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- Extra, Extra: NYU Dreams Of Dakota Fanning, Emma Watson 7:04 PM
Photograph by Shawn Hoke Photography on Flickr Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook! The New York Public Library has a new president, Anthony Marx, and he's a native New Yorker. For some reason, some people think Radiohead is...
- WSJ Is Worried About Fat Pets, Too! 6:55 PM
Today's Wall Street Journal The big feature in today's Personal Journal section of the Wall Street Journal? How humans are ruining their pets' lives by overfeeding them into obesity. Not only is it a timely, important issue since many Americans are pet owners, it's...
- EMT Accused Of Ignoring Dying Woman Arrested For Shoplifting 6:32 PM
Karma has not been kind to the two EMTs accused of ignoring a dying pregnant woman in an Au Bon Pain in December 2009. Last July one of the two, Jason Greene, was fatally shot in the face during a dispute outside of a...
- The Boss's Son Backpedals On Jeter Mansion Building Criticism 6:06 PM
Yesterday, Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner reminded many of his father when he complained his players were complacent last season (you know, because they lost in the AL Championship Series), "Sometimes you celebrate too much, players concentrating on building mansions and not concentrating on winning."...
- New York Inmate Assaults Rise In 2010 5:40 PM
Rikers Island According to new data from the Department of Correctional Facilities, the number of inmate assaults and suicides rose in 2010, despite a decline in the inmate population. Assaults on other prisoners rose to 675 from 602 in 2009, and assaults on staff...
- Who Will Live In The New SPURA Apartments? 5:14 PM
(via Open City) So now that the guidelines for the long-dormant Seward Park Uraban Renewal Area (SPURA) have been approved (you can check them out below), what will the roughly 1,000 new apartments bring to area? A whole lot of rich people, according to...
- QR Codes Are Coming To All City Construction Sites 4:39 PM
Soon these will be up at every city construction site. Smartphone owners who have ever walked curiously by a construction site but not really felt like actually stopping to read or retain any of the information on the permits posted outside, the latest announcement...
- Malcolm X's Daughter Arrested In North Carolina 4:29 PM
Via the Citizen-Times One day after the anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination, daughter Malikah Shabazz faces extradition to New York after being arrested in North Carolina on charges of identity theft. Warrants for her arrest were issued by the Queens DA office last June...
- Dispatch Error Delayed Response To Fatal Brooklyn Fire 4:05 PM
What do the five-alarm fire that claimed the life of a 64-year-old woman and displaced dozens of residents of a Flatbush apartment building and a police officer's accidentally shooting himself at a station house have to do with each other? Well, it turns out...
- Cop Who Caught Son Of Sam Killer Dies At 83 3:54 PM
Left: David Berkowitz; Right: Detective Ed Zigo Detective Ed Zigo, famous for catching serial killer David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz, died on Saturday of cancer on his Long Island home. He was 83. Zigo found Berkowitz by tracing a parking ticked issued to him...
- Did Markowitz "Forget" Alleged Sexual Harassment? 3:13 PM
Via Park Slope Patch [UPDATE BELOW] Strange things are afoot at Brooklyn BP Marty Markowitz's office. According to some female staffers, Markowitz's office is run like a "frat house," with male workers favored over females and Markowitz nicknaming one female staffer "Tinkerbell." Former communications...
- Bloomberg To Oppose Planned Parenthood Defunding 2:49 PM
Edward Reed Last week the House of Representatives approved a series of budget cuts which would include defunding Planned Parenthood. The funding legally cannot go toward abortion, so instead it would defund things like free pelvic and breast exams, family planning and HIV tests....
- Lots of PCBs Found In Another Brooklyn School 2:25 PM
P.S. 45 (via Google Maps) [Update below] You know how the EPA keeps saying "there are dangerous PCBs in New York City schools!" And the Department of Education keeps saying "that's nice but we don't really have the money to deal with that right...
- Would The Last Italian In Little Italy Please Turn Off The Lights? 2:00 PM
DiPalo's in Little Italy (via Harris Graber's flickr) Is Little Italy still Little Italy if nearly all the Italian-Americans have left? That's the question that comes up when you look at the census data the Times dug up today. In 1950 almost half of...
- Elderly "Extortion" At Queens Botanical Garden? 1:46 PM
The "Wedding Garden" at the Queens Botanical Garden (Flickr user wallyg Senior citizens are outraged at the Queens Botanical Garden, who for the first time is charging the elderly for their plots in the Senior Garden, which some members have cultivated for 45 years....
- Early Addition: Disney Heroines Wearing Ironic Glasses12:55 PM1
Photograph by Vorago Joe on Flickr Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook! Over two years after Laura Garza went missing at Marquee and was killed, her family will receive her remains. Geek chic: What if Disney heroines were...
- Mayor Signing Smoking Ban Today, Last Gasp Set for May 23rd12:35 PM34
Michelle Rick's Flickr Come spring (don't laugh, we can dream) cigarette smokers will be formally cast out of NYC parks, boardwalks, beaches, recreation centers, swimming pools and pedestrian plazas. Today Mayor Bloomberg will sign legislation forbidding smoking in public places, punishable by up to...
