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Angelika Film Center
CINEMA
Angelika specializes in foreign and independent films and has some quirky charms (the
rumble of the subway, long lines and occasionally bad sound). But its roomy cafe is a
great place to meet and the beauty of its Stanford White-designed, beaux arts building is
undeniable.
(
212-995-2570;
www.angelikafilmcenter.com
;
18 W Houston St at Mercer St; tickets $10-14;
;
B/D/F/M to Broadway-Lafayette St)
Local Life
West 4th Street Basketball Courts
Also known as 'the Cage,' this small
basketball court
(F4; Sixth Ave btwn 3rd & 4th Sts; A/C/E, B/D/F/V
to W 4th St-Washington Sq) stands enclosed within chain-link fencing and is home to some of the best streetball
in the country. Though it's more touristy than its counterpart, Rucker Park in Harlem, that's also part of its charm.
Games held here draw massive, excitable crowds, who often stand 10-deep to hoot and holler for the skilled,
competitive guys who play here.
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IFC Center
CINEMA
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Slap bang in NYU-land, this arthouse film mecca serves up a solid lineup of new indies,
cult classics and foreign flicks. Catch shorts, documentaries, '80s revivals, director-fo-
cused series, weekend classics and frequent special series, such as cult favorites (
The
Shining, Taxi Driver, Aliens
) at midnight.
(
212-924-7771;
www.ifccenter.com
; 323 Sixth Ave at 3rd
St;
A/C/E, B/D/F/M to W 4th St-Washington Sq)
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Duplex
Cabaret, karaoke and campy dance moves are par for the course at the legendary Duplex.
Pictures of Joan Rivers line the walls, and the performers like to mimic her sassy form of
CABARET, KARAOKE
