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Eater NY: Listage: Ducasse at the NY Philharmonic; Former Punk Drummer Now Making Pastries at Del Posto
Curbed NY: Linkage: Doorman is Murray Hill's Elvis, Housing Authority Reverses Dog Ban
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Yeap, this is directly across the road from my apartment. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/47/32_47_ip_hipster_drug_den.html 11/21/2009 |
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just another day in williamsburg: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/47/32_47_ip_hipster_drug_den.html 11/20/2009 |
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Brooklyn Paper: Aging Williamsburg hipsters nabbed in drug bust http://is.gd/4ZJP3 11/20/2009 |
Listage: Ducasse at the NY Philharmonic; Former Punk Drummer Now Making Pastries at Del Posto
Eater NY —
[The Newly Opened OBao]
· Punk Drummer Brooks Headley Turns Into World-Class Chef [Vice]
· When to Catch a Sneak Peek of Sam Mason's Show, Dinner With the Band [IFC]
· NY Philharmonic to Host Mucial Suppers with Ducasse, JGV, and More [Reuters]
· Death & Co. Gets New Food Menu [Zagat]
· Defunct Williamsburg Bar Turns into Hipster Drug Den [BP]
· Interview With New Cookbook Author, Coolio [Fork in the Road]
Friday Links
Brownstoner —
Fire Reveals Illegal Homes Hide in Plain Sight [NY Times]
After a Fire in Brooklyn, the Anguish of a Mother [NY Times]
DOB to Farm Out Its Licensing Exams [NY Times]
Push-In Robbers on Loose in Fort Greene [NYT/Local]
Incense May Have Caused Fatal Crown Heights Fire [NY Post]
Marine Park Man Wants to Silence Church [NY Daily News]
Huge Bust at Hipster Drug Den [Brooklyn Paper]
Bay Ridge's 68th Precinct Is Safest [Brooklyn Eagle]
Man Struck, Killed by G Train in Slope [Brooklyn ...
Linkage: Doorman is Murray Hill's Elvis, Housing Authority Reverses Dog Ban
Curbed NY —
[Please meet the singing doorman of Murray Hill.]
· City supported illegally subdivided homes, now cracks down post-fire [NYT]
· Housing Authority reverses controversial ban on certain dog breeds [Villager]
· Tommy Hilfiger finally moves into Plaza duplex [WSJ]
· $800,000 cocaine bust at Williamsburg hipster drug den! [BK Paper]
· After scandals, city may farm out construction licensing exams [NYT]
· ...
Movie Popcorn Calorie Counts; Almost Half of Americans Will Be Obese in Ten Years
Grub Street New York —
... has found that a medium popcorn and soda at some movie theater chains has as many calories as three burgers from McDonald's. [Reuters]
• New data suggests that 43 percent of Americans will be obese by 2018. [NYDN]
• Soldiers in the Moldovan army are eating extra onions and garlic to ward off swine flu. [NYT]
• Police shut down a "hipster drug den" being run out of the former home of the Laila Lounge on Wednesday. [The Brooklyn Paper]
• "Performance dining", fixed price dinners accompanied by ...
8's the Magic Number
FREEwilliamsburg —
Who knew you were living near such a ski resort?
Narcotics investigators seized more than $800,000 and 18 kilos of cocaine from the second-floor apartment above the former site of the Laila Lounge on N. Seventh Street between Wythe and Berry streets, according to the office of the city’s special narcotics prosecutor.
They hid the majority of the goods in a sauna. Hot tub par-tay!
New School Students Protest California Cuts
City Room —
... into the Bronx River, with cleanup efforts still continuing last week. [Boogie Downer] Williamsburg was the site of a major drug raid on Wednesday, resulting in three arrests. [The Brooklyn Paper] ...
It's Gonna Be A Dull Weekend
FREEwilliamsburg —
... in a Williamsburg apartment yesterday. The drugs were hidden under the seat of a portable sauna, and officials say -- wait, portable sauna?! Is that really a thing? Turns out yes, it is! It's also one of the last places anyone would want to "chill" while ripping rails, so the suspects probably figured nobody would ever think to look in there for cocaine. Oh well. The big stash was found in an apartment above defunct Laila Lounge on North Seventh Street.More information at Brooklyn Paper. [image via Brooklyn Paper]
