STA Travel closes Morningside Heights branch, moves downtown

... continue to invest." Choi added that customers can still make bookings through the STA website . The agency's East Village store is now STA's only location in New York City. Spectator reported in 2012 that the agency was trying to attract Columbia ...

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Would you seek out a tarot reader for love advice?

... like 'Why hasn't he texted?' outweighs the fact that the answer is probably BS," says Deena, 30, an editor and East Village resident who declined to give her last name for professional reasons. "Because, hey, what if it's not BS?" The last tarot ...

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Three shows seen on Cape debut in NYC

Two shows that Cape Cod audiences saw first are now entertaining audiences in New York City, and a third will be there next month.

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Bar Purportedly Marketed Toward Pregnant Women Turns Heads In East Village

Passing by the sign in the window on Avenue A at 5th Street, Mike wondered "What kind of bar is it? A juice bar?" But as WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported, when you call the phone number on Gestations' Facebook page, you get an answer. "I don't think that's funny.

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Everything by My Side Makes U.S. Premiere at Hudson River Park as...

... translated into English, Italian, and French. Performance Space 122 (PS122), a not-for-profit, New York City East Village institution founded over 30 years ago, is recognized internationally for its presentations of contemporary theater, dance, ...

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No Fear of Prying at Merkin and Jong Dinner

Two New Yorkers sat down for some real talk over dinner for all to hear at the East Village restaurant, Contrada. On Monday night, a group of literary diners celebrated the book critic and essayist Daphne Merkin and her new book.

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East Village crab shack | FiDi Blink Fitness | Construction firm goes under

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126 NY restaurants picked by Michelin for good value

Chef Andrew Carmellini's new Bar Primi in the East Village and Biang, a Chinese restaurant in Queens, are among 126 New York establishments named by Michelin as offering value-for-money quality meals. The Bib Gourmand awards announced Wednesday go to venues that offer two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less, plus tax and gratuity.

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20 New York City dates under $20

... time with adorable pups - win, win. 15. Find a new favorite at a local a beer tasting - Jimmy's No. 43 in the East Village offers six 3 ounce pours for $10 each on Tuesday nights. 16. 17. One of my all time favorite dates - rent a row boat ($12 for ...

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Getting Into Bed With Strangers, Plus Sting on Broadway

... is led by Jimmy Nail. Joe Mantello, best known for "Wicked," "Assassins" and "Take Me Out," directs. While its East Village venue undergoes a massive renovation, the experimental performance institution PS122 continues to produce work elsewhere, ...

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David Harbour scores rare acting hat-trick

... in Los Angeles and the Whitey Bulger biopic "Black Mass" in Boston, Harbour was so elated to return to his East Village apartment that he says he actually strolled the neighborhood crying (after a few drinks on the plane.) Filming "A Walk Among the ...

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Reverend Billy Arrested After Trying to Stop Removal of 130-Year-Old 'Bendy Tree'

Activist preacher and frequently arrested person Reverend Billy Talen took another trip to the Tombs this weekend, this time for trying to halt the removal of a 130-year-old, much beloved, very crooked tree in Tompkins Square Park. As East Village blog EV Grieve was first to report, the tree, known affectionately as "Bendy Tree," was condemned by an arborist with the city Parks Department, found to be "structurally unsound" and a danger to the public.

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Thousands Attend Climate March in New York

The People's Climate March, billed by its organizers as the largest event of its kind, drew former U.S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio , and performing artists Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Sting. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and French Environment Minister Segolene Royal take part in the March in New York.

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Ultimate Fall Guide: Halloween

... hosts its annual Halloween Dog Parade on Oct. 25, where hundreds of pooches are expected to prance around the East Village in some totally pawesome costumes while competing for prizes from Purina. Runs noon to 3 p.m. Or Fidos in Fort Greene can vie ...

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Food, Water and Information: Critical Elements to Disaster Relief

A woman leaves her cell phone, which is plugged into a power strip attached to a generator powered by two men on a tandem bicycle on Avenue C in the East Village November 1, 2012 in New York as the city recovers from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA I clearly remember the Plainfield, Illinois F5 tornado that hit when I was in high school because I recall being shocked by how sad and random it seemed and how we high school students tried, in our own little ways, to help by rallying volunteers and money to support those affected.

