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After 2 Decades, ‘Joe’s Shanghai’ in Chinatown will Relocate to the Bowery

Joe’s Shanghai on the bustle of Pell Street, circa 2014

Nearly a quarter-century after its Chinatown debut, Joe’s Shanghai is moving on up. Moving on up to the Bowery.

The Shanghainese restaurant appeared on the June agenda of liquor license applicants to appear before Community Board 3. Ownership hopes to secure wine-beer privileges for 46 Bowery, yet we’ve since confirmed that the goal is not expansion, but relocation.

The main driver behind this move appears to be the need for more space. Recently renovated, the commercial footprint at 46 Bowery – previously considered by both Eddie Huang and the Starr Restaurant Group – is much larger than the original on Pell Street.

Joe’s Shanghai is actually native to Flushing, founded by Mei Ping Matsumura and chef Kiu Sang “Joe” Si in 1995. The Pell Street location in Manhattan’s Chinatown followed a year later, and tends to eclipse the other two restaurants in the city stable. There are also four outposts in Japan.

Their soup dumplings always rank tops in best-of compendiums. On any given day, lines of hungry patrons snake down Pell Street to dine here. So the positioning beside the Hotel 50 Bowery makes sense – better access to tourist dollars.

Source: https://www.boweryboogie.com/2019/06/after-2-decades-joes-shanghai-in-chinatown-will-relocate-to-the-bowery/

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August in Osage County 2018

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Source: https://weber-street-photography.com/2018/10/16/august-in-osage-county-2018-12/

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Report: 48 Clinton St. has new owner; first property sold in an NYC Opportunity Zone

[48 Clinton St. photo from Saturday]

As I first reported in September 2017, 48 Clinton St. between Stanton and Rivington was on the sales market — with air rights that could potentially redevelop the property up to 10,000 square feet for a mixed-use development.

Lois Weiss at the Post reported this past Saturday that No. 48 has a new owner.

Weiss also reported that this property will be "the first in Manhattan to be sold to a Qualified Opportunity Fund in an Opportunity Zone."

Since the new U.S. law designated such zones across the country, the pool of buyers for these properties has widened to more than just real-estate investors seeking 1031 tax-free exchange purchases.

According to Anchin CPAs’ Marc Wieder and Jeffrey Bowden, any seller of a home, apartment, stock, collectible, art or business is able to roll their gains into an Opportunity Zone project.

Over time, such an investment allows investors to both step up the tax basis on the gain and defer the taxes.

Dr. Arani Bose, co-founder of the medical device company Penumbra, paid $5.4 million and reportedly intends to redevelop the building for his private foundation.

No. 48 was once home to LoHo Studios, which an array of artists such as Joey Ramone, Willie Nelson, Phish, Patti Smith and Joan Jett have used for recording.

No. 48 was one of two local properties previously owned by entities of the Blue Man Group. The other, 238-240 E. Third St. between Avenue B and Avenue C, is being developed into a 7-floor residential building.

Meanwhile, there's another Opportunity Zone property for sale in the neighborhood — 347 E. Fourth St. between Avenue C and Avenue D. That three-story building has been on the market for $3.5 million.

Previously on EV Grieve: 48 Clinton St. for sale as development site

Source: http://evgrieve.com/2018/12/report-48-clinton-st-has-new-owner.html

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Win tickets to TY SEGALL (solo acoustic) at Warsaw on 11/9!

We have a pair of tickets to give away to see TY SEGALL (solo acoustic) with WILLIAM TYLER at Warsaw on Friday, November 9th!

For show information and tickets, click here.

Enter your full name and contact information below for a chance to win. Winner will be selected at random on 11/8. Good luck!

This ticket giveaway is sponsored by Live Nation.

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Source: https://www.ohmyrockness.com/features/14210-win-tickets-to-ty-segall-solo-acoustic-at-warsaw-on-11-9?_escaped_fragment_=

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Alice & Trixie Sample, Stock & Vintage sale

Alice & Trixie is a celebration of Angela’s obsession for exploring vintage stores and global marketplaces, her appreciation for style icons of the past, and her passion for art. The essence of the collection is bohemian glamour that is reflected in unique vibrant prints and rich solid hues in effortlessly chic silhouettes. Angela believes that when a woman is wearing something that she loves, she radiates. She designs for the woman that is feminine, chic, sexy, and most of all confident. Source: https://thestylishcity.com/alice-trixie-sample-stock-vintage-sale

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6ix9ine's Bodyguard Shot Outside New York City Restaurant - XXLMAG.COM

Townsquare Media, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (individually or collectively, “TSM” or “we/our/us”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the type of information we may collect from you and or that you may provide us when you interact with our websites, mobile applications, email, and online services, participate in our loyalty program, or register for one of our events (our “Services”). “You/your/user(s)” means you as a user of our Services. We offer the Services, including all information, tools and features available from the Services, to you conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here, which you accept by continuing to utilize the Services.

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1. Scope

1.1 We value our users and respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect about you online, why we collect it, how we use it, and when we share it with third parties. This Privacy Policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use certain of that information.

1.2 By accessing the Services, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by the terms hereof and the Terms of Service set forth on each of the Services that you visit or utilize. If you have any questions about the content of this Policy, please email privacy@townsquaremedia.com

1.3 This Policy applies to our Services as described above as well as the information we collect when you interact with us through social media or other websites and online services. It does not apply to non-TSM Websites and mobile applications that may link to the Services or be linked to or from the Services; please review the privacy policies on those Services and applications directly to understand their privacy practices.

1.4 We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Policy by posting such changes or updates to the Services. Amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. You can tell if the policy has changed by checking the last modified date that appears at the end of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof.

2. Information Collected

2.1 We collect information that you provide directly to us. You may provide different types of information to us when you engage in certain activities through the Services, such as creating an account, ordering a product or service, submitting, posting or accessing various content or features, subscribing to mobile push notifications, responding to and submitting a form, participating in our blogs or forums, entering a sweepstakes, contest, promotion or other special initiative, signing up for a special offer, completing a survey, sending feedback, requesting or submitting information, applying for a job, or directly contacting us. The information we request includes, but is not limited to, your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, age, and demographic information. It is optional for you to engage in such activity; however, if you choose to do so, we may not be able to permit you to participate in the activity unless certain pieces of information are provided.

2.2 When you interact with the Services, certain information about your use of the Services is automatically collected, regardless of whether you create an account on the Services. This information includes, but is not limited to, your browser type; mobile phone, tablet or other device type; computer or mobile operating system; the domain of the website that referred you to us; name of your Internet service provider; web pages you visit on the Services; IP address; geo-location information; and standard server log information. We also collect information about your interactions with our email messages, such as whether the messages were opened and the links clicked in those emails. Much of this information is collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but, if you prefer, you can usually modify your browser setting to disable or reject cookies. If you delete your cookies or if you set your browser to decline cookies, some features of the Services may not be available, work, or work as designed.

