Streets by VICE: New York (Bedford Ave) – YouTube

Krishna explores the history of Brooklyn by traveling its longest street: Bedford Avenue. Check out the VICE City Guide for more NYC recommendations: http://bit.ly/1P5awPe Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-VideosVideos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.comMore videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideosLike VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/viceFollow VICE on…

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The Great GoogaMooga Disaster Was Worth It, If Only for This Incredible Fake Menu (UPDATE)

‘; if (google_ads[0].bidtype == ‘CPC’) { /* insert this snippet for each ad call */ google_adnum = google_adnum + google_ads.length; } document.write(s); } } google_ad_client = ‘ca-pub-0457527031304647’; google_ad_output = ‘js’; google_max_num_ads = ‘1’; google_ad_type = ‘text’; google_feedback = ‘on’; google_skip = google_adnum; google_ad_channel = ‘1102379497’; By most accounts, last weekend’s inaugural Great GoogaMooga Festival sucked…

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Brooklyn’s Possible Housing Glut – WSJ

It came as no surprise two years ago in an earnings call that Equity Residential, the giant apartment landlord, was bullish on Brooklyn. The borough “has come on strong with double-digit base rent growth,” said David Santee, chief operating officer of the real-estate investment trust. Today, though, Chicago-based Equity is striking a different chord: While its Manhattan assets are…

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Straphangers Take A Ride On The Emotional Rollercoaster That Is The L Train: Gothamist

  Nell Casey/Gothamist By now, you’d think straphangers would be prepared for anything whenever they willingly entered the platform for the L train, the city’s most punctually punitive subway line. Mechanical problems, heat waves, and love-ins have all plagued the beleaguered line this summer. And it was no different today, as straphangers embarked on an…

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