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May 12, 2012
A Breakdown of the NYC Bike Share Map
The bicycles are comin'! The bicycles are comin'!Yesterday, the New York City Department of Transportation released the initial 420 bike share station locations for the program that will unleash (eventually) 10,000 bikes onto the already crammed streets of New York by 2013. Influenced by NYU's ... More >>
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May 11, 2012
Q&A: Brownsville Ka On Creative Control, Growing Up, And Why He Doesn't Release Mixtapes
Close to 75% of the New York State prison population comes from seven New York City neighborhoods—Harlem, South Bronx, Lower East Side, Bed Stuy, Bushwick, South Jamaica and Brownsville/East New York. Brownsville Ka never went to prison, but he is from perhaps the most violent on that list, th ... More >>
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May 6, 2012
A Fatal Car Crash, NYPD Cop DWI In Brooklyn Last Night; Nassau Cops Get a DWI Grant
It was an eventful but tragic evening in the outer borough of Kings County.Late last night, on the Ocean Parkway in Sheepshead Bay, two cars met in a head-on collision after the driver of a BMW lost control and swerved into oncoming traffic, hitting a minivan. The man behind the wheel, Jamal Iq ... More >>
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April 17, 2012
GZA, Screaming Females, And About 300 Other Artists Will Play Northside Festival This June
The music portion of the Northside Festival—the North Brooklyn celebration of music, art, film, and (in a nod to Brooklyn's many small businesses) entrepreneurship—will take place at various venues throughout Kings County from June 14 to 17. Participating venues include the usual Brookly ... More >>
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February 23, 2012
Who's Getting Foreclosed on in Brooklyn Today? A Third-Generation Home-Dweller
The Voice is starting a new feature several times a week. As foreclosures continue unabated across the nation, the Voice will be profiling the foreclosures that happen every week right here in the five boroughs. We'll be looking closely at the properties facing foreclosure, the public auctions where ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Our 10 Best Things to Eat at the Union Square Holiday Market
Lauren ShockeyA super cheesy pretzel makes for fine snacking while shoppingWell, we've saved the best for last. After visiting several of the bigger, non-pop-up holiday markets that have cropped up this season, we can say that the most varied and delicious culinary options can be found at th ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Renewed Firestorm Over Orthodox Sex Abuse in Brooklyn
brooklynda.orgKings County District Attorney Charles HynesThe relationship between Brooklyn's Orthodox and Hasidic communities and law enforcement has always been a delicate one. Our cover story last summer looked at how hard it is for victims of sexual abuse to get past religious leaders and ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Kings County Distillery Already Too Big for Its Britches
kingscountydistillery.comWhiskey grows in Brooklyn.Brooklyn's first whiskey distillery since Prohibition, Kings County, released its bourbon earlier this month after just about a year of peddling nothing but an un-aged white whiskey. It looks like business is good, because the distillery is a ... More >>
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June 17, 2011
Posts of the Week
Here we are on a rainy Friday afternoon, looking back at the week's sunnier days: Way Station's Andy Heidel talks about Flaming Moes, Dr. Who-themed cocktails, and that infamous stroller manifesto. Our 10 Best New Frozen Treats. Why is my spicy tuna roll spicy? Here's why.
Film
June 15, 2011
The Whitest Kids U Don't Want to Know in The Art of Getting By
Here we are on a rainy Friday afternoon, looking back at the week's sunnier days: Way Station's Andy Heidel talks about Flaming Moes, Dr. Who-themed cocktails, and that infamous stroller manifesto. Our 10 Best New Frozen Treats. Why is my spicy tuna roll spicy? Here's why.
