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Brooklyn Cyclones To Hold Hipster-Themed 'Williamsburg Night'

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Video, Williamsburg, Coney Island, Cyclones Williamsburg Night, Brooklyn, NY Around Town, Williamsburg Night, Cyclones, Brooklyn Cyclones, New York News

The Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's beloved Coney Island-based minor league baseball team, are devoting a game to the city's most hipster-y hood. At...

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Street Art, Bomb Scares, and Times of Anxiety

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Nyc, Jean Seestadt, Conceptual Art, Revs, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Street Art, Olek, Painting, Xam, Street Art, Dark Clouds, Jaime Rojo, Welding, Williamsburg, Stikman, Steven P. Harrington, Stencil, Leviticus, Takeshi Miyakawa, Crochet, Aerosol, Darkclouds, Rae, Bzbd, Arts News

Last Friday morning all was going normally on the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn as the cool, crisp breeze of a sunny May day made New York as it ...

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From Exile To A World Tour?

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Hypernova, The Yellow Dogs Band, Video, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Rock, Iran, Tehran, Yellow Dogs World Tour, Iran Rock, Iran Rock Music, No One Knows About Persian Cats, Sxsw, Indie Rock, The Yellow Dogs, Culture News

If you saw the members of Iranian indie rock band, The Yellow Dogs, on the streets of Brooklyn, you wouldn't bat an eyelash. They could easily pass fo...

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The ARTINFO Guide To Frieze Week In NYC, From Satellite Fair Highlights To Can't-Miss Gallery Shows

ARTINFO | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Nada, Art, Williamsburg, Frieze, Special Projects, New Art Dealers Alliance, Art Fair, Pool, Red Dot, New York, Randall's Island, Home News

Frieze's big, empty tent on Randall's Island won't be quite so empty by the time the fair opens next week. Though there's more than enough going on on...

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Pat Kiernan Is Moving To Williamsburg

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Pat Kiernan Ny1, Whole Foods Williamsburg, Williamsburg, 135 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, Bedford Avenue, Pat Kiernan, NY Real Estate, Ny1, Video, New York News

Everyone's favorite anchorman Pat Kiernan is leaving the stuffy Upper West Side for hipper digs, purchasing a 3-story townhouse packed with a beautifu...

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WATCH: Could This Be Zach Galifianakis' Film Debut?

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: The New School, Video, Williamsburg, Young Zach Galifianakis, Brooklyn, Zach Galifianakis Film Debut, Zach Galifianakis, Zach Galifianakis Brooklyn, Zach Galifianakis Student Film, New York City, Comedy News

Zach Galifianakis may not have reached mainstream stardom until he was nearly 40, but as a couple videos that recently surfaced on YouTube prove, his ...

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The Made-In-New York Spirits Movement Is Booming

Tony Sachs | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Steven DeAngelo, Hudson Single Malt Whiskey, The Shanty Bar, Brooklyn, Finger Lakes Distilling, New York Distillling Co., Perry's Tot Navy Strength Gin, McKenzie Rye Whiskey, White Dog Whiskey, Vodka, Greenhook Ginsmiths American Dry Gin, Allen Katz, London Dry Gin, Rye Whiskey, Brooklyn Gin, McKenzie Bourbon Whiskey, Hudson Manhattan Rye, Harves Spirits, White Pike Whiskey, Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey, Tomr's Handcrafted Tonic Syrup Concentrate, Kings County Distillery Moonshine, Core Vodka, Matthew C. Perry, Tom Richter, Kings County Distillery Bourbon, Cornelius Applejack, Kings County Distillery, Bourbon, Dorothy Parker American Gin, Tom's Handcrafted, New York City, New York, Tuthilltown Spirits, Joe Santos, Hudson Four Grain Bourbon, Gin, Pear Brandy, Williamsburg, Hudson Valley, Vintner's Vodka, Applejack, Breuckelen Glorious Gin, Derek Grout, Plymouth Gin, Moonshine, New York News

While distilleries dotted the city and upstate from the 1700s on, after Prohibition, I guess New Yorkers were too busy drinking booze to make it.

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PHOTOS: What Would Happen If The Goldman Sachs Logo Went Hipster

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Trek, Goldman Sachs, Williamsburg, American Apparel, Red Bull, Logos, Dave Spengeler, Portland, Hipster Branding, Adidas, Stihl, Mcdonalds, Tumblr, Business News

If your favorite brands were run by hipsters, would their logos wear skinny jeans? Thanks to graphic artist Dave Spengeler and his Tumblr, Hipster ...

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Whole Foods To Definitely Open In Williamsburg

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Whole Foods Brooklyn, Gowanus, Whole Foods, NY Real Estate, Williamsburg, Ny News, New York News

Fresh off the heels of winning a crucial vote allowing Whole Foods to proceed with long-stalled plans to open a location in Gowanus, the grocery store...

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Landmark Domino Sugar Factory Up For Sale!

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Domino Sugar Factory, Domino Sugar, Video, NY Real Estate, Williamsburg, Ny News, Brooklyn, New York News

The historic Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg erected more than 150 years ago is now up for grabs, only a year after developers won a final lawsui...

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Atheist Billboard Resurrected In Greenpoint

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: American Atheists, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Ny News, Hassidic Communities, New York News, David Niederman, Atheist Billboard, Slidepollajax, David Silverman, New York News

An atheist billboard rejected by the heavily Jewish community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has been resurrected in Greenpoint. The sign, made by the A...

