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Corto is a coffee shop in Bed-Stuy and my go to if I’m in the area. I do a lot of work there and they now stay open a little later and started serving wine and “small bites”. They have the best Fococcia I’ve ever had in my life and subsequently some of the best sandwiches. Fair warning - it is $15 bucks for something that will not fill you up - but it’s totally worth it. Their backyard is perfect and isn't one of those places that has the annoying ass “NO LAPTOPS ALLOWED” sign at the front. (Ok they do have it but that’s just for weekends)
Oct 6, 2022
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My magical, not-so-secret hideout at school. Come for the $3.00 frothy chai, stay to eavesdrop on chainsmoking hairdressers recounting their lives to the resident artist, sketching away. It's for locals and graduate students, tucked under failing real estate offices on Calder Ave. Limited hours and nothing flashy, except for the old-style bean roaster jammed right next to the door.
Reminiscent of Prestogeorge in the Pittsburgh Strip. Pleasant and intimate. Charming baristas. When the weather's warm, perch outside and people-watch from your safe, buried trench. Also merchants of olive oil, tinned fish, and all your italio-american quick fixes.
Jan 23, 2024
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nice lil spot near fort greene park
Nov 13, 2024
so this is not quite a tested recommendation, as my first time was today, but went on a looooong walk from crown heights to williamsburg today and stopped by this cafe in besdstuy for a refreshment, saw people on the computers, still a good amount of open seats, vibes and service were peak. if i wasn’t on a mission would’ve stayed longer
Apr 29, 2024
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U can sit in the hottest sauna in the city then go smoke a nice cigarette (or joint if u smoke kush) and wash it all down with a nice foreign beer and hot borscht soup. cold plunge smells a lil funky but it's worth it
Dec 20, 2023
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great documentary that follows a legendary kid named Billy around in his hometown in Maine. Directed by casting goat Jennifer Venditti.
Dec 20, 2023
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Don’t get me wrong - the Crypto/NFT bro culture thing is truly one of the worst and most bizzare corners of the world to me but in high school I bought a quarter pound of kush off of the Silk Road using bitcoin. (I split it with friend of the newsletter, Walter Pearce) The price of Bitcoin was 120ish dollars in 2013 and If I didn’t get that dark web zaza it would have been worth $800,000 at the peak last year. That’s expensive kush. (Adjacent recommendation - don’t smoke kush)
Oct 6, 2022