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April 14, 2011
There Is Now One Less Breuckelen in Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of BreuckelenThis year, things named Breuckelen reached an all-time high, thanks to the Breuckelen Distilling Company, Breuckelen the restaurant, and Breuckelen the recently opened wine store we saw while driving through Crown Heights not long ago. But now, that number has shru ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
The Bank Robbery That Would Become 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 31, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 35 Littlejohn & the mob: Saga of a heist By Arthur Bell Tuesday, August 22. Home about 10 p.m. A message from a friend on my cassette phone unit. "Just heard a couple of homosexuals are holding up a bank ... More >>
Dining
February 23, 2011
Breuckelen in Cobble Hill Does the King County Fare
They don't pet animals here—they eat 'em
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December 8, 2010
T.G.I. Friday's Among Those Charged With Dumping Waste and Raw Sewage in Brooklyn Waterways
Because untreated grease gives us all something to smile about!Here's yet another reason we find ourselves weary of the continuing existence of T.G.I. Friday's.
Voice Choices
December 8, 2010
FINAL COUNTDOWN
On your mark, get set, shop!
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October 29, 2010
Almost Half of Judge Candidates Unqualified to Run, Says NY Bar
Nearly half the candidates running for city judgeships in this year's general election on November 2 are unqualified to run, the New York City Bar Association said yesterday. Of the 34 candidates running in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, 15 are unqualified by the Bar's reckoning ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
A Catalog of Dishes at Breukelen, New in Cobble Hill
Chef Andrew Karasz, formerly of Django, has recently opened Breukelen in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. The brand of seasonal, New American/Mediterranean cooking that Breukelen offers has become endemic in Kings County, but Breukelen stands out for the quality of its cooking. I hesitate to call it "c ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 20, 2010
Kings County General Store Halloween Party
Chef Andrew Karasz, formerly of Django, has recently opened Breukelen in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. The brand of seasonal, New American/Mediterranean cooking that Breukelen offers has become endemic in Kings County, but Breukelen stands out for the quality of its cooking. I hesitate to call it "c ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Tomorrow: My 10 Favorite Brooklyn Restaurants
The grilled octopus with beans at Bay Ridge's Athena Express is a contenderEveryone has their favorite restaurants--the ones that are dependable after a long day, where they make the fried eggplant exactly how you like it. These places might not be "the best" but they're the places you're dra ... More >>
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September 10, 2010
Pras Michel v. Vito Lopez: Brooklyn's Latest Democratic Throwdown
Now even rap stars are giving Brooklyn Democratic Party leader Vito Lopez trouble. Yesterday, Pras Michel -- late of the Grammy-winning Fugees and whose 1998 "Ghetto Supastar (That's What You Are)" was a hit on the movie "Bulworth" with Warren Beatty -- endorsed a challenger to one of Lopez's ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
BAM Announces 2010 Next Wave Festival, Plus Fun Fact: Sufjan Stevens Got Paid $147,338 For His 2007 BQE Commission
Another year, another Next Wave Festival: the 2010 edition, BAM announced today, will feature--among many other works--the American premiere of Delusion, "a far-reaching work exploring memory and identity" from new music doyenne Laurie Anderson, Red Hot New Orleans, a Big Easy tribute from ... More >>
News
April 27, 2010
New York Happy Hours, All Around the Clock
20 Happy Hours for every legal drinking hour in town!
Voice Choices
April 20, 2010
ONE OF A KIND
Shopping, pinball, photobooth—you!