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Southside Showdown - the Struggle for Control of Education in Los Sures

Jason A. Otaño | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Los Sures, Education, El Puente Academy, Williamsburg, Gentrification, Latino Education, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News

Like much of Williamsburg, over the last decade the look of Los Sures has seen dramatic changes. The demographic dominance that the Puerto Rican community once held is long gone due to mass displacement.

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A Musical Tribute To New York

Amber Papini | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Hospitality, Tree Fort Studios, Amber Papini, Williamsburg, Merge Records, Band-Tours, Williamsburg Brooklyn, Singing, Video, Arts News

Most of the songs on Hospitality were written in the first few years of my move to New York. There is a New York theme to some of them, and journalis...

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With New Exhibit, Subway Artist Takes Stock of His Success

Vera Haller | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Pratt Institute, Williamsburg, Artist, Art, Mta, Subway, Transportation, Subway Artist, Subway Art, My Ny, Enrico Miguel Thomas, New York News

Enrico Miguel Thomas takes his moniker, "The Subway Artist of New York," seriously. He sets his easel on platforms and draws as people rush by and the wind from arriving trains whips his canvas.

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Cabbie Denies Raping Passenger, Uses Prostitution Excuse

Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Nypd, Williamsburg, Rape, Ny News, Cab Rape, NY Crime, Gurmeet Singh, New York News

The cab driver who was arrested for allegedly raping a female passenger at knifepoint in his taxi on Monday told police that he often has sex with pro...

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Cabbie Arrested For Raping Passenger

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Nypd, Rape, Williamsburg, Public Assembly, New York City Taxis, Ny News, New York News, Cab Rape, Dna Evidence, Gurmeet Singh, New-York-City-Cab-Drivers, New York News

Cops have arrested a New York City cab driver for allegedly raping a female passenger at knifepoint in his taxi. In May, the victim, an unidentifie...

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Did NYPD Conduct 'Biased' Investigation Of Slain BK Bicyclist?

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Nypd, Williamsburg, Ray Kelly, Ny News, Bike Accident, 3rd Ward, Transportation Alternatives, Bushwick, New York News, Mathieu Lefevre, Bike Wars, New York News

An attorney representing the family of Mathieu Lefevre, the Williamsburg artist who was killed in October by a flatbed truck driver, has sent a letter...

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L Train Outages Bad For Brooklyn Business

Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: MTA Budget, Williamsburg, L Train, Ny News, L Train Williamsburg, New York News, Mta, Williamsburg Business, L Train Weekend, Daniel-Squadron, New York News

Last weekend (a holiday weekend, one of the busiest travel weekend of the year), the L train was out of service for the whole weekend, frustrating tho...

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Garbage Trucks And Waste Stations In Williamsburg And Greenpoint On The Rise

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Williamsburg, Trash Stations, Ny News, Greenpoint, New York Garbage, New York City Trash, Outrage, Williamsburg Gentrification, New York City Gentrification, New York News

According to a new a report, Williamsburg and Greenpoint top New York's list for having the most garbage trucks roaming neighborhood streets, where 19...

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NFT Neighborhood Guide: Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Not For Tourists | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Travel Tips, Williamsburg, US Destinations, New York City Travel, Brooklyn, Travel News, Not for Tourists, Travel, New York Travel, Destinations, Nft, Travel News

Williamsburg is a neighborhood partially frozen in transition. The boom brought in a new set of glass-and-steel high rises, but the 2009 bust stopped much of the development in its tracks.

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Finally! Booze Comes To A Theater Near You

Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Drinking in Theaters, Nitehawk-Cinemas, Williamsburg, Governor Cuomo, Brooklyn, Rum Diary, Movie Theaters, Matthew Viragh, Johnny Depp, New York News

The night has finally come! No longer will one need to surreptitiously brown bag their drinks when hitting up the movies. Because starting Thursday at...

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The Silent Crisis

Steven Nereo | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Williamsburg, Cafe, Hipsters, Comedy, Reclaimed Wood, Interior Design Trends, Reclaimed Wood Shortage, Reclaimed Wood Design, Comedy News

The real threat to our society which looms with gnashing teeth above all of us, just waiting to sink them into the soft and tender flesh of our social fabric. Yes, I'm talking about the shortage of reclaimed wood.

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Bloomberg To Segregating Passengers: Get Your Own Bus

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Hasidic Jews, Williamsburg, Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn, Ny News, Orthodox Jews, Department of Transportation, Video, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg isn't sympathizing with Orthodox Jews over the use of sex-segregated buses in Brooklyn. At a news conference on Wednesday, Bloombe...

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For the Exhausted Author, Wellness Is on the T.V.

Suzanne Morrison | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Goodreads, Michael Jackson, Yoga, Beef Jerky, Williamsburg, Twitter, Jane Austen, Bbc, Brooklyn, Yoga-Bitch, Downton Abbey, Book Tours, Facebook, Wellness, Television, Artisanal, Harry Potter, Books News

Television. It's the greatest invention ever. Who needs Omega fats and deep breathing and flowing linen when you can wear the leggings & ripped t-shirt you slept in while gnawing on fancy beef jerky?

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WATCH: Truck Yeah! Celebrate Mobile New York

The Huffington Post | Inae Oh | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: NY Restaurants, Williamsburg, Gawker Artists, Truck Yeah Festival, New York Restaurants, Kickstarter, New York Around Town, NY Around Town, Foodies, New York Food, Food Trucks, New York News

Can you recall a time before food trucks roamed New York streets? Frightening to even imagine such a deprived era, right? From Korilla BBQ to Wafel...

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