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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

East Village Residents On Edge As Sexual Assault Suspect Still At Large

NEW YORK - Some East Village housing complex residents are on high alert as police hunt for a sexual predator targeting women . Police have released surveillance video of the man they believe is behind two sexual assaults in recent weeks at the Wald Houses, CBS2's Ilana Gold reported.

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Same Man Suspected In East Village Groping Incident, Rape Attempt

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Le Village: Gluten-free French food made accessible

... tag. Chef Didier of La Sirene breaks that convention with his gluten-free French bistro Le Village. The tiny East Village spot stays true to French classics in a modern, youthful atmosphere befitting the neighborhood. Chef Didier is a curious, ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/le-village-gluten-free-french-food-made-accessible?cid=rss

From Homestead to Vogue

Yes, that is Miley Cyrus, with her spiked blond hair, looking over her right shoulder. Wearing a black leather jacket open in the back and studded leather shorts, she almost dares you to look back.

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From Homestead to Vogue

Yes, that is Miley Cyrus, with her spiked blond hair, looking over her right shoulder.

http://www.journalgazette.net/features/From-Homestead-to-Vogue-4150228

Monday, December 29, 2014

On the Market: A 'Nightwalk' Through an 'Invisible...

A report released over the weekend indicates a plan shared by Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie to fund reform of the Port Authority by selling off many of the agency's properties, including the World Trade Center site, the Wall Street Journal reports . The planned overhaul centers on reorienting the Port Authority to focus on "its core mission of transportation projects."

http://observer.com/2014/12/on-the-market-a-nightwalk-through-an-invisible-city-with-the-gentrifier/

Foundation racing to reach goal for fallen officers

As of Monday morning, The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation had raised $300,000 to pay off the mortgages of the families of slain NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation honors its namesake, an FDNY firefighter who died on September 11, and helps families of first responders who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27720682/foundation-racing-to-reach-goal-for-fallen-officers

Best of CH 2014: Interviews: From a cyborg activist to a surfboard...

This year we spoke with an incredible pool of talented individuals, and narrowing it down to a select few feels a little unfair. While an almost equally interchangeable list of interviews would include Sharon Jones, Erik Spiekermann, Ingo Maurer, Iggy Pop, Iris van Herpen, Ai Weiwei, Peanut Butter Wolf and so many outstanding chefs, designers, artists and DJs, below are 10 people who put such a unique spin on their craft, we couldn't help but fan-out.

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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Art broadens its reach

... a single fabulous conceptual piece upon arrival at El Museo del Barrio in Manhattan. >> Finally, a tribute to East Village sculptor Greer Lankton at Participant Inc. on New York's Lower East Side, was one of the best gallery shows of the year. In ...

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

The 13 Best Chinese Restaurants In New York City

... the best one in the city. The beloved Philadelphia restaurant chain opened its first outpost in New York's East Village last year, and it's already a favorite with New Yorkers. Items on the menu are scored 1-10 based on spiciness, with 10 topping ...

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

'Disenchanted!' portrays princesses in a new light

... street and turning up the heat. Nico de Doto is serving up seasonal cocktails at Miracle on Ninth Street, an East Village holiday pop-up bar open through December 23. It looks like the North Pole in here. And there's a festive menu to match. ...

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Alexander Sage Oyen Releases New Album Moment by Moment Today

... by Moment is about accidently sending a draft text message. It's about being stuck on the L train between the East Village and Williamsburg, staring directly at your ex. It's the three-hour line at Trader Joe's, and the hot Starbucks cashier. It is ...

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Monday, December 22, 2014

3 art shows in San Diego recall abstraction's prominence

Arshile Gorky's "The Liver is the Cock's Comb" is part of a San Diego Museum of Art group show. Arshile Gorky's "The Liver is the Cock's Comb" is part of a San Diego Museum of Art group show.

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City at the brink a " we must find a middle ground on policing

On Saturday a cold-blooded killer murdered two New York City police officers who were sitting in their patrol car on a Brooklyn street. New Yorkers are always shocked by the killing of police, but in most instances it is when they are trying to stop a crime.

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Sunday, December 21, 2014

The year's best dishes from New York chefs

... a coffee cup sounds insane, until Brodo came along. New Yorkers have been lining up at the take-out window in East Village restaurant Hearth for specialtis like the Hearth Broth. Made with chicken, turkey and beef, it's deeply flavorful, can be ...

