The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

Magnetic Field closing, end of March.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/02/brooklyns_magne.html

Why are you reading a vegan mouthpiece, Morbs?

Yeah, depending on who they get for those blow-out shows, I may be camped out on the doorstep for that week.

I have never read any veganganda there.

RIP They will be missed.

never been, maybe I should get over there

oh no!! the mighty Lynne K made magnetic fields her home for years. she's such a good DJ.

does anyone have a trust mechanic in south brooklyn? specifically one who is good with brakes and will not rip me off?

yes, I'm trying to remember though...I think it may have just been a meineke, way down Atlantic Avenue, not so far that I couldn't walk back the Atlantic Center area (or my house in Boerum Hill). The guy was really nice, gave a good guarantee, and I had this other thing wrong with my turn signal, he put some gloop on it for free and said if that doesn't fix it come back in a few days and he'll replace it. It worked for a while then I later replaced it for real myself. Still, the guy was trustworthy. Don't know if it was "cheap" though. I'm googling meineke and atlantic and the only one that comes up is way further down and probably no it. Maybe it wasn't meineke at all.

wait, bell labs has a car?

ok i took my car to that meineke today. they were really nice and i don't blame them for the $1300 that is wrong with me brakes. but i just have to say OH FUCK $#%*(@#$5@)(#$@ $1300?!

wau. you might want to get a second opinion; that seems like an awful lot more than my entire car is worth

it's probably about what my car is worth! sigh.

http://www.johndelk.com/static/dyn-images/1/1717.jpeg

:(((( trade it in and get a new used car??

it's too late, they're doing the work right now!

and any used car that's that cheap is bound to have other problems...

http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/04/streetlevel_cro.php

opening today (right across the street from my house)

the phasing out of the 4am license is very sneaky.

it's sneaky, but since this place has an outdoor space that is going to be really loud and across from my bedroom window, i am happy for it.

It IS sneaky. And evil.

Not for being across the st from bell labs, though.

the beer list looks really awesome though!

Last week, the New York Post reported that the city's traditional 4 a.m. closing time "is facing its last call because community boards are approving liquor licenses for new establishments only if they close at 2 a.m."

GAAAAH WHAT NO NO NO IM HAVING BOSTON FLASHBACKS BLLLEEEEERHHGGG

That looks nice, with tasty beers, plus I'll be around in May and june, bring on the summer. Do they do food?

no more NEW bars at all is fine w/ me

they are going to start with cheese and charcuterie apparently, and then later open a cafe part.

my neighborhood is goin all fancy-town

first they came for the charcuteries... then we were all going to bed at 2 half drunk.

i'm just afraid this will attract a gowanus yacht-clubby white tshirt and fitted baseball cap crowd

if i'm drinkin 7% abv beers until 2 am i'm not going to be HALF drunk

well it depends on when u start doesnt it - i dont like to be rushed

dudes dont worry, after party at my place

if I can help prevent yachtification, i may be lookin at studio nearby tom'w.

actually the sad truth is that i don't think i've stayed at a bar til 2am once in the past year ;_;

MORBS YES BE MY NEIGHBOR

we should go to this place tonight or tomorrow.

I have a ticket to go see Big Dipper at Southpaw tonight so I will be In Your Area!

the first night of a bar ... are you MAD?

ian i can meet you there after you get off work

what time are you going? might be up for that

ian gets back around 11. i could meet up anytime though!

probably closer to 11:30, as i have to do the paperwork tonight unless i want to get to work early tomorrow.

i have a feeling it might be PACKED tonight. but i can, uh, look out my window later and let you guys know.

My tix are for 9, dmr! But I'm biking down and need a nap first, plus I don't think I like the first band. So maybe...9.30 or 10?

Oh you weren't talking to me. :(

southpaw: home of park slope-approved rock n roll.

ha this new bar is by the guy who owns southpaw or somethin

Oh you weren't talking to me. :(

lol yeah I was talking to Lindsay. but we r probably looking to do something earlier than midnight so I'll text you guys later

how was the paris/prague trip? i'm so jealous.

...b-b-but you went to VEGAS

it was super fun

vegas ain't no paris.