DRINK: The Drink: Punch Drunk Love

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on January 4, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Everyone’s drinking the Kool-Aid and they can’t seem to stop. Punch is the new cocktail du jour and the new East Williamsburg watering hole The Drink is packing quite the punch. The Drink is not the first bar to serve punch but it may be the first bar to solely promote punch as its main … Continue reading →

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NYFW: JoAnn Berman

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on September 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Time Out New York named her one of the season’s must watch break out designers, and now we know why.   JoAnn Berman, New York indie fashion designer, coined the Queen of  Reconstruction, as well as eco up-cycling and wearable art, presented her spring line as a part of the “Green Fashion Week this past … Continue reading →

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The Dirt: Sunday Best – Movin to Bushwick

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on June 25, 2010 · 1 Comment 

A letter from Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin & Doug Singer: When BKLYN Yard suddenly announced that it was closing its doors, we tried our best to save our home on the canal for the 2010 season. In the end, even though our liquor permitting process was near completion and all the other necessary logistics were sorted, … Continue reading →

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Your Best Bet: The Weekend Lineup (Valentines Day Edition)

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on February 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

For those of you Anti-VDay and Anti-Fashion Week, but want to be a little festive, here are some Valentine’s Day themed events for a special edition of this week’s Weekend Lineup.  Prepare to drown your sorrows properly or just get your hookup on. I will be covering all of Fashion Week and then some. Be … Continue reading →

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Mark It Down: [Rager Alert] Candy Hearts and Saucy Tarts Valentine's Day

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on February 11, 2010 · 1 Comment 

This event might be the banger of all bangers. Strap on those wingtips, shine up the chrome, grab your best poodle skirt and head on down to Surreal Estate for the Candy Hearts and Saucy Tarts Valentine’s Day sock hop. Whether you’ve got a sweetheart or are lookin’ to find one, there’s something for everyone. … Continue reading →

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Your Best Bet: The Weekend Lineup

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

This weekend is the weekend of all weekends.  Map out your schedule because there are a lot of parties to hit up. Thursday WHIPPED: Hot Chip Album Release Party with BOY CRISIS vs. DAS RACIST DJ Set @ Baddies // 20 Greenwhich Ave @ W10th St // 10PM+ OBLITERATI: Social Media Week @ R Bar … Continue reading →

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Mark It Down: [A Bushwick Banger] The Loom Party

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on February 2, 2010 · 1 Comment 

Yo… there is so much shit going on this week/weekend I am going to lose my ish.  First things first.  A HUMONGO party is going down in Bushwick this Saturday.  The Loom. I told you about the Loom back in the day, and now its back and bringin it. The awesome Sarah Tamar has put … Continue reading →

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Binge and Purge // Score! Pop Up Swap Saturday

Posted by The Downtown Diaries on November 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Is that time of year again… the swap meets of all swap meets is coming to town.  Hosted by New Yorks’s finest, MeanRed, Flavorpill, and Bust; Score! is sure to be the ultimate Swap Meet… Here’s the deal: If you cleaned out your closet in the transition from Summer to Fall, but haven’t taken those … Continue reading →

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