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The King of “New York”
It’s around the lunch rush, early afternoon on a summer Monday in a studio on the southern edge of Manhattan’s Chinatown, but Joel Martinez is working hard. The all-purpose Bronx-entertainer-turned-New-York-City-institution—affectionately referred to as “Mero” in his hometown—is on the mic, recording one of his three concurrently running podcasts, discussing the worst moment of his life. “I’ve been so down-bad, bro.…
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The LQQK of Love
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At Kirbee’s, NYC’s Best BBQ is Served with a Side of Spectacular Green Spaghetti
Kirbee’s is located at 55 McGuinness Boulevard South, at the corner of Engert Avenue, and is currently open on Friday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., or until they sell out Best friends Chuck Charnichart and Jonny White are elite-level pitmasters; each runs a highly acclaimed restaurant in Texas; Barb’s BBQ in Lockhart and Goldee’s in Fort Worth,…
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Without ‘The Blueprint,’ There’s No Summer of Jay-Z
So let’s start here, with the understanding I am going to come off as the most wild-eyed, frothing, tinfoil-lidded Barb in need of a grass-covered reality check on the internet: It had to be staged, right? I say this as someone who was in Yankee Stadium the night of Sunday, July 12, just shy of two months ago today, lingering…
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Summer Takes a Big, Beautiful Bow with J’Ouvert and The West Indian Day Parade
Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets around Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway as J’ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade turned the entire neighborhood into Brooklyn’s biggest party on Monday, September 7. The official festivities began before dawn, on Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard, with J’Ouvert, a celebration rooted in the emancipation of enslaved people in the Caribbean. …
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NYC Public Schools are Cracking Down on AI in The Classroom
If for some reason your little ones were already a bit too reliant on AI tools in their academic lives, it may be best to brace them for the sobering experience waiting for them on the other side of this weekend. According to Mayor Mamdani, the bulk of New York City public school students will return next week to classrooms…
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Things to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend
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Open Kitchen: A Conversation With the Chefs Behind BiBi Bakery and Sumac & Smoke
Open Kitchen is a monthly interview column covering the joys and frustrations of Brooklyn restaurant operation in all its many forms. In Brooklyn, summer dining means al fresco. It means sandwiches on the beach or at the park for an outdoor movie. It means hot-dogs. It definitely means ramen. And it is our official, unofficial pop-up season. Pop-ups are obviously…
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Shashlik Uz N1 Is a South Brooklyn Shrine to Central Asian Meat
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Frenzie Is Serving Up Excellent Late-Night Pizza and Wine in Brooklyn Heights
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