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Ten of the pets have died, and while manufacturer Menu Foods is not sure what happened, but they are saying that the recall is limited to the \"cuts and gravy\" style foods. 1010WINS says that products all used wheat gluten from a new supplier....","date":"March 17, 2007  09:04 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":615,"title":"Pet Food Recall After Cat and Dog Deaths","id":98739,"votes":40}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2003/05/15/first_thoughts_on_the_matrix_reloaded.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake dobkin","displaydate":"May 15, 2003","excerpt":"<img alt=\"First thoughts on the Matrix Reloaded\" src=\"http://www.gothamist.com/images/matrix2_trinity.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\"/><b>First thoughts on the Matrix Reloaded</b></a><br>Gothamist thought that this was a great movie- but understands why you hate it.  It's more challenging, and probably worse than the first one, but it's about as good as Kung Fu philosophy gets.","date":"May 15, 2003  12:51 AM","author":null,"comments":413,"title":"First thoughts on The Matrix Reloaded","id":1254,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/08/14/rev_john_carmic.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Aug 14, 2007","excerpt":" Rev. John Carmichael is the President of the Church of Scientology in New York. We recently asked him a few questions about his church, New York, Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake and the subway stress tests. We're turning comments on for this interview, which is something we don't normally do. There are a lot of myths that fly around about your religion, could you please tell us about some of the basics of Scientology?...","date":"August 14, 2007  12:05 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":329,"title":"Rev. John Carmichael, Church of Scientology","id":119656,"votes":25}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2003/05/01/hilary_duff_not_a_girl_but_not_a_woman.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"May 01, 2003","excerpt":" Fifteen year old industry, Hilary Duff, is featured in the second item of the Observer's New York World column. Why? Because her breasts are stopping men in their tracks. There is some debate about whether or not they are Duff's breasts, but the killer quote is from Elisa DeCarl: \"My guess is that they are going for that all-important Humbert Humbert demographic,\" she said. \"The audience will be 90 percent preteens and their parents,...","date":"May 01, 2003  12:40 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":278,"title":"Hilary Duff: Not a Girl But Not a Woman?","id":1135,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/22/wnyc_tv_love_it.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"May 22, 2006","excerpt":"There's a NY Times article about NYC TV, our city's TV station, and basically crediting the turnaround from just showing City Council meetings and mayor press conferences to showcasing more cultural and social offerings, like short films, shows about hip-hop in the city, and what do for $9.99 in one day. But some critics, like City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, think the shows are too much about tourism and stuff that doesn't matter to real New...","date":"May 22, 2006  4:21 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":271,"title":"NYC TV - Love It or Hate It","id":16605,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/08/08/wild_wednesday.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Aug 08, 2007","excerpt":" Holy Tornado, Brooklyn! Reader Jeanne just emailed us with this observation: I live in Kensington, Brooklyn and I think that a tornado just passed through. Have you heard any news about a tornado from anyone else? Around 6:30am there were heavy rains, thunder and lightning when all of a sudden the wind got really loud and we could hear stuff smashing into the house. It was all just 30 seconds or so but now...","date":"August 08, 2007  5:12 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":255,"title":"Wild Wednesday Weather, Watch Your Commute<br>MTA Says, Avoid the Subway","id":118965,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/07/28/cop_caught_on_video_assaulting_cycl.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Jul 28, 2008","excerpt":"Another Critical Mass ride, another stunning display of police brutality. Watch as one of New York's finest violently shoves a cyclist off his bicycle, launching him through the air to the curb at 46th street and Seventh Avenue during Friday night's monthly Critical Mass ride. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/NYPD_Knocks_Cyclist_to_Curb_Unbelievable'; Although a judge ruled in 2006 that the monthly Critical Mass bicycle rides could proceed without a permit, the NYPD's stance remains somewhat adversarial. Though the city...","date":"July 28, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":255,"title":"Video of Cop Assaulting Cyclist at Critical Mass Ride","id":173691,"votes":116}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/10/11/helicopter_cras.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Oct 11, 2006","excerpt":" A helicopter has crashed into a building on East 72nd. It was thought to be a small plane, but now reports say it is a helicopter. The helicopter seems to have crashed into 524 East 72nd Street, a residential apartment building. CNN is saying there are no reports of terrorism or hijacking. Update: Dan Dickinson says it smells like smoke three blocks away and that traffic is screwed. Update: NY1 is reporting that 3-4...","date":"October 11, 2006  5:54 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":234,"title":"Plane Crashes on E72nd, Yankee Cory Lidle Feared Dead","id":78251,"votes":153}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2003/12/02/nicole_richie_is_black.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Dec 02, 2003","excerpt":" With the premiere of the Fox reality show, The Simple Life, with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, tonight at 8:30PM, we have decided to revisit a hilarious interview that E! Online's Kristin did with the girls. It kills us because that troublemaker Norm MacDonald asked what everyone wonders, but is too PC to speculate about: Nicole Richie's skin color. Norm: \"Isn't Lionel Richie a black guy?\"Paris: \"She's black!\"Nicole: \"I am black!\"Norm: \"You're black?\"Norm: \"Did...","date":"December 02, 2003  01:17 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":195,"title":"Nicole Richie <b>is</b> Black","id":2878,"votes":6}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/01/08/maple_syrup_was.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Jan 08, 2007","excerpt":" We don't know what's up with the crazy gas smell. The reports we've read had the location at 34th Street and 5th-7th-8th Avenues in Manhattan, but our readers are smelling it from the Upper West Side to downtown. WNBC reports that the smell is so strong on the 6th floor of 30 Rockefeller Center, \"people are leaving the building.\" NY1 says the smell is strong around Herald Square and in NY1's neighborhood in Chelsea.\"...","date":"January 08, 2007  11:55 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":191,"title":"Maple Syrup Was Better:  Smell of Gas Covers NYC","id":89042,"votes":74}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/03/07/exclusive_darry.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Mar 07, 2006","excerpt":" One of our tipsters sent in this exclusive-- a recent mugshot of Darryl Littlejohn, the suspect in the tragic death of Imette St. Guillen: \"this one was taken on 7/23/03 and they are typically taken from time to time by the docs when an inmate is moved to a new facility or if it has been a long time since they have had one taken or if they change their look (there are any...","date":"March 07, 2006  1:59 PM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":186,"title":"EXCLUSIVE:  Darryl Littlejohn's Mugshot","id":14967,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2003/10/01/halle_berrys_catwoman_outfit.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Oct 01, 2003","excerpt":"Gothamist thinks the costume designer for Catwoman got the wrong directions. This Catwoman get-up is so in-your-face it's not sexy. Think cat suit. And sure, Halle Berry looked great in a bikini in Die Another Day, but Catwoman is not some undercover government operative trying to seduce someone on Her Majesty's Service. Here, this outfit is clearly trying too hard. And also, Catwoman is catlike, not attacked by cats. Gothamist is not understanding. Gothamist is...","date":"October 01, 2003  12:02 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":177,"title":"Halle Berry's Catwoman Outfit","id":2366,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/11/07/shellys_murder.