2.3 The cookies described in Section 2.2 may be first or third party. We may also allow our affiliates, service providers, data management providers and advertisers to serve cookies or employ other tracking technologies from the Services. These cookies allow us, in conjunction with our partners, to analyze how the Services are accessed, used, or performing, and allow us to serve you with content, including advertising, tailored to your preferences or interests, as well as measure the effectiveness of that advertising.

2.4 Among the third party cookies used for purposes of optimizing the Services is Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us analyze how users interact with and use the Services, compile reports on the Services’ activity, and provide other services related to our Services’ activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, and any referring website. The Services do not use Google Analytics to gather information that personally identifies you. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.

2.5 We currently use a third party for payment processing. We do not receive or store your credit card or bank account information, and we do not want you to send us your credit card or bank account information. Please review the terms of use and privacy policies of the third party payment processor prior to providing your information to them.

2.6 When you interact with us or the Services through a social media platform (such as by clicking on a social media icon linked from our Services), we may collect the personal information that you make available to us on that page, including your account ID or username and other information included in your posts. If you choose to log in to your account with or through a social networking service, we and that service may share certain information about you and your activities.

3. Use of Your Information

3.1 We use and share the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Communicate with you, including to fulfill your requests, provide information about additional products, services, and promotions that might be of interest to you, and provide notices of a transactional, administrative or relationship nature or as required by law;

• Provide, maintain, personalize, optimize, and improve our products and services including research and analytics regarding use of the Services, or to remember you when you leave and return to the Services;

• Provide you with content that may be of interest with you, including advertising;

• Enable you to participate in features such as surveys, reviews, blogs or forums, or to enter sweepstakes, contests, promotions and other special initiatives and to communicate with you about them

• Provide you with more relevant content in email bulletins to which you may be subscribed;

• Monitor and protect the Services, including research and analytics regarding how the Services are accessed, used, or performing;

• Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or be fraudulent or illegal.

3.2 We may combine information from the Services together and with other information we obtain from our business records or from third party sources. We also may use or combine information that we collect from the Services with information provided by third parties, including demographic information and other attributes, and organizational affiliations.

4. Sharing Information With Third Parties

4.1 We may share the information collected via our Services with third parties who work on our behalf to help us further the purposes described above. We may provide additional information that we have collected about you both directly and automatically to these third parties.

4.2 We share information about you with third parties who partner with us to provide advertisements about products and services that may be of interest to you. This may include third parties who assist us in identifying which ads to deliver and third parties who deliver the advertisements. As described above, our third party partners may use persistent identifiers to track your Internet usage across other websites, online services, email and mobile applications in their networks beyond the Services, and may combine information about you from other sources. We may provide additional information that we have collected about you both directly and automatically to our partners. Our partners may use the information collected to serve you with targeted advertising, both through our Services and other websites, email, online services or mobile applications. We may also contribute to or participate in cooperative databases, which give other companies access to your information. For more information regarding the partners with whom we share data, please see our Partners List.

We adhere to the principles of the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising and Multi-Site Data and the Network Advertising Initiative’s Code of Conduct, as applicable. See the Opt-Out section (below) to learn about choices available to you with respect to this type of advertising.

4.3 We may aggregate your information into a form where individuals can no longer be identified. Given the aggregated, de-identified information, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy on how we may use or disclose such information. For example, we may freely share such information with third parties who may use such data for their own marketing, advertising, research, or other business purposes.

4.4 If you choose to enter a sweepstakes, contest or other promotion, your information may be disclosed to third parties who help design, administer and implement the promotion, including in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment and aggregated data analysis. Your information also may be disclosed as required by law, such as on a winners list.

4.5 We may provide products or services jointly with or through certain third-party businesses, including but not limited to retail businesses. When we provide these products or services, we may give you the opportunity to opt-in to the additional sharing of information with these businesses. Should you choose to do so, information you provide specifically in connection with those products and services may be shared with these businesses and subject to their privacy policies.

4.6 The Services may allow users to post comments and other content to the Services. Any information about yourself that you post to the Services will become public information and will be accessible by other users of the Services. In addition, your user name will be viewable by other users, along with a profile picture if you have chosen to upload one. We have no responsibility to maintain the privacy or security of any such information that you may choose to post to the Services.

4.7 When you use the Services, you may be given the option to subscribe to or to be added to our email list. Your selection will not affect other uses or sharing of your information as described in this this Privacy Policy. Subscriptions to the email list can be cancelled at any time by following the instructions below.

4.8 By providing us with your telephone number, you are authorizing us, our service providers and our and their affiliated companies to deliver or cause to be delivered SMS text messages, texts, push notifications and voice message notifications, including promotional messages, using an automatic telephone dialing system. You are not required to receive such messages as a condition of purchasing any property, goods or services. Registered users may choose not to receive text messages from us by not providing us their cell phone number. You can also cancel the SMS service at any time by replying ‘STOP’ via text. Please note that standard message rates and data charges from your cellular service provider apply to sending and/or receiving text messages. You are solely responsible for such message rates and data charges.

4.9 We may disclose information about you if required to do so by law or on the good-faith believe that such sharing is necessary to (a) conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or our Services; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, the Services, or our users; or (c) act to protect the personal safety of our employees and agents, other users of the Services, or members of the public.

4.10 If we go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company or a financing, investment, support or funding, sharing or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be among the assets shared or transferred. We cannot promise that an acquiring party or the merged entity will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this Privacy Policy.

5. Your Security

5.1 We strive to keep your information private and safe. We take commercially reasonable physical, electronic and administrative steps to maintain the security of the information collected. Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the transmission of data over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that e-mail is not encrypted and is not considered to be a secure means of transmitting credit card information, so please do not send us your credit card number by email. Any payment transactions will be encrypted.

6. Your Options

6.1 You may choose not to subscribe to email communications other than service-related communications such as payment confirmation. If you do choose to receive email communications such as email newsletters and promotional emails, you may later opt out by following the instructions provided at the bottom of each email, clicking the “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of emails we sent you, or by managing your preferences here: http://www.xxlmag.com/privacy/preferences. Please allow up to ten (10) business days for changes to your email preferences to take effect.

6.2 You can learn more about ad serving companies and the options available to limit their collection and use of your information by visiting the Services for the Network Advertising Initiative, the Digital Advertising Alliance, and the European Interactive Advertising Digital Alliance (EDAA). Similarly, you can learn about your options to opt-out of mobile app tracking by certain advertising networks through your device settings and by resetting the advertiser ID on your Apple or Android device. For more information about how to change these settings go to:

Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4228

Android: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/

Windows: http://choice.microsoft.com/en-US/opt-out

The DAA’s AppChoices App provides options regarding the collection of cross-app data for your device.

Additional resources or tools may exist that streamline the process of submitting opt-out requests--for example, TRUSTe’s Ad Preference Manager. We do not review or warrant the representations made by these tools and cannot guarantee the effectiveness.

6.3 To opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features, visit Google’s Ad Settings page. Website users can also access the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser Add-on https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en.

