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FREE Tequila for the Unemployed
Right now, it’s hard not to want a shot of something if you stop to think about the economy. Especially if you’re unemployed (or under employed) and you’ve can only afford tall boys of King Cobra with your liquor budget. The Delancy has your back. Every Monday is “Laid off
A Valentine's Guide for Lovers and Haters
Valentine’s Day is a weird little holiday. With fuzzy historical origins, no significant religious ties, and mostly exclusive to half the population, it’s the Sarah Palin of holidays, loved by some and despised by a lot. It sneaks up on you every year with pandering shitty movies, Duane Reed starts
Housing Works V-Day Mixer
I know that even those of us in relationships are sick to death of all of the Valentine’s Day coverage that the Internet spews forth like so many partially chewed-up conversation hearts. That being said, it IS almost Valentine’s Day and we DO all have to do something with ourselves tonight.
Not Without My Mobile Device Daughter
As of the end of last week, a new NY statewide ruling has authorized a $200 fine for cabdrivers talking on any mobile device, even if it’s hands-free. Whoa, whoa, whoa, New York State, do you really think you’ve thought this through? I get the reasoning behind it– it’s frustrating,
FREE Liminal Space at The Lay Up
Have you ever really sat down and thought of how many times you find yourself in a ‘˜liminal space’? Probably not. A term I often heard bandied about in grad school, liminal space is one that (theoretically, physically, politically or otherwise) is neither here nor there. It lies on the
FREE Three Minute Rock & Roll Stories
The first time I ever went to Brooklyn, it was my senior year in college and I was in Fort Greene, I think, to see Grand Buffet. After watching two goofy white dudes play a hip hop show, my friend and I went across the street to a poorly lit
Tina's Restaurant: Don't Ever Change
Before there was Life Cafe, Roberta’s or Northeast Kingdom, hungry and hungover Bushwick residents would flock to Tina’s Restaurant to get their greasy food fix. When my friend first moved to Bushwick years ago I made a late-night pit stop at Tina’s and was hooked ever since. When I later