Nabe News: November 23
Kanye West will reportedly play a not-so-secret show at the Bowery Ballroom tonight. He will be performing his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, in its entirety. Good luck trying to get in [Brooklyn Vegan]
A month after Celebrate Cafe vacated the Bowery Poetry Club, proprietor Bob Holman is looking for a new tenant. Preferably someone who “wants to start a bookstore or cafe.” [EV Grieve; Previously]
The last Eastern Screech Owl in Central Park [Blah Blog Blah]
Gotham takes a cue from DC and Paris and introduces plans for a new bike-sharing program. Do you think it’ll work in the city? [Cityroom]
Underground boxing parties on the Lower East Side have remained hush-hush until now. Cops busted the party at 72 Allen Street on Friday night at 1:30 am [The Feast via Eater]
Technological innovations are happening so fast now that new products are feeling a bit nostalgic. Or, as the Grumbler notes, “The faux-stalgic melding of old and new.” [The Grumbler]
An exhaustive write-up of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the always-important role of celebrities in the event [Bowery Boys]
Last, but not least, please vote Bowery Boogie for “Best Neighborhood Blog” in the Village Voice Web Awards!
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