is New York City dead?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx8-J66yawM

BK venue shutdown alert:

Hey, friends.

We've decided to close our doors for the time being. The outdoor vibe has been extremely nice with the fire pits, heaters and yurts, but the costs of providing these things, which increase as the temps go down, are causing us to lose money – not what we wanna do right now, obviously!

We've really been enjoying connecting with you in person, but our biggest priority is fully re-opening on the other side of the pandemic. Temporarily closing until it gets a bit warmer will make it easier to survive the long road.

If you have an upcoming booking this weekend or beyond, your reservation fee will be refunded in the coming days, and you'll get a separate email from us with all the details shortly. If you have any questions, just email he✧✧✧@nowad✧✧✧.n✧✧.

While the long term future isn't crystal clear yet, we're confident we'll be back with you for our limited, heated outdoor operation when things warm up a bit – likely in mid- to late-March. Keep an eye on your inbox and our Instagram account for updates.

For now, you can still join us for our Virtually Nowadays session on The Lot Radio from 1pm to 2pm today (Mad Mirian will be at the helm), and you can stream hours and hours of wonderful sounds and edifying talks on our Patreon. We suggest pairing your at-home audio/visual experience with a nice homemade meal. Our friends at The Mixtape Shop have a new grocery section full of specialty items to make a good dinner (not to mention their ample stock of excellent records).

If you don't feel like cooking, order in from one of these Black owned businesses. Spread the coin around if you've got it.

That's all from us for now. Stay warm, stay safe, and get that vaccine when it's your turn. We're looking forward to seeing you as soon as we can.

Big Love,

Nowadays

Honestly didn't even realize they'd stayed open though it makes sense that they did, being an outdoor, beer-garden-style establishment in the first place.

(Technically Queens, but by like, one block.)

it's next to a graveyard, it's 100% queens

Friends of mine. Sad news.

It’s not technically queens it’s queens.

i wouldn't argue about it

You know this is the NY thread right

sorry: i WILL argue about it

pretty chilly today huh

NO

I more think of that part of bushwood as "techincally brooklyn" tbh

today is one of those days where even the "feels like" on the weather sites seems totally inflated and false - it is COLD out there y'all

It's east, east brooklyn.

east east bushwick

alive and well!

https://evgrieve.com/2021/02/about-that-rolled-up-carpet-in-crosswalk.html

i tripper over one of these dudes at a warehouse show in brooklyn like 10 years ago... wonder if its the same guy

this fuckin guy!

obviously Cuomo could be talking about what he’s doing to help the city on each of these challenges but he’s not pic.twitter.com/ltKgUU2UAm

— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) February 19, 2021

almost like his goal is to weaken NYC government

lol, i mailed the carpet guy link to a friend who texted back "i have sat on him at a burning man-adjacent party on a boat in bushwick. LOLLLLL"

That carpet guy is one of the more unsettling things I've read lately. Not really the fetish angle, although I do live the "consent" detour in the comments, but moreso the concerns about how often that carpet is washed.

Cuomo just announced that the city is reopening movie theaters at 25% capacity in early March and i should be vaccinated around then so i figured I'd take a look at the IFC to see what I might go back and see and they're scheduling a run of... Shoah. Just what I was hoping for with my first return to cinema: nine hours of the holocaust.

https://t.co/YfYQA9xe3K pic.twitter.com/rSaQjv7qTe

— the goat of all time (@bobby) February 22, 2021

.@googlemaps published its first pandemic-era Street View of #NYC. It's a great way to compare our new, much improved use of curb space.

16 restaurant seats vs 1 parked car in Clinton Hill
20 restaurant seats vs 2 parked cars in Williamsburg pic.twitter.com/3FAH8nREUQ

— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) March 18, 2021

Who @s Google, fuckin clout chasing nerds

also you don't need the "." at the start any more

Mercury Lounge building is listed for sale: https://t.co/15PF5QK5q0 pic.twitter.com/5FD8UGNdwI

— BrooklynVegan (@brooklynvegan) March 19, 2021

oh wow! first place I ever saw a live show in NYC

i was there right before lockdown to see kassa overall

Just got a chilling email from Spike W about how Smalls just dodged a serious bullet.

Yeah, I retweeted that. Shit was fucked up. I mean, of all venues to go after, Smalls?

Now they got this fsck jerry Seinfeld making safety announcements on the platform. Shut up you rich asshole

not dead yet

I thought i had seen every possible obstacle in the #bikenyc lane but this city never ceases to surprise me pic.twitter.com/MIyWKOOAeg

— Jared Paul (@jaredjaredpaul) March 23, 2021

why is there always some dick sitting in the middle of the bicycle lane

Sitting here in queens
Eating refried beans

That’s been like my theme song forever

I have multiple affinities

Huge expansions of vaccine eligibility in NYS coming up: 30 and over can make appointments starting tomorrow 3/30, and 16+ starting 4/6.

NYC peeps over 30 lookin to get jabbed: here are some good bots to follow for appointments! got mine in Feb with their help. @nycshotslots @turbovax @nyvaccine if there are others please reply in this thread!

— rachel handler (@rachel_handler) March 29, 2021

hot vax summer y'all

Ha ha well I guess it’s good I just made an appointment today?

i look forward to spending a week or two hitting refresh

Remote Work Is Here to Stay. Manhattan May Never Be the Same.
New York City, long buoyed by the flow of commuters into its towering office buildings, faces a cataclysmic challenge, even when the pandemic ends.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/nyregion/remote-work-coronavirus-pandemic.html

THE NON-COMMUTERS
KILLED NYC

😱

Thank christ. Commuting is absolutely thankless. It's an hour each way including a long walk, working up a sweat, then standing up, sweaty, packed in with cranky people who haven't had caffeine yet. Let's never go back. One or two days a week max in the office (if any) and no meetings before 11am.

That article made me wonder why I've been limiting myself to applying for jobs in this part of the country. (I do still apply for jobs from time to time.) I feel like I should just pick a part of the country that I might conceivably want to live in, get a remote job there, and move at some indeterminate future date.

I agree. Goodbye and good riddance to the daily commute. I wonder how it will reshape Manhattan though, especially Midtown and the Financial District. Maybe it will be possible to find a good, reasonably priced restaurant for dinner in Midtown again.

No line at halal guys :)

Mine has a branded tub of Fireball miniatures https://t.co/1pX9WLunQZ

— Tom Gara (@tomgara) March 30, 2021