FIPS JUICY: BEST STORIES OF THE WEEK

In case you've spent this week engrossed in all of the RNC goodness going on down in the sweaty armpit that is Tampa, here are some posts that recently graced the digital pages of the FiPS blog:

* Cool or not cool: The NYPD shutting down a stoop sale?

* OK, who's the dick (or dicks) that destroyed a bunch of greenwood cemetery monuments?

* FiPS was there: Louis CK at the Bell house

* The pavilion's latest effort to get an audience: booze

* Former juvenito employees accuse head chef of abuse

The Barclays Center Will Serve Booze Until 1AM

With less than one month to go before it officially opens, the rusty mega arena that we all call The Barclays Center has just been granted a liquor license by The New York State Liquor Board.

Though Forest City Ratner and Levy Restaurants, the developer's food and liquor contractor, initially requested that liquor sales at the arena's swanky Court Side Club last until 2AM, the license only allows them to serve until 1AM.  

Surely this compromise will still anger Brooklyn residents who have repeatedly requested that booze stopped being served at half time, lest an arena full of drunk people loudly spill out onto the streets and pee everywhere.

Only time will tell if the 1AM cut-off time holds up.

[Via Park Slope Patch]

WHO GIVES A SHIT: WHY DO LANDLORDS ALLOW CATS AND NOT DOGS?

So I realize that I'm a dog person and that you're all just gonna accuse me of being canine biased, but this shit has confused me for Y-E-A-R-S: landlords who will allow cats and not allow dogs. I seriously just don't get it.

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Former Juvenito Employees Accuse Head Chef of Abuse

Man, this one's fucked up, guys. 

Earlier this week, a young woman -- who wishes to remain anonymous -- sent us an email about her experience interviewing for a job as a server at 5th Avenue's Juvenito. While meeting with head chef Juvenito Avila, she claims that he mentioned the existence of a blog that some former, disgruntled employees had created in an attempt to sour his reputation. On this blog, titled "Juvenito Disclosed," 22 former restaurant employees accuse the 39 year-old restaurant runner of public berating, grueling 17-hour work days, and sexual harrassment. 

Here's the full story from the Juvenito Disclosed blog:

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Whassup: Thank God We're Not in Tampa Edition

via thedailydolt.com

Calm down, everyone. I know we've all got the Paul Ryan fever. Those dreamy eyes. That rock-solid athlete's body. That Ayn Rand-infested brain. The Republican National Convention is in full effect, and so I know all of Park Slope is horny with political rage. Channel that emotion into something worthwhile -- alcohol-fueled revelry -- with this week's lineup of events. It's Whassup: Thank God We're Not in Tampa Edition:

* Thursday, Aug. 30: Vaselines, Bell House: The revived popularity of 90's alt/grunge bands continues unabated (it's not just me, right?). The Vaselines were one of those bands Kurt Cobain pulled into mainstream awareness -- remember the achingly mournful "Jesus Don't Want Me for a Sunbeam" on the Unplugged album? Yeah, Vaselines song. The group also released its second album a couple years ago, called "Sex with an Ex," a pretty good metaphor for returning to the music of your teenage years, I think. 8pm Doors, $22 DOS.

* Saturday, Sep. 1: Dr. Who Premiere, Weigh Station: The Weigh Station -- that steampunk-themed, sorta-jazz bar in Prospect Heights -- is pretty much designed to be a Dr. Who screening spot. The bathroom is inside a Tardis, for geekdom's sake! (The Tardis being the eponymous hero's time-traveling phonebooth/vehicle.) Don't be embarrassed to dork out -- you'll be among friends. Doors 4pm, Screening 6pm, FREE.

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