Art

Maker’s Market: Fun Time with DIY at Brooklyn Flea Market

by Irene Fishman

So let’s say it’s the second or fourth Sunday of the month, notoriously the ones most likely to give you trouble for what to do. Here’s your solution! The Maker’s Market! Located at the Old American Can Factory (yes, that’s a real place), you can swing by and enjoy the awesome makings of numerous craftsmen [...]

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Art

Hip Hop Sulha Hits SOB’s

by Irene Fishman

With all the hateration out there, it’s always nice to see a neat event like Hip Hop Sulha! For music lovers all over, check out SOB’s on November 11. Get your tickets right here, they’re a steal at $10 a pop!
Much love to my buddy J Stone, the amazing human beatbox, for spreading this amazing [...]

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Community

Balloon Boy, New York Style

by Irene Fishman

OK, so maybe the balloon boy thing is a little media frenzy in a slow time when Britney’s being boring, and maybe it is all a hoax, but it got me thinking. What if I did want to float around in a balloon-like contraption? Where would I go? I’d probably prefer a real for of [...]

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Art

Free and Cheap Columbus Day Weekend Fun in NYC!

by Irene Fishman

So you may or may not have Monday off, either way, there’s plenty to scope out in NYC this weekend!
Check out the Kandinsky exhibit at the Guggenheim…it’s usually $18 but this Saturday, from 6 to 8pm, it’s free! Now there’s an excuse to go get culture. or, any day rain or shine scope out the [...]

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Festival

8th Annual Rum Fest Rocks Astor Center

by Irene Fishman

Now, everyone loves a good stiff drink on a Thursday night (hey, come on, it’s practically the weekend, right?) but the folks at the Astor Center are about to make you a proposal that will kick off your Columbus Day Weekend like never before – that’s right, Rum Fest 2009! In the lovely space that’s [...]

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National

Brooklyn Book Festival Presents Huge and Free Love of Literature

by Irene Fishman

You can listen to your Ipod, you can scope out the cute dude next to you, but one of the best things you can do pretty much anywhere is read an awesome book. Books have become a foreign entity in this day and age, a sad fate for such an important mode of communication. Enter [...]

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Festival

Electric Zoo Festival Rocks NYC This Labor Day Weekend

by Irene Fishman
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Awesome electronica, house, techno, whatever you like to call it, it’s coming hardcore and it’s coming this weekend! Electric Zoo presents NYC’s first serious techtronic fest, and from 11am til 11pm each day of the jam, you can enjoy the sounds of the likes of David Guetta, Danny Tenaglia, the world famous Armin van Buuren, [...]

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Music

Spotlight on Queens: Diving Bell Bar

by Irene Fishman

As I sit here, a cold Stella in hand and enjoying the pleasant decor (not to mention the company), I remember yet again why I love Queens. Bars with free wifi, decent drink prices, and of course, good music and fun times to be had on any day of the week! Enter a prime example [...]

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Food

Free Kimchi Burgers in NYC!

by Irene Fishman

What tastes better than yummy food? Well, duh, it must be free food! Bring on New York Hot Dog & Coffee, which will be handing out free kimchi burgers to their first 100 customers on September 2nd. This awesome special has limited advertising, so take advantage quickly.
Why would some place give away all this awesome [...]

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Festival

2nd Annual NYC Craft Beer Week

by Irene Fishman

What’s better than beer? Oh, right, good beer! How about…really good craft beer in all five boroughs? Well, that sounds beyond fantastic to me! Enter the second annual NYC Beer Week. With events that last for quite a bit over a week, the calendar is packed with fun and joy for everyone.
Are you a Brooklynite [...]

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Festival

Zero Film Festival Comes to Brooklyn

by Irene Fishman

What’s better than a film festival? A film festival of awesome local film makers with no budgets, in one of my fave places in the world, Brooklyn! Here comes the Zero Film Festival. Originally launched in Los Angeles, this new fest promises some great times and great sights, so check out the launch party and [...]

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Festival

2009 Vendy Awards Come to Queens!

by Irene Fishman

There is a special time of year, when deliciousness abounds and people walk the streets with smiles on their faces and good will towards all street vendors. Of course, that day could really be any day when one passes a food truck in NYC, but I’m talking about a truly special time, a time of [...]

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Art

Spotlight on Queens: Socrates Sculpture Park

by Irene Fishman
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Queens is for sure the most under-appreciated borough in regards to good eats, good drinks, and of course, awesome places to hang out! It is therefore my pleasure to point out one of the coolest things in Queens (well, maybe not on hot days, although you can get a good breeze since it’s by the [...]

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Community

Washington Heights to Host Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival

by Irene Fishman
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Usually, Washington Heights brings up pretty negative connotations, despite the fact that it has been rapidly changing with time. This fall, (that’s right plenty of heads up this time, kids!) check out something totally unexpected for this Manhattan extreme (I mean that geographically speaking). Never heard of Fort Tryon Park? Well, go on, check it [...]

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Festival

Spotlight on Brooklyn: Parties for the Employed

by Irene Fishman

Some of us have real responsibilities, ensuring the world keeps on turning and working away at our Monday through Friday jobs (give or take a mental health day here and there). For those that can’t do the usual cool kids weekday party scene, and are sick of the overcrowded Friday and Saturday scene, check out [...]

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