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weekend tip: east village breakfast delivery!
for whatever reason sometimes going out for weekend brunch doesn’t hit our mood (hangover, rain, early or late wake-up, ya just don’t wanna get dressed.) when that happens its Teresa’s Polish coffee shop to the rescue!

Here’s why Teresa’s rocks for breakfast delivery…
- opens everyday/7 days a week at 7 am, delivery service starts early, and is super fast.
- they have a huge breakfast menu and it’s served all day!
- so cheap! the order above was $9.50 with tax, and includes: 16 oz of fresh squeezed orange juice, big serving of scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries and whole wheat toast (with like 6 slices of bacon), order of 3 giant banana buttermilk pancakes, and everything else you need, syrup, butter, jelly, etc (more than 2 people could eat)
- tasty food, everything is hot and fresh. bacon nicely crisp, pancakes super thick and very flavorful, OJ squeezed just that morn (Teresa’s is one of the best and cleanest Polish diners in NY)

what’s not to love about a tasty homemade breakfast delivered hot and fast to your door on the weekend? Teresa’s is the BOMB!

A smoke-in
what the fuck, with all the cops running around midtown conducting “critical response surges”, we decided to smoke-up smack in the middle of Avenue A in broad daylight...

more on the CityRag Smoke-in here

3 x Buddy = cute

RNC protest update
last week we brought you the Guide to RNC Protests in New York City. today we update with an excellent and comprehensive site called - RNC Not Welcome - that has one of the best protest event calendars out there!

and they kindly tipped us to these additional great sites and protests:

Still We Rise
Direct Action at the RNC
Camp Shut Down
RNC Watch
RNC Mass Defense
Times Up Protest
No RNC Announcement Listserve
No RNC Discussion Listserve

and more from the CityRag anti-GOP t-shirt front… check out these KILLER T-SHIRTS at Camp Shut Down! (one shown above)

Countdown to Charo
previously CityRag covered the release of the Dutchess County Fair Schedule and gave you the scoop on why YOU MUST GO! this just in... the Columbia County Fair schedule is out, and the Monster Tractor Pull is returning!

12 reasons to go to a New York County Fair:
1 – demolition derbies
2 - pig races
3 – fresh made candy apples
4 – scary old school midway rides
5 – scary carny people running the rides
6 – baby animal petting zoo
7 – playing “spot the longest mullet” or “find the tackiest souvenir” games with your friends
8 – watching the locals and bikers get drunk and fight in the beer tent
9 – deep fried _______ (fill in the blank… dough, oreos, corn dogs, apples)
10 – 4-H competitions, cow shows, the smell of hay
11 – monster tractor-pulls
12 – free Charo concert!

puppy love
Buddy loves his ghetto-girlfriend Amber. He sees her just about everyday, and shakes his little butt like he's making martinis...

CityRag’s Lower East Side Food Tour
the Lower East Side of NY has some of the best eats in the world. delicious ethnic food, beautiful restaurants, amazing bargains, historic icons. when friends visit, we like to take them on a little 1-2 hour walk where we hit the very best spots (the criteria being the eats have to be world class GREAT, and the food has to travel.) you can start at the top or bottom (the 2nd Ave stop on the F train is a perfect place to kickoff.) links with info on each place are provided. additional info can be found in this old post of ours on Chowhound and there's an exclusive CityRag Tour Map at the end!

1 - Donut Plant (on Grand near Norfolk) – fantastic, giant donuts in all kinds of flavors

2 - Kossar’s Bialys (on Grand near Essex) – best bialys in the world! Shop has great old NY feel.

3 - Pickle Guys (on Essex below Grand) – amazing pickle selection, everything is excellent.

4 - Dumpling House (on Eldridge below Broome) – best and cheapest dumplings in the city, what a combo!

5 - Il Labortorio del Gelato (on Orchard above Broome) – delicious gelato made right there, wonderful flavors.

6 - Economy Candy (on Rivington near Ludlow) – all the candy of your childhood dreams and then some, packed in a small, old, family run shop.

7 - Sugar Sweet Sunshine – (on Rivington east of Essex) best cupcakes in NY.

8 - Castillo De Jagua (on Rivington near Essex) – one of the most excellent Cuban sandwiches around, everything’s good.

9 - Katz’s Deli (on Houston near Ludlow) – best pastrami in the world! great hot dogs, corned beef, brisket. Real deal old NY deli feel.

10 - Russ and Daughters – so much wonderful stuff… bagels, lox, tofu cream cheese, dark chocolate dipped apricots, strudel

11 - Yonah Schimmel’s – wonderful knishes

BONUS - printable MAP! - click here to enlarge CityRag’s exclusive Lower East Side Food Tour map!

42nd St subway reveal
after what seemed like a couple years of construction, the scaffolding has come down on the new multi-subway entrance on 42nd between Bway and 7th Ave, revealing a light box mural with a strange yet soothing underwater scene promoting the MTA