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Category: News

The Kentile Floors sign has been saved. Kind of!

In the kind of quick victory rarely seen in New York, preservation activists have been able to save the Kentile…

New York Times writer dubs Ridgewood ‘Quooklyn’

The New York Times visited Houdini Kitchen Laboratory, a restaurant in Ridgewood. Since you get to it by taking the…

Thursday lunchtime linkage

Here's a brutally sad story about rich people and pre-K insanity [CNN] A less sad story about strippers drugging, robbing…

Wednesday lunchtime linkage

Black guy drives wife to work, gets accused of driving an illegal cab [DNA Info] Here is an ATM that…

Summer PSA: Don’t be a jerk about free beer on the Beach Bus

Some brahs are harshing the NYC Beach Bus vibe by complaining about not getting enough free beer. We're here to…

Tuesday lunchtime linkage

Everyone wants butlers now, because of Downton Abbey [NPR] Recipes to make when you have a dirty sink [The Toast]…

House fire reveals giant growing operation on Vanderbilt Avenue

Possibly in an attempt to corner the market on locally-sourced weed that didn't have to be flown here from Canada,…

How to keep the DNC from coming to Brooklyn

Despite our howling protests asking him not to, lousy old Mayor de Blasio has decided to put in a bid…

Brad Lander has a ‘Save the Kentile’ sign petition

Judging by the social media impact of the news the other day, everyone is heartbroken or angry about the imminent…

Monday lunchtime linkage

What the gubernatorial candidates think of Governors Ball [Noisey] Bartenders make fun of your first date screw ups [New York…