Just as nothing says “spring is coming” like the first crocus coming out of the ground, nothing says “summer is coming” like the annual rising of the brain-crazed dead in Brooklyn. Which is to say, the annual Zombie Crawl returns this Sunday! [ more › ]
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Zombies Invade Brooklyn (Again) This Sunday
The formation of the New York City Brewers Guild (NYCBG), an organization that professes unwavering dedication “to advancing the local brewing industry and thereby lessening human misery,” will kick off with a big beer bash tonight at the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg. A truly local collaboration, the NYCBG includes the Bronx Brewery, Brooklyn Brewery, Chelsea Brewing Co., Eataly Birreria, Harlem Brewing Co., Heartland Brewing Co., KelSo Beer Co., Shmaltz Brewing Co., Sixpoint Brewery, and 508 GastroBrewery. [ more › ]
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Tonight! New York City Brewers Guild Bash At Brooklyn Brewery
Bicycle Magazine, the publication that Senator Chuck Schumer totally stores under his mattress and reads with a flashlight under the covers, has rated New York City the 7th best city in the country to pedal around on two wheels. #1 was Portland, Oregon. We demand to know which city has more subscribers to Bicycle Magazine! [ more › ]
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NYC Rated #7 In Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities, Behind Minneapolis And D.C.
Wes Anderson’s latest opus Moonrise Kingdom opens this weekend, and as an amuse-bouche, here’s a slightly buzzed Bill Murray giving you a behind-the-scenes tour of the set. (“I’ve got a little bit of rum in me now,” Murray acknowledges. “Sailor Jerry. It’s a spiced rum.”) In introducing the actors, Murray explains that the ensemble includes “Edward Norton—he does a lot of psycho work… [And] Bruce Willis, playing a policeman. Typecast, I guess.” Check it out: [ more › ]
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Watch Bill Murray’s Behind The Scenes Tour Of Moonrise Kingdom
Prime Burger, the 74-year-old burger joint at 5 East 51st Street, will shutter on Saturday, May 26, co-owner John DiMiceli reluctantly confirmed this morning with a sigh. “We’re sad to close,” he told us, “We truly appreciate the many years we had. We’re going to miss it. We’re going to miss everyone.” Now owned by brothers John and Michael, the DiMiceli family has operated Prime Burger for 36 years. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, server Artie Ward started waiting tables at 19-years-old and remained a faithful employee for nearly 60 years! DiMiceli tells us that the building has been sold, and he was unable to reach an agreement with the new owner that would allow them to stay open. [ more › ]
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After 74 Years, Prime Burger Will Flip Its Last Burger On Saturday
Bodega cats are a New York City treasure —they guard our apples, our milk, and our Bud Lite Lime when we aren’t around. They protect our corner bodega from the one thing that metal rolldown gate can’t: rodents. And sometimes they pop their cute little faces out of the bottom shelf when you reach down to grab a bottle of water. They’re so cute that we don’t even care that their cat litter is right next to the produce—that’s a mark of true love. Pictured is one of the bodega cats that we see every day—he lives in a storefront on Jay Street in Brooklyn with one other cat, and as you can see he takes his job very seriously, wearing a tuxedo every single day. [ more › ]
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In the wake of canceling a short-lived afternoon talk show you’ve never heard of ( The Revolution apparently was televised and nobody watched?) the good folks at ABC have decided to expand their Good Morning America brand into a new afternoon show called, you guessed it, Good Afternoon America . Which leads us to just one truly important question: Will the new GAA hour be as gloriously drunken as the fourth hour of the Today show has been with Hoda and Kathie Lee? Cause you are totally allowed to drink after noon, right? RIGHT? [ more › ]
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Good Morning America Spawns Good Afternoon America
Two Time’s Up! activists wearing cartoonish police costumes were arrested on the Lower East Side during a “Film the Police” group bike ride Friday night as they headed downtown to gather in solidarity with jailed Occupy Wall Street protesters. As you can see in the videos below, Barbara Ross and Keegan Stephan were told they were being arrested for impersonating police officers. But after spending a few hours locked up at the local precinct, officers apparently came to their senses. [ more › ]
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Video: Bicycling Activists Detained For Impersonating Police During "Film the Police" Ride
To blur the line between art and the mundane even further, MoMA has put out a call for all your unwanted objects in preparation for an upcoming multimedia installation and performance “garage sale.” The museum has been accepting donations of “strange items” over the last two weekends and will continue to receive your stuff the next two weekends as well. And almost anything goes except the usual perishables, weapons, liquids, hazardous materials… and naturally anything that has ever housed a family of bed bugs. [ more › ]
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MoMA Wants Your Junk for New "Garage Sale" Exhibit
Summer outdoor movie season just got busier with the announcement of the free The Central Park Conservancy’s film festival , which features five cult classics for its 10th Anniversary. The films will be screened under the stars just north of Central Park’s lovely Sheep’s Meadow, all in one week in August. Here’s the lineup, which is dedicated to movies “whose unique ability to excite, inspire, and entertain gathered a growing ‘cult’ following over time”: [ more › ]
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Central Park Summer Movies Include The Big Lebowski, Animal House, Pee Wee