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• LES bars and partying ruining the neighborhood, study finds

  08-06-2017 23:36
  
  A 24-block chunk of the Lower East Side, bordered by East Houston, Allen, Delancey and Essex has been dubbed by some as "Hell Square" for its abundance of bars and hard-partying crowds...
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• Jake Ewald releasing Slaughter Beach, Dog EP & touring, discusses Modern Baseball's future

  08-06-2017 22:31
  
  Modern Baseball co-frontman Jake Ewald is releasing a new solo EP as Slaughter Beach, Dog, with a new full length planned for the fall. He's also touring with MoBo's Ian Farmer in his band and Shannen Moser opening.
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• Friday on Brooklyn Paper Radio: Powerful councilman breaks his silence on CitiBike!

  08-06-2017 22:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Moses JeffersonBrooklyn PaperHow rude – and how effective!Brooklyn Paper Radio co-host Gersh Kuntzman bullied City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez into appearing on this week’s show by attacking the Upper Manhattan Democrat for failing to publicly discuss his back-room negotiations over the long-awaited expansion of CitiBike.On Thursday, Kuntzman, who is also a Daily News columnist, posted a really long barn-burner of a story (and I mean really long
  
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• Gorillaz share new song/video "Sleeping Powder"

  08-06-2017 21:28
  
  For those who wished Gorillaz album Humanz had a little more Damon Albarn on it, this sleepy, funky track is for you.
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• The Sonics touring, going on a cruise with The Fleshtones & Flat Duo Jets

  08-06-2017 20:51
  
  Both The Fleshtones and Flat Duo Jets have many other tour dates too.
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• Burger Beach Bash returning to Coney Island (initial lineup & tix)

  08-06-2017 19:58
  
  The Burger Beach Bash is returning to Coney Island in a new location but with same party rock n' roll attitude. The initial lineup includes The Zeros, Nobunny, Habibi, Sunflower Bean, Chinese post-punk band Re-TROS, Daddy Long Legs
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• 2017 Mad Decent Block Parties happening in Philly and Red Rocks

  08-06-2017 19:31
  
  The annual Mad Decent Block Parties have announced their return for 2017, its tenth year. Over the years, MDBP expanded from one free day in Philly to a massive touring party that happens all over the world. To celebrate the tenth anniversary, MDBP is dialing back...
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• Oneohtrix Point Never shares Iggy Pop collaboration from 'Good Time' soundtrack

  08-06-2017 19:09
  
  Oneohtrix Point Never has shared "The Pure and the Damned" -- his collaboration with Iggy Pop -- from his award-winning score/soundtrack to new film Good Time. Atmospheric and melancholy...
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• Fishbone add tour dates, including a Rocks Off cruise

  08-06-2017 19:09
  
  Earlier this year, Fishbone welcomed original drummer Fish Fisher back into their lineup and went on a tour playing 1996's Chim Chim's Badass Revenge in full. Later on, they revealed they'd be playing 1988's Truth and Soul at Riot Fest...
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• Your Ideal Week: June 8-June 14, Brooklyn Pride

  08-06-2017 17:18
  
  It’s time yet again to plan out Your Ideal Week, which I hope with all my might does not in any way involve being trapped in an airless F train with sweaty, frantic people getting naked all around you. It looks like the June gloom that has been hanging over us is finally on its way outta here, so we might actually have a decent weekend to take a spin on the new ferry to the Rockaways or ride a bike to Coney Island. And since it’s Brooklyn Pride Week, it’s a relief that Sat
  
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• Chatting with Anne Burrell About Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge, Her Feel-Good Smith Street Roadhouse

  08-06-2017 13:48 via bkmag.com
  
  Smith Street may have been in a bit of a slump the past few years, but a certain Food Network Star is aiming to inject her personal brand of high octane energy to the distinguished strip.
  Enter Anne Burrell (along with partner and Daddy-O owner, Phil Casaceli) whose ritzy roadhouse, Phil’s & Anne’s Good Time Lounge, has officially launched in the Char No. 4 space.
  And while television viewers are already intimately familiar with her style of cooking, it’s actually Burrell&r
  
