It's been a tough week for news. This beer will take the edge off.

Reading the news in America today is a troubling exercise. Civilians are being maimed with reckless abandon in a police...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Brad Japhe
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The officers posted their remarks anonymously on the popular message board, Thee Rant, which is frequented and populated by members of the NYPD.

Officers of the New York Police Department have taken to the internet to rip Commissioner Bill Bratton for his decision...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Irene Chidinma Nwoye
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Police used pepper spray on protesters, who applied whole milk to their faces as a remedy.

Go out this weekend!

For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily!...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Eleanor Lambert
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Where are you eating this weekend? We suggest you try something new.

After a quiet Thanksgiving week, restaurant openings picked up pace this week, presumably in order to welcome crowds for the...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Laura Shunk
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Planning to run outside? Be rewarded with beer and hot chocolate - win 2 tickets to the @UglySweaterRun!

Enter to win a pair of tickets to The Ugly Sweater Run on Saturday, December 20th at Citi Field!Run, walk or prance your way through a winter wonderland of fun at Citi Field on December 20th!Big holiday inflatables, hot cocoa on course and of...
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The NYPD's Moment of Restraint Is Over: 200+ Arrested in Last Night's ‪#‎EricGarner‬ Protests

No sooner than the NYPD received praise for respecting peaceful protests did the force double back and remind everyone that...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Katie Toth

Charles Melton earns $8/hour at Wendy's. "We're not slaves, we deserve a better living wage." http://bit.ly/1z2mbr5

Charles Melton earns $8/hour at Wendy's. "We're not slaves, we deserve a better living wage." http://bit.ly/1z2mbr5

Memorial for Akai Gurley, Unarmed Man Shot by NYPD, Set for Today

An aspiring model, he was leaving a friend's apartment after getting his hair braided. He was hit in the chest by a 9 millimeter bullet almost immediately upon
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Tessa Stuart

This is your weekend in events.

New York events and entertainment calendar with info on festivals, shows, and nightlife in New York from Village Voice
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Photos! Last night's Daptone Records Super Soul Revue at the Apollo Theater.

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What's your favorite East Village restaurant?

Gentrification may have long since sunk its tenterhooks into the East Village, but thanks to rent stabilization and diehard denizens...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Laura Shunk

This is your weekend in events.

New York events and entertainment calendar with info on festivals, shows, and nightlife in New York from Village Voice
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50 witnesses and one video tape didn't get an indictment of the police officer who killed Eric Garner.

The grand jury investigating the death of Eric Garner heard from 50 witnesses, 22 of them civilians, as it considered...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Jon Campbell
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Spot the Beastie Boy in this photo

'Everyone likes to go on about CB’s, but CB’s didn’t support the scene like Dave at A7 did.'
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The 10 Best Concerts in New York This Weekend

For more shows throughout the weekend, check out our New York Concert Calendar, which we update daily!...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Eleanor Lambert
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Important Politics News: 'Stand With Hillary' Is 2016's First Political Pop Smash

In a Camarillo strip mall, where a toasty Quiznos breeze mingles with the funk of Jamba Juice, a nameless cowboy...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By David Thorpe
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We tested a vegan cleanse for you to see if it's worth doing after Thanksgiving binge eating.

While the eponymous Thanksgiving holiday is celebrated for its positive themes, that does not make the day immune to its...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By John Luong
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Do you think the NYPD is more tolerant of protesters under Mayor Bill de Blasio?

After a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the white police officer who placed 43-year-old African American...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Katie Toth
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Know someone who could use a little help in upping their kitchen game? Gift them a cookbook.

If there's someone in your life that's looking to polish up their cooking skills, or even just boil water, a...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Sara Ventiera
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Terminal 5's reputation as primarily a music venue may seem like a bizarre choice for the show at first glance. But remember, this is the same venue where rap group Odd Future stage-dove from the balcony a few years back at CMJ

On December 7, wrestling promoters Ring of Honor will hold its "Final Battle" pay-per-view event, live, from Manhattan's Terminal 5....
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Chaz Kangas
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Hey! You could win tickets to see Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, Fred Armisen and many more at this Christmas spectacular. Check it out.

