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Our Favorite Five Oyster Happy Hours For an Endless Summer

There’s something uniquely summery about an oyster. Maybe it’s the way they glisten when the light hits them, or maybe it’s the way they come on that beautiful, slow-melting pile of ice. Maybe, it’s because they taste like the ocean. No matter the reason, there’s

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Jamaica Bay Getting Cleaner And Fresher — The All Natural Way

Photo via Flickr/NYC Water.Jamaica Bay used to be blanketed with oysters. This was long before all the dredging, pollution, and erosion caused them to become functionally extinct. Oysters are an essential tool in establishing a healthy and diverse marine ecosystem. They naturally filter algae out of the water,

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6 Places To Score Raw Oysters On Emmons Avenue

Blue Point and Kumamoto oysters at Cats on the Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)There are few seafood treats better at beating the summer heat than raw oysters. The ice-cold, briny shellfish can be incredibly refreshing, spiked with lemon, vinegar, or horseradish for an extra kick. They’re the

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Bite Of The Week: Dinner At Littleneck

It’s been almost three years since Littleneck helped change the way we think about seafood and the Gowanus Canal. And the cozy restaurant, located at 288 3rd Avenue, just a block away from the toxic Superfund waters, is still serving up some of the best fishy dishes in the

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Bargain Bite Of The Week: $1 Oysters At Grand Central Oyster Bar Brooklyn

So you love oysters, but you don’t love paying around $3 for each of those little bivalves? If you’re looking for a bargain, and you’re not concerned about a lot of variety, then happy hour at Grand Central Oyster Bar Brooklyn is where you should be slurping.

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Join The Farm All Next Week For Stouts & Oysters

Not managing to make it out with your valentine tonight, or just think one night isn’t enough? The Farm on Adderley can help you keep the love (and fancy food) alive all next week with their Stouts & Oysters event. Featured stouts will include Atlantic Brewing Cadillac Mountain, Flying

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Beat Those Monday Blues With $1 Oysters At Sea Witch

Mondays can be rough, especially during these dog days of summer. Thankfully, Sea Witch (703 5th Avenue, between 21st and 22nd Street) is here to help. The bar/restaurant announced via Facebook last night that they’ll be offering $1 oysters every Monday from 5pm until they run out. Stop

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Oysters and Trivia at Sidecar Tonight

Blue Point oysters on the half shel,l and trivia can only mean one thing: Pub Quiz Night at Sidecar (560 5th Ave). The Fifth Avenue hot spot will also feature French onion soup, fried salmon cakes, and fennel, arugula & beet risotto (yum). Stop by at 10:00pm tonight

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Oysters in Jamaica Bay? Not History Anymore

(Image courtesy of Chris Seufert via Flickr)We all know the story of Sheepshead Bay as a historic fishing village during the 20th century, but if we dig back further we’ll find a lot of history about its oyster beds. Harvesting oysters was once a key economic activity in