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• Northside Innovation: The Internet Taketh Away, But Also Giveth Back

  08-06-2017 13:35 via bkmag.com
  
  With great streaming power comes great responsibility—at least that’s what I learned on Day 1 of Northside Innovation. The Williamsburg Hotel’s TNT Content Stage closed out its first day of panels with Creativity and Regulation: The Challenges Facing Content Creators, a discussion on digital tools for independent creatives and the adjustments required of artists, consumers, and regulatory bodies adopting them.
  “We’re doing a lot of things that we couldn’t do b
  
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• Northside Music 2017: Covering All The Bases

  08-06-2017 12:57 via bkmag.com
  
  This week, more than 300 bands will barrage north Brooklyn for the ninth iteration of the Northside Festival, pushing the neighborhood’s extensive network of concert venues to the limit. There will be no shortage of good vibes, ringing eardrums, and sweaty dance parties tucked away in north Brooklyn’s every recess. The smorgasbord guarantees that there’s something for everyone—from hardcore to hip-hop—but picking what shows to prioritize can be intimidating. Here ar
  
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• Young scribes honor seniors in essay contest

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyCobble HillThree cheers to the budding essayists who paid tribute to senior citizens in the Cobble Hill Health Center-sponsored contest, “Older Person in Your Life Who is Special and Why,” in which local fourth and fifth graders were charged to write about that special senior.
  “A mark of a society is how they treat their seniors,” said Tony Lewis, chief executive officer at Cobble Hill. “I applaud t
  
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• Veteran, activist, patriot: Howie Dunn honored with street co-naming

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyIt’s a Dunn deal!
  The corner of Third Avenue and 78th Street was officially co-named “Howard Dunn Way” on June 3 to commemorate the World War II vet and civic titan. Dunn, known as Howie to friends, was a Southern Brooklyn native with an unmatched devotion to the borough, said one community leader.
  “I think Howie Dunn is probably the leading example of dedication to a community,” said Josephine Bec
  
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• The sight of music: Synaesthetic artist paints piano

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  Art: Brooklyn is getting all keyed up! Read more.
  
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• Scholarly seniors receive college scholarships and lifelong mentorship

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough WideDouble congrats to seniors Michael Williams and David Mardakhayev. The scholarly seniors are this year’s recipients of the 2017 Milken Scholarship Award.The boys will each receive $10,000 along with a lifelong mentor system that includes career-related counseling, assistance in securing internships, and opportunities for community service.
  David has moved over his tassel and graduated from Franklin Delano Roose
  
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• Ready to roll: Vintage pinball games return to Coney

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  Art: The People’s Playground is flipping out! Read more.
  
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• Overcoming obstacles: Brooklyn Tech junior nabs spot at state meet

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Laura AmatoBrooklyn DailyIt’s all about staying focused and, most importantly, not tripping.Brooklyn Tech junior Aziza Chigatayeva has done her best to do both this season, zeroing in on every obstacle in front of her as she competes in the 2000-meter steeplechase.Chigatayeva hasn’t tripped yet, clinching a victory at the city championship meet in May and earning a berth in the state track and field championships in Binghamton this weekend.&ldqu
  
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• Out of this world: Reporter tests Luna Park’s new virtual reality ride

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn PaperIt’s virtually the next level!Thrill seekers can take one of Luna Park’s high flying rides to the next level with virtual reality headsets. The WindstarZ already lets riders soar above the Boardwalk as if they were hang gliding above the People’s Playground, but the newfangled tech puts adrenaline junkies at the helm of their virtual adventure, said a rep for Luna Park.“You’re able to create your o
  
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• Ladies night! We celebrate Brooklyn’s strong, selfless women

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By James HarneyBrooklyn PaperLike the borough they’re from, the Brooklyn Women of Distinction Class of 2017 are a tapestry.Courier Life Publications and Community News Group honored 25 of Kings County’s most worthy women during a June 1 awards gala at Sirico’s Caterers in Dyker Heights, the accolades celebrating ladies — who include activists, designers, executives, volunteers, and a roller disco queen — that were profiled in our
  
