Monday Links
A Big Tax Refund for Home Builders in New Law [NY Times] Bidding Wars for Properties ‘Priced Well’ [NY Times] Deadly Bar Fight in Cypress Hills [NY Times] Drive-By Shooting at Clinton Hill Deli [NY Times] Aspiring Rabbi From Brooklyn Wins Boxing Title [NY Times] City Eyes New Thrill Rides for Coney [NY Daily News]…

A Big Tax Refund for Home Builders in New Law [NY Times]
Bidding Wars for Properties ‘Priced Well’ [NY Times]
Deadly Bar Fight in Cypress Hills [NY Times]
Drive-By Shooting at Clinton Hill Deli [NY Times]
Aspiring Rabbi From Brooklyn Wins Boxing Title [NY Times]
City Eyes New Thrill Rides for Coney [NY Daily News]
‘Brooklyn Jews’ T-Shirts a Hot Commodity [NY Daily News]
Boerum Hill Has Caught Downzone Fever [Brooklyn Paper]
1 Dead in Cypress Hill Bar Shooting [Gothamist]
Mitchell Lama Guidelines Renovated [Globe St]
Meet a Miss G Train Contestant [Free Williamsburg]
Photo by William Self
If the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn, maybe I would support a lawsuit.
Yes, Virginia, there ARE Hasidic comedians. My great-grandfather was one but that was a long-long-long time ago!
I think the Berkshires get my vote. I have to say that I found the Mountain Dew reference distasteful but very funny despite myself! I’m sure that T-shirt will show up at “The Flea” soon now that you’ve let it loose.
Well I guess I’ll have to retire that stereotype then.
“are there any famous Hasid comics? They seem a bit serious.”
Yisrael (ne Chris) Campbell
http://wejew.com/media/2438/Yisrael_Campbell_in_Circumcise_Me/
“I can’t make out the words of either genre. So it’s the same to me :-)”
Hahah – fair enough!!!!
😉
“He’s a reggae artist – not rapper!!”
I can’t make out the words of either genre. So it’s the same to me 🙂
“Hasidic Rapper – Matisyahu”
He’s a reggae artist – not rapper!!
Hasidic Rapper – Matisyahu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxxuSiC4wNw
Hebrew Hammer is hilarious. Anyone up for some Manischewitz shots?