So you’re probably thinking, wait, Catey Shaw just released another video? It’s only been a month since her first one changed life as we know it, and The Brooklyn EP isn’t even out till September. But hey, if your first single got the kind of attention “Brooklyn Girls” did, you’d probably want to clear the air pronto, too. And not just with some remixes. So here’s the video for “Human Contract,” which dropped today.
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Two Pioneering Vintage Shops Have Closed in Williamsburg
Williamsburg just became a slightly less fun place to shop for home goods, as two browsers’ paradises have packed up their steamer trunks.
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Diesel Has Opened a Store On Bedford Ave — But Don’t Worry, It’s Going Away Soon
On the heels of the Urban Outffiters concept store, Diesel has opened a similarly stealth operation on the corner of Bedford Avenue and North 12th Street, in the same luxury building that birthed The Bean’s Williamsburg location. According to a store clerk, 101 (as it’s cleverly called, because it’s at 101 Bedford) is a pop-up that will be open through December and will be replicated around the world if successful.
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De Robertis Has Combined a Donut and Cannoli into… The Dannoli!
De Robertis isn’t exactly known for being on the cutting edge (it’s one of the few places that pretty much hasn’t changed a lick since New York surveyed the East Village shopping 30 years ago) but it may just have the next cronut on its sticky little hands.
Look Out, MakerBot: There’s a New 3D Printing Salon in Town
“3D printing is all about bespoke,” iMakr founder and director Sylvain Preumont tells me as we peruse gadgets in his recently opened Lower East Side store.
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100 Montaditos Unleashes Its Spanish Mini Sandos On Ludlow Street
Despite construction at the sites of the old Dark Room, El Sombrero, and Motor City, Ludlow Street is looking a little livelier these days: Sweet Chick filled the old Max Fish space in June, the Ludlow Hotel’s Lobby Bar opened last month (with Dirty French coming soon), and now, across the street, 100 Montaditos has opened its second NYC location.
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Seoul Chicken Hatches A Menu
Seoul Chicken, the Korean wing joint captained by former Top Chef competitor Chaz Brown, opens on Clinton Street this Thursday. Last week we gave you a preview of what the menu has to offer, but today we’ve got the real deal. Click the image above for a better view.
Own a Piece of Rat Castle; Photos of 1940s LES
For $1.65 million, you can own a condo inside 179 Ludlow Street—nicknamed “rat castle” by locals during its years-long construction. Units are set to hit the market in mid-September. [The Real Deal]
Death & Co. veterans soft opened a new Rivington Street bar, One Fifty One, where snacks include frozen Girl Scout cookies. [Eater NY]
Alex Stupak’s casual new restaurant opening next month in the Sushi Lounge‘s old digs will be called Empellón al Pastor, specializing in al pastor tacos. [Grub Street]
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A New Exhibit Has Turned This Avenue C Bodega into a Beau-dega
Oh hey, street art lovers and bodega loiterers: here’s an opportunity to double down on your favorite pastimes. Specials on C—that corner deli turned art gallery/event space—is currently hosting a joint exhibition of works on paper and canvas by street artists BEAU and JMR.
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Blonde Redhead Defends Their Decadence at St. Mazie
Since 19-freakin’-93, Blonde Redhead has been conjuring killer music in New York freakin’ City. The trio – Italian twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace and Japanese chanteuse Kazu Makino – are absolute legends of noise-rock and sonic dreamscapes. First taken under the wing of Sonic Youth and later guided by Fugazi, the band constantly strives to create, as Simone says mystically, “something that feels right everywhere, that doesn’t feel it derives from anywhere but just comes because of something magical between us.” Their entire career has been defined by always feeling like outsiders in the city they call home.
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Now You Can Eat Ramen Burgers With 20 Of Your Closest Friends, at Berg’n
The grand opening of Berg’n is finally upon us. This Wednesday, Smorgasburg welcomes guests to its new Crown Heights beer garden and food court.
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This Pop-Up Is Using Pop Rocks in a Way That Rocks
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