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Two plead not guilty in Manhattan apartment rental scam

Two people who allegedly bilked more than 20 apartment renters out of more than $60,000 pleaded not guilty Tuesday to fraud and grand larceny charges after being indicted in a "too good to be true" Manhattan rental scam. Jennifer York, 27, and Matthew Wada, 36, both of Manhattan, are accused of renting posh apartments for short-term stays in midtown, Chelsea, Greenwich Village and the East Village, then offering the flats for long-term lease via Craigslist and Bazarynka.com, a website serving the Polish community, according to the Manhattan district attorney's office.

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Scammers accused of stealing $60K from apartment hunters

... first rent short-term apartments in sought-after neighborhoods such as Chelsea, Greenwich Village and the East Village through Web sites including Craigslist and NYHabitat.com, officials said. They'd then allegedly spend the next few weeks showing ...

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Duo duped 20 Manhattan apartment seekers out of $60,000

Matthew Wada remains jailed on $250,000 bail for allegedly scamming apartment hunters by showing units for rent that were already occupied. A pair of con artists bilked more than 20 apartment seekers out of $60,000 using Craigslist and other real estate websites by listing apartments for rent that were already occupied, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Glen Rock man creates block-by-block guide to New York

James C. Schmitt, a Glen Rock native, says he got the idea to create his guide to Manhattan from the times he would visit the city as a young man in the 1980s. But do you know Little Fuzhou? Or Le Petit Senegal? Or Nolita? Or Kips Bay? Or the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space? "The main comment I hear from native New Yorkers is, 'Wow, I didn't know about this stuff,' " says James C. Schmitt, a Glen Rock native who has just published a different kind of tourist guide.

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Broadway at the Cabaret - Top 5 Cabaret Picks for September 15-21

... James Taylor and Stephen Sondheim , Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen 's songs have been performed everywhere from East Village rock clubs, to Off-Broadway theaters, to Sesame Street . The concert will feature some of Broadway's best performers singing ...

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Nonprofit hits snag in effort to sell East Village building

The nonprofit organization that runs an East Village nursing home for AIDS patients could face an uphill battle in its effort to sell its building, largely due to the terms of a deed granted two decades ago. Last month, VillageCare announced it would close its 206-bed facility at 45 Rivington Street between Forsyth and Eldridge streets, saying its services were no longer needed since fewer New Yorkers die from AIDS these days.

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Interview: Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner: Spanning performance art, ...

Starbucks isn't the place New Yorkers go to for art . However on one fateful night in 1998 at the East Village's Astor Place location, the coffee retailer was unsuspectingly turned into a guerrilla performance art venue.

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6 Things for You to Do in New York City's Neighborhoods This Weekend

... The estranged son of folk singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, he found his voice by playing covers in Manhattan's East Village in clubs like Sin-. He tragically drowned during an evening swim in Wolf River, Memphis in 1997. Tonight, Classic Album Sundays ...

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The Vendys at 10

A decade ago, when the Street Vendor Project staged its first culinary competition inside an East Village garage, food carts-to many New Yorkers-meant a cup of Joe or a hot dog. Today, the Vendy Awards are an annual event that have been adopted by three other cities-Philadelphia, New Orleans and Los Angeles-and the contestants here are serving up everything from dosas and carne asada tacos to eggplant sandwiches and empanadas to vegan doughnuts and French crepes.

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Food Friday: Young Local Farmers, an Old Family Store

Amanda Andrews on Tamarack Hollow Farm in Vermont, where she's been farming for about four years on her own. On today's Food Friday show three local farmers talk about what they grow and how they got into the business of farming.

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As the country gathers in somber remembrance, Gawker takes part in its annual, ceremonial purificati

... was sunny when I'd left that morning. My shoes were streaked again, but this time I walked back home, to the East Village instead of my office. I covered my face with the New York Post as I walked toward the river, waiting for the rest of the sky to ...

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Where the Beckhams and Kardashians REALLY stay: Inside the Big...

Where the Beckhams and Kardashians REALLY stay: Inside the Big Apple hotels hosting the A-list for New York Fashion Week A host of celebrities and fashionistas from all walks of life are milling about the streets of New York during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. But where's a celeb to stay? And more importantly, where do us lesser mortals go if we want to rub shoulders with the rich and famous.

