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Nearly 12 years ago, Marcus Samuelsson opened Red Rooster in Harlem, a cheerful supper club–slash–artists salon that forever changed the shape of New York’s restaurant scene. People came for the food—a pleasing patchwork of Southern comfort and Ethiopian and Swedish staples (a nod to Samuelsson’s roots)—but stayed, and continued to come back, for the unique sense of community found along its crimson banquettes.

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A brand new venue called Racket will be opening in the heart of the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, a mid-size 650-capacity club. The Bowery Presents, the East Coast regional partner of AEG Live, shared the news on social media. The Racket is set to fill the holes of the many other mid-sized venues that have closed their doors over the years. For example, the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea closed its doors on Feb. 18, 2019, after it was unable to renew its lease. Other venues that closed their doors in the surrounding areas in 2018 and prior include Output, Cielo, and Cornelia Street Cafe. Also recently, the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn announced it was closing forever.

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NYC’S BIGGEST JAPANESE FESTIVAL IS RETURNING: JapanFes is back this year with food vendors, clothing vendors, and more from amazing NYC businesses. The first festival is Saturday April 9th, 2022 from 10am-6pm at 24th/25th Street & 6th Ave. You can also enter before April 5th on their website to have a chance of winning a free Itoen drink!

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Japan Fest was on 4/9 and You missed it!!! But there will be more upcoming events so stay tune!!

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Japan fest is back this year on April 9th! 🇯🇵

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FREE COFFEE OR PASTRY FROM BLANKSTREET: grab a free drink (any size or flavor) or a free pastry from Blankstreet when you download the app! They have so many seasonal drinks to try as well ☕️ I got an iced s’more latte and it was delicious!