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• Golden gaffe: State senator insults Dem Council candidate

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyState Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) endorsed his long-time staffer John Quaglione to replace term-limited Councilman Vincent Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) on June 1, but not before he called Gentile’s own staffer, Justin Brannan, who is also a Democratic candidate for the same seat, “fat boy” when he couldn’t remember his name.Quaglione’s campaign invited local reporters for a “press-only
  
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• Funding runs dry for Southern Brooklyn flood protections

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn DailyThe plan for a Southern Brooklyn storm break is broke.Federal officials from the Army Corps of Engineers revealed the ugly truth for its multi-billion-dollar coastal storm barrier project, which includes a massive flood gate, to make Southern Brooklyn more resilient in the five-year aftermath of Hurricane Sandy — there is no money.
  But the news was just the latest let down in the years that have passed since the devastating
  
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• Brooklyn teen receives scholarship at hackathon

  08-06-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyBorough wideGolden arches awardTake your mortar boards off for borough teen and senior at Stuyvesant High School, Nancy Cao. She has been named a recipient of the 2017 Ronald McDonald House Charities - ASIA Scholarship Program.
  Nancy received “Best Inequality Hack” at the Social Hacks Hackathon with her all-female team for their website, which strips gendered language and racial biases from job applications to promot
  
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• The sisterhood of the traveling rants

  08-06-2017 02:45
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Stephanie Thompsonfor Brooklyn PaperI have been in Europe for nearly 10 days — Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome. It is a whirlwind tour for my mother’s 75th birthday, a reunion for my sisters and mom and I since we are scattered across the country and haven’t all been together for going on a decade and we have managed to survive without killing each other.
  That is a major accomplishment.
  I love my family. I am concerned always for their w
  
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• Villain stomps on woman and swipes her phone

  08-06-2017 01:52
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn Daily61st PrecinctSheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
  Manhattan Beach—GravesendStomped and circumstance
  A good-for-nothing stomped on a woman’s face and stole her cellphone as she was getting off the subway near E. 27th Street on May 29, police said.
  The woman told police she stepped off the train near Avenue W at about 10:50 pm when the lout shoved her to the ground, and then stomped on her face, causing swelling and cut
  
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• Ruffians speed after woman and shoot at her car

  08-06-2017 01:52
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily68th PrecinctBay Ridge—Dyker HeightsCinematic chaseFour brutes threatened a woman sitting in her car on 10th Avenue on May 28 — and when she drove off, the ruffians sped after her and shot at the car.The victim told police she was in her vehicle near 63rd Street at 10 pm when she was approached by two men and two women. The nogoodniks struck up a conversation with the woman, which soon turned into an argument. Thing
  
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• Eight bruisers knock man unconscious for cheating on his girlfriend

  08-06-2017 01:52
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateAmbushEight brutes attacked a man on Surf Avenue on June 1 for cheating on his girlfriend.The victim was near W. 23rd Street on his way home at 9 pm when the men jumped out at him, knocked him to the ground, and began punching and kicking the living daylights out of him, said police.
  The fiends bashed the man to a pulp, knocking out his two front incisor teeth before h
  
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• Dastardly trio threatens and robs two young teens

  08-06-2017 01:52
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Alexandra SimonBrooklyn Daily63rd PrecinctMarine Park—Mill Basin—Flatlands—Bergen BeachTeens robbedA dastardly trio threatened and robbed two young teens on Avenue U on June 2.
  The 14-year-old teens told police that they were riding on the B100 bus to Mill Avenue around 12:30 pm when three nogoodniks demanded their money and cellphones.
  When they got off the bus, the men followed them and approached them again, ordering them, “If you
  
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• Crook turns blade on woman while demanding money

  08-06-2017 01:52
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily62nd PrecinctBensonhurst—Bath BeachBox-cutter baddieA man threatened a woman with a box-cutter while she was shopping with her baby on Kings Highway on May 30.The woman told police she was shopping in a bodega near Dahill Road at 11 am when the man approached him and brandished the blade, demanding cash, police said. But she manged to push past the robber as do-gooders approached and scared him off, authorities said.
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