The Great Googa Mooga – Or The Day I Missed My Couch

May 21, 2012  |  Food, Glorious Food, Happenings  |  No Comments

I was feeling a little deflated after a rough run in the morning heat and post third iced coffee, was nearly ready to tackle the Googs.

After a long walk to the festival site, dreaming of how the day would unfold in drunken, satiated splendor, I saw the line to…

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Caveman, Balkans, Gauntlet Hair to play Reverb party @ CMJ Music Marathon

Caveman, Balkans, Gauntlet Hair to play Reverb party @ CMJ Music Marathon

September 27, 2011  |  Happenings  |  No Comments

We recently hooked up with HeyReverb.com and some other cool folks from Colorado to throw a CMJ party in the Lower East Side. Since we’re big lazies right about now we’ll just hand the press release over as received.

Note: Where it says “out-of-towners” they mean from Brooklyn and when…

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PBR Specials & Free Tattoos @ Lady Jay's - A Match Made in Heaven or Something

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PBR Specials & Free Tattoos @ Lady Jay’s – A Match Made in Heaven or Something

August 16, 2011  |  Community, Happenings, Williamsburg  |  1 Comment

Sometimes articles just about write themselves – Weinergate being the most obvious example. The upcoming Stick & Poke event at Lady Jay’s is no exception. On Wednesday, August 17, starting at 10pm, Lady Jay’s will play host to Stick & Poke, an event focused on the classic art of stick…

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Dumpster Pool Heaven in Long Island City: The Palms

August 12, 2011  |  Happenings, Music  |  No Comments

OK, so it’s not in Brooklyn, but every now and again there is something that happens outside of our fair borough that’s worth an emphatic nod – especially when so many of the organizers make Brooklyn the best music, arts and party scene in the city. Enter The Palms, a…

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You Can Drink in the Streets on Bastille Day

July 7, 2011  |  Cobble Hill, Happenings  |  No Comments

Laissez les bons temps roulez!  It’s that time of year again to get out your Pernod, don the beret, and get ready for some serious petanque, because it’s Bastille Day 2011.

OK, so if you didn’t understand a single thing you just read, don’t worry, it basically said: Let the good…

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Tonight: Iron Bartender Competition Will Crank Out Cocktails For A Cause

Williamsburg — Tonight (June 28), at The Brooklyn Brewery, some of the most talented tenders of the bar from Williamsburg and Greenpoint will battle it out to have their boozy creation take the tippling title to raise a little coin for charity.

Bartenders from Dram, The Drink, Maison Premiere, The Richardson,…

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Governors Ball on Governors Island Saturday

June 14, 2011  |  Governors Island, Happenings, Music  |  No Comments

For those of you that weren’t able to drive the hellacious 750 miles to melt in the inhumane temperatures of Bonnaroo, you’re dancing, chemical infused weekend has arrived, and you don’t have to leave the comfort of your fair city to partake.

This weekend is gearing up to be the…

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Stores Carrying New Sixpoint Cans

May 24, 2011  |  Happenings, neighborhoods  |  5 Comments

Does your local bodega, grocery store or beverage company carry the new 16 oz. Sixpoint cans? For your convenience,  we have obtained a list of places that ordered the first rounds of The Crisp Pilsner and Bengali Tiger IPA. Check out the below, sorted by area code, to find the…

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[UPDATED] Enter Rock Beach With Jelly at Floyd Bennett Field

May 24, 2011  |  Happenings, Music  |  1 Comment

UPDATE 2: OFFICIAL LINEUP AND DETAILS ABOUT ROCKBEACH AT FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

Update: Jelly’s Rock Beach site has gone dark. Seems that it wasn’t meant to be public at all. Gothamist was contacted by Fleet Foxes’ team and told that they never committed to any Floyd Bennett Field shows and then…

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Don't Try and Preempt the Rapture: Suicide Attempt on Williamsburg Bridge (Photos)

Don’t Try and Preempt the Rapture: Suicide Attempt on Williamsburg Bridge (Photos)

May 21, 2011  |  Happenings, Williamsburg  |  No Comments

A 39 year old man tried to preempt the rapture this morning and throw himself from the Williamsburg bridge. After nearly three hours of talks, the NYPD made a grab and hoisted the man to safety.

The man attempted to jump from the Brooklyn side of the bridge, aiming himself…

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