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The city is awash in purple as New Yorkers mourn the death of yet another music legend this year. Last night, cries of “Purple Rain” and “Little Red Corvette” reverberated around our neighborhoods as people danced into the wee hours.
Of course, there were plenty of Prince-ified drink specials on the menu and spur-of-the-moment themed parties.
Playing PRINCE joints tonight at the DJANGO (Basement of the Roxy Hotel) 11pm on https://t.co/Zp1f0zxbDN
— Chances with Wolves (@ChanceswWolves) April 21, 2016
#bossanovacivicclub looking pretty in #purple tonight! #Bushwick pic.twitter.com/81v3JdfYif
— Luis Nieto Dickens (@nietodickens) April 22, 2016
East village karaoke spontaneously turned into Prince memorial concert. https://t.co/T593TIJElj
— Sarah #Brooklyn Nir (@SarahMaslinNir) April 22, 2016
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In the East Village, Cooper Union students partied like it was 1999.
In Williamsburg, Questlove held an epic Prince party at Brookyln Bowl–rumor is, Chris Rock made an appearance.
Representin. It’s Only Right. #Prince #BowlTrain #PurpleTRAIN #ThatDambFish
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So this #princerip jam session at Brooklyn bowl with @questlove DJing is so necessary. Here with @msmarypryor. Walked in behind Chris Rock
— Charreah Jackson (@Charreah) April 22, 2016
In the land of funk. – – – #brooklynbowl #prince #brooklynsoul #bowltrain
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Though, apparently, the public mourning and merrymaking didn’t sit well with everyone….
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blasting Prince all night—they had purple flowers, streamers, balloons, etc all covering the bar, and at one point the owners turned on…
— Eric Sundermann (@ericsundy) April 22, 2016
and kicked off “Raspberry Beret” and it was kind of magical—then I walked outside and some nerd in a pea coat with the collar up walked by..
— Eric Sundermann (@ericsundy) April 22, 2016
he saw the purple streamers on the door and said, “WOW, only BROOKLYN can take advantage of DEATH like this!!!!”
that guy fucking sucked.
— Eric Sundermann (@ericsundy) April 22, 2016
Well, peacoat guy need only have headed to Spike Lee’s Prince block party to see how it’s really done in Brooklyn:
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PURPLE RAIN ….. PURPLE RAIN #ripprince #SpikeLeeBlockParty
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Many tweeted or grammed their memories
I’ll never forget those parties on the Lower East Side where someone would just put the 1999 album on and let it play thru. #Prince
— Nicolas Falacci (@NickFalacci) April 21, 2016
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And made tributes
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Some of them on the subways:
Still, perhaps nothing beats this miracle tribute in Prince’s hometown: