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December 7, 2011
Third Roll-Your-Own Cigs Place Opens in Brooklyn, Despite City Lawsuit Against First Two
There are a handful of magical places in New York City where you can roll your own cigarettes and save considerable amounts of money in so doing. They're under threat, though, because the city has filed suit against the first two in existence. That hasn't stopped a third roll-your-own-smoke ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Eve Biddle, Co-Director of the Wassaic Project, On Its Past, Its Future, and Its Fundraiser Tonight
It's the holidays and time for nightly benefit parties. This month, we'll be circling back to non-profits and art groups we've talked to through out 2011 as they gear up for their annual shindigs. Today we're talking to Eve Biddle, the Co-Director of the Wassaic Project, which is having a silent au ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Is This the Best Parallel Parking Job Ever?
Terrible confession: We don't drive -- regularly, anyway -- and we never learned how to make this sort of parallel parking magic happen. But it looks pretty effing fancy. Look at the wheels shimmy! This happened in New York City, in Bushwick, recently.
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December 9, 2011
Say Goodbye to Falai Panetteria
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Here are some of the dogs who got eaten this week. Know of any restaurants or bars opening or closing? Drop us a line. Former Le Cirque Pastry Chef Iacopo Falai has shuttered his bakery, Falai Panetteria, after closing his flagship restaurant. The move marks an e ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Brooklyn Hipster Politics Wonks Going National, Launch 2,012 for 2012 Campaign
courtesy of Sarah BakerLincoln Restler on the night of his election to the New York State Democratic Committee last year. Last year, Brooklyn politics-as-usual got a shakeup via the election of glasses-sporting 27-year-old Lincoln Restler to a State Committee seat as the District Leader for W ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
'Occupy Williamsburg' Meeting Tonight at Union Pool, Obviously
Now that Occupy Wall Street no longer has a home, will it end up in Williamsburg? Well -- probably not. But tonight some people are meeting up at Union Pool (of course) to talk about a possible "Occupy Williamsburg" movement. The Facebook event description begins: "Many of us in Williamsbur ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
The McCarren Park 'Hipster' Christmas Tree Gets Some Upgrades
Yesterday we noted, thanks to New York Shitty and the L Magazine, that there was a Christmas tree "growing" in Brooklyn. Made of PBRs implanted in a tree-shape in the McCarren Park fence at Bedford and North 12th, plus red and green painted sneakers, a star made of Metrocards, plastic bags, t ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Littleneck: Gowanus Gets Its Clams
We promise you they're not from the canal
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December 14, 2011
Robert Sietsema at Littleneck
Don't clam up. This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema bites into bivalves at Littleneck, a Gowanus clam shack: "The most spectacular appearance of Brooklyn's iconic bivalve is on a clam roll ($16), featuring full-belly littlenecks with creamy tartar sauce and a few shreds of lettuce for colo ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
The Brooklyn (Hipster) Christmas Tree Gets a (Hipster) Time-Lapse Video
Brooklyn Christmas Tree from Chris Kirkinis on Vimeo.Everything good and decent in this world gets a time-lapse video, right? Right. Such is the case for the Brooklyn (Hipster) Christmas Tree, created by 26-year-old Aussie expat Julian Cole. Watch the stylized time-lapse of the making, by Chris Kirk ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
RIDING HIGH
The National play the second of six shows
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December 20, 2011
Say Hello to Shake Shack Brooklyn, Pera Soho
Here are the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. At long last, Shake Shack has opened in Brooklyn. The chainlet's newest store is located in the Fulton Street Mall. [Serious Eats] Ryan Skeen has officially taken char ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
The Occupation in East New York, Two Weeks Later
The IndeypendentIt's been two weeks since hundreds of Occupy Wall Street organizers landed in East New York to reclaim and renovate a vacant house that will eventually become the residence of a homeless mother Tasha Glasgow and her two children. Now, in the wake of OWS's three-month anniver ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Allswell: Nate Smith Won't Play B-17
Or anything else in his new, jukebox-free restaurant
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December 28, 2011
NYPD, FDNY Year-End Numbers Show Overall Good News, Some Trouble Spots
A bit of good news as the passing of 2011 nears: homicides were down five percent for the year, the overall crime rate was flat, and fires killed just 64 people, the second lowest number of fire fatalities since 1916, the mayor's office says. But the neighborhood crime numbers reveal several ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
December's Openings and Closings
The shark-infested waters of New York City's restaurant industry are not for the faint of heart. In case you're into keeping tabs, here is a list of those who took the leap and opened new establishments and those who were forced to bow out this month.
