Sunday in Bushwick: A serious discussion (and jokes) about gentrification
Gentrification is having a bit of a moment, what with rants by famous directors, think pieces, counter-think pieces, counter-counter think…
Author: David Colon
Tuesday lunchtime linkage
The City Council has 35 big priorities [Observer] Eddie Huang explores White Brooklyn's food scene [Vice] Those Rockaway lifeguard shacks…
Kickstarter seeks funds to turn Citi Bikes into electric death bikes
We've been over Citi Bikes' problems over and over again. They're too blue, they stubbornly refuse to kill anyone, you…
Futurists propose compost piers/parks off of NYC coastline
The future is impossible to know, what with all of our promised flying cars and jetpacks not even close to…
De Blasio admin gets more affordable housing at Domino with unheard of ‘negotiating’ technique
Last week, Mayor "Red" Bill de Blasio sent the city into a tizzy by declaring that he'd like to see…
Don’t flip out, but today is free pancake day
Getting out of bed in the morning most days is a struggle. There's no reward for it except for not…
Coney Island job fair is looking for a few good carnies
When we last had news about Coney Island jobs, they were looking for lifeguard, which you might have felt a…
Got a spare billion dollars? Pabst Brewing is for sale
Despite becoming the mainstream hipster beer of choice, if that makes any sense, PBR still carries a bit of cache…
Monday lunchtime linkage
Assholes of New York [CollegeHumor] The MTA is gonna start paying attention to your tweets [Metro] Five locations low-budget NYC…
NYC deemed most expensive US city for women’s haircuts
Women's hair, as we all know, is both as difficult to cut through as adamantium and as precious to the…