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 07, 2006","excerpt":"Yesterday, the police announced that the death of actress-director Adrienne Shelly was murder, not suicide. Shelly's husband had found her body hanging from a shower rod in the Greenwich Village apartment she used as an office last week, leading the police to initially suspect she committed suicide. But they did find an unknown shoeprint in the bathroom, and the shoeprint turned out to belong to a construction worker doing renovations on a downstairs apartment Diego...","date":"November 07, 2006  11:04 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":177,"title":"Adrienne Shelly's Murder Caused by Construction Noise Complaint","id":81645,"votes":30}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2005/10/28/maple_sugar_smell_mystery.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Oct 28, 2005","excerpt":"Something strange is going on-- last night the whole city smelled like maple syrup! Gothamist has gotten reports from all over Manhattan-- and we smelled the strange, sweet odor as far south as Chambers Street. Gothamist Contribute also has some reports:The whole city smells like maple syrup and everyone knows it! Tell us why. October 28, 2005 02:38 AM Same smell is pervading the Greenwich Village / NYU area -- both outdoors and in, I...","date":"October 28, 2005  07:15 AM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":172,"title":"Maple Sugar Smell Mystery!","id":12303,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/13/protesters_speak_out_against_prop_8.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 13, 2008","excerpt":"Last night, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people gathered for a protest outside the Church of Latter Day Saints' Manhattan Mormon Temple and march down Broadway to Columbus Circle. They were protesting California's passage of Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage; the Mormon Church is targeted because alot of support and funding for advertising to support Proposition 8 came from Mormons. Streets were closed at the group made its way down the street. It was peaceful,...","date":"November 13, 2008  01:12 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":161,"title":"New Yorkers March Against Proposition 8","id":192583,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/07/20/contest_alert_w.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Jul 20, 2007","excerpt":"So you've gone to the Kwik-E-Mart and gotten into a Springfield state of mind, now we're going to keep you there with some free Simpsons Movie stuff! Here's what's up for grabs: Grand Prize: 2 movie passes to an advanced screening on July 26th (7pm) + movie poster + magnet 2nd runner up: 1 rare, limited edition copy of the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer in doughnut packaging + movie poster + magnet 3rd runner up:...","date":"July 20, 2007  11:11 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":158,"title":"Contest Alert: Woo-Hoo! Simpsons Movie Stuff!","id":116407,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/02/01/aqua_teen_hunge.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Feb 01, 2007","excerpt":" Breathe easy, New York City - the NYPD has removed the LED pieces with Aqua Teen Hunger Force's mooninite Ignignokt from locations. It's unclear where they were, but WNBC reported that one was at 54th Street and 9th Avenue. And don't worry, folks, the Boston police have arrested Peter Berdovsky for planting the LED devices. Berdovsky's website, Zebbler.com, shows the locations of 20 devices (or, as the Massachusetts authorities are calling them, \"hoax devices\")....","date":"February 01, 2007  03:28 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":155,"title":"Aqua Teen Hunger Force Mooninites Don't Scare NYC","id":92485,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/04/25/sean_bell_shoot_7.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Apr 25, 2008","excerpt":" Above, from left, Detectives Marc Cooper, Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora Update: Queens DA Dick Brown just held a press conference with his prosecution team to discuss Judge Cooperman's not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell shooting trial. While many fault the prosecution's case against the three cops as the reason for its outcome, Brown defended the work of everyone involved in the case, stressing the amount of time and effort put into preparing...","date":"April 25, 2008  09:51 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":154,"title":"Sean Bell Shooting Verdict: COPS FOUND NOT GUILTY ","id":158602,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/06/26/the_splasher_sp.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Jun 26, 2007","excerpt":" This morning at the Gothamist mailbox, a small package was waiting, containing three copies of a small newspaper. On the cover were the words \"if we did it, this is how it would've happened\" -- a tribute to the recent unpublished OJ Simpson book-- and a picture of a defaced Shepard Fairey piece in Williamsburg. Inside the newspaper we found 14 pages of total insanity-- part revolutionary tract, part interview, part photo essay, part...","date":"June 26, 2007  5:32 PM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":153,"title":"The Splasher Speaks","id":113115,"votes":25}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2004/06/01/bedbugs_are_back.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Jun 01, 2004","excerpt":"Forget the cicadas, New York: Bedbugs are apparently back to suck your blood. The Daily News freaked the bejesus out of Gothamist by saying how cases of bedbug infestation in city apartments (from rundown ones to luxury apartments, which means that bedbugs are blind to socioeconomic status) have risen dramatically, with exterminators seeing anywhere from ten times to a hundred times more cases recently. Bedbugs are no longer a sign of less-than-stellar cleaning skills, especially...","date":"June 01, 2004  12:57 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":147,"title":"Bedbugs Are Back","id":4829,"votes":31}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/17/post_76.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"May 17, 2006","excerpt":"Forget arguing over whether uptown or downtown Manhattan is better - the new fighting is about what's better, Williamsburg or Park Slope. There's a hilarious Observer article about the psychological divide between residents of hipper, edgier enclaves like Williamsburg and Greenpoint and those of Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, and Boerum Hill. Yes, hipsters may lives in South (Gentrified) Brooklyn and yuppies may have condos in North (Gentrified) Brooklyn, but that doesn't matter - it's all...","date":"May 17, 2006  10:35 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":144,"title":"Williamsburg Hipsters Vs. Park Slope Yuppies","id":16479,"votes":127}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/02/08/anna_nicole_smi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Feb 08, 2007","excerpt":"Just after her son died, and just after her new baby girl was born, it has been announced that Anna Nicole Smith has now died at age 39. She had been at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino, where she collapsed in a room. The police say there was no child in the room, but there was a personal nurse with her. Her bodyguard had performed CPR; apparently a paramedic said Smith was...","date":"February 08, 2007  4:15 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":142,"title":"Anna Nicole Smith, 1967-2007","id":93601,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/09/25/nyc_subway_peev.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Sep 25, 2006","excerpt":"Last week, a survey about rude rider behavior on the Long Island Railroad was released (43% hate cellphone conversations!), which is most likely what prompted the Daily News to ask straphangers what they hate about the subways? One person, Sheree McIntosh, brought up three very annoying things:\"Why is it that with both of my pregnancies I can count on both hands how many times I was offered a seat? Why must people talk and/or sing...","date":"September 25, 2006  3:53 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":141,"title":"NYC Subway Peeves, Each Nail Clipping at a Time","id":67362,"votes":47}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/04/finally_election_day_2008_today.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 04, 2008","excerpt":"Americans all over the country are heading to their polling places to cast their votes for President as well as a number of other races. Polls opened at 6 a.m. in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and they close at 8 p.m. in NJ and CT and at 9 p.m. in NY. Based on anecdotes, the predictions of high voter turnout are coming true. Overall, we're hearing that lines were forming early in the...","date":"November 04, 2008  4:37 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":141,"title":"<i>Finally</i>: Election Day 2008 is Here","id":190890,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2003/09/10/squawking_bout_gawker.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Sep 10, 2003","excerpt":"<img alt=\"2003_9_gawker75.jpg\" src=\"http://www.gothamist.com/images/2003_9_gawker75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"71\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"5\"/><b>Squawking 'Bout Gawker</b></a><br>Elizabeth Spiers goes on another vacation and the blogosphere goes into a tizzy.<br clear=all>","date":"September 10, 2003  3:20 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":140,"title":"Squawking 'Bout Gawker","id":2193,"votes":0}, ];