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Bushwick Vietnamese resto | Chelsea Flywheel | 1 WTC lease

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Ha, love this. I'm 27 and

... her daughter-turned-my friend. I split my time between working at Conde Nast, going out to dirty bars in the East Village and wine bars in the West Village, and watching Netflix in bed. I ate a lot of Five Guys, felt bad about myself, felt way too ...

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Review: Kitchen 79 Offers Southern Thai Dishes Unseen in NYC

For the last few years New Yorkers have been obsessing on Isaan food from Thailand's impoverished northeast, an area dominated by the Mekong River and influenced by the neighboring cuisines of Laos and Cambodia. Its most prominent contribution to the Siamese menu are the shredded green-papaya salads called somtams, but there are also beef and pork jerkies, ground-meat salads, an appreciation of sticky rice, barbecued chickens, and stir-fries highlighting river catfish, duck, and pork.

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This is so true! At first I

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Why I'm Glad to Be (Almost) Out of My 20s

... her daughter-turned-my friend. I split my time between working at Conde Nast, going out to dirty bars in the East Village and wine bars in the West Village, and watching Netflix in bed. I ate a lot of Five Guys, felt bad about myself, felt way too ...

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Rough Year in NYC Prompts Artist to Create 'NY Doesn't Love U' T-Shirts

After a rough year in the city that never sleeps, artist Seth Carnes has put his own spin on the ubiquitous I Love NY slogan - creating a line of T-shirts with the counter-logo "NY Doesn't Love U." The T-shirts, which feature a red slash through a black heart, were prompted by a sign spotted by Carnes, 38, that said "YOU IDLE, YOU PAY $2,000." Carnes, who moved to New York from California 12 years ago, felt that the sign said it all about NYC.

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Where You Can See Old Movies Screening in the City this Week

... awful it actually improves (so to speak) with each viewing." See it but at Anthology Film Archives , the East Village art house mecca. 32 2nd Avenue at East 2nd. 7 p.m. It might be a long time since you've sat through detention, but "The Breakfast ...

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Hearst's TrendingNY Kicks Off Four-Week Test Run

New York women will be getting a pleasant surprise on their way to work this morning. Starting today, Hearst will begin handing out copies of its newest print product, a free weekly magazine called TrendingNY, at commuter hubs throughput the city.

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"bright brighter brightest" | Victor Matthews Solo Exhibition at KM Fine Arts

This exhibition marks Victor Matthews first solo exhibition in Los Angeles since the opening of his west coast studio earlier this year. The exhibition features 27 paintings and sculpture accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog and essay by Doug McClemont.

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NY Fashion Week recap

Thakoon offered the look on the left at its New York Fashion Week show on Sunday. DKNY sent out the outfit on the right.

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The Best Things To Do In NYC During The U.S. Open

... barbershop, with full bar and cafe inside. Address : 524 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY (there's also an East Village location) Website : http://ift.tt/YgkvMG Eat Amazing Chinese Food at the New Mission Chinese Pop-Up We'll make a ...

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PESU x I Don't Camouflage - "Life Is Art, Art Is Life"

I Don't Camouflage visited Japanese visual artist Pesu at his studio in East Village New York and Dream Hotel in meatpacking district to capture his work.

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Robert Pattinson dating English singer FKA Twigs

New York City, NY, United States - Sources tell Us Weekly that Robert Pattinson, 28, is dating English singer Tahliah Debrett Barnett, better known by her stage name FKA twigs, 26. The new couple, who met through mutual friends, has been seeing each other for weeks now and were seen together recently in New York City's East Village.

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Meet the Pav Bhaji - the Indian Sandwich That Should Be Sold Everywhere in NYC

... for drunk food. Unfortunately, the shop folded in less than a year. There's hope, though. Malai Marke in the East Village serves a well-spiced version, and the new Murray Hill outpost of Indian chain Kailash Parbat also has them on the menu. An ...

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Dumb, Mean And Racist: Multi-Tasking With Rafael Cruz

To say that right-wing, fundamentalist Christian nutcase Rafael Cruz always says cretinous stuff would be unfair: he only does it when his mouth is open.

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