Purple Yam's Cooking Class; Vynl Closed by DOH

DITMAS PARK— Ditmas Park's Purple Yam is now offering cooking classes. [Ditmas Park Blog]

BUCKSWIRE— A lot of people can now buy Starbucks with their fancy phones. [Consumerist]

UNION SQUARE—Two people protested outside of Bowlmor on University Place today because the owners allegedly hired contractors who are paying laborers unfair wages. [VV]

HELL's KITCHEN— A tipster writes in to report that Vynl on 9th Avenue was recently shuttered by the Dept. of Health. Zagat has the pictures to confirm. [Zagat]

PARK SLOPE— New Park Slope coffee and espresso bar Venticinque is now open on Fifth between Douglass and Degraw. [Here is Park Slope]
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