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This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Apologies in advance for the impending sportiness of this section over the next few months. I have my 30th birthday, several weddings, a bunch of work stuff, and a cross-country studio trip for my band all on the ol’ Google calendar. But when I’m here, I’ll do my best to spit up one of these, […]

The “partial shutdown” of the L will suck, but these chill MTA videos will ease your mind

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Actually they REALLY won’t since the changes “may entail waiting 40 minutes for an L train.” The MTA is warning that there will be long waits and trains too crowded to board at “certain times.” And don’t even get us started on the bus situation on 14th Street — critics of the plans worry that they will crawl […]

MTA releases new subway map to detail the L train’s ‘partial shutdown’ plan

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The delays have already begun, but now the MTA has a detailed map that outlines what to expect from now through summer 2020: With the revised approach, L customers will have normal service during the highest ridership times. Weeknights: 8 PM to 5 AM L trains run every 20 minutes between Brooklyn and Manhattan and […]

Couple hope to transform Bushwick’s Secret Project Robot into an indie Barcade

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Indie game maker Mark Kleback and his fiance Stephanie Gross are hoping to purchase Secret Project Robot and open an arcade bar dedicated to Brooklyn’s underground gaming scene. The pair started a Kickstarter to help fund the project, which they’ll call Wonderville. Brooklyn Paper has more A pair of local video-game fanatics plan to purchase artsy Bushwick […]

Citibike is finally coming to Bushwick this month

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It’s a little insane that this hasn’t already happened, but on April 27 Citibike is FINALLY coming to Bushwick. Though particulars are still under wraps, DOT will be adding 19 new dock stations along the L, with a majority of them coming to Bushwick! Plans have been in limbo ever since the L Train shutdown was cancelled, but […]

This One Goes to Eleven: Weekly metal roundup

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Across the world, people are worshipping a zombie prophet and mourning the ashes of humanity’s most famous cathedral. Needless to say, it’s been a pretty metal week in our neck of the multiverse, so stop by and check it out.

Record Store Day 2019 in Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick

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Vinyl nerds get ready. Saturday is Record Store Day. As Chris mentioned already, the biggest events are at Rough Trade: Performances by: Steve Gunn, Cochemea (The Dap Kings), TEEN, Elijah Wolf, Pearl Charles, and Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed DJ Sets by (Presented by Talkhouse): Charly Bliss, Chris Cohen, Sad 13 (Speedy Ortiz), Madison McFerrin, Ian Williams […]

Elsewhere is getting a new vinyl store in Bushwick called Brooklyn Record Exchange

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This is of course great news for vinyl lovers. Brooklyn Record Exchange will be operated by the label Mexican Summer who will also be opening a store in Greenpoint at 87 Guernsey Street. They have a soft launch this Thursday and are officially open for business on Saturday. The store will feature music from the […]