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• Police: Man bashed roommate with garbage pail

  05-07-2017 23:04
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily60th PrecinctConey Island—Brighton Beach—SeagateTrashedPolice arrested a man for smashing his roommate in the head with a garbage pail on W. 33rd Street on June 26.
  The victim told police that the pair were quarreling over their living situation between Mermaid and Surf avenues just after noon when things took a violent turn. The man bashed his roomie with the trash can and then sliced his left arm with a piece of p
  
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• Police: Duo threatened and robbed man on Avenue U

  05-07-2017 23:04
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Julianne CubaBrooklyn Daily61st PrecinctSheepshead Bay—Homecrest—
  Manhattan Beach—GravesendFaux gunPolice cuffed one of two suspects who they say threatened and robbed a guy on Avenue U on June 25 by claiming to have a gun, police said.
  The guy told authorities that the suspects came up to him near W. Ninth Street at about 9:45 pm and demanded he give them his gold chain he was wearing. But when he refused, one of them said he would go get
  
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• Devious duo attack and rob pizza delivery man

  05-07-2017 23:04
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn Daily62nd PrecinctBensonhurst—Bath BeachPizza punksTwo men mugged a pizza delivery man of his grub, cash, and even raided his car on Bay 11th Street on June 22.The victim told police that while delivering a pie between 86th Street and Benson Avenue at 1 am, two brutes branished handguns and demanded cash and his phone. The devious duo demanded the man’s cellphone password, which the pizza boy reluctantly gave, according
  
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• Silent Barn got its liquor license! (and are seeking financial help)

  05-07-2017 22:10
  
  "Due to that bar having been delayed for so long by bureaucratic problems with the SLA, we are significantly behind on cash and need your help! We're sure it’s no news to anyone that times are tough now, and we have been experiencing a lot of growing pains lately, but we can say with confidence that this moment we are in right now is our awkward adolescent stage between our adorable childhood and our stellar future."
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• Happy National Fried Chicken Day!

  05-07-2017 21:46
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.Brooklyn DailyHot on the heels of out nation’s birthday comes the month’s second-most-important holiday — National Fried Chicken Day on July 6 — and Sunset Park’s Pollo Campero is celebrating with a half-price deal.For three days this week, July 5–7, folks can download a voucher from the company’s website, www.campero.com, to get 50 percent off its two-, three-, and four-piece meals.
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• Liam Gallagher shares "Chinatown" video

  05-07-2017 21:29
  
  Forever disgruntled former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has just shared the lyric video for his new single "Chinatown," which is from his forthcoming solo debut, As You Were. If you were hoping LIam to shed the Beatles comparisons and do something new... well that doesn't actually sound like something he'd do, and "Chinatown" -- which contains the line "Happiness is still a warm gun -- definitely isn't the place to he's doing it.
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• Films from Magnasanti

  05-07-2017 20:51
  
  Union Docs is one of our favorite cultural institutions in Brooklyn because they’re so deeply invested in all manner of storytelling, and they’re always working with surprising new artists who are making movies–and podcasts, and all kinds of art–in unexpected ways. On Thursday they’ll screen a series of short films depicting life in New York City, by John Wilson, a Brooklyn-based filmmaker with a very particular vision of the city. The films are all inspired by Mag
  
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• Enchantment by the Gowanus

  05-07-2017 20:48
  
  Head to Littlefield on Friday night for a 50s-style prom experience. The Back to the Future-themed party includes period-appropriate music and party games from A Drinking Game NYC, which is throwing the event to help raise money for their upcoming trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Tickets are $25-30 and the fun kicks off at 8pm. Come in your best 50s prom attire or as your favorite Back to the Future character. If this isn’t
  
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• Bliss out in a field

  05-07-2017 20:47
  
  Spend Saturday quite literally cavorting in a field upstate. Sunset Sounds is a music festival that will transport you from New York City to beautiful Bellvale Farms to hang out, listen to music and frolic outside. Buses leave Penn Station around 3pm and return to the city around midnight and tickets are $50, plus $19 for the bus ride (you can also drive). Pack a picnic or buy snacks on site, and everything is 21+ since the event is one big beer garden.
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• A waterfront feast