6.4 Please note that opting-out of advertising networks services does not mean that you will not receive advertising while using our Services or on other Services, nor will it prevent the receipt of interest-based advertising from third parties that do not participate in these programs. It will, however, exclude you from interest-based advertising conducted through participating networks, as provided by their policies and choice mechanisms. If you delete your cookies, you may also delete your opt-out preferences. If you use multiple browsers or devices you may need to execute this opt out on each browser or device.

6.5 Your browser or device may include “Do Not Track” functionality. At this time, we do not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals.

6.6 Registered users who have provided their cell phone number to us may remove it from within their personal profile settings. If you prefer not to receive text or wireless promotional communications on your mobile device, you can opt out by replying STOP.

6.7 You may update or delete information from your profile at any time, or request that we do so; however, because we archive past transactions, you cannot delete this information. You may also request that we delete your account entirely by contacting us. Terminating your registration will not necessarily remove previous public comments or other user content on public display on the Services. If you wish to cancel your account on the Services or delete your information previously provided to us, you may send your request here: http://www.xxlmag.com/privacy/preferences.

6.8 If you do not receive a response from us to any emails you send to us within ten (10) business days, please send us another email, as your original email may not have been received.

7. Children

We do not permit children under 13 years of age to use the Services, and we do not knowingly collect, use or disclose information from anyone under 13 years of age except as part of specific outreach programs with parental permission. If we determine upon collection that a user is under this age, we will not use or maintain his/her Personal Information without the parent/guardian's consent. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, we will make reasonable efforts to delete such information from our records. If you believe that we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected personal information of a minor without appropriate consent, please notify us at privacy@townsquaremedia.com or by mail to the following address: Townsquare Media, Inc., ATTN: Privacy, 240 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830.

8. Your California Privacy Rights

8.1 Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to request information from us regarding what categories of personal information we share with third parties who may use the data for direct marketing purposes and all third parties with whom we have shared that data in the past year. If you are a California resident and would like to submit a request, please write to the following address: Townsquare Media, Inc., ATTN: Privacy, 240 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830. You must put the statement “Your California Privacy Rights” in the body of the request and state the name of our website with respect to which you are requesting the information as well as your name, street address, city, state, and zip code.

9. International User Notice

For international users, please note that it may be necessary to transfer your information internationally and, in particular, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. The laws in the U.S. regarding personal information may be different from the laws of your state or country. Any such transfers will comply with safeguards as required by relevant law. If applicable, you may have a right to claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of relevant data protection laws. By using the Services, you agree to have your information used and transferred to the United States as set forth in this policy.

10. Users in the European Union (EEA) and Switzerland

If you are a resident of the EEA or Switzerland, the following information applies.

Purposes of processing and legal basis for processing: As explained above, we process personal data in various ways depending upon your use of our Services. We process personal data on the following legal bases: (1) with your consent; (2) as necessary to perform our agreement to provide Services; and (3) as necessary for our legitimate interests in providing the Services where those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedom related to data privacy

Right to lodge a complaint: Users that reside in the EEA or Switzerland have the right to lodge a complaint about our data collection and processing actions with the supervisory authority concerned. Contact details for data protection authorities are available here.

Transfers: Personal information we collect may be transferred to, and stored and processed in, the United States or any other country in which we or our affiliates or subcontractors maintain facilities. Upon the start of enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we will ensure that transfers of personal information to a third country or an international organization are subject to appropriate safeguards as described in Article 46 of the GDPR.

Individual Rights: If you are a resident of the EEA or Switzerland, you are entitled to the following rights once the GDPR becomes effective. Please note: In order to verify your identity, we may require you to provide us with personal information prior to accessing any records containing information about you.

• The right to request data erasure. You have the right to have your data erased from our Services if the data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, you withdraw consent and no other legal basis for processing exists, or you believe your fundamental rights to data privacy and protection outweigh our legitimate interest in continuing the processing.

• The right to restrict or object to our processing. You have the right to restrict or object to our processing if we are processing your data based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest as an exercise of official authority (including profiling); using your data for direct marketing (including profiling); or processing your data for purposes of scientific or historical research and statistics.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about your privacy or security at the Services, or wish to update your information, please send an email to privacy@townsquaremedia.com or write to us at: Townsquare Media, Inc., ATTN: Privacy, 240 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830, Fax: 1 (800) 301-6408, and include your name, mailing address and email address in the message. You may call us at 1 (203) 861-0900.

DATE LAST MODIFIED: May 18, 2018

Source: http://www.xxlmag.com/gdpr/consent/?redirect=/news/2018/10/6ix9ine-bodyguard-shot/

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Kids Under 16 Ride Free on Zwift

Most Zwifting parents would love nothing more than to see their kids on Zwift and even join them for a ride or run around Watopia. Zwift has long been free for kids under 13, but that limit has just been raised to 16.  Big kudos to Zwift for making this move to encourage more riding from youngsters!

For details, read the support post from Zwift >

Here’s a pic of my son Noah during one of his first Zwift sessions 3 years ago. One lap of Watopia flat!

Source: https://zwiftinsider.com/kids-ride-free/

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Don't miss these 5 top dramas screening around New York City - WABC-TV

Want for a stirring story? Don't miss this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around New York City. ---

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.

Boasting a 98 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, Can You Ever Forgive Me? has gotten stellar reviews since its release on October 19. The site's critical consensus notes that "Deftly directed and laced with dark wit, Can You Ever Forgive Me? proves a compelling showcase for deeply affecting work from Richard E. Grant and Melissa McCarthy."

It's playing at Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) through Friday, January 4 and Roxy Cinema Tribeca (2 Ave. of The Americas) through Sunday, January 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

If...

Satire about a traditional English boys' boarding school, where social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. But three Lower Sixth students, leader Mick Travis, Wallace and Johnny decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.

With a critical approval rating of 97 percent and an audience score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this mid-century classic boasts plenty of accolades. The site's critical consensus indicates that "Incendiary, subversive, and darkly humorous, If... is a landmark of British countercultural cinema."

It's playing at Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) on Saturday, January 5. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Barry Lyndon

In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin, but is robbed on the road. Without any other alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War.

With a critical approval rating of 94 percent and an audience score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 70s throwback has become a favorite. Per the site's critical consensus, "Cynical, ironic, and suffused with seductive natural lighting, Barry Lyndon is a complex character piece of a hapless man doomed by Georgian society."

It's playing at Roxy Cinema Tribeca (2 Ave. of The Americas) through Thursday, January 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

The Favourite

In 18th century England, the close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite. With a critical approval rating of 94 percent and an audience score of 58 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, The Favourite has garnered plenty of praise since its release on December 14. Per the site's critical consensus, "The Favourite sees Yorgos Lanthimos balancing a period setting against rich, timely subtext - and getting roundly stellar performances from his well-chosen stars."

