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Library Card Applications Soar After Mayor Mamdani’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Recommendation
Just three-ish weeks into his term, winter storm Fern proved to be a telling exercise for newly-elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Sure, it showed his resolve in a potential crisis—rolling his sleeves up to dig out some cars—as the storm barrelled towards, and then over, the East Coast, dumping stunning amounts of snow and ice up and down the turnpike. But…
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Border Town, and Their Phenomenal Flour Tortillas, Find a Permanent Home in Greenpoint
Border Town is located at 189 Nassau Avenue, at the corner of Humboldt Street, and is currently open on Wednesday through Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and on Sunday from 5:00 to 9:00. Note that the bar opens at 3:00 on weekends, if you want to drink for a couple of hours before the tacos hit the table. …
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The New and Unimproved Worst Landlords in NYC
The numbers are crunched, and the results are in: The worst landlords in NYC appear to be as bad as ever. That’s according to New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who unsheathed the latest edition of his annual list of NYC property owners with the most open violations against them on Wednesday, January 21, a few blocks southeast of…
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Wayne & Sons’ Famous Crunchy Tacos Come to Williamsburg
Wayne & Sons is located at 57 South 5th Street, at the corner of Wythe Avenue, and is currently open on Tuesday through Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wayne & Sons, the fun, funky Tex-Mex party spot that opened last week in Williamsburg after moving across the river from…
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Last Call at The Owl
With six hours left in 2025, the regular crowd at The Owl Music Parlor in Prospect Lefferts Gardens passed the bucket one last time. Everyone knew the rules, but manager Isaac Gillespie explained them anyway, holding it above his head like a grail as owner Oren Bloedow looked on proudly. These were his rules, after all, and in his kingdom,…
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Eric Adams Accused of Rug-Pulling His Own Crypto Coin Hours After Launch
The immediate post-term activities of a New York City mayor are historically pretty private, quiet, and nondescript. That is, of course, unless you’re Eric Adams, a man who has never been described as any one of those three words. Not even two weeks since packing it up at Gracie Mansion and handing Zohran Mamdani the keys to his haunted former…
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What to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend
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Open Kitchen: A Conversation with Jeremy Salamon of Agi’s Counter
“Open Kitchen” is a monthly interview column covering the joys and frustrations of Brooklyn restaurant operation in all its many forms. It is also a local schmuck who likes to eat and a local chef shooting the shit and nerding out about food. First up, for January, is Jeremy Salamon, the chef/owner of two restaurants, Agi’s Counter in Crown Heights,…
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Barker Gets The Lunch Counter Just Right in Bed-Stuy
Barker is located at 395 Nostrand Avenue, between Putnam Avenue and Madison Street, and is currently open on Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Chefs Gracie Gardner and Henry Wright first met at Blue Hill Stone Barns in 2019. Gardner’s first job there was teaching cooking at the summer camp. Wright arrived on a visa after working…
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Avant Gardner and Brooklyn Mirage to Be Sold to Global Nightlife Brand Behind Pacha
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