Blogs
April 7, 2010
In Good Spirits at the Bell House
Keith WagstaffRevelers enjoy the Farm on Adderly's pork, beef, and lamb-blend meatballs.The Manhattan Cocktail Classic is but a week away, but don't think that would stop me from pouring artisanal alcohol down my throat in the meantime. Thank god for Edible Brooklyn's Good Spirits event at th ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 16, 2010
'Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera Festival'
Keith WagstaffRevelers enjoy the Farm on Adderly's pork, beef, and lamb-blend meatballs.The Manhattan Cocktail Classic is but a week away, but don't think that would stop me from pouring artisanal alcohol down my throat in the meantime. Thank god for Edible Brooklyn's Good Spirits event at th ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2010
Man Shot Dead in Crown Heights, Female Bystander Wounded
View Larger Map Date: Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 at approximately 6:49 p.m. Location: In front of 1610 St. Johns Place, Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Two people were shot outside the above address yesterday evening in Crown Heights. One victim, 21, had been shot repeatedly in the chest. He was taken to Ki ... More >>
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December 18, 2009
Atheists, Religious Abuse Support Group Team Up to Sue Church
It's been a busy year for atheists, and they're not, as you might expect, slowing down for the holidays. NYC Atheists has been charging forward on many fronts in 2009, from letting people know you can be good without God on busses, to taking its message to the streets en Espanol. And now, th ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best, Wildly Diverse Brooklyn Bars
Check back here tomorrow to find out which drinking establishments make Our 10 Best Brooklyn Bars. We're compiling a list that reflects the crazy-quilt diversity of Brooklyn, including a spot where you can drink dirt-cheap Polish vodka with old men, and a place where you can get small-batch ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Prosperity Dumpling Gets a Brooklyn Outpost
Good news for Kings County: Prosperity Dumpling, one of the best $1 dumpling houses in Manhattan, is opening a branch in Sunset Park, at 4317 Eighth Avenue. It joins current favorite Kai Feng Fu Dumpling House (corner of Eighth Avenue on 48th street). More ultra-cheap dumplings and sesame pancakes f ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2008
Psych Patients Remember Esmin Green
Good news for Kings County: Prosperity Dumpling, one of the best $1 dumpling houses in Manhattan, is opening a branch in Sunset Park, at 4317 Eighth Avenue. It joins current favorite Kai Feng Fu Dumpling House (corner of Eighth Avenue on 48th street). More ultra-cheap dumplings and sesame pancakes f ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2007
Mosaic Man Leaves East Village for Brooklyn
Good news for Kings County: Prosperity Dumpling, one of the best $1 dumpling houses in Manhattan, is opening a branch in Sunset Park, at 4317 Eighth Avenue. It joins current favorite Kai Feng Fu Dumpling House (corner of Eighth Avenue on 48th street). More ultra-cheap dumplings and sesame pancakes f ... More >>
News
August 21, 2007
Obama Time
An admitted 'hope-monger' brings down the house in Brooklyn
News
May 29, 2007
Crazy Behavior
Staff, not inmates, at Brooklyn's biggest psychiatric ward
News
January 16, 2007
Ready to Divorce—or Marry—'Voice' Over Sex Column
Staff, not inmates, at Brooklyn's biggest psychiatric ward
News
July 11, 2006
Home Shopping Network
A hidden camera catches the underside of a Brooklyn pol's personal housing deal
NYC Life
May 4, 2004
Adult Swim: Heavy Metal Outside, Yummy Drinks Inside
A hidden camera catches the underside of a Brooklyn pol's personal housing deal
News
April 6, 2004
Syphilis Relapse
Cases soar in the city
News
March 30, 2004
Spontaneous Combustion
A Protest in the Stansbury Case Lights a Fire Under the Police Brass
News
January 6, 2004
The Suicide of Mr. A
A Mentally Ill Inmate Slips Through the Cracks—Into the Path of a Subway Train
News
December 2, 2003
The Waiting Game
Loft Dwellers Hope to Hold Out Until a City Policy Kicks In
News
September 16, 2003
The Backroom Crowd
Indictments Looming, Power Brokering Goes on as Usual as Brooklyn Pols Meet
News
May 6, 2003
For Judges, It's One-Stop Shopping
Brooklyn Dems Celebrate as Scandal Mounts
News
March 25, 2003
Peace Activists Planning to Disrupt Manhattan
Brooklyn Dems Celebrate as Scandal Mounts
News
August 6, 2002
Brooklyn's Judicial Loyalty Oath
Selection Procedures Questioned as Scandal Widens
Specials
February 26, 2002
Letters
Selection Procedures Questioned as Scandal Widens
Music
May 8, 2001
Music
Selection Procedures Questioned as Scandal Widens
Music
July 25, 2000
Music
Selection Procedures Questioned as Scandal Widens
NYC Life
October 12, 1999
Boys in the 'Hood
Photographs By Regina Monfort
News
May 4, 1999
Blowing TAPs
Grand Jury Probes Brooklyn State Supreme Court
News
July 7, 1998
Cast Party
Fishing in Prospect Park Lake
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