Design competition winners have been announced by Friends of the High Line. The City of New York has committed $15.75 million to revitalizing the elevated train line on the west side of Manhattan for public use. Design submissions are on view at Grand Central Terminal through July 26th.

Schnack is the only late night spot to get *ahem* artisan sausages, cheap imported beer you've never heard of and tasty little teeny burgers, all within shouting distance of Burnlab HQ. As of July 20th, Schnack will be open until 2am (kitchen until 1am.) Another reason to stray from Smith Street and enjoy our strange little corner of Brooklyn called Red Hook. I don't know which is cooler/geekier: that they have a billboard print of a Black Label ad or that they have a blog.

Speaking of Brooklyn, long time DUMBO cultural institution (largely responsible for the neighborhood's revival) Gale Gates et al. will be closing for good at the end of the month. It will leave a vacuum in the avant garde theatre community for certain.