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3 NYU-Area College Dive Bars That Are Worth Matriculating For

College bars (especially of the dive variety) are great because the crowds there focus on what's important – getting wasted, and fast. No pretention, just…
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Electronics junkies have been raving about online retailer AudioCubes for years, so when the company opened their first physical store at the end of 2007,…
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Sidecar is just the kind of medium-priced bistro that Park Slope is overloaded with, but its location at the southern end of the neighborhood makes…
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As someone who grew up in the Southwest, I have great respect for authentic Mexican cuisine, but sometimes even I have a hankering for crunchy…
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As fine dining becomes more accessible to the common man, so too does that fermented liquid of the gods, wine. Gone are the days of…
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If the test of a good French bakery (or French-Belgian in this case) is its croissant, then Colson Patisserie gets an 'A' right off the…
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A lot of people who walk by Kenka on St. Marks Place scratch their heads and wonder what all the fuss is about. Sure, there’s…
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When I’m in the East Village and I’m looking for a place to really get crazy, Saturday night style, the first place I usually think…
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The legendary automat has had a long and rich history in New York and other big American and European cities. These automated eateries, which allowed…
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A lot of the cooler bars in Park Slope are clustered in the North end, but with Commonwealth on their side, South Slopers can proudly…
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