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The man angrily demands to be repaid for the contents, while the woman insults...","date":"April 27, 2006  12:31 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":99,"title":"Columbia Students are Easy Marks","id":16013,"votes":209}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2005/05/27/jeannette_walls_author_the_glass_castle_gossip_columnist_msnbccom.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#RKB","displaydate":"May 27, 2005","excerpt":"<img alt=\"2005_05_wallssm.jpg\" src=\"http://www.gothamist.com/images/2005_05_wallssm.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" /><br />Jeannette Walls, author, <i>The Glass Castle</i>, gossip columnist, MSNBC.com","date":"May 27, 2005  06:50 AM","author":"Rachel Kramer Bussel","comments":0,"title":"Jeannette Walls, author, <i>The Glass Castle</i>, gossip columnist, MSNBC.com","id":9939,"votes":156}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/10/11/helicopter_cras.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Oct 11, 2006","excerpt":" A helicopter has crashed into a building on East 72nd. It was thought to be a small plane, but now reports say it is a helicopter. The helicopter seems to have crashed into 524 East 72nd Street, a residential apartment building. CNN is saying there are no reports of terrorism or hijacking. Update: Dan Dickinson says it smells like smoke three blocks away and that traffic is screwed. Update: NY1 is reporting that 3-4...","date":"October 11, 2006  5:54 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":234,"title":"Plane Crashes on E72nd, Yankee Cory Lidle Feared Dead","id":78251,"votes":153}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/17/post_76.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"May 17, 2006","excerpt":"Forget arguing over whether uptown or downtown Manhattan is better - the new fighting is about what's better, Williamsburg or Park Slope. There's a hilarious Observer article about the psychological divide between residents of hipper, edgier enclaves like Williamsburg and Greenpoint and those of Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, and Boerum Hill. Yes, hipsters may lives in South (Gentrified) Brooklyn and yuppies may have condos in North (Gentrified) Brooklyn, but that doesn't matter - it's all...","date":"May 17, 2006  10:35 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":144,"title":"Williamsburg Hipsters Vs. Park Slope Yuppies","id":16479,"votes":127}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/07/28/cop_caught_on_video_assaulting_cycl.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Jul 28, 2008","excerpt":"Another Critical Mass ride, another stunning display of police brutality. Watch as one of New York's finest violently shoves a cyclist off his bicycle, launching him through the air to the curb at 46th street and Seventh Avenue during Friday night's monthly Critical Mass ride. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/world_news/NYPD_Knocks_Cyclist_to_Curb_Unbelievable'; Although a judge ruled in 2006 that the monthly Critical Mass bicycle rides could proceed without a permit, the NYPD's stance remains somewhat adversarial. Though the city...","date":"July 28, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":255,"title":"Video of Cop Assaulting Cyclist at Critical Mass Ride","id":173691,"votes":116}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/18/hark_the_apple.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"May 18, 2006","excerpt":" Word is that the Apple Store Fifth Avenue is hosting its press opening today! For us mere mortals, the store will be open at 6pm on Friday-- and rumors say it will NEVER close. That's right, Apple insiders are saying the store is going to be open 24/7, which is perfect if you need your iPod fixed at 4am. It's also good if you get kicked out of your apartment because you blew too...","date":"May 18, 2006  10:50 AM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":88,"title":"Hark, The Apple Store Opening Draws Nigh","id":16493,"votes":104}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/08/09/check_out.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Aug 09, 2007","excerpt":" Does your summer seem to be winding down without a fling? Stop by the Whole Foods Market Bowery for Whole Foods Market & Gothamist's Check Out, a singles event on August 28th. The event will offer plenty of mingling time, as well as activities, raffles, music and refreshments (we'll be updating with more details later). It's also free, and you can register here: (Your email address will only be used to confirm your attendance.)...","date":"August 09, 2007  5:23 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":0,"title":"Whole Foods Market Bowery & Gothamist Present:  <br><i>Check Out</i>, A Singles Event on August 28","id":119102,"votes":102}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/06/07/what_does_this.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Jun 07, 2006","excerpt":" This tag has been popping up all over downtown. A bunch of people have said it's written in Arabic script, but we're not sure. Can anyone offer some translation support? UPDATE: while the comments on this post were marred by some knuckleheads, several people made an honest effort to translate the tag. There seems to be a growing consensus that it reads \"Pharoah\". There is another street-artist working in the same neighborhoods called \"Faro\"--...","date":"June 07, 2006  3:15 PM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":58,"title":"What Does This Say?","id":16905,"votes":95}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/04/18/dwell_bedding_c.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#news_margaret","displaydate":"Apr 18, 2006","excerpt":"Gothamist wants to be excited for the dwell bedding sale, running from May 1-22. The geometric patterns in bright colors, the great sale prices, but what about the quality...is it worth it? The bedding from last year's sale quickly developed pinkish bleach-like areas of discoloration. At first we blamed ourselves. Did we sort negligently? Then we blamed the washing machine. Did it retain some bleach from a previous wash and infect our lovely chartreuse bedding?...","date":"April 18, 2006  1:24 PM","author":"Margaret Harper","comments":8,"title":"dwell Bedding -- Cheap or REALLY Cheap?","id":15818,"votes":94}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/07/14/video_of_the_da_27.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Jul 14, 2006","excerpt":" Sort of makes us feel silly for actually purchasing a bike last week! UPDATE: David Snetman from Transalt wrote in: To everyone who worries about your bike being stolen: Contact New York City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan, Chair of the Housing and Buildings Committee: http://www.nyccouncil.info/constituent/member_details.cfm?con_id=65 and ask that he convenes a hearing on Intro 38-2006, which would mandate that commercial building owners allow tenants to bring their bikes inside. It's a commonsense bill...","date":"July 14, 2006  12:43 AM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":93,"title":"Video of the Day: How to Steal a Bike in NYC","id":58987,"votes":86}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/08/29/a_taste_of_bamn.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#food_laren","displaydate":"Aug 29, 2006","excerpt":" Bamn! is at 37 St. Mark’s Place and is now open 24/7, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner....","date":"August 29, 2006  10:43 AM","author":"Laren Spirer","comments":32,"title":"A Taste of Bamn!","id":64145,"votes":82}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/01/the_david_blain.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"May 01, 2006","excerpt":" There's crazy, there's insane, and then there's David Blaine. After hearing about his latest stunt where he'd do a one-week residency in a water-filled sphere in Lincoln Center and then try to hold his breath for 9 minutes under water, we imagined people would be plotting various ways to foil his attempt. And when we headed up to Lincoln Center for his immersion today, we weren't wrong, as people around us guessed someone with...","date":"May 01, 2006  2:48 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":98,"title":"The David Blaine Aquarium at Lincoln Center","id":16117,"votes":77}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/07/11/union_hall_beer_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#food_youngna","displaydate":"Jul 11, 2006","excerpt":" Brooklyn-ites likes their bocce almost as much as their lager, so when Park Slope's Union Hall opened last Sunday with a bocce arena--two elevated, lit courts--muffled cheers rose throughout the borough. Sister bar to Atlantic Avenue's Floyd, itself home to a lone bocce court and ongoing league, Union Hall is the more elegant older sister boasting floor-to-ceiling built-in (and fully-stocked) bookcases, portraits of erudite older gentlemen probably scrounged at flea markets, a double-sided stone...","date":"July 11, 2006  2:51 PM","author":"youngna park","comments":52,"title":"Kids in the Hall","id":58418,"votes":76}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/01/08/maple_syrup_was.