Your summer calendar is here

This is going to be a short post, both because there's enough in one link to last you more than a few procrastinatory hours, and because this blessedly abbreviated week means more work in less time. Without further ado, I present Vanity Fair's infamous all-access guide to all things summer in NY - the 2010 edition.

Also, I kind of love this Summer Goals blog. Working on my own - so far I've got: a tan, a positive balance in my bank account, and a functioning liver. What are yours?

A flea descends on the LES

Manhattan is the holier-than-thou borough, there's no doubt about it. Which is why Manhattanites cringe/make up excuses whenever we find out about something Brooklyn has that our neck of the woods doesn't, then give in and slink onto the L train to experience whatever bar/restaurant/hipster-haven we're lacking. Good news, fellow snobs - our trek is over! This Saturday at 10am, downtown gets its own version of the Brooklyn Flea, in the most funky of all funktowns, the Lower East Side. Okay, so the Hester Street Fair has a LOT to live up to, but the marriage of food, crafts, and vintage gear is sorta hard to f*ck up, especially when such vendors as Sigmund Pretzel Shop, Luke's Lobster, Wanderlust Vintage, and Mile End are involved. See you there!