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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Dormification of NYC: Revealed: East Village Dorm That Replaced Historic Row House

It's been a long time coming, but the glassy dorm building at 35 Cooper Square has finally been revealed , now that much of the exterior scaffolding has come down. Surprise, surprise, it's just as ugly and depressing as everyone expected.

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Friday, December 19, 2014

CEDARS, Featuring Works by Native American Writers, Set for La MaMa in 2015

Mirage Theatre Company is making its La MaMa debut with "Cedars," a theatrical adaptation of Native American poetry and prose performed by Native American actors, directed by June Prager. Through the poetic voices of contemporary Native American writers, the play gives a 21st century face to the struggles of indigenous people, depicting their adaptation into modern-day society and celebrating Native American culture and enduring spirit.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Grandma Pie May Be The Best Thing To Ever Come Out Of Long Island

... of restaurants in New York City are serving some seriously good grandma pies these days. Newcomer GG's in the East Village makes a pepperoni-topped pizza that's nothing short of an instant NYC classic. Under-the-radar Il Porto in Brooklyn also makes ...

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Latkes Like You've Never Seen Before At The 6th Annual Latke Festival

... Esther Choi of Chelsea Market's Mokbar made a pork potato pancake with kimchi crema. Chef Tom Birchard from East Village stalwart Veselka made a pork goulash latke with prunes and red beans. And chef Gabe Stulman of the West Village's Joseph Leonard ...

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'If/Then' Star Leads Tour of 'His' New York

The Broadway musical "If/Then" is a valentine to the city of New York. NY1's Frank DiLella recently caught up with "If/Then" star, actor Anthony Rapp, who took Frank on a very personal tour of some of his favorite and personal spots in the city.

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Monday, December 15, 2014

Serhant snags boutique EV condo project from Urban Compass

Ryan Serhant, a Nest Seekers International broker and star of "Million Dollar Listing New York," is taking over sales at 277 East 7th Street, a six-unit condo building that has been on the market for approximately two months with no units sold. Serhant told The Real Deal that his team will be taking over the project from Urban Compass' Debra LaChance and rebranding the building as "Seven East Village," kicking off his marketing efforts in the first week of January with a high-profile launch party.

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Search On For Suspect In East Village Shooting

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Eats Beat: Cake whiz Penny Stakiewicz opening Sugar Couture

... brisket, mac & cheese and a chocolate chunk cookie, and there will be happy hour specials all day for adults. East Village German restaurant and beer garden Zum Schneider (107 Ave. C) is holding Christmas caroling parties this Sunday and next ...

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Where to Find Affordable Lodging in New York City

... while Airbnb maintains some dedicated B&B listings , too. Some solid bets within Manhattan include the 10-room East Village Bed and Coffee (single rooms from $125/night), or Harlem's 7-room Sugar Hill Harlem Inn (from $80/night). Brooklyn is another ...

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Friday, December 12, 2014

SantaCon Bars Explain Why They're Supporting SantaCon

Tomorrow is SantaCon - or as the local media would have you believe Santageddon - the day where New Yorkers purportedly hide indoors while boisterous men and women dressed in Santa outfits descend upon the city and destroy everything in their path. Though it's no different from any other festive holiday bar crawl, like those on St. Patrick's Day or New Year's Eve, the event has come under fire by the public, the media, and even the city .

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Alexander Sage Oyen to Release New Album Moment by Moment, 12/23

... by Moment is about accidently sending a draft text message. It's about being stuck on the L train between the East Village and Williamsburg, staring directly at your ex. It's the three-hour line at Trader Joe's, and the hot Starbucks cashier. It is ...

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Justin Kirk Of 'Weeds' Scores In Pulitzer-Winner's...

More than a year after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Disgraced - Ayad Akhtar 's scorching play about identity politics in post-9/11 New York - made it to Broadway this season, if in a somewhat flattened production. Now this young playwright has defied the laws of the Sophomore Jinx with The Invisible Hand , running off-Broadway in a production that shows beyond any doubt that this writer has a rare combination of perfect pitch for dialog, a dazzling sense of the dramatic and a keen ear for what's on our minds when we're not being distracted by the Sony hacking sideshow.

