Hot Dogs, Glorious Hot Dogs: Bark Expands!

Photo via Epicuire

If you’ve ever been spent the day in Brooklyn Bridge Park yearning for a good hot dog, those days of wishin' and hopin' and prayin' are officially over (well, until Labor Day that is). This past Saturday, Bark Hot Dogs opened their own concession stand on Pier 6, and they’ll be open Fridays through Sundays until midnight. Although the dogs aren’t particularly cheap in comparison to your everyday cart, you have the ambiance of the park to enjoy which surely makes up for it. They'll also serve burgers, wine and beer. Let's do this!

[Via The Brooklyn Paper]

Is Brooklyn big enough for Kim Kardashian's giant, glitter-lovin' ass?

 "I don't like big balls on a dog." - Kim Kardashian

American Socialite and graceful keg sucker Kim Kardashian is engaged -- Eek! -- to a basketball player slated to play for the (soon to be) Brooklyn Nets. Eek!! And they may move to Brooklyn. Eeeeeekkkkk!!!! 

Via the NYT:

Brooklyn will pretend not to care but it will. It's easy to be aloof when Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift invade Gorilla Coffee. But Kim Kardashian demands attention. She will not go shopping unnoticed in Fulton Mall or slip quietly into Prime Meats for steak frites and a gab with the Franks. The Brooklyn Paper, Gothamist, and n + 1 will hire Kardshian correspondents. Cat Greenleaf of "Talk Stoop" will clear out space on her steps for a Kimterview.

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SF Company Bribes Applicants with Hipster Make-over!

Whaaaaat?! 

A San Francisco tech/software engineering company, adorably and abhor-ably named Hipster, is recruiting potential employees with the promise of transforming them from their perfectly acceptable selves into bona fide, BBurg-livin', urban bohemians.

The idea behind the strategy is as follows, via the NYT:

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5 Amazing Brooklyn Etsy Shops!

Photo Via Etsy

Given the task to find the best local Etsy shops, I buried my head in the site and searched through garbage and treasure, nearly going broke and having to talk myself out of many purchases. Luckily, I survived to share the details of my journey. So, without further ado and in no particular order, I bring you my top 5 picks:

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COOL OR NOT COOL: Banning Smokers From...Well, EVERYWHERE?

So by now we've all heard about NYC's latest ban on smoking that went into effect this past Monday. In addition to bars and restaurants where smoking was banned back in 2002, smokers are now prohibited from lighting up in parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, and could be fined $50 per violation.

Here's the thing though: Cigarettes are legal and the government is making money by taxing them. Make money from both ends by taxing the smoker and then fining them for using what you’re allowing them to buy? Get the fuck out of here. Not cool.

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