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  • Hood And Bodega Snacks, Ranked

    As someone who grew up in Harlem in the 90s, a very large part of my life is defined by the following: 1. Dipset Mixtapes 2. Sneaking top quality snacks from the bodega into a Magic Johnson movie theater, because fuck those inflated ass prices. 3. That horrible time when everyone’s auntie was reading their…

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    Shamira Ibrahim

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  • 10 Things About New York City From A Guy Who's Definitely Not From New York City

    I was in New York City for two days last week. I was also there for a couple days in February, 36 hours or so in 2013, and for three days in 2012. By all accounts, this makes me a New York City expert. And, since I’m a New York City expert, I feel completely comfortable…

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    Damon Young

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  • Yeah, Bill de Blasio Is Trolling The Hell Out Of Internet Conservatives

    Look, I’d be lying if I said I’d heard of either Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Fitr before today. But since, according to Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina, hundreds of thousands of New York City public school kids are Muslim, it makes perfect, logical, and practical sense to close schools on the days these holidays are observed. This isn’t…

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    Damon Young

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  • Yup, Black Pittsburghers Have A "Pittsburghese" Too

    I went to college in Buffalo, NY, a city which shares many cultural and aesthetic similarities to Pittsburgh. Well, Pittsburgh in a time warp. It’s a city that’s perhaps 10 or 15 years behind where Pittsburgh currently is, which makes it five years behind Cleveland and 225 years behind D.C. That said, I greatly enjoyed my…

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    Damon Young

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  • New York City Approves 'Poor Door' for Apartment Building

    In “Separate, But Equal” news, New York City gave the green light to Extell Development so that they may install a separate entrance for affordable housing tenants, who make 60 percent or less of median income. So, I get it. You’re providing lower income tenants with the opportunity to dwell in a more expensive area…

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    Roll Call

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