  05-07-2017 20:46
  
  On Sunday head to Industry City for Brooklyn Waterfront Tastes 2017. Your $85 ticket gets you seven tastings from local restaurants like Glasserie, Pok Pok and Brooklyn Bread Lab, plus two adult beverages. There are also $150 VIP tickets which get you early access and an open bar. The best part of it is that proceeds support the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, a group working to create bikeable, walkable, enjoyable greenways along the Brooklyn waterfront.
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• Brooklyn Bridge history, down under the bridge

  05-07-2017 20:45
  
  Books Beneath the Bridge is one of the best free events in Brooklyn Bridge Park each summer. The park partners with local independent bookstores to bring authors to the Granite Prosepct steps, on the waterfront. On Monday, Freebird kicks off the 2017 series with Erica Wagner, author of Chief Engineer, a biography of Washington Roebling, the mastermind behind the Brooklyn Bridge, the East River’s loveliest crossing. It’s free and starts at 7pm, though you’d be wise to show
  
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• Watch the Kosciuszko Bridge come down

  05-07-2017 20:44
  
  Let’s be clear–this is not going to be an action movie-worthy explosion, nor is the old Kosciuszko Bridge going to splash dramatically into Newtown Creek. Is it though, a little piece of New York history, and on Tuesday you can watch workers begin to dismantle the bridge and load segments onto barges. Here’s a little history of the bridge that we ran a few years back, to get you in the mood.
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• Gun-toting fiend assaults man in subway station

  05-07-2017 20:34
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Julianne Cubafor Brooklyn Paper76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookSubway scareA cur threatened a guy with a gun and punched him in the face at the Carroll Street subway station on July 3, police said.The 61-year-old victim told police the lout followed him up the stairs in the station at about 3 am and then grabbed him from behind and demanded he give him his bag.
  But the victim refused and the malefactor brandished his gun and then punc
  
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• Bully socks guy in the face for not giving him a cigarette

  05-07-2017 20:34
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn Paper84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownBashedA bruiser stole a guy’s phone and beat him up after he didn’t give him a cigarette on Smith Street on July 1.The victim told police he was sitting on the steps near Livingston Street at 2 am when the cretin approached him and asked for a smoke. The victim denied his request and the jerk left, according to a report.
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• HDLSS (fka Headless Horseman) talk with Heems about new LP & single, sampling, race, politics & more (BV interview)

  05-07-2017 20:13
  
  You may remember duo HDLSS from back when they were called Headless Horseman. It's been a while -- six years -- but Far and Wolfy are back, still making ethereal, spare pop, and will release new album 'Selections from DUMB' in August...
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• Literary Death Match

  05-07-2017 19:13
  
  Take four excellent, of-the-moment writers, add in a couple of comedians, put them all on stage and give the whole thing a game show structure, and you’ve got Literary Death Match. This month you’ll have the opportunity to be amused and delighted by Aparna Nancherla, Rakesh Satyal, Danielle Henderson, Jamie Brickhouse, Lauren Duca and Adrian Todd Zuniga, all lubricated by the bar at the Bell House. Doors at 7pm, show at 8:05pm, tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
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• Joey Bada$$ releases three new songs produced by Statik Selektah

  05-07-2017 19:00
  
  Joey Bada$$ already released his great new album All-Amerikkan Bada$$ this year and now he just dropped three new songs, all produced by Statik Selektah (who did two songs on All-Amerikkkan Bada$$)...
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• So Fetch: Mean Girls Opens SummerScreen 2017 Tonight

  05-07-2017 18:36 via bkmag.com
  
  Have you been outside lately? Well, yesterday was the 4th of July, so the answer is obviously yes—but nonetheless, the weather is absolutely freaking beautiful. It’s hot, but manageable, and there is nothing better than spending some time out in the fresh air right now. Which comes, really, at a perfect time, since tonight marks the kickoff of 2017’s SummerScreen series—starting with Tina Fey’s resounding 2004 classic Mean Girls. 
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• Girl Ray share new single "Don't Go Back at Ten"

