Residents of the neighborhood surrounding the Barclays Center plan to fight the arena’s liquor license application at a special Community Board meeting tomorrow night, where Barclays reps will appear to answer questions about their application. Thus far the arena has not provided any details about how they’ll handle crowd control outside the venue, which will unleash thousands of inebriated Nets fans upon Prospect Heights, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. [ more › ]
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Locals Fight Barclays Center Liquor License, Fearing Puking, Peeing Nets Fans
After learning that the BP gas station on Houston Street had the potential to turn into a pricey condo development, we had what we believed would be our last gas fight, and mourned the loss of another neighborhood petrol purveyor. Turns out we should raise a glass of super unleaded to the Landmark’s Preservation Commission: the gas station is part of a historic district! [ more › ]
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SoHo BP Gas Station Will Remain "Historic," For Now
Ahh, Astoria. The land of backyards and “that beergarden” Manhattanites sojourn to a few times a year. Serious Eats founder Adam Kuban calls Astoria home and graciously gave us a local’s look at the neighborhood’s many, tasty gems. [ more › ]
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A Food & Drink Tour Of Astoria, Queens
Rush Limbaugh, whose name is synonymous with circumspection and abiding empathy , has come to the defense of the man who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Florida earlier this month. On his radio program yesterday , Limbaugh tried to put himself in the shoes of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot Trayvon Martin on February 26th, and still has not been charged. It’s not so hard, if you’re Limbaugh, to find common ground with a man who allegedly muttered “f**king coons” before blowing away a black teen walking home with snacks from the store: [ more › ]
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Rush Limbaugh Says Trayvon Martin’s Murderer "Just Got A Little Overzealous"
Looks like Chicago’s smallest house is a blink-and-you-miss it 440-square-footer in the neighborhood of Dunning. The 1921 ranch last sold for $155K in 2003 but is currently asking just $49,500. [Curbed Chicago]
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Last month, a black teenager who was walking through a Florida gated townhouse community—to his father’s girlfriend’s home—was fatally shot by the captain of the neighborhood watch. While George Zimmerman called the police to say, “There’s a real suspicious guy. This guy looks like he’s up to no good or he’s on drugs or something,” and was told he didn’t need to follow the teen, Trayvon Martin ended up dead. And the teen was unarmed and just carrying Skittles and iced tea. Zimmerman was never arrested, claiming self-defense, but after weeks of criticism from Martin’s family and their supporters, and the recent release of 911 tapes, the Justice Department has confirmed it will investigate the shooting. [ more › ]
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Trayvon Martin’s Senseless Death Prompts DOJ Investigation, Rallies
Just a little PSA here—if someone does a backflip on a moving subway, immediately followed by some weird hat trick, and doesn’t fuck it up, please stop texting and loosen up those pursestrings. Someone just sent over this ( questionably titled ) video of some kids doing just that, and nary a straphanger looks up from their precious iPhone. C’mon you disaffected New Yorkers: backflips on a moving subway! Here, take a look, we won’t tell: [ more › ]
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PSA: Some Subway Performers Actually Deserve Your Attention
While nobody knows exactly what Brooklyn mascot Borough President Marty Markowitz is going to do when his third term ends, we can now confidently say one thing the 67-year-old isn’t going to do: run against Yvette Clarke for Congress this year. Earlier today Crain’s floated the idea that “Brooklyn’s biggest booster could soon be on the warpath to Washington.” But the idea was quickly shot down by Marty’s office. [ more › ]
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Marty Markowitz For Congress? Fuggedaboutit
A longtime fave of vegetarians and the people that dine with them, Kate’s Joint , is in danger of being evicted. The East Village spot, which is located on Avenue B and East 4th Street, opened in 1996, but now owner Kat Halpern needs your help. A Save Kate’s campaign has been launched, where fundraisers are hoping to get $30,000 for Halpern—and if you donate more than 20 bucks, you’ll get something in return (something other than the gratifying feeling of saving an East Village mainstay). [ more › ]
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Beloved East Village Veggie Spot, Kate’s Joint, In Danger Of Closing
Dozens of protesters gathered in Foley Square this afternoon and marched to 1 Police Plaza to demand that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly tender his resignation. The protest was spurred by the string of violent arrests made by the NYPD as protesters attempted to reclaim Zuccotti Park on the six-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street protests. “This beast will lock you up because you are poor, because you are queer, because you are black,” Chino Hardin of the Center for NuLeadership said. Though no arrests occurred, the Mayor’s personal army greeted protesters with an imposing presence of officers and barricades surrounding the plaza. [ more › ]
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Photos: Protesters Demand Ray Kelly’s Resignation, Say He’s "Lost Control Of NYPD"