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January 3, 2012
Look at All the 'Lost Subways' That Might Have Changed Your Life
Have you seen WNYC's "Lost Subways" Map? It shows 11 planned subway lines that, had they ever been built, would have added to the current 842 miles of track in the New York City system. Among them: An underground subway connecting the North Shore of Staten Island with Bay Ridge, Brooklyn; a F ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Have you seen WNYC's "Lost Subways" Map? It shows 11 planned subway lines that, had they ever been built, would have added to the current 842 miles of track in the New York City system. Among them: An underground subway connecting the North Shore of Staten Island with Bay Ridge, Brooklyn; a F ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
Restaurants Avoid DOH Grades By Claiming They're Supermarkets
Saying "C ya" to letter gradesThe New York City Health Department's system for grading restaurants can be a pain for chefs and restaurateurs. "If the Health Department comes during service and you are tempering meat or fish to cook, they are going to give you a ten-point fine right there, an ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Pok Pok Wing; North End Grill Open
Here are the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. Portland sensation Pok Pok Wing has opened at 137 Rivington St. [Eater NY] North End Grill has opened for lunch at 104 North End Avenue, in Battery Park City. [Eater N ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Mutton Eggs. Ever Tried 'Em?
Wait a minute. Do geriatric sheep lay eggs? A few nights ago, some friends were sitting around Kavkaz, a restaurant on Coney Island Avenue specializing in the food of the Caucasus (that's a region in the former Soviet Union, not an electoral process), when we spied an unusual dish on the me ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Mike Bloomberg Walks By Press Conference Criticizing Him as Advocates Applaud Brooklyn Broadway Triangle Court Decision
Mayor Mike Bloomberg awkwardly walked past a press conference on the steps of City Hall this morning as advocates criticized him and called on the city to change its housing plans for Brooklyn's Broadway Triangle. The group of advocates and residents, with the support of two electeds, had ra ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Robert Sietsema at Taste of India and Thali (Food) Court; Lauren Shockey at Battersby
Village VoiceThis week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema travels to New Jersey's Taste of India and Thali (Food) Court, where he finds that the Newport Centre Mall's options do not disappoint even the most refined palates: "Vegetable commonplaces such as chana masala (chickpeas bobbing in mellow ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
The Hot New Downtown Trend Is Babies
Once upon a time, hip, taste-making Manhattanites in the know would trek to Brooklyn to propagate the species with relatively more space and sometimes even backyards in which to park their Maclarens. But a surprising trend has been uncovered by DNAinfo, which reports that birth rates in Lower ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Get Your At-Home Cocaine Test at the Williamsburg Duane Reade
via @J_BrukmanFile this under "good to know." Should you be wandering about Williamsburg on your way to your appointment to pee in a cup and get approval for your new job with the CIA, or for your court appointed biweekly drug test, and experiencing qualms that you may not pass it, you can st ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Wind Blew a Billboard Down on the BQE Today
via Larissa Martell via @dietznutzIt's windy out there, be careful! So windy that on the way into work we almost blew across the street. So windy that a billboard on the BQE between Meeker and Metropolitan plummeted 200 feet to the ground below, blocking traffic and effectively closing the BQ ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
DJ Disciple
via Larissa Martell via @dietznutzIt's windy out there, be careful! So windy that on the way into work we almost blew across the street. So windy that a billboard on the BQE between Meeker and Metropolitan plummeted 200 feet to the ground below, blocking traffic and effectively closing the BQ ... More >>
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January 15, 2012
Swastikas Found In Midwood Neighborhood Of Brooklyn
viaSwastika found in Midwood. A week after midtown storefronts were vandalized with swastikas, there are reports of more of the symbols being found in Brooklyn over the weekend in Midwood. DCPI told Runnin' Scared they are is being investigated as "possible bias incidents"
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January 19, 2012
Here Is the Inevitable 'Shit New Yorkers Say' Video
Just when we thought the meme was dead, Eliot and Ilana Glazer present "Shit New Yorkers Say." Among the gems: "Where's the train?" "They're filming Law and Order." "You have to go to Brooklyn, it's the law." "I hate L.A."
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January 4, 2012
Geri Allen, Esperanza Spalding & Terri Lynn Carrington
Just when we thought the meme was dead, Eliot and Ilana Glazer present "Shit New Yorkers Say." Among the gems: "Where's the train?" "They're filming Law and Order." "You have to go to Brooklyn, it's the law." "I hate L.A."
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January 11, 2012
HAVE A DREAM
Then wake up and go to BAM
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January 21, 2012
Can Anyone Help Me Identify This Pickle?
