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    Hester Street Fair to curate food vendors at the Bryant Park Film Fest

    Tue Jun 11

    Bryant Park Film Festival (Photograph: Ethan Lercher)

    Bryant Park Film Festival (Photograph: Ethan Lercher)

    The popular outdoor market will bring some of its favorite food-fair mainstays to the outdoor film fest this year. See more recent blog posts Bonnaroo Comedy 2013: jokes, ecstasy and a "mountain of shit eventually touching someone's butthole" Comics, their comedy podcasts and their banjo-plucking alter egos head to Tennessee to perform for 80,000 fans at this "dry run of FEMA camps." See more recent blog posts Photos of the Jazz Age Lawn Party 2013 on Governors Island (slide show) We saw flappers, vintage cars, jazz bands and even Bill Cunningham at the annual Gastby-era weekend soiree. See more recent blog posts Improv Everywhere turns a Greenpoint bar into an 1860s drinking den (video) The group's latest stunt pranks a pair of unsuspecting patrons. See more recent blog posts The Bling Ring and four more movies to see this weekend We wished we liked Man of Steel more than we did—it seems to forget a lot of the fun. No matter: There's plenty else to enjoy. And you Superman...

    Insta-movies: The 48 Hour Film Project (slide show)

    Tue Jun 11

    Bait & Switch (Viaduck)

    Bait & Switch (Viaduck) 48 Hour Film Project

    Filmmakers across the city created movies from nothing over two frantic days; see the fruits of their labor on Friday. See more recent blog posts Bonnaroo Comedy 2013: jokes, ecstasy and a "mountain of shit eventually touching someone's butthole" Comics, their comedy podcasts and their banjo-plucking alter egos head to Tennessee to perform for 80,000 fans at this "dry run of FEMA camps." See more recent blog posts Photos of the Jazz Age Lawn Party 2013 on Governors Island (slide show) We saw flappers, vintage cars, jazz bands and even Bill Cunningham at the annual Gastby-era weekend soiree. See more recent blog posts Improv Everywhere turns a Greenpoint bar into an 1860s drinking den (video) The group's latest stunt pranks a pair of unsuspecting patrons. See more recent blog posts The Bling Ring and four more movies to see this weekend We wished we liked Man of Steel more than we did—it seems to forget a lot of the fun. No matter: There's plenty else to enjoy. And you...

    World Naked Bike Ride 2013 in New York (NSFW photos, video)

    Mon Jun 10

    World Naked Bike Ride 2013

    World Naked Bike Ride 2013 Photograph: Filip Wolak

    Participants in the annual exhibitionist event rolled through the city. See more recent blog posts Check out an indie newsstand at a Williamsburg subway stop ALLDAYEVERYDAY has opened an indie pop-up shop in a former newsstand, with help from 8 Ball Zine Fair's Lele Saveri. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com See more recent blog posts Phone chargers coming to NYC parks this summer AT&T is launching solar-powered phone chargers at parks throughout the five boroughs beginning today. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com It's happened to the best of us: You're hanging out with your friends at a concert or in the park, and suddenly realize that your phone is about to die. (And if that's never happened to you, well, congratulations on always being prepared for things.) Previously, you were pretty much screwed if that happened—but no longer! Inspired by the DIY charging stations that...

    A new art project puts Brooklyn's unknown history in plain sight

    Mon Jun 10

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    butterick Photograph: Courtesy Anna Robinson-Sweet

    Artist Anna Robinson-Sweet updated Brooklyn's national historic landmarks—sort of. See more recent blog posts Check out an indie newsstand at a Williamsburg subway stop ALLDAYEVERYDAY has opened an indie pop-up shop in a former newsstand, with help from 8 Ball Zine Fair's Lele Saveri. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com See more recent blog posts Phone chargers coming to NYC parks this summer AT&T is launching solar-powered phone chargers at parks throughout the five boroughs beginning today. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com It's happened to the best of us: You're hanging out with your friends at a concert or in the park, and suddenly realize that your phone is about to die. (And if that's never happened to you, well, congratulations on always being prepared for things.) Previously, you were pretty much screwed if that happened—but no longer! Inspired by the DIY charging...

    See Paul Feig discuss his movies at 92YTribeca's last film event

    Mon Jun 10

    Paul Feig

    Paul Feig Photograph: Courtesy 92YTribeca

    The downtown culture venue closes later this summer; its film series ends with a bang, as the Bridesmaids director stops by. See more recent blog posts Check out an indie newsstand at a Williamsburg subway stop ALLDAYEVERYDAY has opened an indie pop-up shop in a former newsstand, with help from 8 Ball Zine Fair's Lele Saveri. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com See more recent blog posts Phone chargers coming to NYC parks this summer AT&T is launching solar-powered phone chargers at parks throughout the five boroughs beginning today. Send tips and cat photos to: Senior Editor: Amy Plitt (@plitter) amy.plitt@timeout.com It's happened to the best of us: You're hanging out with your friends at a concert or in the park, and suddenly realize that your phone is about to die. (And if that's never happened to you, well, congratulations on always being prepared for things.) Previously, you were pretty much screwed if that happened—but no...

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