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Comedian W. Kamau Bell Is a ‘Big Fan of Awkward Conversations As a Way to Promote Change’

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Ryan Porush

W. Kamau Bell, the political comedian whose show, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, ran on FXX, is back in the standup circuit. Tonight, his…

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Local Comedian Michael Che is No Joke

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Meet Michael Che. If you don’t know him, get to know him because the 30-year-old writer and stand-up comedian from the Lower East Side is…

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This Massive Athletic Club Is Coming to the Williamsburg-Greenpoint Border

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Williamsburg-Greenpoint is getting a 17,000-square-foot training facility where locals can work off the beers they downed next-door at Spritzenhaus. While their kids are looked after.…

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This Dance Studio’s Move Means Free Massages, Smoothies and Reiki Sessions

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Yet another Williamsburg business has moved to Greenpoint in search of lower rent, and at their “Re-Grand Opening” Sunday, you can score a free massage,…

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Commuting Horrors: Woman Struck By B Train, East River Ferry Ramp Collapses

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Ryan Porush

No matter how lousy your commute was today, it could’ve been worse. East River Ferry service at Greenpoint terminal was shut down after a ramp…

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Another Bodega Figured It Was High Time to Put Some Bongs in the Window

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Kitty’s Cards & Things isn’t the only Williamsburg business that’s decided to put bongs front and center.

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A Small Home For Tiny Taxidermy Is Coming to Williamsburg

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Ryan Porush

A veteran of Brooklyn’s flea market circuit is making the jump to brick-and-mortar. New York City native Julia Small O’Kelly repurposes vintage objects into accessories…

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And Now at the Bowery Wall: Maya Hayuk

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Nice to see the Bowery wall getting some new color on this rather dreary day. This latest piece, first spotted on Hanksy’s Instagram, is by…

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Calm Before the Storm: Williamsburg’s Sports Bars Brace For Super Bowl Sunday

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Williamsburg definitely isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think Super Bowl, but as evidenced by Grub Street’s rundown of non-douchey places to…

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A Juice Bar Has Replaced an 87-Year-Old Bakery, But There’s a Twist…

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Ryan Porush

Over the weekend a juice bar opened in what was, for 87 years, the home of Ninth Street Bakery. The owner of beQu worked at,…

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