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Woman Killed In East Village Fire Identified As Author, Bar Owner

... station groups in the country. Got a nose for [] Police and firefighters on the scene of a deadly fire in the East Village on Dec. 10, 2014. (credit: CBS2) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The woman found dead early Wednesday in an East Village apartment ...

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Readings from the Portable Boog Reader 8 Set for 1/18 Release Party in Nyc

... City - http://www.boogcity.com - Boog City is a New York City-based small press now in its 24th year and East Village community newspaper of the same name. It has put out approximately 200 publications, including 35 volumes of poetry and various ...

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Bed-Stuy sandwich shop | IEX's WTC lease | 1+1 Management goes under

... Hanukkah ones. Momofuku Ko 8 Extra Place, Manhattan The Asian-fusion tasting-menu restaurant moved within the East Village from 163 First Ave. The two-Michelin-starred restaurant offers a 17-course tasting menu for $175. Target 815 E. Hutchinson ...

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These Students Are Marching For Eric Garner And Michael Brown Every...

After a grand jury voted not to indict the police officer implicated in the death of Eric Garner, the students of East Side Community High School in New York's East Village needed to do something.

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N.Y. star chef's latest book is defiantly different

When a cookbook raises as many questions as it answers, will it generate more buzzkill than buzz? With the publication this week of Gabrielle Hamilton's 'Prune,' we'll find out soon enough. The chef's 15-year-old East Village restaurant in New York remains a favored brunch spot, and Hamilton impressed a much broader audience with 'Blood, Bones and Butter,' her raw and compelling memoir, almost four years ago.

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Would you eat insects?

Lauren Bonner of Brooklyn stops by Brodo in the East Village a few times a month to get her fix of bone broth. It's not as scary as it sounds.

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'The Illusionists' on Broadway

... pack a nutritional punch instead of taking vitamin supplements.Lauren Bonner of Brooklyn stops by Brodo in the East Village a few times a month to get her fix of bone broth. It's not as scary as it sounds. Uptown at Mexican restaurant Toloache, Chef ...

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Oh Tannenbaum in New York City

... Schneider in New York about the event that bgins at 1 p.m., with musical caroling kicking off at 3 p.m. in the East Village at 107 Ave C at East 7th Street, New York, adds the statement by Zum Schneider Can't make the festivities, you can sing ...

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Ho, Ho, Bro: How SantaCon Went From Joyful Performance Art to Reviled Bar Crawl

The young San Franciscan strapped on a fake white beard, donned a $12 red suit, and led 200 Santas as they went caroling up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. During their joyful march uptown, throngs of bustling New Yorkers and tourists paused to gawk at the sea of red felt and velour.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

"Begin Again" at Durham Library Thursday

... Dan Mulligan (Mark Ruffalo) is an alcoholic record executive who has just been fired. He wanders into an East Village open-mic club and hears Gretta (Keira Knightley) giving a sad, dismal performance of one of her songs. But Dan spies a raw talent ...

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U2 Commissioned Videos from 11 Street Artists; Here's...

... offers of New York's dark corners: an abandoned theater, the side streets of Soho at dawn, the skyline from an East Village rooftop. Check out the video and look for the other 10, launching all over the Web today. You can also pounce on tix to U2's ...

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Saturday, December 6, 2014

Andy Weir and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz at Writers With Drinks

Writers With Drinks features the author of The Martian and one of the most important voices in indigenous studies! Plus tons more! When: Saturday, Dec. 13, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, doors open 6:30 PM Who: Andy Weir, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Shelly Oria, Vanessa Hua, Megan Geuss and Katie Gilmartin! How much: $5 to $20, all proceeds benefit the Center for Sex and Culture Where: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. St., San Francisco About the readers/performers: Andy Weir is the author of The Martian, the bestselling novel which is being turned into a movie by Ridley Scott.

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Friday, December 5, 2014

From the Ashes of Forcella Bowery Rises Espoleta, a Spanish Restaurant With Tapas by Sue Torres

The Spanish revamp of the shuttered pizzeria also marks a return of sorts to the New York dining scene for Sue Torres, a year after she shuttered her popular Chelsea restaurant Suenos. Last night Espoleta, the Spanish replacement for the recently shuttered Forcella Bowery , started serving tapas and more to the public.

