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It’s a holiday when the Jewish community “likes to let loose and have a really good time.”

Conflicting reports have made it unclear if longstanding bakery is closed or renovating.

There are classic poppy, apricot and prune flavors, with some bakeries even offering savory cookies as well.

South Williamsburg Purim street style.

You've only got about six hours left before the Chabad folks put the free liquor shots away for another year, but there's still time to pick up some other Purim staples, like hamantaschen.

"I'm sorry some people are crybabies. But in my defense I'm an adult man in NYC and didn't realize blackface was offensive."

"The governor needs to say something, and we need to go beyond condemnation verbally," declared City Councilman Charles Barron, who even got Mayor Bloomberg to chime in as he arrived at City Hall.

"Would it be okay I played a gay person next year?" asked the elected official who wore blackface on Purim.

"I understand people's sensitivities. Nobody meant anything."

For yesterday's Purim festivities, State Assemblyman Dov Hikind hired a professional makeup artist to come to his Brooklyn home and paint his face brown. He's sorry if anyone has a problem with that.