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Ann Yee might be living in Brooklyn now, but she’s a bit of a Manhattan loyalist. The designer, who had her first runway show this season, makes the sort of cool-girl knits and sheer, breezy pieces—like this tunic, exclusive to Of a Kind—that make you want to stay out all night. And if you decide to go that way, here’s where to go. More»

New York exports one of its nightlife fixtures to Vegas, a Chelsea treasure may be forced to shut down, Williamsburg gets a little Manhattan culinary spot in the form of Isa and the East Village seems some bar changes. Find out everything you need to know when it comes to NY nightlife. More»

A swanky midtown hotel gets "quickie" rates, Mary-Kate Olsen parties at Lavo with her new beau, and Don Hill's gets in touch with vaudeville. Also, your favorite brunch place was a bread line back in the day, and the Cooper Square Hotel has a confounding installation. And will Andre Balazs open The Standard Hotel-JFK? It's all in today's nightlife round-up. More»

Peels, the new diner-inspired restaurant from Freemans maestro Taavo Somer, unveiled its facade yesterday. The place looks swell, but the most interesting thing about the shiny exterior on Bowery (near 2nd) is how little it sticks out on the once-derelict boulevard. More»

Bill Murray, America's crazy uncle, makes rare talk show appearance, goes dumpster diving. [YouTube]
First peek inside Taavo Somer's Freemans follow up on, where else, Bowery. [Eater]
Newt Gingrich has something to say about the Ground Zero mosque and it's more or less what you'd expect. [NYDN]
Even Ryan Seacrest's alleged girlfriend thought he was light in the loafers. [TMZ]
Do New Yorkers really want to know how clean the city's restaurants are? [Fork]

Freemans owner Taavo Somer and plaid-clad friends went in front of the Lower East Side's community board to argue for the restaurant's liquor license renewal last night. And to the delight of everyone but a handful of Freemans' neighbors, they won preliminary approval! More»

It's that time of the month again. Bar, club and restaurant owners will try to win over their feisty neighbors at the East Village and Lower East Side Community Board meeting at 6:30 pm. Let's take a look at the agenda. More»

The plywood is up on Freemans mastermind Taavo Somer's achingly hip (we assume) diner project. [Grieve]
The media event of the millennium arrives as Tiger Woods returns to golf. [1010]
Yet another pizzeria opens in the East Village. [Eater]
Stop the presses: a lot of people hang out in Bryant Park. [NYP]
Punk rock legend Malcolm McLaren died today. [BrooklynVegan]
Paul Sevigny admits he's too old for the nightclub game. [NYT]
Gossip Girl cast relationships dropping faster than quality of the show. [DailyIntel]

@lifevicarious: Hotel Griffou gives 15% off check to Q 9th St residents. (Or anyone w/secret pw). Any other block associations get these kind of discounts?

Great question Adam! We don't have a full list for you, but we can offer up suggestions of places in NYC that SHOULD offer their neighbors discounts: More»

The Lower East Side community board (CB 3) announced its February 8th meeting agenda, and it includes some intriguing prospects. Approval of the following liquor licenses might not be quite as thrilling as the famously contentious meetings that debate them, but it's a start! More»

Downtown tastemaker Taavo Somer has our back! We hoped that our petition to save the New York diner wouldn't fall on deaf ears. Now, we're thrilled to find that it so quickly inspired the retro-loving team behind Freemans and The Rusty Knot to open a new greasy spoon on Bowery and 4th. More»