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Jan 08, 2007","excerpt":" We don't know what's up with the crazy gas smell. The reports we've read had the location at 34th Street and 5th-7th-8th Avenues in Manhattan, but our readers are smelling it from the Upper West Side to downtown. WNBC reports that the smell is so strong on the 6th floor of 30 Rockefeller Center, \"people are leaving the building.\" NY1 says the smell is strong around Herald Square and in NY1's neighborhood in Chelsea.\"...","date":"January 08, 2007  11:55 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":191,"title":"Maple Syrup Was Better:  Smell of Gas Covers NYC","id":89042,"votes":74}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/21/you_know_summer.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#garth","displaydate":"May 21, 2006","excerpt":" The sun sets in the middle of street! Thank you Gray Lady for reminding us, everybody mark your calendars, next Sunday is Manhattanhenge! Manhattan-what? Here, let's let the director of the Hayden Planetarium explain: \"Next Sunday and on July 13, the sun will fully illuminate every Manhattan cross street (not the curved or angled ones) on the street grid during the last 15 minutes of daylight, and it will set on each street's center...","date":"May 21, 2006  1:48 PM","author":"Garth Johnston","comments":3,"title":"You Know Summer Is Coming When...","id":16572,"votes":73}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/07/19/will_joining_a.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_christina","displaydate":"Jul 19, 2006","excerpt":"Is there a place where you can view membership rates for area gyms? None of their websites mention anything. We checked around, and were not able to find any one site that listed membership rates for gyms around the city. Even most of the clubs' web sites themselves don't list their prices in hopes of getting potential members into the gym where they can dazzle them with the latest equipment and current specials - if...","date":"July 19, 2006  11:35 AM","author":"Christina Piluso","comments":51,"title":"Will Joining a Gym Make Your Wallet Thin?","id":59504,"votes":73}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/08/paul_kermizian.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#tien","displaydate":"May 08, 2006","excerpt":"<img alt=\"2006_05_paulksm.jpg\" src=\"http://www.gothamist.com/attachments/tien mao/2006_05_paulksm.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" /><br />Paul Kermizian, filmmaker and owner of Barcade","date":"May 08, 2006  06:34 AM","author":"tien mao","comments":0,"title":"Paul Kermizian, filmmaker and owner of Barcade","id":16240,"votes":71}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/13/norah_jones_goe.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"May 13, 2006","excerpt":" Last night we headed to the Delancey to see Pela. When we got there we were told by friends that Norah Jones would be playing at 10:30, in a new \"punk band\" of hers. We didn't believe it, but stayed - and when Pela ended the singer told the audience to \"Stick around for No Jo!\" The room was half empty during the set break, and pretty much stayed that way. Then two girls...","date":"May 13, 2006  12:16 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":6,"title":"Norah Jones Goes Punk","id":16391,"votes":67}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/04/28/surfs_up_ditch.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#food_laren","displaydate":"Apr 28, 2006","excerpt":"The team behind Landmarc brings us Ditch Plains, billed as a Hamptons style clam shack. Sure the menu features fried clams, fresh oysters, a lobster roll with crispy sweet potato chips, and a grilled catch of the day (last night it was the best grilled red snapper we've ever had, hands down), but without looking at the menu, you'd have no clue about the origin of the restaurant's name (a surf spot in Montauk), save...","date":"April 28, 2006  09:21 AM","author":"Laren Spirer","comments":0,"title":"Surf's Up: Ditch Plains","id":16036,"votes":66}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/07/28/camera_in_the_k_34.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#food_youngna","displaydate":"Jul 28, 2006","excerpt":" The churning vats of chocolate, cocoa powders in a trifecta of shades, and towers of nougat can only be likened to the magical world of Willy Wonka. Max Brenner Chocolate by the Bald Man opened at 5 p.m. yesterday to ecstatic crowds of sugar-hungry passerby, with friendly servers doling out free samples of caramelized pecans coated in nougat and cocoa powder, and tables in the cafeteria-sized dining room quickly filling up. The first American...","date":"July 28, 2006  10:21 AM","author":"youngna park","comments":11,"title":"Camera in the Kitchen: Max Brenner Chocolate by the Bald Man","id":60609,"votes":66}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/05/02/band_interview.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jeff","displaydate":"May 02, 2006","excerpt":"<img alt=\"2006_04_arts_zinner.gif\" src=\"http://www.gothamist.com/attachments/arts_jen/2006_04_arts_zinner.gif\" width=\"130\" height=\"102\" /><br />Nick Zinner, Yeah Yeah Yeahs</a>","date":"May 02, 2006  11:54 AM","author":"Jeff Baum","comments":0,"title":"Gothamist Band Interview: Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs","id":16134,"votes":64}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/08/14/video_of_the_da_31.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Aug 14, 2006","excerpt":" The big season premiere for today might be Weeds for adults, but for kids - and their parents - it was surely this morning's Sesame Street season premiere. And we've been eagerly awaiting it, as it had the \"Law Order: Special Letters Unit\" segment! We bring you the clip via YouTube, and boy, is it great. Not only is there a funny looking duck puppet, the characters totally refer to the Law & Order...","date":"August 14, 2006  12:51 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":17,"title":"Video of the Day:  Law & Order Special Letters Unit on Sesame Street","id":62522,"votes":64}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/04/17/shake_shack_sol.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Apr 17, 2006","excerpt":" On Thursday we were planning on meeting one of our pals in Gramercy for lunch, so we suggested Shake Shack. Quick as lightning came his response: \"You are totally nuts if you think we can get done with Shake Shack in less than 1 1/2 hours :)\" That seemed strange to us, so we did a little research, and surprisingly, his estimate seems correct-- average weekday waiting times for a burger in Madison Square...","date":"April 17, 2006  10:14 AM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":38,"title":"Shake Shack Solutions?","id":15801,"votes":63}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2006/04/12/cat_stuck_in_we.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Apr 12, 2006","excerpt":"The Myers of Keswick cat has been stuck in a wall for almost two weeks, according to the NY Post (whose headlines says \"Get Me-Out!\"). The poor kitty, named Molly, was originally thought to be be stolen, but then people to started hearing meows (the meowing wall?). The fire department found a hole Molly probably used to disappear; however, yesterday, when the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit (ESU - that's totally a show idea) came in,...","date":"April 12, 2006  12:41 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":4,"title":"Cat Stuck in West Village Wall","id":15696,"votes":61}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2007/09/12/the_gutter.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Sep 12, 2007","excerpt":" The first bowling alley to open in Brooklyn in (we can't even believe this) nearly 50 years is about to open up! The Gutter is new...but the feeling old. Brought to you by two of the same people who brought you Barcade, expect a similar vibe. There's a Schlitz globe spinning over the shoe counter, vintage bowling items adorning the bar, old lamps throughout, and even some TVs with rabbit ear antennas. You won't...","date":"September 12, 2007  4:00 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":58,"title":"Bowling Comes Back to Brooklyn with The Gutter","id":123641,"votes":61}, ];
