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Drum roll please…. the L Train shutdown date has been announced

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The L Train Coalition has shared the date, which was communicated to them by a staff member of Councilmember Stephen Levin. Are you ready for the L-Apocalypse?! It’s coming in 179 days! The shutdown date will be Saturday, April 27th, 2019. Friday April 26th, 2019 will be the last day of service. Gothamist reports that the […]

UPDATED: Your guide to celebrating Halloween in Brooklyn, 2018 edition

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There are lots of amazing ways to celebrate Halloween in Brooklyn this year. We’ve already told you about the L Train Shutdown horror house and the Ridgewood Asylum. Megan’s got a great list of Halloween events for fans of EDM. And don’t miss Videology’s closing party, a Suspira Costume party. Here are some of our other top […]

Interactive haunted house, the Ridgewood Asylum, comes to Bushwick/Ridgewood border

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It’s that time of the year, so let the scares begin. The Ridgewood Asylum opens tomorrow at  The Deep End  (1080 Wyckoff Avenue, Queens NY 11385). From Ridgewood Social: Last year, The Deep End built a 1000 square foot room into a haunted house: The Ridgewood Slaughterhouse. It was 5 rooms filled with demented characters, gore, […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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It’s Halloween weekend, and that means there’s more metal records and shows than you can shake a King-Size Kit Kat at. I mostly find myself wishing metal would be more off-brand than on it these days, but today I’m willing to make an exception.

There’s an immersive, L Train shutdown-themed haunted house and pop-up club

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Nothing is more terrifying than the thought of the coming L Train apocalypse. Fittingly, there’s a pop-up haunted house and club bringing L Train spookiness to Bushwick: The L Train Shutdown Nightmare + Club Transit is a 40,000 sq. ft haunted house experience and popup club taking place in Brooklyn select dates from October 18th […]

Club Crush Halloween Edition: The Week’s Best Electronic Lineups

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We all know that Halloween weekend is one of New York’s most epic hangs, and believe me when I say this year the party offerings are looking BOO-tiful! I won’t spend too much time tell you why you should go out… instead I’ll just cut straight to the chase and tell you where to go. […]