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Gay Bar Coming to Williamsburg; Eight Guys You Meet in Brooklyn
(Photo: Benjamin Curry) Yesterday former reBar owner Jason Stevens, who closed the Dumbo restaurant/event space on Friday, was charged with grand larceny and tax fraud. [The Wall Street Journal] Last...
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Watch Smart Crew Destroy a Hotel Lobby With Sharpies and Sledgehammers
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Life of a Late-Night Mobile Vintage Vendor: ‘We Get a Lot of Drunkums, We...
After being displaced from her SoHo shop in late 2010 by a landlord who wanted more in rent (Stella McCartney is housed there now) Tiffany Nicole McCrary had to think on her feet. “It literally came...
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Moby Just Added a Little Bit of WTF to the Corner of Prince and Elizabeth
Is Moby just monkeying around, or is he aping Diane Arbus or what? Comedian Greg Barris — who, incidentally, is doing another set with Dave Hill, this time at Union Hall on Monday — tells us he just...
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Remembering Cafe Le Metro: ‘We Were the Resistance to John Q Average American’
Author-musician Ed Sanders (center, with his feet on a chair) and poet Ted Berrigan (left, with hand on chin) at Cafe Le Metro, October of 1964. (Photo: Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images) In 1963 Newsday...
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This Portraitist to the Literary Stars Just Inked a Book Deal of Her Own
Kate Gavino’s self-portrait. If you’ve caught readings at Word or the Strand, or if you attended the Downtown Literary Festival last month, you may have seen the young woman at left, sketching whatever...
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Here’s Bedford Avenue’s New Destination For Fro-Yo and Waffles On a Stick
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Von Dolhens, the throwback fro-yo parlor we told you about last week, just opened on Bedford Avenue. Have a look at the interior shots we took at a preview last week. In addition...
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Premiere: Fever High’s ‘All Work’ May Be the Beach Song of the Summer
In the video for “All Work,” the latest release by Williamsburg-based band Fever High, vocalists Anna Nordeen and Leah Cary frolic around Costa Rica in beachwear. Two Debbie Harry-esque blondes plus...
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At His Record Release, Lee Fields Will Put Some ‘Healthy Stuff in Your Mind’
Lee Fields brings a certain versatility to the genre of soul that’s been lost in the deluge of modern R&B and hip-hop. The song “Faithful Man” delivers a seething dose of intense vocal...
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Good Heavens! This Guy Stole a Hell of a Lot of Money From a Church, Police Say
The man in the video above broke into an East Village church this past Sunday and absconded with $11,000 cash, police say. The suspect walked into Immaculate Conception Church shortly after 1 p.m. on...
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The Smallest Penis Pageant Just Got Even Classier
Debating whether to enter the Smallest Penis in Brooklyn Pageant? The folks at Kings County want to harden your resolve. In addition to the $300 cash prize you’ll get if you’re found to have the...
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Lena Dunham Shows Off Butt Bite; Scout Willis Goes Topless On LES
What you see above is the bum of Lena Dunham. She wrote on Instagram yesterday: “My dog bit me on the ass and Jemima Kirke captured the image of a life time #hopelessromantic #therewillbeblood” Here’s...
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‘There’s Beautiful Light’: Meryl Meisler’s Snapshots of Disco-Era Bushwick
The ’70s were a wild time to be in Bushwick: following a major blackout in 1977, shops and homes were devastated in a wave of riots and looting. Meryl Meisler began teaching art at a public school...
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LES Film Festival Brings Google Glass, Pool Parties and BYOB to the Cinema
“My Name Is Jonah” makes its NYC premiere at the fest.Deep pockets don’t impress Shannon Walker and Tony Castle, two of the directors of the upcoming LES Film Festival (and co-workers at Noho...
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You Won’t Have to Bang Your Head Against the Wall to See These Punishing Shows
Now here’s a tape your mom would hate. If you’re anything like me you’re sick to death of the overwhelming amount of washed out, bland electronic music coming out of the Brooklyn music scene, and have...
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Mini Minimarket Closes With a Party Tonight, and You Can Have Its Sign For Free
(Photo: Nicole Disser) After 14 years of business, the Mini Minimarket is closing its doors today, and it’s giving away the sign you’ve passed by on Bedford Avenue so many times. All you need is the...
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Tex-Mex in Effect: San Loco Reopens in the ‘burg, Horchata Comes to the Village
San Loco Williamsburg (Photos: Daniel Maurer) San Loco Williamsburg (Photos: Daniel Maurer) San Loco Williamsburg (Photos: Daniel Maurer) San Loco Williamsburg (Photos: Daniel Maurer) San Loco...
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Watch Gilbert Gottfried Surprise Some Nervous Apartment Hunters
“Imagine walking into an apartment and you think you’re going to an open house,” says Scott Rogowsky. “Who would be the most mindfuckable people you could see?” That’s the premise of the stunt he...
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This New Southern Spot Has a Great Garden, and the Inside Ain’t Bad Either
(Photos: Kirsten O'Regan) (Photos: Kirsten O'Regan) (Photos: Kirsten O'Regan) (Photos: Kirsten O'Regan) (Photos: Kirsten O'Regan) (Photos: Kirsten O'Regan) Mike O’Brien planned Northern Bell around...
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Filson Fills a Need For ‘City Adventurer’ Gear on Great Jones
(Photo: Nicole Disser) The recent opening of “heritage brand” Filson’s flagship store is yet another indication that Great Jones street in NoHo is fast becoming the second most gilded block in the...
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