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26 Aug 2010

Carmine’s II: The Carminening

Just when you thought your pizza-related life couldn’t get any better, Carmine’s of Graham Ave. in Williamsburg has opened ANOTHER location. This new spot, Carmine’s II, is right next to Dumont by the Lorimer L stop. So, not only are their mouth-watering margherita slices more conveniently located, but they even

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25 Aug 2010

Smell the Glove at St. Jerome’s

If you’re anything like me, you bought an iPod or MP3 player because you were sick of carrying CDs everywhere. Also, you probably decided that some albums weren’t worth converting to a digital format, and abandoned the albums you kept around for theme parties, guilty pleasure and attacks of nostalgia

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25 Aug 2010

Roadtrippin to the Renaissance Faire

It was this past fateful rainy Sunday that I decided to make a pilgrimage to the Renaissance Faire or as I started to call it “ren faire bro”.  I was invited by some friends who decided to brave the weather and split a zip car, so I figured it certainly

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24 Aug 2010

Geek Out at Desert Island Comics

You may have walked by the mysterious “bakery” before on Metropolitan Ave in Williamsburg and marveled at the wonderful displays in the window like I did. That was what first peaked my interest about this little neighborhood comic shop, but what’s inside is what keeps people coming back.  The proprietor,

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23 Aug 2010

Giant Found Object Sculptures Need You

Random statues are my favorite thing in any city. I just love seeing the people and objects that people decided to cast in bronze and display in public. In New York, my favorite is probably the Alice in Wonderland statue in central park, followed by the Hans Christian Andersen statue.

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23 Aug 2010

Get as Bombed as You Want on Sangria at Calle Ocho

Oh don’t bother with that straw. Just pour it in my mouth. New York is full of brunch-n-booze deals. It makes sense, after all – the only people who really need to get hammered again on a Sunday morning are the ones who are probably still wasted from the weekend.

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21 Aug 2010

Shhh… there’s a Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in Greenpoint, too

The lines at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in Dumbo are almost as famous as the ice cream itself… but it’s totally worth it, right? Like, it’s gotta be… why else would people decide that standing outside for over an hour for something that’s available on almost every other street corner

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20 Aug 2010

Serena Studios: Affordable Belly Dance Classes

I took a belly dance class in college, mainly because of my professor’s insistence and partially because of my love of shiny fabric. I was terrified at first, the only dance I’d taken was jazz in the seventh grade. My fears were assuaged after the first class. Contrary to the

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