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  • Back In Time In Midwood

    Back In Time In Midwood

    Nothing is better than driving through a neighborhood I’ve never been to and stumbling on something like this: You can find this amazing art-moderne building at the corner of Beverley Rd and Bedford Ave, and when I say Bedford Ave, I don’t mean a stretch in Williamsburg/Greenpoint, or Bed-Stuy. Some of you might be surprised…

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  • Christmas In Williamsburg

    Christmas In Williamsburg

    Watch out when you’re coming out of the Bedford Avenue L-Train stop in Williamsburg… …Someone hung mistletoe above the stairwell entrance! OK, it’s plastic, but any sort of mistletoe counts at Christmas, right? -SCOUT

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  • The Ghostbusters Firehouse Dressed For Christmas

    The Ghostbusters Firehouse Dressed For Christmas

    This isn’t a secret or anything, but Hook & Ladder #8 has been dressed for the season and looks great, especially in the snow storm that hit today (click the picture and look at the biggest size on Flickr for the full effect). You probably recognize this iconic Manhattan firehouse from a number of films…

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  • The Navy Yard Lounge

    The Navy Yard Lounge

    Note: this is now gone. This is probably familiar to anyone who drives down Flushing Ave off of the old Brooklyn Navy Yard, but I’ve always loved the exterior of the Navy Yard Lounge, which looks like what I imagine a lot more bars were like about 20 or 30 years ago. Doesn’t this look…

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