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Though the city...","date":"July 28, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":255,"title":"Video of Cop Assaulting Cyclist at Critical Mass Ride","id":173691,"votes":116}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/13/protesters_speak_out_against_prop_8.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 13, 2008","excerpt":"Last night, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people gathered for a protest outside the Church of Latter Day Saints' Manhattan Mormon Temple and march down Broadway to Columbus Circle. They were protesting California's passage of Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage; the Mormon Church is targeted because alot of support and funding for advertising to support Proposition 8 came from Mormons. Streets were closed at the group made its way down the street. It was peaceful,...","date":"November 13, 2008  01:12 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":161,"title":"New Yorkers March Against Proposition 8","id":192583,"votes":5}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/04/25/sean_bell_shoot_7.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Apr 25, 2008","excerpt":" Above, from left, Detectives Marc Cooper, Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora Update: Queens DA Dick Brown just held a press conference with his prosecution team to discuss Judge Cooperman's not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell shooting trial. While many fault the prosecution's case against the three cops as the reason for its outcome, Brown defended the work of everyone involved in the case, stressing the amount of time and effort put into preparing...","date":"April 25, 2008  09:51 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":154,"title":"Sean Bell Shooting Verdict: COPS FOUND NOT GUILTY ","id":158602,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/04/finally_election_day_2008_today.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 04, 2008","excerpt":"Americans all over the country are heading to their polling places to cast their votes for President as well as a number of other races. Polls opened at 6 a.m. in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and they close at 8 p.m. in NJ and CT and at 9 p.m. in NY. Based on anecdotes, the predictions of high voter turnout are coming true. Overall, we're hearing that lines were forming early in the...","date":"November 04, 2008  4:37 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":141,"title":"<i>Finally</i>: Election Day 2008 is Here","id":190890,"votes":9}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/07/29/cyclist_thrown_from_bike_by_cop_is.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Jul 29, 2008","excerpt":" The cyclist who was videotaped being body slammed off his bike in an apparently unprovoked attack by an NYPD officer during Friday night’s Critical Mass ride has been identified as Christopher Long, a 29-year-old resident of Bloomfield, New Jersey who works at the Union Square Greenmarket. His boss tells the Daily News that Long is an Army veteran and \"mild-mannered environmental activist.\" Craig Radhuber, 54, was riding behind Long Friday night and describes incident:...","date":"July 29, 2008  10:10 AM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":126,"title":"NYPD Investigates Cop Videotaped Throwing Cyclist Off Bike","id":173876,"votes":29}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/04/02/seat_hogs_bewar.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Apr 02, 2008","excerpt":" Photograph from the a Close Your Damn Legs on the Subway So I Can Sit Down Already!!! Facebook Group; logo, below, by Catherine Weaver The NYC Transit's Rules of Subway/Bus Conduct note that it is a violation to:Place one's foot on the seat of a subway, bus, or platform bench; occupy more than one seat or place bags on an empty seat when doing so would interfere with transit operations or the comfort of...","date":"April 02, 2008  1:41 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":120,"title":"Subway Seat Hog Subset <i>Man-sitters</i>, Beware!","id":154845,"votes":16}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/09/04/mccain_officially_nominated_but_pal.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Sep 04, 2008","excerpt":"Senator John McCain was officially nominated as the presidential candidate of the Republican party last night, but his running mate Sarah Palin took the convention hall by storm. The Governor of Alaska addressed the crowd and energized them by introducing herself and her family--and aggressively attacking Barack Obama:Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down...","date":"September 04, 2008  01:44 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":110,"title":"McCain Officially Nominated, But Palin Steals the Show","id":180265,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/03/10/governor_spitze_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Mar 10, 2008","excerpt":" Photograph of Governor Spitzer, with his wife Silda Wall Spitzer, during his apology to his family and the citizens of New York by Mary Altaffer/AP Governor Spitzer made a statement this afternoon referring to his apparent link to a prostitution ring.\" He had canceled his events and made this brief and cryptic statement:Over the past nine years, eight as attorney general and one as governor, I have tried to uphold a vision of progressive...","date":"March 10, 2008  2:14 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":109,"title":"Governor Spitzer Involved with Prostitution Ring; <br/>Spitzer <b>Has Not Resigned</b>","id":151214,"votes":43}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/04/waiting_for_our_44th_president.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 04, 2008","excerpt":"11:57 p.m.: The \"next First Family of the United States\" is introduced and Barack, Michelle, Malia and Sasha Obama walk onstage to the cheering crowd. President-elect Barack Obama seems tired and moved--it's been an emotional few days for him. But he gives a rousing speech outlining his plans and rallying the country:If there is anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where anything is possible, who still wonders if the dream of...","date":"November 04, 2008  11:08 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":109,"title":"Barack Obama is Elected the 44th President:<br/>  \"Change Has Come to America\"","id":191067,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/21/grand_street_bike_lane_not_so_popul.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Nov 21, 2008","excerpt":"The new bike lane that extends along Grand Street between Varick and Chrystie Streets has been warmly received by many cyclists who like the way it's separated from traffic by a row of parked cars. Not so pleased are business owners through Soho, Little Italy and Chinatown, some of whom fear the bike lane will \"hurt business and create a dangerous situation,\" according to The Villager. Ernest Lepore, owner of Ferrara Little Italy, says, \"Last...","date":"November 21, 2008  5:27 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":109,"title":"Will New Grand Street Bike Lane Kill Little Italy?","id":194212,"votes":0}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/09/29/house_rejects_bailout_plan_dow_drop.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Sep 29, 2008","excerpt":" Photograph of President Bush and Dr. Carlton Grant Wilson of the University of Texas, Austin, a 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipient, making the \"Hook 'em Horns\" sign earlier today by Charles Dharapak/AP Earlier today, the House of Representatives failed to pass the bailout plan, 228 votes to 205 votes. It needed 218 votes for passage. The Dow closed down 777 points, a decrease of about 7% and the S&P 500 was...","date":"September 29, 2008  4:39 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":104,"title":"House Rejects Bailout Plan, Dow Drops 777 Points","id":184571,"votes":13}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/02/06/chinese_new_yea_3.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Feb 06, 2008","excerpt":" Maybe you've received a flier to see a show at Radio City Music Hall called Chinese New Year Splendor, which is promoted as a holiday celebration of China’s diverse cultural riches. But mixed within the traditional Mongolian dancing, orchestral music and Buddhist parables are dramatizations of the Chinese government’s oppression of Falun Gong, a qigong-based spiritual practice that is banned in China. And the show’s political content is prompting audiences to walk out by...","date":"February 06, 2008  2:07 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":100,"title":"Chinese New Year Show Is Surprise Falun Gong Agitprop","id":145919,"votes":8}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/08/27/did_police_eject_a_man_from_yankee.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Aug 27, 2008","excerpt":"From the inbox: Baseball fan Brad Campeau-Laurion says a uniformed police officer (perhaps off-duty but working security for overtime) forcibly ejected him from the stadium last night during the Yankees-Red Sox game.  \n\nWhy?  He says all he did was try to go to the bathroom while \"God Bless America\" was played during the 7th inning stretch.  His letter reads (<strong>plus some updates</strong> after the jump):","date":"August 27, 2008  5:15 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":100,"title":"Did Police Eject a Man from Yankee Stadium for Trying to Use the Bathroom During \"God Bless America\"?","id":179098,"votes":48}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/10/02/st_louis_showdown_biden_palin_debat.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Oct 02, 2008","excerpt":"The vice presidential candidates had their only debate in St. Louis tonight, and, if anything, Republicans are likely relieved that Sarah Palin acquitted herself smoothly while Democrats are likely relieved Joe Biden wasn't too aggressive. And overall, it was a very fast-moving and \"energetic,\" as the NY Times' David Brooks said on PBS, debate. Presidential scholar Michael Beschloss didn't think it was very exciting, since there were no real zingers, a la Dan Quayle and...","date":"October 02, 2008  10:38 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":99,"title":"St. Louis Showdown: Biden and Palin Debate","id":185246,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/07/14/new_yorker_obama_cover_ironic_or_of.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Jul 14, 2008","excerpt":"Barack Obama’s campaign spokesman Bill Burton is calling this week’s New Yorker cover art “tasteless and offensive.” The illustration by Barry Blitt depicts the Illinois senator in the Oval Office wearing traditional Muslim garb while doing a “terrorist fist jab” with his wife Michelle, who is dressed in fatigues, with an Afro and an AK-47 slung over her shoulder. To complete the scene, there’s a portrait of Bin Laden over the fireplace, in which an...","date":"July 14, 2008  09:20 AM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":97,"title":"New Yorker Obama Cover: Ironic or Offensive?","id":171314,"votes":10}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/03/11/spitzers_fall_b.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Mar 11, 2008","excerpt":"Governor Eliot Spitzer is expected to resign, according to top aides who spoke to the NY Times. It's unclear when the resignation will happen, but Lieutenant David Paterson is working on a transition. The State GOP is threatening to impeach Spitzer if he doesn't step down in 48 hours. A spokesman for Republican minority leader James Tedisco said, \"The governor has 48 hours to resign or articles of impeachment would be introduced. There are many...","date":"March 11, 2008  11:50 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":96,"title":"Spitzer Expected to Resign; State GOP Will Seek Impeachment If He Doesn't","id":151390,"votes":2}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/04/07/breaking_silver.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Apr 07, 2008","excerpt":"Assembly Leader Sheldon Silver announced the State Assembly is rejecting congestion pricing. The controversial plan, a pet project of Mayor Bloomberg's, was approved by the City Council last week and had support from Governor David Paterson and State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, making the Assembly's support the final, critical step to ensure $354 million in federal funds (which would have been directed towards the MTA's projects). Bloomberg had been very vocal about wanting the...","date":"April 07, 2008  3:20 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":95,"title":"BREAKING: Silver Says Congestion Pricing is Dead","id":155741,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/01/22/heath_ledger_fo.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Jan 22, 2008","excerpt":" Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his downtown Manhattan apartment by the police. Some reports say he died from an overdose. UPDATE 5:00PM :According to the NYPD spokesman, Ledger, who was living in an apartment at Broome street, \"had an appointment for a massage...The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, and found him dead at 3:26 p.m\" with \"pills strewn all around him.\" The housekeeper and masseuse tried...","date":"January 22, 2008  6:20 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":93,"title":"Heath Ledger Found Dead in NYC Apartment","id":143617,"votes":58}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/12/17/no_shoprite_cake_for_baby_hitler.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Dec 17, 2008","excerpt":"When you name your baby Hitler—or, in this case, Adolf Hitler Campbell—perhaps you are stacking the deck against him. A NJ family is upset that ShopRite refused to personalize a cake with \"Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler.\" The boy's father, Heath Campbell, a \"Nazi fan\" (his other kids are JoyceLynn Aryan Nation and Honszlyn Hinler Jeannie) and Holocaust denier who decorates his home with swastikas, told reporters yesterday, \"There's a new president and he says it's...","date":"December 17, 2008  09:25 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":91,"title":"No ShopRite Cake for Baby Hitler","id":198437,"votes":3}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/11/upper_west_side_prop_8_protest_plan.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Nov 11, 2008","excerpt":"After voters in California passed Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, a number of protests have taken place in the Golden State. And tomorrow evening, New Yorkers are planning a protest on the Upper West Side, outside the Church of Latter Day Saints at Columbus Avenue and West 65th. (Details after the jump.) Why the Church of Latter Day Saints? A lot of support and funding for advertising to support Proposition 8 came from Mormons...","date":"November 11, 2008  10:30 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":89,"title":"Upper West Side Prop 8 Protest Planned for Tomorrow","id":192193,"votes":14}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/12/22/carriage_horses_dont_get_snow_days.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Dec 22, 2008","excerpt":"The Humane Society writes in to alert us of the latest act of cruelty against NYC's carriage horses. \"While airplanes were grounded on last Friday, Dec 19th during the snowstorm, the city’s horse carriages continued operation. Forcing animals to work in such oppressive weather conditions is cruel and this is just the tip of the abuse associated with the carriage horse industry.\" The footage was posted by filmmaker Donny Moss, who directed Blinders. They added...","date":"December 22, 2008  11:38 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":89,"title":"Carriage Horses Don't Get Snow Days","id":199241,"votes":11}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/01/13/map_of_the_day_132.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Jan 13, 2008","excerpt":" \"White guy\" Streeter Seidell created a White Folks’ Guide to the NYC Subway System, though he admits he should have left in Columbia. Our stop was omitted, was yours? View larger image here. [via Gawker]...","date":"January 13, 2008  9:01 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":84,"title":"Map of the Day: White Folks’ Guide to the NYC Subway System","id":142139,"votes":37}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/18/mta_may_eliminate_w_train_among_oth.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#NYC_Billy","displaydate":"Nov 18, 2008","excerpt":"Photo from heathbrandon on Flickr With the MTA's budget deficit now being projected at 1.2 billion (after an original prognosis of 900 million), the Daily News has learned that a report to be released Thursday will include what some are calling \"Doomsday\" cuts. The big one for many commuters is the elimination of the W line. Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. wasted no time in jumping in on the talk of getting rid of the W....","date":"November 18, 2008  4:36 PM","author":"Billy Parker","comments":84,"title":"Riders May Lose W Train Among Big MTA Cuts","id":193583,"votes":4}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/05/12/apollo_braun_de.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"May 12, 2008","excerpt":"Orchard Street designer Doron Braunshtein (aka Apollo Braun, pictured) is at it again; in March he launched his \"Who Killed Obama?\" t-shirt and now he's added a new political statement to his line: the $250 \"Jews Against Obama\" t-shirt. And that's not the only provocation: Braunshtein also started what he calls a \"political movement\" as a cute, must-have accessory to the T. His recruitment efforts have gone through his mailing list, Facebook and Myspace. As...","date":"May 12, 2008  10:06 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":83,"title":"Apollo Braun Designs \"Jews Against Obama\" T-shirt","id":161221,"votes":7}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/06/more_election_night_in_williamsburg.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Nov 06, 2008","excerpt":"Just when you thought hope was on the way, the NYPD comes to beat it out of you. Silly, silly cops--when will they learn that everything is caught on camera(phone)? Unsurprisingly, more and more video footage from the Election Night arrests on North 7th and Bedford in Williamsburg has found its way online. There's shoving with riot gear, excessive force, swearing, smashing of cameras and phones and a lot of pent up anger being taken...","date":"November 06, 2008  4:45 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":82,"title":"Is Hope on the Way Out in Williamsburg?","id":191351,"votes":2}, ];
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Though the city...","date":"July 28, 2008  5:00 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":255,"title":"Video of Cop Assaulting Cyclist at Critical Mass Ride","id":173691,"votes":116}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/05/22/telectroscope_t.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"May 22, 2008","excerpt":"The festivities commemorating the 125th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge got underway full swing today with the unveiling of the mysterious Telectroscope at the Fulton Ferry Landing, just south of the bridge at 1 Water Street. The installation's creator, Paul St George, claims to have just completed a forgotten tunnel connecting New York to London and, using giant parabolic mirrors, has reconstructed a Victorian-era optical device enabling people on either end of the tube to...","date":"May 22, 2008  2:32 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":22,"title":"Telectroscope to London Unveiled at Brooklyn Bridge","id":163017,"votes":59}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/01/22/heath_ledger_fo.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Jan 22, 2008","excerpt":" Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his downtown Manhattan apartment by the police. Some reports say he died from an overdose. UPDATE 5:00PM :According to the NYPD spokesman, Ledger, who was living in an apartment at Broome street, \"had an appointment for a massage...The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, and found him dead at 3:26 p.m\" with \"pills strewn all around him.\" The housekeeper and masseuse tried...","date":"January 22, 2008  6:20 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":93,"title":"Heath Ledger Found Dead in NYC Apartment","id":143617,"votes":58}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/08/27/did_police_eject_a_man_from_yankee.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Aug 27, 2008","excerpt":"From the inbox: Baseball fan Brad Campeau-Laurion says a uniformed police officer (perhaps off-duty but working security for overtime) forcibly ejected him from the stadium last night during the Yankees-Red Sox game.  \n\nWhy?  He says all he did was try to go to the bathroom while \"God Bless America\" was played during the 7th inning stretch.  His letter reads (<strong>plus some updates</strong> after the jump):","date":"August 27, 2008  5:15 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":100,"title":"Did Police Eject a Man from Yankee Stadium for Trying to Use the Bathroom During \"God Bless America\"?","id":179098,"votes":48}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/03/10/governor_spitze_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Mar 10, 2008","excerpt":" Photograph of Governor Spitzer, with his wife Silda Wall Spitzer, during his apology to his family and the citizens of New York by Mary Altaffer/AP Governor Spitzer made a statement this afternoon referring to his apparent link to a prostitution ring.\" He had canceled his events and made this brief and cryptic statement:Over the past nine years, eight as attorney general and one as governor, I have tried to uphold a vision of progressive...","date":"March 10, 2008  2:14 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":109,"title":"Governor Spitzer Involved with Prostitution Ring; <br/>Spitzer <b>Has Not Resigned</b>","id":151214,"votes":43}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/10/09/wall_street_needs_relief_in_more_wa.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Oct 09, 2008","excerpt":" It has not been a good time on Wall Street, and now it's gotten even lower. Reader Adalis writes, \"Someone spray painted the Wall St. Bulls balls blue. It was gone in a few hours, but I snapped some quick pics.\"...","date":"October 09, 2008  2:48 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":22,"title":"Wall Street <i>Really</i> Needs Relief","id":186368,"votes":41}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/10/16/tabloid_cover_barometer_third_presi.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Oct 16, 2008","excerpt":" The Daily News makes it clear that it thinks John McCain was a whiner during last night's debate. And it's no surprise that the right-leaning NY Post thinks he was on the attack--but how much of a third debate victory did he score if he has to share the cover with Madonna and Guy Ritchie? (OMG, A-Rod went to Yom Kippur services with Madonna and the kids--no Guy--last week!) But we are shocked no...","date":"October 16, 2008  10:11 AM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":27,"title":"Tabloid Cover Barometer: Third Presidential Debate","id":187536,"votes":38}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/01/13/map_of_the_day_132.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Jan 13, 2008","excerpt":" \"White guy\" Streeter Seidell created a White Folks’ Guide to the NYC Subway System, though he admits he should have left in Columbia. Our stop was omitted, was yours? View larger image here. [via Gawker]...","date":"January 13, 2008  9:01 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":84,"title":"Map of the Day: White Folks’ Guide to the NYC Subway System","id":142139,"votes":37}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/06/25/help_wanted_got.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jake","displaydate":"Jun 25, 2008","excerpt":"Would you like to join the team here at Gothamist? We're looking to hire a full-time Account Executive, based in our offices, to help manage our advertising sales. Here's the job description:Gothamist LLC, the leading network of local blogs, is looking for a full-time Account Executive to develop and expand its client base of advertisers. More about us: www.gothamistllc.com The Account Executive will be responsible for sales across our network of sites. The position is...","date":"June 25, 2008  3:35 PM","author":"Jake Dobkin","comments":0,"title":"Help Wanted: Gothamist LLC Sales Account Executive","id":116959,"votes":33}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/02/01/video_of_the_da_159.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Feb 01, 2008","excerpt":"Improv Everywhere was back recently causing a commotion (or more appropriately: a standstill) at Grand Central. For this prank the troupe had 207 \"agents\" in place that all froze on cue for five minutes. (We'd love to see this go down in Times Square.) The below footage shows the latest stunt: The onlookers prove to be equally entertaining, and didn't know what to think (protest? acting class?). One employee trying to move his cart through...","date":"February 01, 2008  09:44 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":15,"title":"Video of the Day: Frozen Grand Central","id":145208,"votes":33}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/02/15/elon_james_whit.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Feb 15, 2008","excerpt":"More than just a funny comedian, Elon James White (myspace) is becoming a notable force for his efforts to introduce new audiences to the sometimes overlooked diversity of talent within the world of black comedians. In other words, there’s more to black comedy than you might think by watching Def Comedy Jam. By creating The Black Comedy Project with comedian Baron Vaughn, White has helped cultivate an expanding community of artists who might be classified...","date":"February 15, 2008  09:06 AM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":0,"title":"Elon James White, The Black Comedy Experiment","id":147477,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/17/carl_capotorto_author_actor.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Nov 17, 2008","excerpt":"Last month Carl Capotorto's Twisted Head hit the bookshelves. The memoir traces his life in the Bronx decades ago, from his father's \"Pizza and Sangwheech Shoppe\" to the Summer of Sam. This week he told us a little bit about what life was like in New York back then, how the Son of Sam killed his childhood friend, and his role as Little Paulie Germani in The Sopranos. Can you tell us what it was...","date":"November 17, 2008  08:30 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":0,"title":"Carl Capotorto, Author, Actor","id":193240,"votes":32}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/05/30/breaking_manhat.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"May 30, 2008","excerpt":" Photograph by seth_holladay A crane collapsed at 1st Avenue and 91st Street on the Upper East Side around 8:15 a.m. According to initial reports, there are people trapped inside. There is wreckage on 91st Street, with FDNY and other emergency responder going through the rubble. The crane was located at a new construction site. Crane safety and new construction has come under new scrutiny after the March 15 crane collapse that claimed the lives...","date":"May 30, 2008  2:08 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":66,"title":"BREAKING:  Manhattan Crane Collapse at 91st Street and 1st Avenue; 2 People Dead","id":164136,"votes":30}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/06/04/tao_lin_wages_s.