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More G Service May Be on the Horizon, Theatre 80 Owners Mugged
(Photo: Dima James) The MTA gave itself an $8 million budget increase, which may lead to both increased G train service and M train service on the weekends. [Daily News] The driver who crashed into...
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Kids Store Is Leaving ‘No Fun’ Williamsburg for Greenpoint
(Photo: Natalie Rinn)Turns out Academy Annex’s impending move to Greenpoint will bring with it an unexpected bundle of joy: a children’s store! When Kate Schmitz, the owner of Flying Squirrel, learned...
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Tigre and Cricket On Family Reunions, Dead Bodies, and Ikea
Yesterday we noticed that a Bushwick resident posted this to Craigslist’s lost and found: “i lost my sense of self on july 18, 2013 – please send me an email if you or anyone you know may have...
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LES in BK: Max Fish Closes Aug. 1, The Johnsons Opening Soon
(Photo: Lauren Carol Smith) Attention, drink-slingers and the degenerates who love them: it looks like The Johnsons, the Bushwick offspring of Lower East Side staple Welcome to the Johnsons, is...
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10 Things We Learned From This 21-Year-Old Williamsburg Time Capsule
Twenty-one years ago last month, New York ran a cover story titled “The New Bohemia,” about Williamsburg’s burgeoning artist community. Today, revisiting the eight-page spread – which we’ve embedded...
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Mark Your Calendar For These Two Outdoor Arts Festivals in the East Village
2012′s FAB! Festival. (Photo: Whitney Browne) The East Village’s cultural institutions are taking it to the streets again, as the details of two big outdoor arts festivals were announced today. Theater...
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Watch Gogol Bordello Rock Out at Urban Outfitters
Today, gypsy-folk-punk renegades Gogol Bordello gave a free lunchtime show at everybody’s favorite avant-garde music venue, the Urban Outfitters in Soho. (They also signed copies of vinyl cause, duh,...
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Bushwick Shooting Suspect Caught, East Village Victim Remembered
(Photo: Lauren Carol Smith) The suspect in last week’s Bushwick shooting was apprehended in Springfield, Mass. [NY Daily News] An 18-year-old Jacob Riis resident, who was shot and killed on Friday, was...
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