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On the Market: Wall Street Weighing Us Down; Mitt Under Water; Downtown Developer Down
The New York Observer
Feb 06The changing shape of homeless families—they've got smartphones, too. [NY Times] Will a shrinking Wall Street be bad for Manhattan landlords? [Journal] And the bankers are passing on our housing, too. [Crain's] Want a seat? Study finds Friday's a slow ... »
Nigerian princess and burlesque star to host Valentine’s Day bash
The Brooklyn Paper
Feb 03Princess Pat — a.k.a. musician and burlesque performer Patience Mukoro — will bear (almost) all in name of love and harmony in Sideshows by the Seashore’s second annual Valentine’s Day For Lovers and Losers party on Feb. 14 in Coney Island. Read more. »
Russian Transport is a Mail Order Mess
The New York Observer
Feb 01Steele and Garofalo. It’s been a calamitous week off-Broadway. In the New Group production of Russian Transport, a loud, inconsequential play full of cussing and yelling at the Acorn Theater on West 42nd Street, a family of mewling, whining Russian imm... »
PROSPECT HEIGHTS: UPDATE: Islanders to play in Brooklyn!
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dan MacLeodThe Brooklyn PaperThe Islanders are coming to Brooklyn! Well, for one game, anyway. Shortly after BrooklynDaily.com reported that Borough President Markowitz wants ... »
Sheepshead Bites: Photo: Car Collision On Coney Island Ave, Ave W
The Brooklyn Wire
Jan 30Two cars collided at the intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue W, in front of the 61st Precinct. We received the above photo just after 8:00 p.m. from tipster … »
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Plenty of Reasons Not To Be Quiet in the Library: Events at All the Branches
A Child Grows in Brooklyn
Feb 01We love the Brooklyn Public Library with all it’s free activities and educational events- not to mention their popular storytime. Forget being quiet at the library- this weekend lions will appear and next weekend: musicians and dancers! This February, ... »
Coney Island Rathskeller Uncovered
Lost City
Jan 31For whatever reason, rathskellers—the breed of German, subterranean beer cellars—have always been a source of fascination to me. Perhaps it's because they're a bygone form of watering hole, once common in cities across America, now scarce. Perhaps beca... »
PROSPECT HEIGHTS: UPDATE: Islanders to play in Brooklyn!
The Brooklyn Paper
Jan 31Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Dan MacLeodThe Brooklyn PaperThe Islanders are coming to Brooklyn! Well, for one game, anyway. Shortly after BrooklynDaily.com reported that Borough President Markowitz wants ... »
Pint of No Return
Jeremiah's Vanishing New York
Jan 31After a mere three months, The Pint of No Return has closed. It's yet another casualty for the ever-changing corner of 13th and 6th in Manhattan.You might recall when the gelato shop Maximo Pino opened here in January 2010. That was replaced by the Roc... »
Warm weather torpedoes Prospect Park snowfest
Brokelyn
Jan 30Bad news for all of us who count on Prospect Park for our free outdoor winter sports fix: the New York City Parks & Recreation Department has been forced to cancel its annual Winter Jam, scheduled for February 4th, because "it is simply too warm to mak... »