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‘A-List’ Streetwear Designer Coming to Clinton Street
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) While some local designers are leaving Clinton Street, others are moving in. Sabit NYC, a streetwear label championed by Swiss Beatz and sported by other hip-hop acts, is set to...
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This New Indian Spot Wants to Give You Some ‘Foretaste Bites’
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) If the dishes at the Lower East Side’s newest Indian restaurant taste familiar it might be because the chef, Razan Kunwar, previously worked over at The Masala Wala on Essex...
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Diesel Comes to Williamsburg; TGI Fridays Leaves Union Square
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Just after 2 a.m. yesterday, a fire broke out at a three-story residence on Greene Avenue in Bushwick. Three people suffered minor injuries. [DNA Info] A British private equity...
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This Skateboard Shaped Like the New Museum Looks Sick, But Can It Shred?
The Chapman + New Museum collaboration, after use (Photo: Kirsten O’Regan) A house of stacked boxes that teeters upwards from the Bowery, the New Museum’s silhouette doesn’t seem like apt inspiration...
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Do You Dream of Snow Cream? Here’s Your Dream Come True
(Photo: Daniel Maurer)First rice burgers and now… snow cream! Snowdays Shavery, the latest of the East Village’s many sweets spots, is bringing the LA craze to East 10th Street next week. As the name...
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Ardesia Is Opening a New One in Williamsburg
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Minca Ramen Factory isn’t the only Manhattanite expanding into Williamsburg — the owners of Ardesia, the wine bar that opened in the sleek Archstone Clinton complex in Hell’s...
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Bushwick’s New ‘Makers Market’ Announces Its Initial Lineup
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) When we first brought news of SHWICK, details were still a little murky. But today, the “makers market” made some big announcements: the opening date has moved from August 23 to...
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Guerrilla Art Show On a Subway Platform? Now That’s Worth an Exclamation Point!
Bashful Bags on display at the old Apostrophe gallery (Photo: Raspberry) Apostrophe, the underground art space/party den that was shuttered last September, may be temporarily between galleries but that...
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Here’s a Look at Brick Lane Curry House’s New Location
(Photos: Daniel Maurer) Last weekend, Brick Lane Curry House — the Curry Row spot known for its red-hot phaal challenge — finally executed its long delayed move from East 6th Street over to Second...
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Rivington Guitars Is Opening an Annex For Fine Fingerpickers
Inside Rivington Unplugged. (Photo: Nicole Disser) Rivington Guitars is one of those East Village shops many of us can only walk past and ogle from a safe distance– entering the store might be far too...
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This New Web Series Is Like Broad City Narrowed to the East Village
While you wait for the next season of Broad City, here’s a new web series that’s also about two 20-something BFFs muddling through life in the big city. Except Ellpetha and Camilo, the anti-heroes of...
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Kim’s Video Sets Closing Date; Williamsburg Construction Site Shooting
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) Kim’s Video has announced its last day of business: Aug. 25. As you can see above, the store is looking more and more empty, with several empty shelves already sold. [@bedbow] A...
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Epic Art Crawls Coming to Greenpoint and LES
Last year’s LES fashion show. (Courtesy of LES BID). This morning we mentioned that Greenpoint Open Studios will return on the weekend of Oct. 3, and artists will get a free beer for signing up at The...
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Ramen Mash-Up Madness! Jerk Ramen and Ramen Corndogs Hit the Scene
(Photo: Scott Lynch) If you thought the ramen burger would be the last of the ramen mash-ups, think again. Miss Lily’s 7A Cafe has started serving up a (limited-edition, naturally) jerk ramen and —...
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Meet the Man Behind Blish, Who Admits He Went ‘a Little Overboard’ With All...
If you’ve noticed these incendiary posters hung around Brooklyn, you’ll be happy to know we found the man behind the curtain. Mark, who opted not to share his last name—“because I’ve been putting down...
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Keep It Crispy With Jum Mum’s New Fried Buns
(Photo: Daniel Maurer) We’ve already added a pair of ramen mash-ups to your to-eat list today, but allow us to add another must-try. Jum Mum, the bun spot on St. Marks Place, recently added fried bao...
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How Ginger Mama ‘Stopped Being a Brat’ and Started Fire-Grooming in the Street
Ellen Turrietta holed up at Ginger’s Leather Shop. (Photo: Scott Lynch) A fire-haired woman named Ellen Turrietta (a.k.a. Ginger Mama) has outlined something of an occupation corridor on East Seventh...
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Balvanera, a New Argentinian Spot, Goes Beyond the Beef
Balvanera on Stanton (Photo: Kirsten O'Regan) Empanadas. (photo courtesy of Balvanera) (Photo: Kirsten O'Regan) Sweetbreads. (Photo courtesy of Balvanera) (Photo: Kirsten O'Regan) A refreshing iced...
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Uh-Oh: Nino’s Pizza Closed By Health Department
A darkened Nino’s Pizza is a bizarre sight indeed, which explains why locals have been peering into the slice joint on the corner of St. Marks and Avenue A all night. The dread orange sticker on the...
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Mosaic Man Tears Down His Work; Brooklyn Comedy Fest Begins
(Photo: Scott Lynch) Previously the site of several nightclubs, 141 Chrystie Street—which has been on the market since June—is now being pitched as a development site that could net an estimated $15...
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