Reopened a bit north after a 1.5yr shutdown, this barnacled former lightship's still the same: shore-bound tiki bar (beers, burgers, steamed lobster, crab cakes, etc), creaking out-of-commission boat w/ clangorous party room straight out of Ghost Ship. However, 2.0's dropped the 4am close for a more respectable 1am, leaving tassle-panted river-ravers to look elsewhere for after-hours entertainment (Chelsea Piers Golf-tronica?).

Photos and more at the charmingly outdated FryingPan.com

Handmade in BK, these full-year calendars mark dates under the blisters of Bubble Wrap; even better, compulsive popping could cause Christmas to come early this year.

Buy online at BubbleCalendar.com

Sign up now for this three-week, mock-murder tourney in which ~300 competitors stalk and assassinate each other w/ Super Soakers, Entertechs, etc, for a chance at a grand prize of cash money (~$500), a handle of Jack, and a framed, gold-plated water gun -- making you slightly more dangerous than Roger Moore.

Sign up at StreetWars.net

These ltd-edition suede sneaks sport autistically menacing scrawls from legendary graffiti artist Neck Face, who having crossed over must now re-tag every NYC building with Neck Foot. Foot Face? NeckFaceFoot?

Check out the sneaks at KCDCSkateshop.com