Tag: Brooklyn
Because rat-infested cars are apparently something you have to worry about now: according to the Brooklyn Paper, Kings County repair shops and exterminators are seeing an uptick in cars that won’t start due to rodents’ nests under the hood. A manager at Bay Ridge Lexus, for example, said he’s seen five ratmobiles so far this winter. “You could […]
Nothing screams romance like… some STD real talk. That’s why in honor of Valentine’s Day, three Brooklyn hospitals will be providing free HIV and Hepatitis C testing services all week long. Yeah, baby. Before heading over to your candle-lit dinner date on Thursday, bring your honey along for an intimate couples session at one of […]
Here is ANIMAL’s original supercut of over 30 references to “Brooklyn” in song and rap lyrics. Ta-da! Beastie Boys – “No Sleep ’til Brooklyn” Jay-Z – “Empire State of Mind” Wolfe Tones – “Streets of Brooklyn” 3rd Bass – “Brooklyn Queens” Barry Manilow – “Brooklyn Blues” Jay-Z – “Brooklyn Go Hard” Charles Hamilton – “Brooklyn […]
Early this morning, police in Brooklyn were trying to wrangle a goat running around Bed-Stuy, because apparently that’s part of a policeman’s job now. The cops were (predictably) failing at it, until Seydou Ndiaye, a security guard who used to herd goats in West Africa, lent his services and stopped the horned menace that had […]
In the wake of Nechemya Weberman’s high-profile sex abuse trial, Hasidic Brooklyn’s modesty committees–self-appointed, loosely organized groups of men who take it upon themselves to enforce the community’s explicit and implicit rules for appropriate dress and conduct–have received increased attention from non-Hasidic residents of New York. The Times published a fascinating report highlighting some of the squads’ […]
After months of badgering by activists groups and politicians alike, the MTA has announced it will consider making service improvements to the oft-maligned G train–adding more trains, better communication about outages and service changes, and free above-ground transfers to other lines at certain stops. The authority also officially voted to make the line’s extension to […]
Brooklynite Mike Sorisi created Knicklyn as a way to give a home to people like him: diehard hoops fans from Kings County who’d rather stay true to NYC’s original team than jump ship to the Nets. Within days of setting up shop–selling t-shirts and stickers on Big Cartel–Sorisi received a cease-and-desist letter from none other than […]
Police raided a Borough Park warehouse this weekend and found 30,000 cartons of counterfeit cigarettes from China, masquerading as Marlboros, Newports and Camels. For those keeping track, at 20 cigarettes to a pack and 10 packs to a carton, that makes for a staggering 6 million cigarettes–a $4.5 million bust. “Selling this poison… is a […]
After months of grueling marketing research, this Emmy-winning reality TV production company has officially concluded that “*** in the city” and “an ensemble of wise-beyond-their-years young ladies… living the dream in Hipster Brooklyn” would make some great reality television fodder! A radical concept, but so crazy, it just might work! So, was Girls not real enough for you? […]
It turns out that when you leave your house doors unlocked or open, people will take the opportunity to steal your shit. Who knew? Out of 146 burglaries in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn last year, 50 instances occurred due to the residents leaving their doors open or unlocked. Their belief that people […]
