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Thursday lunchtime linkage

Now that we no more "Bum Fights," we've got "Kid Fights" [Daily News] Google trying to make dork glasses cool…

Good times await at the Mellow Pages reading room

Considering Brooklyn has seen an explosion of DIY spirit in the last ten years, it wasn't shocking to see library…

Looking for a summer job? Become a Coney Island carny

If you've ever harbored the desire to man a midway booth, you're in luck: Coney Island's getting ramped up for…

Notes from underground: Push to legalize basement apartments surfaces

In this rental market, living on the cheap in an underground basement apartment seems preferable to shelling out big Gs…

Wednesday lunchtime linkage

The Nets are 0-22 when outscored by an opponent this season [Deadspin] How the minimum wage was born in America…

Will the city stop post-Sandy rats from taking over?

If you've noticed the friendly family of rats living in your recycling bin has added a few extra members lately,…

Three ways to fight gentrification

Everyone hates gentrification, or so they claim in comments hoping new arrivals to the neighborhood get murdered. But no one…

Tuesday lunchtime linkage

Led Zeppelin is/is not getting back together [AV Club] Long Island City wants to be known as "LIC." LOL [Runnin'…

Forget coffee to sober you up, how about a pill?

We've all had moments at the end of the night where we either dread taking the long , drunk trip…

Monday lunchtime linkage

The newest threat to our freedoms: anti-bar crawl legislation [NY Post] Facebook paid no taxes, still getting a refund. Let's…