Get your morning scoop on a borough president's wise choice of words, a tunnel under Atlantic Avenue, a secret hostel, a revolutionary New Jersey town and candy crack in today's local blog round-up.
- In introducing a band whose name begins with an "F" and sounds like "mucked," Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz took the high road and welcomed "Effed Up" to the stage on Sunday at the Williamsburg Waterfront pool party show. [FREEwilliamsburg]
- Urban spelunkers dipped down under Atlantic Avenue on on Sunday and ventured around in what's said to be the world's oldest subway tunnel. It was basically forgotten for years, until Bob Diamond rediscovered it in the 80's. Now, he gives tours to the curious and lucky few. [Brooklyn Eagle]
- A Greenpoint building with 46 DOB violations and a stop-work order has secretly reopened as a hostel for teenagers. Miss Heather uncovered a whole slew of Craigslist adds spotlighting the old "Sweater Factory Lofts" with "lots of charm and original touches," that only ask for $500 a month. Illegal, probably. But the kitchens! They're modern! Who cares about housing law when you've got some Swedish designer's dream faucet filling up your sippy cups. [New York Sh!tty]
- A New Jersey street has seceded from one town to join another, in what's become the final straw in a dispute over an unpaved road after a 2003 snowstorm. Riva la revolucion, Bay Beach Way in Toms River, NJ! [WCBSTV]
- A Brooklyn artist will begin making deliveries of his "Candy Crack," as long as you're a sugar-freak living somewhere between Bedford and Montrose on the L train with an affinity to "hey this feels like a drug deal" situations. [Animal]
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