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Jun 04, 2008","excerpt":"Tao Lin's promotional spam-mongering tactics have not made Gawker a fan of the author; last year the website addressed Lin, saying, \"I know you're reading this. I just want you to know that because of your ill-conceived self-marketing strategy, you have 100% guaranteed that I will never read your damned book. You're maybe perhaps the single most irritating person we've ever had to deal with.\" They added that his stunts are \"retarded\" and \"deceptive.\" Well,...","date":"June 04, 2008  2:33 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":10,"title":"Tao Lin Wages Sticker Attack on Gawker's Door","id":164965,"votes":30}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/07/24/philippe_petit_man_on_wire.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Jul 24, 2008","excerpt":"In August 1974, Philippe Petit, a Frenchman with a passion for walking on wires, captivated New York City as he stealthy made his way to the top of the World Trade Center. Once there, he walked across a cable strung between the Twin Towers, a historic feat that's vividly depicted in a new documentary, Man On Wire (which will be screening tonight). The famous walk turned a void 1/4 mile above the streets into a...","date":"July 24, 2008  08:30 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":0,"title":"Philippe Petit, Man on Wire","id":173033,"votes":30}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/07/29/cyclist_thrown_from_bike_by_cop_is.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Jul 29, 2008","excerpt":" The cyclist who was videotaped being body slammed off his bike in an apparently unprovoked attack by an NYPD officer during Friday night’s Critical Mass ride has been identified as Christopher Long, a 29-year-old resident of Bloomfield, New Jersey who works at the Union Square Greenmarket. His boss tells the Daily News that Long is an Army veteran and \"mild-mannered environmental activist.\" Craig Radhuber, 54, was riding behind Long Friday night and describes incident:...","date":"July 29, 2008  10:10 AM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":126,"title":"NYPD Investigates Cop Videotaped Throwing Cyclist Off Bike","id":173876,"votes":29}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/08/29/james_powderly.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Aug 29, 2008","excerpt":"During the Olympics, Graffiti Research Lab founder James Powderly was detained in Beijing for, essentially, supporting the Tibetan people who have been brutally repressed by the Chinese government for decades. He told us that \"as a graffiti writer all I can think to do is go sneak out at night and get busted.\" This week he was released early and sent back to the U.S. with others he was being held with, and he told...","date":"August 29, 2008  09:30 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":0,"title":"James Powderly, GRL Founder, Detained in Beijing","id":179372,"votes":29}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/03/05/boltbus_from_ny.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Mar 05, 2008","excerpt":"The NYC-DC bus fare wars have a new player: Greyhound division BoltBus will be launching service on March 27 and has started to sell tickets for as low as $1 (plus a 50 cent booking fee). DCist explains BoltBus \"operates on the EasyJet principle, where tickets start out dirt cheap and get more expensive as the bus gets fuller. I just purchased a ticket for $7, and if I had been willing to leave on...","date":"March 05, 2008  4:50 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":13,"title":"BoltBus: From NYC To DC, As Low As $1","id":150427,"votes":28}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/03/12/spitzers_kriste.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#jen","displaydate":"Mar 12, 2008","excerpt":" Photographs from Ashley Alexandre Dupre's MySpace page Client No. 9's escort \"Kristen\" has been unmasked by the NY Times. She's known as Ashley Alexandra Dupre (born Ashley Youmans), a 22-year-old aspiring singer who was raised in NJ, lived in a number of cities before settling in NYC. Dupre has a MySpace page, with the message \"what destroys me, strengthens me.\" She appeared in federal court, to appear as a witness against the operators of...","date":"March 12, 2008  6:53 PM","author":"Jen Chung","comments":72,"title":"Spitzer's \"Kristen\" Revealed; Says It's \"Difficult,\" \"Complicated\"","id":151699,"votes":27}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/04/04/jonathan_butler.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Apr 04, 2008","excerpt":"Jonathan Butler has been talking real estate and renovation over at his blog, Brownstoner, since 2005. This year he brings his know-how offline with the most massive flea market Brooklyn has seen, aptly called Brooklyn Flea. While honing our haggling skills, we asked him a few questions about what to expect when it opens this weekend. How, and when, did you come up with the idea for Brooklyn Flea? I was a regular visitor to...","date":"April 04, 2008  08:30 AM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":0,"title":"Jonathan Butler, Brownstoner/Brooklyn Flea","id":155211,"votes":27}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/02/18/lindsay_lohan_r.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Feb 18, 2008","excerpt":"Lindsay Lohan by Bert Stern. In 1962, photographer Bert Stern shot a series of photos (2,571 in all) of Marilyn Monroe at the Hotel Bel-Air that are collectively known as “The Last Sitting.” The 36-year-old Monroe was in the darkest period of her life, having weathered two recent divorces, gallbladder surgery and sickness during production of the romantic comedy Something’s Got to Give, from which she was fired and rehired. Six weeks after the Stern...","date":"February 18, 2008  12:00 AM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":27,"title":"Lindsay Lohan Recreates Marilyn Monroe's \"Last Sitting\"","id":147818,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/06/25/florent_morellet_restaurateur_1.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Jun 25, 2008","excerpt":"Back in 1985, when the meatpacking district nightlife was all about gay clubs like the Manhole and, as John Waters puts it, not getting mugged after a night of “watching men pay good money to get pissed on,” Frenchman Florent Morellet opened a bistro in an old greasy spoon called the R&L. Open 24/7, the place soon became a magnet for all sorts of soulful misfits drawn by the open-minded spirit cultivated by Florent himself....","date":"June 25, 2008  08:30 AM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":0,"title":"Florent Morellet, Restaurateur ","id":168284,"votes":26}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/01/17/even_crazy_peop.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"Jan 17, 2008","excerpt":"Are you looking for a beautiful West Village apartment? Craigslist comes through with a listing for a \"Beautiful bedroom available in 2br/2ba WITH PRIVATE BATH\" for just $1350/month. There's even a living room! But you can't really use it...in fact, you probably shouldn't plan on ever being in the apartment lest you want the stink eye from roommate and Tito (pictured?). Here it is apartment hunters, the highlights:The apartment has a decent sized living space...","date":"January 17, 2008  11:01 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":32,"title":"Even Crazy People Need Roommates","id":142934,"votes":25}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/11/19/freemans_lovebirds_open_vinegar_hil.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#nyc_arts_john","displaydate":"Nov 19, 2008","excerpt":"When Sam Buffa, co-owner of the Freemans Sporting Club Barber Shops, went on his first impromptu date with his bride-to-be Jean Adamson, who was then head chef at Freemans, their night ended in Vinegar Hill, the quaint little neighborhood bordering DUMBO. So it's kind of sweet that their new labor of love is opening in a 19th century carriage house right where they started, and now reside. They've spent the last four and a half...","date":"November 19, 2008  4:40 PM","author":"John Del Signore","comments":5,"title":"Freemans Lovebirds Open Vinegar Hill House","id":193784,"votes":25}, {"link":"http://gothamist.com/2008/05/22/tao.php","authorlink":"/staff.php#arts_jen","displaydate":"May 22, 2008","excerpt":"Have you noticed any Britney Spears stickers on the subway or sidewalk recently? The simple black & white design is littering the city, and it's not part of Brit's plan to gain some street cred. Author Tao Lin has his interns putting them up as a promotional tactic for his new book. Psychopedia recently asked him about the origins of the idea:On gmail chat I said something like, \"I should make stickers that say BRITNEY...","date":"May 22, 2008  1:43 PM","author":"Jen Carlson","comments":16,"title":"Tao Lin Brings Britney to NYC","id":162960,"votes":24}, ];