Enter to win tickets to The Return of the Aimee Mann Christmas Show on Saturday 12/13 at Town Hall!With Aimee Mann, Ted Leo with special guests Susanna Hoffs, Jonathan Coulton, Fred Armisen and more on Friday 12/12 at The Space at Westbury and...
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Meatball sub anyone?

It's a cold, dreary morning on the corner of a residential street in east Williamsburg. Inside a two-story brick building,...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Kevin Kessler

New Yorkers Protest the 'No Indictment' Decision in Eric Garner Death

'Cause all butts are beautiful.

Enter to win a pair of tickets to see The Buttcracker!"The ButtCracker" will "CRACK" you up!! Get ready for some HILARIOUS HOLIDAY fun!Hanging Cow Productions (absurdly) presents "The ButtCracker!" A comical parody "danc-ical," a modern magical...
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Go inside the former A7 club at east 7th and Avenue A

'Everyone likes to go on about CB’s, but CB’s didn’t support the scene like Dave at A7 did.'
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"We are in a moment of an uptick of student organizing."

A historian at the City University of New York who specializes in student activism has created a nifty Google map...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Katie Toth

Want something new to do tonight? We'll make it easy for you! Stay on top of the city's best events with these Village Voice newsletters, sent straight to your inbox.

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Peaceful protests, snarled traffic, and confused tourists.

Protestors blocked traffic on the West Side Highway, in Midtown and on the Brooklyn and Queensboro Bridge as part of...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Katie Toth

The Tristan and Isolde legend should make anyone cautious about falling head over heels.

Theater's forbidden love affairs often leave wreckage in their wake: bodies on the streets of Verona, plague in Thebes. But we rarely hear much from the onlookers to these combustible scenes. They're...
villagevoice.com|By Jacob Gallagher-Ross
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Painter Rubens Ghenov Invents a Fresh Storyline for Abstraction

It might come as a surprise that Rubens Ghenov's arresting compositions — hard edges adulterated by voluptuous pours and gossamer gradations — are inspired by the unpublished poetry of Ang...
villagevoice.com|By R.C. Baker
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Why are we so quick to doubt love? Let Andrew W.K. explain.

Nothing will defeat our oppressors more than living and dying as one united force of true love and togetherness.
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Andrew W.K.
In the not-too-distant future, (Thursday, December 4), Mystery Science Theater 3000's Bill Corbett, Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy will...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Chaz Kangas
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Eric Garner Protests Will Disrupt Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree-Lighting

A host of protest plans throughout Manhattan have cropped up as word spreads that a grand jury did not indict...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Katie Toth

Ex-Prisoners Are Committing Fewer Crimes That Land Them Back in Jail, Authorities Say

Fewer inmates than ever are landing back in prison for new crimes, according to the most recent data from state...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Jon Campbell
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It's going to be a sweet night - the street team is headed to Zuccotti Park with Brookfield Place New York to give out free donuts and cookies! Come join us starting at 5pm.

It's going to be a sweet night - the street team is headed to Zuccotti Park with Brookfield Place New York to give out free donuts and cookies! Come join us starting at 5pm.
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No Indictment From the Grand Jury Convened in Eric Garner Chokehold Case

A grand jury convened to determine whether or not there was enough evidence to bring criminal charges against Daniel Pantaleo,...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Tessa Stuart

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This restaurant will make eating at the airport ... enjoyable.

With the hectic pace of the holiday travel season upon us, punctual travelers are in the right to be fearful...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By John Luong
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When's the next chance you will you get to see Patti Smith for free?

 Enter to win a pair of tickets to see Patti Smith at Webster Hall!Appearing Monday, 12/29 and Tuesday, 12/30.Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component...
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"People like us think of hardcore as this great part of American culture, but, in reality, it's a small little blip."

