http://www.nypress.com/blogs.engine.php Find forclosed homes in Boca Raton Florida, the foreclosure market is running quite hot right now. Buyers are swooping on cheap homes in Boca Raton and it would seem a lot of people feel that the bottom of the market has been reached. Where are the buyers coming from? Well it would seem that people with cash from all over the US and the world are looking at Florida real estate with an eye to picking up a bargain. At the end of every bus]]> Tonight Conor Oberst plays with Mike Mogis, M. Ward and Jim James at United Palace Theatre, 4140 Broadway (at 175th St.), 212-307-7171; 8, $40.50. Abe Vigoda, Extra Life, Hot Box and Coasting at Death By Audio, 49 S 2nd St. (betw. Kent & Wythe Aves.), Brooklyn, no phone; 8, $TBA. Freelance Whales at Pianos, 158 Ludlow St. (at Stanton St.), 212-505-3733; 11, $10. Gi]]> When Jackie Roman was asked to contribute artwork to the Art That Rocks exhibition being held by 303 Grand this Friday, the rock photographer knew she had the perfect image: a photo she snapped last spring of Ex Humans guitarist Josh Martin, cigarette in hand, licking his guitar case while running down Grand Street late to a gig at Trash. --- “I was running to catch up with him and for some reason he just licked it, ]]> Dia Art Foundation's director, Philippe Vergne, announced today that Dia would construct a new space in Chelsea and finally have a more visible NYC presence. The new site in West Chelsea will be located at 545 W. 22nd Street. The address is currently the location of the large, versatile Pace Wildenstein space. Galleries such as D'Amelio Terras are across the street. This is the first time in the organization's 35 year history that it has elected ]]> Looking for a free game to play here in New York that requires almost no commitment while at the same time offers fabulous prizes? Your prayers have been answered by a man dressed as a leprechaun. Once a week Bob Freedman, the man behind the game “Beat the Mob” will find a hiding spot and Tweet clues about his whereabouts, waiting for the first person to come find him and win a prize. It’s too soon to say that this new]]> Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire hits theaters riding an ever-growing wave of hype and praise, including major awards at Sundance and Toronto and a cover story in The New York Times Magazine. The question remains whether audiences will embrace the film’s heavily-lauded performances and story of against-all-odds uplift, or be turned off by such plot buzzwords as “multiple incestuous pregnancie]]> Nothing’s shocking in New York anymore, but a live male erotic massage demonstration is the kind of window display bound to catch someone’s attention. Or at least that’s what the visionaries behind Manworks.com hope will happen tonight when they take over the window space at The Blue Chelsea, transform it into a masseuse station and display their erotic massage techniques on willing volunteers. --- Someth]]> City Hall newsaper is reporting that, despite midterm elections this week that saw a wave of Republican victories around the state and a series of setbacks for gay marriage around the country, supporters of same-sex marriage say they are closer than ever to achieving passage. According to City Hall’s most recent count, 21 Democratic Senators have expressed that they are in favor of passage, however several of those have said they would pref]]> Daniel Radcliffe’s role in Equus looks to have unleashed his inner nudist because he’ll now be unsheathing his magic wand as Harry Potter too.--- From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows director David Yate’s lips to the ears of Potter fans everywhere: “Daniel Radcliffe appears naked in one scene where Harry and Ron are fighting a magical creature, who fled to confuse and create a vision. In the view ]]> Apparently, you need higher than a 14 percent rating on rottentomatoes.com for your movie to play nationwide. Who’d have guessed films have to be coherent before they reach us? Fox Searchlight yanked Gentlemen Broncos from theaters beyond the two in L.A. and New York where it debuted after reviewers creamed the film. Here’s a sample of the carnage: “If you didn't know otherwise, you'd swear that Gentlemen Broncos was made by a ]]> When the condition of the restrooms at Judson Memorial Church started going down the toilet, church officials decided it was time to restore some porcelain prestige to the Greenwich Village landmark by flushing out funds for restroom renovations with a bathroom art auction. --- The Yes We Can! auction and benefit party will take place this Friday at the Church—located at 55 Washington Square South—and will feature work fro]]> The Hose has run dry. The infamous Alphabet City gay bar, which opened earlier this year on Avenue B between East 13th and East 14th Streets, has spent months playing host to popular parties like Manthrax, Mooseknuckle and Rocket but is no more. ---“The rumor is that the Hose was shut down because the owner refused to renew the lease,” says Benjamin Haber, a regular at the bar who plans to participate in a farewell celebration and vig]]> Bags of donated clothing started filling MK Guth’s apartment soon after the artist announced she needed clothing cast offs. As the opening date approached for her new exhibition, “This Fable is Intended for You: A Work-Energy Principle,” she realized she’d have to take her search for clothing handouts public. So Guth is now inviting New Yorkers to clean out their closets and provide her material for the conceptual work. R]]> A night in which the Yankees are poised to win their 27th World Series begs for some wholesome, non-fascist entertainment, and The Very Best, the much talked-about collaboration between Radioclit and Malawi-born singer Esau Mwamwaya fit the bill—but only barely. --- The band's set consisted of Mwamwaya singing over Radioclit’s beats, with backing tracks so heavy that it was hard to tell if Mwamwaya’s was the voice you were ac]]> Cerebral Ballzy punk it up with Radical Outing Crew, Mr. Star City, Memberz Only, Santhya, Anton Glamb and Strictly Business tonight at Public Assembly, 70 N. 6th St. (betw. Kent & Wythe Aves.), Brooklyn, 718-384-4586; 10, $5. Noise-rock Brooklyn Boys Child Abuse with Alien Whale and Starring at Issue Project Room, 232 3rd St., Brooklyn, 718-330-0313; 8, $15. ]]> Bloomberg squeaked by with a narrow victory, and according to some papers, people weren't all that excited to vote in the first place. Well, the reporters over at City Hall newspaper have decided to move and start predicting what we might be seeing in 1,462 days, when voters return to the polls once again. Read the full story here. ---]]> Not to get all Shakespearean on you, but: “Would Brooklyn Brewery beer brewed anywhere but Williamsburg smell as hoppy? Probably. But thankfully we won’t have to find out anytime soon. The brewery announced it’s staying put after successfully negotiating a new 15-year lease for its current digs. ---The boys at the brewery feared they wouldn’t be able to afford the space—located at 79 N. 11th St. at Wythe Ave. in Broo]]> As a member of the famed downtown dance troupe The Dazzle Dancers, Cary Curran (aka Cherry Dazzle) spends much of her time celebrating the semi-nude human form in all its gyrating glory. It's not shocking, then, that Curran decided to make a photo of her pregnant body (decked out in little more than gold pasties, a thong bikini bottom and a liberal sprinkling of gold body glitter) her Facebook profile picture. The surprise came when Facebook shut]]> Zambri - "W/Somebody (The Model Remix)" If Kevin Shields produced a pop album with dueling female vocals, it'd probably sound like Zambri. For the past couple of years, the New York quintet has been creating a sound that combines equal parts funky dance pop and dark, cavernous shoegaze rock. This sounds like a musical oxymoron. Coming from complete opposite sides of the spectrum, shoegaze is defined by its dark mood and often confrontational s]]> In the paper today, Kurt Gottschalk uncovers what's happening at this year's Performa. To kick things off, the performance art biennial had a party at MoMA on Sunday night where Fischerspooner, clad in wacky silver outfits and sneakers—and kneepads!—from sponsor Asics, played its hits, including  Electroclash anthem "Emerge," to a crowd gearing up for a few weeks of off the wall performance spectacle. Check out the perf]]>