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Just how punk rock is Target? As punk as their CBGB graphic tees

August 4, 2018 / 0 comments

The Alphabet City Target is here and the mega-company made a huge unintended splash by re-purposing the iconic awning of legendary punk venue CBGBs to announce their grand opening.

Review of the Hysure Dehumidifier with 2000ML water tank

July 22, 2018 / 0 comments

In short, my basement needed to be dehumidified. After browsing millions of electric dehumidifiers on Amazon (okay, maybe dozens), I eventually settled on the Hysure Dehumidifier

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ban on sports betting and it’s going to get crazy

May 26, 2018 / 0 comments

The United States Supreme Court recently decided in a 6-3 decision that the PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) is unconstitutional.

Remembering the awesomeness of the Spider Ham (Peter Porker) comic books

May 14, 2018 / 0 comments

I don’t remember exactly the first time I came across my first Spider Ham comic book. All I know is that I was somewhere in my teens and was completely, utterly in love with the idea of the Marvel universe re-imagined as animals.

Google launches “routines” which is basically Google Home multitasking

March 18, 2018 / 0 comments

Home assistants are getting smarter slowly and surely. In a next step for smart homes, Google recently launched the ability for Google Home to do multiple tasks based on a specific phrase.

Where to watch University of Michigan football, basketball games in San Francisco?

March 3, 2018 / 0 comments

As much as the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor is respected as one of the top universities for their academics and rigor, it’s just as much of a sports school known for their athletics.

How to stop security ‘login alert’ notifications from Facebook, Spotify app

February 25, 2018 / 0 comments

Last night, i logged into my Spotify account from a different device than I usually use the app by signing in with my Android tablet.

Cava Grill continues aggressive expansion in New York City, nationwide

February 10, 2018 / 0 comments

Cava Grill was founded in Washington D.C. seven years ago and has started to expand their reach in New York City with two new locations set to open in Midtown. The two new Cavas are planned for Bryant Park (11 West 42nd St.) and another at 1385 Broadway near 38th St.

How to force WordPress to remove auto-hyperlinking of URLs in content

February 5, 2018 / 0 comments

I just realized that WordPress started automatically hyperlinking website URLs when they appear in content. This is happening whether one adds a hyperlink code to the URL or not.

How to cancel or remove a domain from my NameCheap or GoDaddy account?

November 30, 2017 / 0 comments

So you just don’t want to take your website offline, but you want to completely delete and remove a domain from your NameCheap or GoDaddy account and having trouble?

When does Zara’s Winter/Christmas sale start for 2017-18?

November 25, 2017 / 0 comments

Over the last few years, Zara has made the jump from another fast casual player in the United States to a full-time big-time player in the fashion world globally. And with that, they garnered a critical mass of new fans looking for the new trends at an affordable price.

Confirmed: Zara holding Black Friday Sale in 2017

November 23, 2017 / 0 comments

I’m sure you already know, but it’s worth posting that Zara is having a 2017 Black Friday Sale.

When (and where) is the new Trader Joe’s opening in the East Village?

October 18, 2017 / 0 comments

For as much information that was out there when rumors of a Trader Joe’s was going to open at 500 East 14th Street, we’re surprised by the lack of coverage over the last 6-8 months.

Yes, those were gun shots you heard in the East Village last night

October 16, 2017 / 0 comments

Around 11:30 PM last night, several Alphabet City / East Village residents reported hearing 8-10 loud pops of unmistakable gunfire. EVGrieve reported that the shots happened on Avenue C between East 11th and 12th street on the east side of the street in the C-Town shopping plaza.

How Google, Tesla and Facebook apply innovative technology to recovery efforts after natural disasters

October 9, 2017 / 0 comments

The destruction to Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria has been devastating and has set the island back decades.

Citi Bike to add station to East 12th St. and Avenue B to alleviate demand in East Village

September 12, 2017 / 0 comments

We’re excited that the Citi Bike program has finally started expanding into Harlem, Brooklyn and Queens, but this Lower East Side dweller was most excited to see that one of the newly-planned 140 stations includes a new station in Alphabet City.

M.I.A. to play concert at The Fox in Oakland, CA — can a national tour be coming soon?

September 6, 2017 / 0 comments

Whoa, M.I.A. has been confirmed to play a concert at The Fox Theater in Oakland, California on November 2, 2017.

M.I.A. releases “blocked” song, Jaloo remix of ‘Bad Girls’ on YouTube

September 2, 2017 / 0 comments

M.I.A. hates having her creativity controlled by her record company, so she likes to get under their skin by releasing and leaking music on social media. In that vein, she released another song on the Fly Pirates YouTube channel. This time is a a Lucas Sorel remix of a song called “Baby”. With the release…