'If we had gotten a lot of attention, we would be done by now.'
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Village Voice staff

Voice exclusive: read an excerpt from Tony Rettman's NYHC: New York Hardcore - a real history of the real NYC punk scene in the 80's and 90's http://bit.ly/1yLHP1L. Photo courtesy of BazillionPoints.com.

Voice exclusive: read an excerpt from Tony Rettman's NYHC: New York Hardcore - a real history of the real NYC punk scene in the 80's and 90's http://bit.ly/1yLHP1L. Photo courtesy of BazillionPoints.com.
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The new Star Wars trailer looks better than the last three Star Wars movies.

If we're honest with ourselves, the teaser-trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens looks better than the original Star Wars...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Nick Lucchesi

Post-Ferguson Pick-Me-Ups, Boobs, and Baby Vomit: Here's This Week's Best Indie Comedy

This week in Cheap Laughs, we have dead dads, doodle pads, after-school for grown-ups, post-Ferguson pick-me-ups, boobs, baby vomit, and the healing power of sc
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Tom Cowell
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Positive K's classic 1992 hip-hop single "I Got a Man" is an excellent slice of rap's golden era. But is it also an example of street harassment?

Is it fair to scrutinize a 22-year-old song through our current lens?
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Bryan Bierman

Does a class on Bitcoin still hold value?

The word most often associated with Bitcoin — the controversial digital currency that has confounded central banks and regulators around the world since launching in 2009 — is volatility....
www.villagevoice.com|By Jackson Connor
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25 minutes of dragon attack. 45 minutes of better-than-usual dwarf-elf politicking. Then a whole FOREVER of Middle-Earth Super Smash Brothers.

The biggest laugh I heard from the audience at my screening of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies came from seven words in the end credits: “Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.” J...
villagevoice.com|By Alan Scherstuhl

Göran Hugo Olsson's profound essay doc aspires to upset in the truest sense.

Opens December 5 at IFC Center
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Here are 249 NYC Bars that have happy hour food specials right now.

845 Happy Hours on Tuesdays at 4:00pm in New York on GoTime including Ten Degrees, KEYBAR, 123 Burger Shot Beer, Pianos, and City Crab & Seafood …
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Does anyone actually use Obama's College Scorecard?

Incoming college students this year had an advantage over their predecessors when it came to choosing a school: the College Scorecard, launched by President Barack Obama in his 2013 State of the Unio...
villagevoice.com|By Elizabeth Walters
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This quaint bistro feels coincidental, tucked away on a side street, in the shadow of the 7 train.

The salad gave him away. Most tellingly, no actual lettuce presented itself. Instead a bed of Lebanese stonecress, an edible...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Zachary Feldman
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This weekend, the artists of Daptone Records take over the Apollo Theater.

The New York-based, independent, soul-championing Daptone Records has long done the Apollo's legacy proud.
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Hilary Hughes

Here's a One-Night-Only Nigerian Dinner You Won't Want to Miss

Tunde Wey hopped in his friend's car and started cooking his way around the United States.
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Sara Ventiera
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Enter the winter wonderland with a few cocktails at The New York Botanical Garden Bar Car Nights.

Enter to Win Tickets to Bar Car Night at The New York Botanical Garden!Fridays, December 5 & 19, January 2 & 97-10 p.m.On these nights exclusively for adults 21 and over, the wintry landscape of NYBG sets the scene for festive and...
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When the Bowery was hardcore.

The movies, festivals, and rock compilations about CBGB all veer safely to the left of the weekly hardcore matinees held regularly from 1982 through late '89.
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Village Voice staff

Go Inside Mastro's, a West Coast Steakhouse in Midtown West

If you find yourself cordoned behind police barriers in the vicinity of 52rd Street and Sixth Avenue during this Wednesday...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Adam Robb

May 31, 2016 is the last day the most recent carriage operator licenses will expire.

New details are leaking out about the rumored bill to ban carriage horses in Central Park. According to an advocate...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Tessa Stuart

Fellow activists took to Twitter to raise money

The Queens activist charged with assault for throwing fake blood on Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his security detail last...
blogs.villagevoice.com|By Katie Toth
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