Comic book artist Dean Haspiel talks gentrification in Gowanus [Brick Underground] NYC is the cigarette smuggling capital of the US [New York Post] […]

A bodega cats evolved, rogue form; a huge win for graffiti artists at 5Pointz; the chains are here and increasing; the art of trash, and more.

Strippers vs. bottle girls, how to make a West Indian Day Parade outfit, The Post takes on gentrification, and more links.

700,000 articles have been restored (for now), the employee who took down Trump’s twitter (briefly), big plans for notorious Gowanus abandonment & more.

Dancing ban so close to being lifted, city population closes in on 8.5 million, Sahadi’s opening second outpost, Sunset Park gets gift from Beijing, and more.

Foldable subway seats targeted, calling all professional avocado tasters, inside an abandoned BK air hangar, and more links.

Because straphangers are being pushed and falling off the platform, an impressive list of NYC happy hours, police basement horror labyrinth, and more.

The Post gets on Aniston’s case, Subway sandwich chain not doing too hot, streets that shouldn’t have their names, and more links.

This subways cost too damn much, city libraries to forgive kids of fines, a 29-year-old local is running for congress, and more surprisingly positive news.

Illegal Airbnb business is thriving in W’burg, Gowanus school site declared body-free, golden tickets for Bushwick’s new Mission Chinese, and more.