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02 Jul 2010

Portugal. The Man and Alberta Cross Play Governors Island

Alaska has given us many things. No only has our northern frontier birthed an ass ton of professional hockey players, but it has also been called home by some of the greatest comedians of our time, most notably 2008 vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin. Wasilla-born, Portland-Based rockers Portugal. The Man

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02 Jul 2010

Fish n Sip: BYOB, Cheap and Delicious

The salty and fishy smell in the air starts to get to your head after a full, or even partial, day at the beach. So it’s only natural to crave (and appropriate to an almost cliche level) to crave fish and chips when you’re near an ocean. The problem is,

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
02 Jul 2010

St. Nick's Pub – The Best Underground Jazz in New York

St. Nick’s is one of the true gems you’ll find in Harlem and one of the best underground places in NY (possibly the world) to see live jazz.  It takes jazz back to where it came from, small dingy dive bars with real drinkers and working class people, not the

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01 Jul 2010

Broke-Ass of the Week – Rachel Znerold

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.

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01 Jul 2010

Bamonte's

If you’re anywhere near as obsessed with old school Italian American culture/aesthetic as I am, I really can’t believe that you have not already gotten yourself to Bamonte’s in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  The atmosphere is an unreal time capsule of 1950s Brooklyn (though it’s been there since 1900).  True story: I

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30 Jun 2010

FREE Underwater New York Reading

On Saturday, I biked from Williamsburg to the Intrepid, and I had to run through a nearby fountain as soon as I got to the boat so I could stop feeling like my skin was on fire. Even if you’re not doing cardio exercises outside, New York is approaching that

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
30 Jun 2010

How To Stay Cool in the City When It's Hotter Than the Underside of Your Gramma's…

Ever taken a ride on the Rank Express? If you’re a New Yorker, you have. It’s the one car on seemingly every subway train (usually toward the end) that doesn’t have air conditioning. And it’s always a surprise, isn’t it? There you are on the platform, sweatin’ like a whore

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