Jackie’s Fifth Amendment, Brooklyn’s best dive bar, is closing
All good thing things end. We don't know who made that stupid rule, but so far there hasn't ever been…
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Monday lunchtime linkage
Yes, a $1/month apartment exists in New York [DNA Info] Stop-and-frisk ruled to violate civil rights [New York Times] Instead…
Get bass’d for less: There is now a Groupon for Electric Zoo
If you've been scouring the Internet looking for some way --- some blessed, God-given way --- to put on your…
The Week in Broketown, 8/5 – 8/9
Like us in website form? Then you’ll love us on Facebook, Twitter,Tumblr and Pinterest -Dumpsters became the new lofts -David Rakoff reminded you to…
Get your Democratic mayoral debate tickets while you can
We're getting to the dog days of the mayoral debate season. The days where the endless amount of forums and…
New project takes boring tax data and turns it into cool maps about NYC
Tax return season may be over, but that doesn't mean you can't still reap the fun, fun, fun benefits of…
Your mom and dad are moving to Williamsburg, embarrassing you
Williamsburg, as we know, is getting kinda lame, what with the billion dollar condos that look like the worst architecture…
Friday lunchtime linkage
Sexting tips for Anthony Weiner from a pro [Et tu, Mr. Destructo?] A mom AND a massage therapist [Ditmas Park…
Remembering David Rakoff, who paid his f–king rent
David Rakoff, the New York-based author, performer, This American Lifer and savvy essayist, died a year ago today at the…
Activists look to sink big Gowanus development tonight
Now that Williamsburg is gentrified to the point where people take out mortgages just to look at the real estate…