February 2012
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January 2012
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Roberta's. 261 Moore St (btwn White and Bogart).
Even on a Sunday night at 10pm, in the freezing cold, and being out in the middle of nowhere (Bushwick), Roberta’s had a 45 minute wait for a table. The hostess was really nice about it (we had a baby in tow) and so we did what we normally wouldn’t do, sucked it up, and waited for pizza. Even though it’s Brooklyn, and you can get pizza at a million places, people come from all...
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1980's NYC Photos
Not-so-flattering photos of NYC in the 80’s. Click through to see the rest over at Gothamist. Or check out the photographer, Steven Siegel’s, Flicker.
Bushwick with the Twin Towers in the background.
“I know few towns which inspire me with so great disgust and contempt.”
– Edgar Allen Poe on Brooklyn. Quoted in Dwight Garner’s review of New York Diaries: 1609 to 2009.
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Spritzenhaus. 33 Nassau Ave (btwn Berry & 14th)
Spritzenhaus is a beer garden in the same spirit as Radegast and Berry Park. It’s large and serves beer and sausage but in a more stylish place. There’s a fireplace and a DJ so you know its hip. Feel free to feel hip when you’re here. You have my permission. The bathroom consists of a corridor with single stalls on both sides and a large communal sink at the end. I am a fan of...
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Radegast Hall & Biergarten. 113 N 3rd St (btwn...
Huge beers. You’re gonna need to work on your biceps. Then you’re gonna need to hit the bathroom. Its inside, past the bar, single stalls. Look at that TP display. And admire the stack of paper towels. You can have an Easter egg hunt with those rolls. I spy 2 hidden ones. 5 flushes worth of supplies and very roomy. Anyhow, when you’re nice and sauced after all those liters of...
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Alcatraz cell from exhibit at Ellis Island
If you’ll be traveling to Ellis Island (why would you do that?) before January 12th, you’ll be in time to catch the “Alcatraz: Life on the Rock” Exhibition. The place has a rich and weird history. Alcatraz is now a national park, but it was a brutal prison, home to Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and my personal creepy favorite Robert...
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Dressler. 149 Broadway (btwn Bedford and Driggs)
If you want to skip the old folks at Peter Luger (across the street) and also avoid the kids at Dumont (same owners at Dressler), then this is the place for you. It’s grown up, but not stuffy, and the food is worth the three dollar signs. I mean, they have a Michelin star. But lets talk toilets. Its down the stairs at the end of the bar. Romantic red walls with bronze fixtures, 2...
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Katz's Delicatessen. 205 E. Houston, corner of...
Yes, its crowded and confusing. Your life depends on that ticket you’re handed as you walk in and you can’t lose it or you’ll be fined $50. Then the mile long counter where you order each item separately and a code is scribbled and then scratched off, and on and on, as you side step all the way to the end of the room. So its like you’ve been in 7 lines before you even get...
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No Pants Subway Ride, Sunday 1/8/12 at 3pm →
It’ll be fun. And at least it’s not freezing cold out.
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Neighborhoodr
So I came across this blog network called Neighborhoodr that’s reader submissions separated by neighborhoods. Go check out your own hood!
December 2011
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Baci & Abbracci. 204 Grand St (btwn Bedford and...
I don’t spend alot of time in fancy restaurants. Specially not fancy Italian places. I don’t know about you, but I feel silly paying for noodles boiled in water and tossed in tomatoes. Maybe I am cheap, or maybe I have the palate of a 5 year old, but I like my wine cheap and my pasta from Trader Joe’s. Recently, maybe because I’m getting old, I’ve found that sometimes...
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Barrio Chino. 253 Broome St (btwn Ludlow &...
Wow this is a tight bathroom. And its inconveniently located next to the front door. I mean, the whole place is tiny as hell, but if I had had one extra taco, I’d be unable to maneuver the toilet. It doesn’t help that the restaurant is packed and continuously cycling people in and out. Obviously its a popular spot and the food was great. The staff was helpful accommodating our party of...
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Union Pool. 484 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY
I heard Union Pool was shut down recently and I thought to myself, yea finally, that place is filthy and transmits diseases. Then I read it was because they didn’t renew a permit or something and I thought to myself, well at least that one night it was closed, some people must’ve been saved from catching something itchy and gross. I rag on this place because its a hipster meat market,...
November 2011
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Haab. 202 Leonard St (btwn Maujer St & Grand St),...
What kind of a name is Haab for a Mexican restaurant? I know Spanish and that doesn’t mean anything in Spanish. Whatever. It doesn’t matter. The food is really good. I have a thing for Mexican food and Haab has been there for me many times. I have to point out that complimenting the food does not mean Im a fan of the service. It varies from really perky, borderline too nice waitress to...
October 2011
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