Catch it on the big screen at AMC Loews 19th St. East 6 (890 Broadway) through Thursday, January 10; Williamsburg Cinemas (217 Grand St.) through Thursday, January 10; Cinepolis Chelsea (260 W. 23rd St.) through Friday, January 4; and City Cinemas Village East (181-189 Second Ave.) through Friday, January 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Midnight Cowboy

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

With a 90 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 60s-era classic is a good bet. Per the site's critical consensus, "John Schlesinger's gritty, unrelentingly bleak look at the seedy underbelly of urban American life is undeniably disturbing, but Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight's performances make it difficult to turn away."

Catch it on the big screen at Quad Cinema (34 W. 13th St.) through Monday, January 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions.

Source: https://abc7ny.com/entertainment/dont-miss-these-5-top-dramas-screening-around-new-york-city/5008205/

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BADURA Handbags Sample Sale

WHAT: BADURA Handbags Sample Sale

WHY: BADURA first-ever US Sample Sale featuring one-of-a-kind, bespoke bags in a wide array of leathers and exotic skins, crafted entirely by hand in Rome. A wide range of styles (for men too!) will be available at deeply discounted prices.

Prices start at $250.

WHEN: 2/20 - 2/21; W-Th (5pm-9pm)

WHERE: Industria Creative 568 Broadway No. 405 New York, NY 10012

For the complete list of today's sales and sample sales check HERE.

Add to calendar

Source: https://thestylishcity.com/badura-handbags-sample-sale

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Win tickets to DEAN LEWIS at (le) poisson rouge on 3/06!

We have a pair of tickets to give away to see DEAN LEWIS with SYML at (le) poisson rouge on Wednesday, March 6th!

For show information and tickets, click here.

Enter your full name and contact information below for a chance to win. Winner will be selected at random on 3/4. Good luck!

This ticket giveaway is sponsored by (le) poisson rouge.

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Source: https://www.ohmyrockness.com/features/14311-win-tickets-to-dean-lewis-at-le-poisson-rouge-on-3-06?_escaped_fragment_=

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The China Star closed for actual renovations

A closed gate of a favorite place during business hours is always cause for concern.

Which bring us to the China Star, the family-owned takeout-delivery spot at 145 First Ave. near Ninth Street. The restaurant has been closed since at least Friday.

However, China Star owner Jay Yang told EVG correspondent Steven that they are getting a new customized refrigerator. While waiting for that delivery, they are also going to do some tile work and painting. He told Steven that they’ll be back open in another week or so. (A note on the gate for customers might be nice!)

You can read our interview from October 2017 with Jay and learn the backstory of the China Star at this link.

Source: https://evgrieve.com/2019/07/the-china-star-closed-for-actual.html

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‘Sage Kitchen’ Heads to the Bowery Next Month with Restaurant Marketplace

Popular local catering company, Sage Kitchen, announced yesterday its plans for a new brick-and-mortar establishment on the Bowery.

The five-year-old catering company recently took the vacated storefront at 352 Bowery for its venture, which includes both a fast-casual restaurant and complementary “lifestyle marketplace” with its specialized groceries.

(Until last month, this space previously housed the Bowery Bond, an artist collective selling menswear and womenswear, as well as a variety of accessories.)

The new Sage Kitchen is slated to launch next month.

According to the verbose, thousand-word media advisory, the dairy-free menu draws on chef-owner Jasmine Einalhori’s Israeli and Persian heritage. Vegan and vegetarian options include much of Sage Kitchen’s current offerings like hand-made sandwiches, grain-bowls, and salads.

“We are excited to also utilize this space as a creative test kitchen,” Einalhori said in a statement. “Each Sage Kitchen menu item delicately balances salt, acid, texture, and color for a continuously perfect bite.

352 Bowery, Dec. 2015

Source: https://www.boweryboogie.com/2019/02/sage-kitchen-heads-to-the-bowery-next-month-with-restaurant-marketplace/

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SEO Terms Glossary

One of the reasons that SEO is getting a bad reputation in some circles is that the terminology so casually used by providers of search engine optimization services is sometimes so obtuse and inscrutable that it might seem as an attempt to throw dust in the client’s eyes.

On the other hand, no one can argue that saying “We’ll improve your bounce rates” is infinitely more efficient and succinct than claiming that you’ll: “Ensure that your users don’t leave your site before interacting with a particular element on a page they’ve reached your site through, before lingering for a while, or before visiting another page.”

If you’ve hired an SEO agency and aren’t quite sure of what exactly is it that you’ve been promised, or if you are an SEO agency looking for a third-party provided elaboration of your offer, this glossary might be able to help you out.

  0-9

301 (redirect) – 301 is the HTTP status code describing a permanent redirection of traffic from one URL to a new one, with negligible losses in link juice.

404 – HTTP status code notifying that the requested resource (usually a web page) could not be found on the provided URL.

  A

Above the Fold – The topmost part of a webpage, the one that is visible as soon as the page loads.

Affiliate link – Links leading to external webstores, and earning commission for each sale that they contribute to. For instance, link from a photography blog leading to a camera product page on Amazon, containing the ID which allows Amazon to easily track where the traffic that link is bringing is coming from, and to pay the commission.    

Algorithm – Generally in computer sciences, a set of steps or rules involved in solving a problem. When mentioned in relation to SEO, usually refers to Google’s algorithm (more accurately set of algorithms) used to evaluate and rank web pages.    

Alt text / Alt Tag / Text Attribute / Alternate Text – Text describing what the images on your web page contain. The text can be seen on image hover, and is used to explain the content of the image to search engine crawlers and to site visitors with impaired eyesight.

Anchor text – The visible, clickable text of a hyperlink, describing its purpose or destination.

Authority / Trust – Perceived value of a website in terms of the number and source of relevant links it is getting.

Average time on site – A Google Analytics metric describing the amount of time users average on your site once they’ve reached it.

 B 

B2B – Business to Business, describing a business which is primarily offering its products or services to other businesses, institutions or organizations.  

B2C – Business to Consumer, describing a business which is primarily offering its products or services directly to consumers, i.e. general public.

Backlink / back link / inlink / incoming link – A link to one of your pages coming from a different domain.

Black hat / Black-hat SEO – A set of, mostly outdated, SEO techniques aimed at manipulating and deceiving search engines instead of working with them and following Google Webmaster Guidelines. Much more likely to get you into trouble with Google than to help, even in the short-term.

Boolean search – Type of search that allows you to modify your query by adding operators like OR, AND, NOT and others. Typical Google search is a good example, except AND is implied, and therefore redundant, and NOT is replaced with a minus sign.

Bot / Googlebot / robot / spider / crawler – When used in this context, it describes a script or a program which indexes the known web by following the links it comes across, and sends the information back to Google.

Bounce rate – The percentage of visitors who’ve reached one of your site’s pages and left it without interacting with it further or visiting any of your other pages.

Branded keywords – Keywords containing your brand name.

Broken link – Any kind of a dysfunctional link, like the ones leading to pages that no longer exist, or the ones with typos in the destination URL.

