Waterfront dwellers, rejoice! You no longer have to trek over to Bedford Avenue to catch a bus up to PS1. The MTA is launching a new line this weekend — the B32 (not to be confused with this awesome Porsche VW bus of the same name) — running along the East River through Williamsburg and Greenpoint up to Long Island City. The route runs between Williamsburg Bridge Plaza in the south and 44th Drive and 21st Street in the north. Buses hit the road this Sunday, and every day after, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Check out our hand-dandy map of the route and all the nearby ferry, subway, and bus connections.

Bummed that Emma Woodhouse didn’t make it into Austenland? Worry not: Jane Austen’s meddling matchmaker is coming back as a lesbian and practitioner of witchcraft. In a film that started shooting this week, Emma frequents Enchantments, a Wiccan shop in the East Village.
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The Standard East Village’s entrance appears ready for a tape cutting. (Photo: Natalie Rinn)

Sure, there was a fire at the Bowery Hotel today, but the real news is over at The Standard, East Village: check out the hotel’s flashy new front doors, which will be ready to walk through once all that red tape is cut.
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Division One Deputy Chief Jim Hodgens outside Bowery Hotel (Photo: Natalie Rinn)

If you thought the photos that Terry Richardson just posted of Jared Leto at the Bowery Hotel were hot, then you should’ve seen the fire that broke out there this morning.
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Photo: Dave Ratzlow, NYMag.com

Here’s an interesting thing about Bob Holman’s appearance tomorrow at the St. Mark’s Bookshop: on the reading’s Facebook page, Holman commented, “This will be the summer closer, the Last Party Ever For the store at this location.”

Indeed it’s the only upcoming event posted on the store’s calendar.
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This weekend, Uber is offering free rides within, to and from Brooklyn, as well as free stuff from 40 participating BK restaurants when you show your Uber receipt. Yet another great reason to avoid the L train. [From the B+B tip line]

Irving Farm, which we told you about last week, opens in the former 88 Orchard space tomorrow. [B+B]

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