Dive bars are an endangered species, but their death knells still hit home just as hard. Hank’s time is limited, get a drink while you can.

Athletes race to finish of .2-mile Williamsburg ‘marathon’ [Brooklyn Paper] Tiny parking ticket mistake cost NYC $26m [New York Post] How street […]

As of Friday, an extremely adorable and informative exhibit has taken up residence in the lobby of The Brooklyn Public Library’s Central […]

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

Wudda bargain!

Who knew that bodega posters could be art? One man in Brooklyn thought so, and has been photographing them for his Tumblr, Deli Grossery.

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.

For once, it’s not about the restaurants, it’s about the little guys – from pickles to doubles to the tiniest of Russian dumplings.

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

The archives are back up, but with both sites dead, many are scrambling to create something new or revive the gone.