Browser – Software you use to access the Internet – Google Chrome, Mozilla’s Firefox and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer are some of the most popular web browsers.

  C

Canonical URL – Page duplication, a frequent consequence of allowing for creation of dynamic pages, can lead to issues with duplicate content. Designating one URL as the canonical version of a page ensures that search engine crawlers know they need to treat that page as the ‘original’ and that they understand its relationship with the ones derived from it.

Cloaking – Deceiving both users and search engine bots by serving different content to each. There are a number of ways to do this, from making the text you want registered by crawlers and ignored by users (usually exact match keywords) the same color as the background it is displayed on, to hiding it behind images. Regardless of the chosen method, this black-hat technique is only attempted by those who don’t know anything about SEO, or don’t care about their clients in the slightest.  

CMS Content Management System – Platforms and frameworks allowing webmasters to focus on the less technical aspects of building and running a website. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and Magento are just some of the examples of popular Content Management Systems.  

Content – Informative or entertaining materials that site visitors could benefit from. Videos of cute cats or detailed whitepapers, it’s all content, as long as it serves a purpose and answers a user’s query.

Conversion (goal) – Visitor action that benefits you and that can be tracked. From making a purchase, to simply signing up for your newsletter, there are a number of steps in the buyer journey that bring leads closer to the end of the funnel, and each of them could be treated as a conversion.

CPC Cost Per Click – The amount that the Pay Per Click Advertiser has to pay for each click that their ad receives.

Crawl Frequency – How often your site is crawled by Google’s spiders. Depends on its authority, update frequency, number and velocity of incoming links, etc.

Crawling – The process of discovering, indexing and (up to a point) classifying new web pages, or revisiting old ones. Carried out by bots, crawlers, spiders, or whatever you want to call them, it is constantly performed by Google and other search engines, but private crawls with custom bots are perfectly commonplace.

  D

Dead link – A link that is no longer working, usually because the domain or the exact page it is leading to is no longer functional or online.

Deep link – Any link leading to a page that is lower in your site’s hierarchy than the home page.

Deep link ratio – The ratio of the number of deep links to your site compared to number of those leading to your home page.

Directory – When mentioned in relation to SEO or digital marketing, referring to online, usually publicly available lists of websites, businesses, organizations, etc. submitted for inclusion by the owners of the property, the general public, or discovered through manual or automated research and vetting by the owner of the directory. The ones most commonly discussed and sought after are directories of businesses servicing a particular area, providing a particular type or service, or those doing both and specializing in, for instance,  IT services in New York. Vendors usually submit the business details themselves, for free or not, depending on the directory; and aside from getting their essential pitch and information in front of the customers who are likely to be looking exactly for what they are offering; they are getting their Name, Address and Phone information cited on a number of easily verifiable sources, helping their local SEO, and making it easier for Google’s algorithm to recognize them as an entity.

Disavow – A way to distance your website from links you don’t want to be associated with, at least when it comes to Google. It consists, ideally, of a detailed backlink portfolio analysis of your website; taking note of the links that you think might be harming your website; and trying to remove them on your own. The ones you cannot remove even after several attempts should be listed in a disavow file, that you should submit to Google, along with your reasons for wanting to disassociate your site from them.

Domain – Usually used when referring to the URL or the root domain of a website, including the Top Level Domain (TLD).

Duplicate content – One of the main reasons that Google started paying special attention to duplicated content were websites which were doing nothing else than copying others’ content, publishing it without permission or attribution, but still managing to rank. Even the most stubborn of black-hat SEOs have largely abandoned the ‘content farm’ approach, as these sites were known, so these days, more often than not, content duplication is accidental. Either caused by laziness or lack of precaution when allowing for creation of dynamic pages, while having content that can be found elsewhere on your site or anywhere online will make you less interesting to Google, you’d really have to overdo it to get your pages removed from the results.

Dynamic content – Showing different versions of certain pages to different users, based on their preferences, past actions or personalization data. That means that dynamic pages don’t have one basic form, but are created on the go when a user requests them.  

  E

Engagement metrics – Web metrics showing how involved your audience is with your site, how interested they are, and how driven to interact with it. This includes values like average time on page, bounce rate, pages per visit, time on site…

Ethical SEO – Search engine optimization practices which don’t go against Google Webmaster Guidelines, and are not meant to deceive the search engine and get a site ranking undeservedly, but instead aim to actually improve the site’s visibility through meaningful improvements of its technical aspects, its crawlability, UX and content.

Everflux – The perpetually changing nature of Google, its algorithm, rules regarding individual ranking factors, result pages layout and content, etc. Also sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to the same mercurial character of the Internet as a whole.

External link – Any link leading away from the site it is found on, so any link on your site that is not targeting one of your pages.

  F

Fresh content – Refers to the tendency of newer content to rank better for certain keywords until that ‘freshness’ period expires, when it usually drops in rankings. It is mostly reserved for ‘query deserves freshness’ searches which are, at the time, spiking in popularity, making it reasonable to assume that users want current, fresh information.

Fuzzy search – A flexible type of search where the returned results don’t have to match the provided query exactly – Google’s SERPs are an example of this kind of search.

  G

Google AdWords – Google’s advertising system giving businesses a chance to have their ad displayed in search results, for a price determined by the popularity of the targeted keywords.

Google Analytics – Google’s utility allowing webmasters to easily track their site’s performance, visitor behavior, and the efficiency of their marketing efforts.     

Google dance – Most often describing the fluctuations in rankings of a site, or a number of websites, either caused by an algorithm update, or by the inscrutable micro-forces endemic to the search ecosystem.  

Google Hummingbird – While often referred to as an algorithm update, just like Penguin or Panda, Hummingbird was actually a major rehaul of the entire algorithm, much closer to Caffeine when it comes to the scope of the changes made and their impact.    

Google Panda – A string of Google’s search algorithm improvements, aimed mostly at improving the search engine’s understanding of the value of the content a site is publishing. The first version of the algorithm rolled out in February 2011, but it has been modified countless times since.

Google Penguin – A set of Google updates focusing on link quality and on the discovery of link schemes. First unrolled in April 2012, Penguin has since gone through a number of iterations and changes at one point becoming a part of the core algorithm and becoming granular.

Google Pigeon – Rolled out in July 2014, Google Pigeon update was aimed at improving the accuracy and relevancy of local results, among other things, by paying more attention to search proximity signals.  

Google Sitelinks – Ever since 2005, Google has been showing additional links with certain suggested results, usually leading to site’s most important pages or categories. Since they vastly improve click-through rates, they are highly valued, and often given special consideration during the development of general site optimization strategies.

Google Webmaster Guidelines – A set of best practices recommended by Google, meant to guide webmasters in the creation and optimization of their websites. Adherence to these principles ensures you’ll have a crawlable, functional website, which focuses on users and delivers on is promises.

Google Webmaster Tools / Google Search Console – Rebranded into Google Search Console in 2015, Google Webmaster Tools allow webmasters to get data regarding their site’s performance in search, the backlinks it is getting, etc.

