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MTA: Mass Transit Apocalypse
By: Jonas Barnes Just four hours prior to writing this article, I was in the transient dwelling catacombs of the city known as the New York Subway System traveling home. I do this most nights after being out doing comedy. At this point, I imagine the entire nation is aware of
The Brooklyn Bar that Defines Gentrification
One of the worst promotional blunders of Brooklyn 2017 – which is saying a lot – has been drumming up controversy and crowds of protesters in Crown Heights. You don’t have to be from New York City to know that it’s plagued with gentrification. Most of America’s cities are, so
An Incomplete Rating of A New York City Summer
This is exactly what the title says it is. Regardless of your own personal preferences, most people have a strong opinion one way or another about New York City during the summer. Some people love it, while others can’t wait to get the hell out. This is an incomplete assessment
I’m Willing to Endure Hell on Earth for a Dozen Krispy Kreme Donuts
My father once told me that there is no reward without risk. There is no glory in playing it safe; champions are the product of being willing to put it all on the line. I didn’t completely understand what this meant until I found out that this Friday, July 14th,
NYC Summer Grub Series: Smorgasburg
By Jonas Barnes So last week, we ventured to Manhattan to showcase a Chelsea staple known as The Chelsea Market. This week, we’re traveling over the bridge and jumping beard first into Williamsburg. I’ll say this, Brooklyn gets a lot of shit for the beards and hipsters and all that,
Lez Swim: Diving In at an LBT Pool Party
By Rebecca Rush Lez Get Together! It’s #Pride month, and with it, our responsibility as progressive coast dwellers to carry the message: Lez is not less, gay is not gross, trans is not troubled, and bisexuality is real. After living a life of suppression, being ‘straight enough to pass’ became
The Story Behind the Dick Pic Art Show
By Rebecca Rush A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes it takes a thousand pictures to say one word: NO. Artist Kidd Bell’s I Didn’t Ask For This: A Lifetime of Dick Pics SF Edition will be tonight and tomorrow at SOMArts. Although tonight’s tickets are sold out online,