  05-07-2017 18:34
  
  "Don't Go Back at Ten," which typifies Girl Ray's charming, pastoral sound (think Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Pastels or Electrelane). The UK band's debut LP is out in August.
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• Brooklyn basketball court to be renamed after Biggie, despite backlash

  05-07-2017 18:34
  
  The ribbon cutting will take place this summer.
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• Spotlights releasing new LP 'Seismic' on Ipecac (stream a track)

  05-07-2017 17:59
  
  The new album was produced by Isis drummer drummer Aaron Harris, and Spotlights begin a tour with Melvins tonight. Listen to lead single "Learn to Breathe" now.
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• Chance The Rapper’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert Is Here and Unsurprisingly Delightful

  05-07-2017 17:51 via bkmag.com
  
  A few weeks ago, we heard a little bit of noise on social media of a frenzy happening at NPR’s headquarters. People inside the building were running—running!—through the halls upon the announcement of a special guest in the office. Who could of attracted such a frenzy? Why, Chance the Rapper, of course:The @NPR stairwell when they announce the Chance the Rapper #tinydesk concert. #nprlife pic.twitter.com/Z5OKBMhY2S
  — Emily Dagger (@AbbottRabbit) June 5, 2017This morning,
  
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• stream The Weak Days' LP ft. TWIABP, Slingshot Dakota, Into It Over it members

  05-07-2017 17:43
  
  The pop punk band's album features TWIABP singer David F Bello, Slingshot Dakota's Carly Commando, Evan Weiss, Chris Farren, Koji, Zoe of Kississippi, and more.
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• stream The Weak Days' album ft. members of TWIABP & Slingshot Dakota

  05-07-2017 17:43
  
  The pop punk band's album features TWIABP singer David F Bello and Slingshot Dakota's Carly Commando providing guest lead vocals, plus Chris Farren, Koji, Zoe of Kississippi, and more.
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• Trumpcare is a big flim flam

  05-07-2017 17:30
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Joanna DelBuonoBrooklyn DailyIt’s a flim flam! Just in time to celebrate the country’s independence, members of the Senate, the House — and yes, even the White House and the press — are putting the shells on the table and asking the public to find the nut.
  Why is it that we can never the get the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?Because each and every politician that ever was and ever will be got their lessons from non
  
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• BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU: Playlist for July 5, 2017

  05-07-2017 17:30
  
  On today's edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio, we're peppering our playlist of new music (from the likes of Arcade Fire, Panda Bear, War on Drugs, St. Vincent, Liars and more) with a few Grateful Dead covers as a tip of the hat to Dead & Co's recent shows in NYC and Chicago.Continue reading…
  
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• Cyclones blow lead, hand Tri-City a win

  05-07-2017 17:18
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Matt Johnfor Brooklyn PaperTri-City 9Cyclones 5July 4 in Tri-CityThey found no relief.Cyclones relievers Connor O’Neil and Gregorix Estevez took quite the beating on the mound, allowing a combined six hits and six runs as Brooklyn’s Boys of Summer fell to the ValleyCats in their third loss in a row.The Clones seemed poised to cruise to victory as they entered the bottom of the eighth up 5–3, but Tri-City’s Miguelangel Sierra led a la
  
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• The Kills released new EP (listen), expand tour, playing Brooklyn Steel this month

  05-07-2017 17:16
  
  The Kills' 2017 dates also include Foo Fighters' Cal Jam, and David Lynch's Festival of Disruption.
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• Camperdown Elm Sets Down Roots in Park Slope

  05-07-2017 16:56 via bkmag.com
  
  Taking its name from the majestic, weeping tree that canopies the boathouse at nearby Prospect Park, Camperdown Elm aims to be one with the elements.
  Making good on its wood theme, the restaurant resident of Thistle Hill Tavern’s former corner space has run riot with salvaged materials—including a bar top fashioned from thick-cut yellow pine (via an old Williamsburg bakery), complimented by shelves made from beams from a New Jersey factory, butcher block table tops, and a kitchen pas
  