  H

HTML – Hypertext Markup Language, markup language predominantly used for the creation of web pages.

HTTP status code – Hypertext Transfer Protocol response codes are sent by the server hosting the requested page and notifying the client from which the request was made of the current state/availability of the page in question.

  I

Index – as a noun, a repository of sites and information on them that Google has managed to gather and organize; as a verb – the act of a site being added to that repository by being discovered by crawlers.

Internal link – Any link leading from one of your site’s pages to another (or, technically, the same) page on your site.

IP address – Internet Protocol address is the number associated with a device or a range of devices in a network, used to convey identity and location information.

  K

Keyword / Keyphrase – one or more words entered as a query in search.

Keyword position / Keyphrase rank – The position in search results that a page occupies for the specified keyword.

Keyword cannibalization – A result of suboptimal keyword distribution and mapping, where a number of your strong pages are competing to rank for the same keyword, instead of each of them having their unique focus, i.e. pursuing different keywords.

Keyword density – The number of times a keyword is repeated on a page compared to the total word count of the page in question – usually expressed in percentages.

Keyword Not Provided – While webmasters were once able to use Google Analytics to check which keywords was their organic search traffic coming from, in 2011, Google stopped providing this info, allegedly in the interest of user privacy and data security. Interestingly enough, the data was only withheld from webmasters without active AdWords campaigns – those paying to advertise through Google’s service continued receiving keyword-related information like nothing ever happened.

Keyword research – Naturally, can refer to any kind of research that has to do with keywords, but usually describes identification of the most lucrative keywords for the purposes of organic or paid promotion, i.e. finding the keywords that would bring you relevant traffic and that you have a chance to compete for.

Keyword stuffing – Excessive and unnatural repetition of a keyword to get your site or a particular page to rank for that keyword. Disliked and immediately detected by search engines and users alike.

  L

Landing page – The visitors gateway to your site, and your gateway to conversions. In a broader sense, landing pages are those that visitors are reaching your site through, in a narrower, those that you want the users to be reaching your site through and that you have optimized for that purpose.

Link bait – A page created to attract links on its own, passively. Most often, this is done by offering valuable, informative and citable content that people will share and reference on their own initiative.

Link building – The practice of improving a site’s visibility in organic search by expanding its link portfolio and exposing it to relevant audiences.  

Link checker – Most often, tools you can use to check your internal links, but some of them, often appropriately labeled as backlink checkers, also allow you to check the links your site is getting from other domains.

Link churn – The rate at which you are losing backlinks to your site.

Link equity / Link juice / Google juice – the trust and authority passed on by a dofollow link coming from another website to the one you’re promoting.

Link velocity – The speed at which you are acquiring new backlinks.

Long tail (keywords) – Specific keywords or queries containing more words than the broader exact match. While having lower volume due to their nature, they are also usually easier to rank for.

  M

Manual penalty – Unlike with automated, algorithm-based penalties, receiving a manual penalty means that an actual (Google-employed) person has taken a look at your website and decided it needs to be removed from search results.

Meta description – Text describing the page it is associated with, often (but not necessarily) provided along with the URL of the page being recommended in the search results.

Meta keywords – While search engines were more trusting of people, webmasters used this tag to inform crawlers of what the page is about. While you can still add meta keywords to your pages, since this has been abused by black-hats in the past, search engines largely stopped paying attention to these tags and people largely stopped providing them.

Meta title – The crawler-readable title of your page, and along with meta description, one of the most direct ways to let users and search engines alike know what the page is about.

Monetizing – Finding a way to make money off of something, in this context, usually a website.

  N

Negative SEO – The practice of trying to get a site removed from the SERPs or to compromise its ranking by intentionally building suspicious and outright harmful links to it. While the ability to disavow links, along with the search engine’s growing competence in detecting foul play have made negative SEO mostly ineffective, some people are still trying to undermine their competitors in this manner.

Nofollow – A tag instructing crawlers not to pass on PageRank to the linked pages. It can be used in the link code, for individual links, or in the ‘head’ element of a page to designate all the links that the page contains as nofollow. While often claimed to be useless for SEO purposes, even though they don’t pass any link juice, they are still sending traffic your way, and are a part of every natural backlink portfolio.

Noindex – A tag used in the head section of a page to instruct crawlers not to index that page. The same tag could be used to prevent indexing of certain parts of the page, but since crawlers can be set up to ignore this tag, and since Googlebot is only interested in it when it prevents indexing of entire pages, most people don’t bother using it any other way.

  O

Off-page SEO / Off-site SEO – Every action meant to improve a site’s position in organic search without making changes to the site itself. Link building, influencer outreach and creation of linkless citations of your business information are all examples of off-page SEO.

On-page SEO / On-site SEO – Direct modifications of your website, meant to improve its exposure. Some of the essential on-page techniques include meta elements optimization, page loading speed improvement, inner linking structure modifications, etc.

Organic link – If a tree falls down in the woods and there’s a happy lumberjack at its base, did the tree fall or was it cut down? This dilemma is at the core of organic links discussion. At its basest, this definition refers to links that were created solely for the purposes of identification, attribution, elaboration etc. in other words, links that the webmaster giving them felt an actual need to provide. By that definition, ‘pursuing organic links’ is an oxymoron, as solicited links are not completely voluntarily given, but they can still make more sense in certain contexts than in others. These days, the phrase organic links is most often used to describe links that don’t seem out of place and which meet the expectations of those following them, regardless if they were created spontaneously, or if they were negotiated.

Organic Search Results – Search engine’s recommendation of the pages it found to be the most relevant for the entered query. These suggestions are made based on the page’s technical optimization, traffic and engagement metrics, freshness, number of links leading to it, etc. and shouldn’t be confused with the paid ads also displayed on the search engine results pages.

  P

PageRank – Part of the of the Google’s algorithm which assigns value to pages based on the number of links they are receiving and the number of their outgoing links. A rough estimate of this value, expressed on a scale from 0 to 10, used to be available through Google Toolbar, but since PageRank is now just a minor part in the overall algorithm, and since a lot of webmasters and SEOs have been focusing on it too much, Toolbar Pagerank is no longer supported since 2016.

Paid search results – The paid-for ads displayed at the top of search engine page results.

Penalty – Having your site or some of its pages completely removed from the SERPs, either manually or algorithmically.

  Q

Query – The string entered into the search box, in other words, the keywords and phrases you want to look up.

  R

Rankbrain – A machine learning powered part of the Google’s search algorithm, claimed to be one of the most important ranking factors.

Reciprocal link – A link you got from a domain in exchange for linking to that domain from your website. While sites linking one to another are not necessarily suspicious, and might be just the result of actual partnership, overdoing it with this can land you in hot water with Google.

Redirect – Diverting the incoming visitors from one URL to another. There are numerous ways to change the destination a URL is leading to, most popular ones being the 301 and 302 server-side redirects.