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'Handsome Dick' Manitoba Once Peed on the Subway Platform

Name: Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba Age: 60 Neighborhood: East Village Occupation: Punk front man, the Dictators NYC; Radio DJ, "Little Steven's Underground Garage" onSirius XM; Owner, Manitoba's bar. You can catch him on Thursday, December 18 at the 92Y for " From Genesis to Kings: Jewish Punk and Its Aftermath ."

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Rose Byrne Is Having A Major New York Moment

Rose Byrne is just your average Manhattan girl. She uses CitiBikes and rides the subway, she peruses local art galleries, and she likes to hit restaurants in her East Village 'hood for dinner and drinks.

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Review: Talented Teen Helps "Liberty" Raise Her Torch

... phrasing - it is today. "Liberty: A Monumental New Musical," has recently concluded a run at Theatre 80 in the East Village and producers are working on an expanded Off-Broadway production. Visit libertythemusical.com for more information.

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A New York Great Bids FarewellBy Lizzie Crocker

It is impossible not to feel nostalgic when visiting De Robertis, an Italian pasticceria and cafe in Manhattan's East Village that has been serving coffee, cannoli, and various other powdered sugar-dusted pastries for 114 years. Its charming, storied interior-hand-cut mosaic wall tiles and pressed-tin ceiling; a half-dollar from 1821 embedded in the patterned floor tiles-has remained untouched since the shop opened.

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Uber launching uberPOOL for carpooling

Sharing a taxi in New York City can be a crapshoot for riders and most efforts to encourage doubling up were left in the dust. But with Uber announcing its starting a carpool service next week, there's potential to make cab sharing viable for riders who could save up to half the cost of a fare, transportation experts said.

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East Village Insanity: An Excerpt From NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990

... Points), an oral history of the era as told by characters from the New York hardcore scene. Below is "East Village Nights: A7 and 2+2," which offer various insane stories of the East Village around Avenue A and East 7th Street and Tompkins Square ...

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Uber launching uberPOOL for carpooling

An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, September 15, 2014. An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, September 15, 2014.

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Going Green in the Urban Jungle

This week, Daily Intel profiles five inventors with big ideas that could make life a little bit better and more interesting for everyone. If you wanted to illustrate the concept of abandonment and decay, you could hardly do better than an image of an overgrown city, with roots smashing through asphalt, tendrils sneaking over thresholds, and streams cascading down escalators.

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Taxi Wars: Uber Rolls Out Program in NYC That Will Cut Fares By Half

... UberPOOL is already operating in Paris and San Francisco. An UberPOOL ride from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to the East Village in Manhattan which would cost $16 in a yellow taxi would cost as little as $7.50 with the carpooling alternative, according ...

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Hallway Toilets, Adult Bunk Beds: How Have You Sacrificed to Afford NYC?

... The number of evenings I spent home over the four years I lived in New York I could count on one hand." The East Village two-bedroom unit cost $2,250 a month, split by four, when Espeland first moved in. The lease and went up to $3,300 a month just ...

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Uber is expanding its carpooling service to New York City

... their fare by using UberPool. This is Uber's estimate for an UberPool ride from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to the East Village in Manhattan, about a 15-minute drive without traffic: Beyond the savings, Ninomiya also claims that UberPool helps the ...

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Uncle Sam's launches Made in Buffalo

... debut its first collection called Repurposed/Reused at Brooklyn Fashion Week and is current sold at its East Village store in New York. The Made in Buffalo brand will be sold at its location in Buffalo NY at 290 Larkin St. as well as online. for ...

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14 Tricked-Out Lasagnas That Will Get You Through Winter

... verde with ragu antica, bA chamel, and Parmesan. Bianca Price : $14 Lasagna is the specialty at this East Village gem: It's a traditional preperation with bA chamel and meat sauce. Peasant Price : $26 Peasant has one of the warmest dining ...

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NYC hit by hybrid food trend

Ramen, hamburgers, doughnuts, bagels and pretzels are all enticing foods on their own, but sometimes eating the traditional versions can become a little repetitive. Chefs and restaurants looking to spice up their menus are getting creative in the kitchen by mixing different and unexpected foods together.

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Monday, December 1, 2014

New York, I Wish I Knew How to Quit You

If Sari Botton's first anthology was all about why writers leave New York, her second one dwells on the artists who stay. In E.B. White's essay Here is New York , he said that there were three kinds of New Yorkers, the last being the dreamers, who were responsible for what he called the 'third city': "It is this third city that accounts for New York's high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements."

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