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• John Blackwell, who drummed for Prince, D'Angelo & others, has died

  05-07-2017 16:38
  
  "My husband incredible drummer John Blackwell Jr. passed the way peacefully in my company today. Thanks God for his life and thanks everyone for their support." - Yaritza Blackwell.
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• Madame Gandhi playing Pitchfork Fest, SummerStage, MoMA & more (listen)

  05-07-2017 16:09
  
  The former M.I.A. drummer collaborates with tUnE-yArDs and alt-J's singer on her debut EP, which is a vessel for her message: "The Future Is Female."
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• Arcade Fire debut new song; Will Butler reworks Roy Orbison song for 4th of July

  05-07-2017 16:02
  
  Arcade Fire are also selling a t-shirt that is a riff on Kylie and Kendall Jenner's derided "rock tee" fashion line.
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• Dead & Co played Wrigley Field & Citi Field (pics, videos, setlists)

  05-07-2017 15:23
  
  The New York show had the Empire State Building synced up with the encore of "Touch of Grey," the debut of Jerry's "Comes A Time," and Bob Weir officiated a wedding backstage. Night 2 in Chicago ended in fireworks.
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• Second act for Vegas Diner: Jewel of Bensonhurst shines in new mob drama

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyNow that’s a send-off!
  The recently shuttered Vegas Diner got a starring role in scenes of the upcoming ’80s-set mob drama “The Neighborhood” on June 29. The series has been filming at locations across Brooklyn over the last couple of weeks, but the diner goes way back with the show’s star, Gravesend-native William DeMeo, who frequented the joint growing up, he said.
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• Packed to the gills: South Brooklyn ferry route overloaded in first month

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyThey missed the boat — but the city hasn’t.
  Thousands more commuters than expected are piling onto the citywide ferry’s South Brooklyn route — leaving many stranded locals unable to board the packed ferries.
  “I’ve watched a few ferries leave without me because they were max capacity when I was going to work,” said Sunset Parker Cynthia Rocca, who works not far from the ferry stop in Man
  
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• No cryin’ here: ‘Clones honor famous film

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Matthew JohnBrooklyn DailyIt was “A Night of their Own!”The Cyclones celebrated the 25th anniversary of the classic film, “A League of Their Own” on July 1 with a pre-game ceremony featuring two of the film’s actresses, Megan Cavanagh and Tracy Reiner, along with two members of the All-American women’s Professional Baseball League — which inspired the film — Shirley Burkovich and Maybelle “All The Way Ma
  
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• It’s a hit! Stickball returns to MCU Park

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn PaperThey’re sticking with it!Brooklynites can get a taste of the street game stickball on July 9, when fans of the old-timey ball game face off in a match before a Cyclones game at MCU Park. Stickball was popular in the first half of the 20th century and waned after, but the game is still alive and well in Kings County — and this stint in Coney Island can only create more buzz, according to the event’s organizer.&ldquo
  
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• Diving in! Borough residents celebrate city pools’ opening day

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Lauren GillBrooklyn DailyThey welcomed summer with a splash!
  Brooklynites looking for a cool way to beat the heat flooded Kings County’s pools on June 29 to kick-off swimming season in the borough.People lined up outside of Brooklyn’s 15 public lagoons — which include Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pop-up Pool, Gowanus’s Douglas and DeGraw Pool, the Sunset Park Pool, and Greenpoint’s McCarren Park Pool — to take a dip in th
  
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• Cad punches woman attempting to break up a fight

  05-07-2017 06:00
  
  See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Colin MixsonBrooklyn Paper78th PrecinctPark Slope
  Bad breakSome loser smacked a woman on Sixth Avenue as she tried to break up a fight on June 18.The victim told police she was between Sterling and St. Johns places at 7:40 pm, when she attempted to break up a fight. But her good intentions landed her a stray fist to the face.Instead of helping the woman, her attacker fled the scene behind the wheel of a car, cops said.The woman declined to press charges, an
  
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