What's the brown pickle the arrow's pointing to? I sure don't know. I encountered this lovely pickle plate in Brooklyn at a former-Soviet restaurant from the Caucasus. It includes two types of plum, two types of cabbage, pepperoncini, green tomatoes, and cukes. But what's the brown-skinned ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Mercado on Kent Gets a New Bakery, Continuing the Trend of Restaurant Bread Selling
Jillmotts / FlickrLess than a month after opening, Williamsburg restaurant Mercado on Kent (291 Kent Avenue, 718-782-8810) is getting a new chef, Eater reports. But that's not the only change afloat. They'll also be launching a retail bakery by Friday, which will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
With Love, From Brooklyn Feeds the Internet With Brooklyn-Born Edibles
With Love, From BrooklynBites from the BK Bklyn Larder and the Brooklyneer might be one-stop shops for all edibles hailing from Brooklyn, but now non-New Yorkers can get their hands on the best of the borough. A new website called With Love, From Brooklyn sells all the twee foods the borough ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Q&A: Flatbush Zombies On Thug Waffles, Longtime Friendships, And The Meaning Of The Zombie Lifestyle
Flatbush Zombies: Zombie Juice, Meechy Darko, and Erick Arc Elliott. (Click to enlarge.)The word "Brooklyn" conjures up images of all types of illy shit—gold fronts (not grills), bubble coats, designer "wears," dreads smoking bud like it was legal. Newcomers Flatbush Zombies managed to ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Southpaw Closing Next Month; Tutoring Center To Open In Its Place
Georgia Kral/FlickrThose Darlins play Southpaw in 2009.On Tuesday, a flare regarding the future of the Park Slope venue Southpaw went up via Twitter: "I cant believe I'm writing this but, Southpaw will be closing its doors for good Feb. 20th," wrote @TheGreatHustler, a member of the Park Slop ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Q&A: Southpaw Co-Owner Matt Roff Talks About The Venue's Closing
Maura JohnstonSouthpaw's wall of baseball cards, 2005. There are a couple of southpaws in there. Yesterday the news that the Park Slope club Southpaw would be turning into an educational center for children broke, and we got comment from co-owner Matt Roff—whose business interests also ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Bed-Stuy Gets Its Own Dollar-Slice Joint
New gastronomic asset at the corner of Nostrand and Fulton The phenomenon of the dollar-slice joint continues to spread across the city like a spilled bottle of ink.
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January 30, 2012
Architects Propose an 'Infinite Forest' for AIDS Memorial in West Village
Yeah, we know Manhattan is a really, really crowded place. There's not always a lot of room to build new stuff, but that challenge is not stopping a group of Brooklyn architects from proposing a forest in the West Village. And not just any ole' forest -- but an "infinitely" large one! Open-s ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
The Islanders Are Coming! The Islanders Are Coming!
Things have been mostly quiet on the New York Islanders arena front since their public vote for a new home in the 516 crashed and burned spectacularly last summer. That all changed yesterday afternoon, however, with the announcement that the team has scheduled an exhibition game against the D ... More >>
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February 1, 2012
Bushwick's Party Xpo To Reopen as XPO 929
SuperchiefA long time ago in a Bushwick far, far away Party Xpo, an uncommonly resilient DIY space nestled under the J/M/Z tracks, has magically withstood two years of logistical hassles. After opening in January 2010 with a typically cantankerous Japanther benefit show, local law enforcement took ... More >>
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February 2, 2012
Tomorrow: NYC's 10 Best Bargain Seafood Restaurants
Randazzo's shines like a beacon on Sheepshead Bay, the last man standing from what was once a large population of Italian clam bars along the bay. Will it make our top 10? The city's most well-regarded and renowned seafood restaurants -- places like Le Bernardin, Molyvos, and Esca -- are bi ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Bushwick Hipsters Apparently Too Post-Ironic to Care About Area Crime
One of the more unexamined elements of the shooting of police officer Kevin Brennan is that it happened in Bushwick, which has recently replaced Williamsburg as the cheap hipster neighborhood of choice. The influx of young, white college students, who frequent newer coffee shops in Bushwick ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
MOB TIES
Brooklyn gets its close-up in Goodfellas
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February 6, 2012
The Bureau of Unknown Destinations Offers an Outlet for Your Cabin Fever
Even the best New Yorkers can sometimes feel a little antsy after spending too much time in the city. Perhaps this is why rich folks have their summer houses out in the Hamptons, and there is a new 4-story REI in SoHo trying to convince people to give hiking and adventuring a chance. Now, a ... More >>
Dining
February 8, 2012
Kavkaz: Nuts to You
A Brooklyn restaurant leaves herds of sheep testicle-free
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February 8, 2012
No. 7 Sub Comes Up With More Crazy Heros for Its Greenpoint Location
The innards of the shrimp-pork sausage submarine -- sandwiches don't get moister than this. There's an unspoken rivalry between places that offer doctrinaire versions of dishes and those that choose to be wildly innovative. Is it a better business model to give the public exactly what they ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Say Goodbye to Sweet Melissa, Little Branch
Little Branch in the West Village was shut down by the Department of Health yesterday for operating without a permit. [Eater]Sweet Melissa in Cobble Hill is no more. The owner will now dedicate all her energy to the Park Slope Location. [NYT]
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February 10, 2012
New Amsterdam Market Gets a Pop-Up Soda Fountain
hmmlargeart/FlickrA root beer float, what a wholesome treatRemember when the perfect Valentine's Day date was taking your sweetheart to the soda fountain for a nice coke float? Neither do we. But you can recreate the experience at the pop-up soda fountain at New Amsterdam Market this w ... More >>
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February 13, 2012
What's Happening This Week: Batali Sandwiches, A Gumbo Cook-Off
A Baked Creation/FlickrGumbo for Mardi Gras!Screening of Beer Wars at the Park Slope Coop Learn about the U.S. beer industry at the Park Slope Coop on Tuesday at 7 p.m. with Beer Wars, a documentary by director Anat Baron. Tickets are free. Batali Sandwiches at Num PangStarting February 15, Num P ... More >>
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