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Performance Picks: Literary Roasts, Asian Drag, 100 People In A Room

Posted on January 16, 2019February 17, 2021 by Cassidy Dawn Graves

WEDNESDAY Drunk Education: Roasts of ‘Great’ Literary Men Wednesday, January 16 at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 7 pm: FREE The books you read in school…

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Council Member Defends ‘Tech Hub’ Vote in Wake of Heated Criticism

Posted on August 14, 2018February 22, 2021 by Tara Yarlagadda

As you may have heard, the city’s proposed (and controversial) $250 million, 21-story retail and tech center off of Union Square moved forward last week.…

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Inside the Historic Building That’s Quietly Home to Disgraced Televangelist Trinity Broadcasting

Posted on June 14, 2017February 22, 2021 by J. Oliver Conroy

Spreading the word of God has been extremely lucrative for Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the world’s largest Christian broadcasting company. The organization’s late founders, evangelical…

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‘Trump’ Gets an Icy Reception in Union Square

Posted on June 8, 2017February 22, 2021 by Shannon Barbour

Trump. That’s all that was spelled out this afternoon when artist David Datuna laid down some cool art in Union Square. The all-caps letters were…

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Behold, The Churro Taco Waffle!

Posted on May 25, 2017March 2, 2021 by Daniel Maurer

What, you thought we were going to leave it at the fried-chicken donut sandwich? Oh, hell no. We have still more blechtacular food to hip…

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Weekend Warriors: Thousands of New Yorkers Keep Up Protests Against Trump

Posted on November 14, 2016March 23, 2021 by Scott Lynch and Nicole Disser

Anti-Trump protesters once again poured into the city streets over the weekend. On Saturday, thousands of people shut down Fifth Avenue for more than two miles…

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Anti-Trump Protests Continue in Union Square

Posted on November 10, 2016March 23, 2021 by Michael Garofalo

On the heels of last night’s massive protest march in response to Donald Trump’s election, demonstrators again gathered in Union Square this afternoon to voice their opposition…

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Bruce Has Left the Building, But Catch Springsteen at the Apple Store Tonight

Posted on September 28, 2016March 23, 2021 by Michael Garofalo

Bruce Springsteen fans lined up outside the Union Square Barnes & Noble earlier today for a chance to meet The Boss and score a signed copy of…

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The People Have Spoken: ‘Small Hands’ and Trump Visits Union Square, Sans Balls

Posted on August 19, 2016March 23, 2021 by Luisa Rollenhagen

Oh Trump! The presidential hopeful continues to be a never-ending repository of hilarity, amazement, disgust, and abject terror. His bravado, swagger, and blatant disregard for…

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Naked Trump Statue in Union Square; New Food Fest/Fundraiser Taste of EV

Posted on August 19, 2016March 23, 2021 by Jenna Marotta

For two hours yesterday, a statue of naked Donald Trump stood in Union Square. The anarchist collective INDECLINE commissioned, “The Emperor Has No Balls,” which…

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