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29 Jun 2010

Get Warmed Up with P.S 1 this Summer

After spouting off on the wonders of Brooklyn Yard and how sweet all the parties would be there this summer, I feel bad for getting your (and my) hopes up since the venue shuttered less than a week after I wrote about them, goddamnit. But don’t fret, the Sunday Best

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28 Jun 2010

Crest Hardware Nails it with Annual Art Show

There are many reasons why Crest Hardware is my favorite hardware store in existence. They have a parrot that makes awesome squawking noises, and will eat your finger off given the chance. It’s family owned, and the employees are super helpful. It’s the kind of place where the sales clerks

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28 Jun 2010

Floyd in NYC: So Much Beer, So Few Dollars

There are a few reasons a person might drink six cans of shit beer in one sitting. Getting fired. Getting dumped. The United States losing to Ghana. Weekday afternoons. You know, truly heartbreaking shit. Luckily, like most necessities in this city, there is a bar for that. Floyd, which sits

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27 Jun 2010

The Big Terrific Comedy Show – FREE Every Wednesday

Being in Times Square always makes me want to murder everyone. It’s crowded, loud, covered in trash, the ads give you seizures – there is no end to its awfulness. But the worst are those people from the Ha! comedy club who stand on every corner soliciting you to attend

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26 Jun 2010

Old Stuff Rules – Awesome Vintage Clothing Event

The best way to avoid that mortifying moment when you realize that, horror of horrors, some ho is wearing the exact same dress as you is actually quite simple; buy vintage! Not only will you be the envy of all your friends, if you do it right, you’ll save lots

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26 Jun 2010

Brooklyn’s Annual UnFancy Food Show

It’s blazing hot this weekend (as it will probably be for the next 3 months), and they only way to nurse that hangover properly is to either bring a Camelbak’s worth of Gatorade to the beach or soak up all that booze with delicious local food. Since I JUST ran

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26 Jun 2010

Patron Part II: My New Landlady

Since I am currently in the middle of a move to a new apartment (from Williamsburg to Greenpoint) I thought I would dedicate this post to a continuation of the ‘œPatron’ discussion.  It just so happens that I may have stumbled upon a new one to add to my growing

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25 Jun 2010

Mee Mee Bakery – Cheap Bulk Fortune Cookies!

My coworker just let me in on a little secret: Mee Mee Bakery in North Beach. Actually, truthfully, it’s easy to spot and not a huge secret, but I never go to North Beach so it was news to me. They sell fortune cookies in half pound and one pound

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