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New Williamsburg grocery Urban Rustic via Flickr/TrespassersWill
Local
· Bergdorf gets new Lanvin boutique [Chic Report]
· Bed-Stuy spa week coming [Bed-Stuy Blog]
· Surroundings Flowers opens a wholesale outpost on the UWS [PlantTherapy]
· Interview with Ikea-dweller Mark Malkoff [Gothamist]
· Why one belt costs $18,000 [NY Mag]
· A preview of Natalie Portman's shoes for Té Casan [Elle]
· Recycle-A-Bicycle re-opens in Dumbo [DumboNYC]
· Official signage up at Urban Outfitters Atlantic Ave [A Brooklyn Life]
National
· Getting Botox at the mall [NY Times]
· Iraq GI warring with North Fork bank [NY Post]
· People spending more money on their pets [NY Times]
· The best gadgets of CES [Cool Hunting]
· John Bartlett to design Liz Claiborne menswear [WWD, subscription req]