Relevance – In the context of SEO, usually referring to topical connection between two sites, and the appropriateness of linking from one the other. For instance, a plumbing website could create relevant links on a home improvement site, but it would be out of place on a site about the string theory.  

Reputation Management – A range of SEO, content marketing and related services focused on tracking the type of exposure a person or a brand is getting online, and trying to minimize the number of negative mentions in the top search results pages.

Retargeting – Visitors to your site who accept your cookies can later be identified on other sites offering advertising and presented with your ads. While this is the most common type of this technique, there are also CRM, email and search retargeting.

Robots.txt – A text file you can edit to easily modify what authorizations should different bots have when crawling your website, for instance which pages can they crawl or index and which are off limits on both accounts.

ROI – Return On Investment, how much you earned from a particular tactic or campaign, compared to how much it cost you to implement it.

  S

Scrape – Crawling a website, usually with custom bots, and retrieving relevant information, including, for instance, the site’s inner linking structure, meta elements of individual pages, word count, etc.

Search engine (SE) – A program designed to search smaller or larger databases for the requested keywords. In this context, usually referring to internet or web search engines like Google or Bing which rely on crawlers for data gathering and complex algorithms for the assessment of individual pages to be returned as results.

Search engine marketing (SEM) – Describes promotional efforts meant to improve your site’s visibility in the SERPs, both when it comes to paid and to organic results. While some consider SEM to be a broader category also including search engine optimization, others only use the term search engine marketing when referring to PPC and other paid search campaigns.          

Search engine optimization (SEO) – A range of web design, content creation, influencer outreach and social media promotion strategies meant to help make a site rank better for the keywords that they wish to pursue. The goal of SEO is to create a crawler-friendly website which visitors will enjoy and engage with.

Search marketing – A term encompassing both SEM and SEO, used by those who think that the term search engine marketing should refer only to paid search advertising, and not also include SEO.

SERP – Search engine results page, listing paid ads and organic search results that were estimated to be the best match for the entered query.

Site map – Usually a hierarchically or topically organized list of links to pages of your website that users are meant to have access to, and that you want to make as easy to crawl as possible.

Spamming – Can refer to a range of intrusive advertising techniques which offer no value but rely solely on brute force and quantity. From buying contact and lead lists and inundating the people found there with poorly targeted and composed emails, to squeezing in clumsily anchored links in pointless blog or forum comments, many of these techniques have been completely devalued, but new ones do crop up.

Static page – Pages the content of which is not dependent on session info or user requests, i.e. which are not created on the go, but saved in their final form, making them easier to index and display to visitors.

  T

Top Heavy – Referring to sites which, according to the 2012 Google’s Page Layout Update have too many ads above the fold. Sites that were found to be too Top Heavy dropped in organic search results and even if they promptly responded, sometimes had to wait quite a bit before reclaiming their old positions.    

  U

URL – Uniform Resource Locator, or a web address is one several types of Uniform Resource Identifiers used to specify different resources, but most commonly, web pages.  

Usage data – Information retrieved from various analytics utilities, detailing the way visitors interact with your site and its content. Often represented through various engagement metrics, like bounce rate and average time on page.

User generated content (UGC) – Content created by site’s visitors, instead of by its owner/webmaster/staff. Includes everything from forum and social media posts to blog comments.

  V

Vertical search – A search focusing on a single category of content. The category can be determined by the industry or niche, content format, or anything else. Some examples include Google Image Search, specialized directories like Yelp, etc.

  W

Web beacon – User behavior tracking method, often combined with cookies, relying on miniature, transparent images placed on web pages, which help gather information on the visitor’s browser type, IP, etc.

White hat / White-hat SEO – A collection of Google-endorsed optimization best practices, meant to improve a site’s visibility in organic search through legitimate tactics instead of through manipulation and spam. The only way to ensure lasting results with SEO.

Source: https://fourdots.com/blog/seo-terms-glossary-4495

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2018 Gift Guide: Amazon

First gift guide of the season HOLLAAA! This year I plan to do fewer guides but with more substantial things. And my promise to you is that you won't see these things anywhere else. My gift guides are going to be based on what I love and have given and not what I think will "sell best" or just for link drops. It's going to be random and weird but it's going to be great. Enjoy!

One // Dyson Cordless Vacuum -- Easily the most expensive thing on this list, but I swear worth every penny. We have this and we LOVE it. Vacuuming is fun with this vacuum! It's light, easy to use, cordless (which is the best) and doesn't take up to much room. I don't know how we ever survived without it. This is also a great gift for new couples, parents or new homeowners! 

Two // InstaPot -- Andrew got this last year for Christmas (we have the small one) and we're even surprised at how much we use this! We cook everything in it -- wings, meatballs, chicken, soup -- it's totally something you never knew you needed. 

Three // ID Theft Roller -- Hear me out on this one because it's truly amazing. My mom got me one randomly a few years ago and I have since repurchased my own. I use it for ALL the mail that I get that has important information that I don't want out there (think bank statements, investments, account numbers... etc). I roll this over anything I need to remain private and it totally blacks it out with other numbers and letters so my information is totally unreadable. This is especially great since I don't have access to a shredder everyday. I feel much safer using it!

Four // Ice Roller -- One of my best purchases of 2018 is this ice roller. You can read all about the benefits of it here but this is literally for anyone on your list that is a woman, gets migraines, cares about skincare, has acne or gets hangovers. For $12, what more could you want??

Five // Blue and White Tea Set -- Kind of random but this is a great gift for any blue and white lover. I use this to make tea (duh) but it's even more fun to have around the house and for company to enjoy!

Six // OXO 3-in-1 Avocado Slicer -- OXO is one of my favorite kitchen brands and this does not disappoint! I mean why do I need 4 items to help me cut, de-seed and slice an avocado?? This does it all and it does it well. 

Seven // SipCaddy -- For when you need your wine in the shower or tub. Duh

Eight // Snap N Strain Strainer -- I cannot tell you how annoying I think strainers are. It just never seems to work out and all is lost (literally). This strainer (while still very new) has been SO easy to use and it fits on just about anything. I don't know who you'd get this for but I just love it so much I needed to share.

Nine // Lemon Lime Squeeze -- Another random one but it comes in handy more than you would think!!

Ten // Poo-Pourri Before You Go Toilet Spray -- Think of this as a great gag gift or a funny stocking stuffer. You spray a little in the toilet, you do your business and then you walk out NOT feeling embarrassed. It works like a charm and honestly will be used more times than you would think! (work, company over, dating someone, someones house... it happens a lot!)

Eleven // Amazon Echo -- She can be pretty annoying at times because she doesn't know much BUT I will say she is 100% worth it for playing music and shutting off my lights (I have a smart plug set up). It's a truly great speaker and it's nice to have it hands free to do other things. We use her for music, weather (every day), alarms, timers and Jeopardy!

Twelve // Fur Wizard -- I got this for myself and my sister last year and I'm not sure about her but Andrew and I use this ALL the time for Dixies hair. It gets everywhere and we found that we were using sheets upon sheets of a lint roller just to de-fur our clothing. This is the easiest hair removal ever -- we use it for everything big to small -- pants, pillows, couches, luggage -- you name it! I love that it's self cleaning and easy to use.

