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New York Celebrates Bike Month
New York Celebrates Bike Month

Transportation Alternatives (TA), a worldwide bicyclist and pedestrian advocacy organization, has been promoting Bike Month NYC for all of May. With the month rapidly coming to a close, you still have a week left to enjoy some great races and group rides to beautiful destinations, workshops on how to fix your bike and mixers for like-minded riders.

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Bands Aid
Bands Aid

All kinds of beats are coming off Brooklyn's streets lately, and there's a horde of stages and back rooms where you can go to hear them. After the jump is a list of five Brooklyn bands we're listening to lately—and the places that they're rocking.

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What You Should Do This Summer If Cash Is Scarce
What You Should Do This Summer If Cash Is Scarce

If your funds are short, you're probably sticking around Brooklyn this summer. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Even in the midst of a budget crunch, New York still finds a way to serve up free concerts and usually a few surprises.

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Turn On and Read On
Turn On and Read On

Like to read great short fiction? On the go? Then Electric Literature is for you. You can read Rick Moody, Aimee Bender and Patrick DeWitt in the latest edition of this literary magazine on your iPhone, eReader, or as on-demand paperback or via Audiobook, and the website has animations of single sentences—think trailers for short stories—cool event announcements and more.

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