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via dnainfo.com Guerilla street artist Olek spontaneously struck in Astor Place early Monday, crocheting a cover for the iconic “Alamo” cube sculpture. The Polish-born artist — who’s created yarn covers for everything from cars and bicycles to the Financial District’s massive “Charging Bull” sculpture — took on the cube early Monday, posting a video of her enveloping the 1967 piece in her signature threads.
Beer lovers can now make a bee line to their favorite brew, thanks to a new iPhone app designed by an Upper West Sider. Bari Simon, a graphic designer by trade who moonlights as a bartender at Broadway Dive on Broadway and West 101st Street, created What's On Tap?, which tells users exactly where — and when — their favorite craft beer is flowing in the city. Users can search by location, beer or bar to find real-time information about their favorite brewskis. The free app also has a feature called Beer O'Clock...
via dnainfo.com UNION SQUARE — A new cafe with a strong political message has opened on West 14th Street. Bourbon Coffee is based on a direct trade model, and sells only Rwandan coffee bought straight...
The endless winter storms may have one fringe benefit — easing access to tapings for talk shows such as Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Late Show with David Letterman. As freezing rain began...
A YouTube video recently posted Wednesday depicts a New York straphanger’s worst nightmare: a rat scurrying around a subway car. The video shows footage of the brown rodent zipping down the aisle and underneath one rider’s feet before making his ascent up one unlucky man’s body. The rat sprints up the man’s leg, onto his shoulder before brushing past his face. The startled man waves the rat away and the pest scurries off the seat and back onto the aisle. via nydailynews.com