Thirteen // Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock -- Especially great since we just changed times; this is a wonderful way to wake up! It mimics the sun so your wakeup/asleep time is more natural and healthy. A great gift for anyone who has everyt else!

Fourteen // Furbo Pet Camera -- Another really great gift for all my pet owners out there! We use this for when we are on trips longer than a few days to spy I mean check in on Dixie. It's a video camera that you can access through your phone on the go and it has a two way microphone (this is where it's better for dogs so you can hear if they are barking or not). AND you're able to give them treats while you're away! We've used this for years and have also given it to friends who continue to love it as much as we do. 

Source: http://www.coveringbases.com/2018/11/2018-gift-guide-amazon.html

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Max Brenner in NYC

Max Brenner sollte zumindest den Schokoladenfans unter euch ein Begriff sein. Die Restaurantkette und Schokoladenmarke ist weltweit vertreten und lockt zahlreiche Gäste aus allen Ländern der Welt an. Max Brenner in NYC befindet sich direkt am Union Square im Flatiron District.

Mit einem eigenen Schokoladen  Verkauf und dem beliebten Restaurant auf zwei Ebenen trifft man hier Locals und Touristen gleichermaßen.

Max Brenner in NYC: Schokolade vom Feinsten

Wer Schokolade liebt, der sollte Max Brenner in New York auf jeden Fall einen Besuch abstatten. Die Auswahl ist riesig und reicht von Schoko Fondues, über Milchshakes, Kuchen, kreativen Variationen von heißer Schokolade hin zu Waffeln, Pancakes und einer klassischen Lunch / Dinner Speisekarte.

Uns hat die Auswahl so überwältigt, dass wir zunächst gar nicht wussten, was wir am besten bestellen sollten, denn wirklich alles sah so lecker aus. Was die süßen Speisen angeht, muss man sich ja leider auf eine Sache festlegen, denn wirklich mehr schafft man auch nicht. Wir konnten aber an unseren Nachbartischen die anderen Köstlichkeiten beobachten und kamen wirklich aus dem Staunen nicht mehr heraus.

Für Fans von Dessert und Süßigkeiten

Das Ambiente im Max Brenner NYC ist gemütlich. Am Wochenende wird es hier gut und gerne ziemlich voll. Besonders durch die Nähe zum Union Square ist das Restaurant / Café ein beliebter Ort für eine Verschnaufpause. Man kann am Eingang sogar ein wenig bei der Schokoladenzubereitung zu schauen.

Preislich im oberen Rahmen, für ein Schoko Fondue verlangt man ab $25 – es gibt aber auch günstigere Desserts. Max Brenner selbst nennt sich eine „Dessert Destination“, der perfekte Ort für Liebhaber von Süßigkeiten und Nachtischen. Hier gehts zur Website.

🎄❄️ MEIN TIPP Noch mehr Lieblingsspots und -Tipps findest du in unserem New York Reiseführer (Bestseller auf Amazon). ⏩ Schau ihn dir hier an! 🎁 🎅

Source: https://lovingnewyork.de/essen-und-trinken/max-brenner/

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Amazon Scrapping New York HQ2 Provokes Outrage And Celebration

Amazon’s announcement that it’s scrapping controversial plans to build an additional headquarters in New York City provoked rounds of blame and celebration Thursday.

Reactions were swift on both sides of the issue after the massive company said earlier Thursday that it wasn’t willing to work with state and local politicians who oppose the plan.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), one of the biggest proponents of bringing Amazon to New York, said that state senators and others who led the charge against the headquarters “should be held accountable for this lost economic opportunity.”

But many critics had denounced the nationwide bidding process for the headquarters as a scam to trick cities into offering absurd perks on taxpayers’ dime. In New York’s case, the promise of 25,000 jobs came in exchange for $1.7 billion in incentives from the state and another $1.3 billion from the city.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of the project’s most vocal opponents, celebrated the news on Twitter.

“Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world,” tweeted the progressive congresswoman, whose district is adjacent to Long Island City.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, a big cheerleader for the project, laid the blame on Amazon for walking away. 

“You have to be tough to make it in New York City,” he said. “We gave Amazon the opportunity to be a good neighbor and do business in the greatest city in the world. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity.”

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), whose district includes parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, expressed frustration that the partnership couldn’t continue with some adjustments.

“There were legitimate concerns raised and aspects that I wanted changed,” she tweeted. “I was ready to work for those changes. But now, we won’t have a chance to do that and we are out 25K+ new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new investments.”

She didn’t specify what changes she had in mind, but others had called for stronger contract language binding Amazon to vague promises, such as its vow to promote “innovation.” 

Thursday’s announcement was a win for the project’s biggest critics, who’ve said it’s absurd to hand over so many financial incentives to the wealthiest company in the world, and that adding thousands of new workers to the area would have a negative impact on the already expensive neighborhood.

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said he’s looking forward to working with other companies instead. 

“I hope this is the start of a conversation about vulture capitalism and where our tax dollars are best spent. I know I’d choose mass transit over helipads any day,” he said, referencing the promised landing pad that’s become a symbol of everything wrong with the Amazon deal. 

State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Queens), who led the state Senate’s charge against the project, warned that this isn’t the last time a city will grapple with the ethics of subsidizing companies in an attempt to lure them in. 

“Today’s behavior by Amazon shows why they would have been a bad partner for New York in any event,” he said in a statement. “Rather than seriously engage with the community they proposed to profoundly change, Amazon continued its effort to shakedown governments to get its way. It is time for a national dialogue about the perils of these types of corporate subsidies.”

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon-new-york-hq2-andrew-cuomo-alexandria-ocasio-cortez_n_5c65a129e4b0aec93d3c9d26

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Joe’s Steam Rice Roll puts up the signage on St. Mark's Place

[Photo by Steven]

The signage arrived yesterday for Joe’s Steam Rice Roll here at 36 St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.

This will be the third NYC outpost of the popular quick-serve establishment, which got its start in Flushing. Here's Eater with more about the shop and its owner, Joe Rong:

Rong began selling his rice noodle rolls from a tiny storefront in Flushing in 2017, and his craft quickly stood out. Unlike many other vendors, he grinds the rice for the batter in an electric-powered stone mill daily. His stand has drawn a loyal following, prompting him to expand to Manhattan last November with a stall inside Canal Street Market.

You can read more about the food at Joe's in this Hungry City column at the Times in January.

No word on an opening date on St. Mark's.

No. 36 has seen a variety of quick-serve concepts come and go in recents years, including Cheers Cut, the Taiwanese mini-chain of fried foods ... Friterie Belgian Fries ... Fasta ("Pasta Your Way") ... and the $1.50 branch of 2 Bros. Pizza.

Previously.

Source: https://evgrieve.com/2019/05/joes-steam-rice-roll-puts-up-signage-on.html