- Port Authority, Private Company To Build New Goethals Bridge12:23 PM4
Left: Current Goethals Bridge; Right: Rendering of the new Goethals Bridge [pdf] The Port Authority has been spending the largest percentage of its budget working on the World Trade Center [pdf], so they're calling in a private-sector company to help build an entirely new...
- Rescued West Point Cadets Were Really Unprepared11:56 AM7
Rescue Team Photo (L-R): Officer Steven Browning, Detective Michael Sileo, Detective Fernando Almeida, Detective Christopher Condon, Detetctive William Stevens Early Sunday morning NYPD officers bravely rescued two West Point cadets who were stranded in a storm on a cliff on Storm King Mountain upstate....
- Man Lunges At Today Show Hosts At Rockefeller Plaza11:34 AM13
The hosts of a Today show had a brief scare when a man apparently lunged at them during a live segment on Rockefeller Plaza. According to the Post, "A deranged Brooklyn man lunged over a set of barricades and tried to approach them." No...
- Insanely Rich Koch Bros Demand "Fiscal Sanity" in Wisconsin
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The billionaire David Koch and his brother Charles, who were the subject of an unflattering profile in The New Yorker over the summer, are very involved in politics, having funneled a total of $2 million to mostly Republican candidates in the last election cycle. Their...
- Darn: "Afternoon Tryst" At Le Parker Meridien Is No More10:58 AM3
We hope you took advantage of the $250-hourly-room-with-Champagne-and-adult-films package the Le Parker Meridien hotel was offering, because apparently it's over. A front desk clerk told CBS 2 it was a Valentine's Day only special (even though an employee told the Post it was still...
- MTA Closing Two Bronx 6 Stations for Eight Months10:47 AM7
The Elder Ave. station is closing for eight months on Monday (photo by Zach Summer via nycsubway.org). Brooklyn residents currently living in F Train Hell can take solace that they aren't the only folks whose commutes are being messed with by the Metropolitan Transportation...
- Knicks Get Carmelo Anthony (Bye, Galinari, Chandler, Felton)10:30 AM13
Amare Stoudemire finally has a star to share Madison Square Garden with: After much speculation, he Knicks have agreed to send Danilo Galinari, Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, their 2014 first round draft pick, and two second-round draft picks (one in 2012 and one...
- LA Has the Most "Brooklyn" Businesses Outside NYC10:14 AM5
Left: Via BrooklynInk; Right: Breuckelen Gin In case you weren't aware, Brooklyn is hip with all the kids. Which means marketing opportunities! The borough has clothing (made in China), gin, Manhattan restaurants, beer, burgers, a farm in Queens and even a hold on a...
- After Hijacking Yacht, Somali Pirates Kill 4 Americans 9:45 AM35
The S/V Quest, via the Adams' website Four Americans were killed by Somali priates who had hijacked their yacht in the Indian Ocean near the coast of Somalia. The SV Quest, which was taken over on Friday, had been shadowed by a U.S. Navy...
- Bicyling Teen: Surveillance Video Shows Police Brutality 9:27 AM46
NYPD Internal Affairs is investigating allegations of police brutality related to the arrest of a teenager in a Bronx bodega last Friday night. Surveillance video (below) from the bodega shows the teen, Jorge Cartagena Jr., saying something to an unidentified officer as the cop exits...
- Video: Timelapse Of Presidents Day Snow 8:45 AM1
John Huntington at Control Geek has created another snowy day timelapse of our friend Mr. Snow, who took a two-and-half week break from New York City. He notes that it was taken "from about midnight Sunday through yesterday. Be sure to watch in HD...
- Last Night's Action: The Surge Continues12:00 AM3
New York Islanders' Josh Bailey and Florida Panthers' Christopher Higgins chase the puck during the third period at the Nassau Coliseum. (AP/Seth Wenig) Don't tell the Islanders they are out of the playoff race, their 5-1 victory over the Panthers pulled them within 11...
- Extra, Extra: Fight At The IHOP 6:58 PM3
Photograph by Amazin' Jane (Jane Kratochvil) on Flickr Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook! Police are looking for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Bronx resident. Someone with a marker thinks there are too many...
- Ousting Monserrate Cost State $375k+ in Legal Bills 6:41 PM3
How much did it cost the State to oust abusive boyfriend and all-around-special-guy Hiram Monserrate from the State Senate? Would you believe $376,464? The Daily News today digs up that figure, which is what the senate paid to the firm Kaye Scholer for legal...
- Libyan Mission to U.N. Wants Gadhafi to Resign 6:33 PM4
Gadhafi at U.N. Headquarters in 2009 As violence continues to escalate in Libya, with protesters revolting against the government and the government allegedly using "aviation assets" to fire on them, the NY Times reports, "Members of Libya’s mission to the United Nations publicly repudiated...
- Parents Sue Lawyers Over Unhealthy Adopted Baby 6:23 PM18
[Update below] Who's responsible if the newborn baby you adopted turns out to have severe medical problems? If you are one Long Island couple, it is the fault of those rascally lawyers, of course. Meet Lynell and Victor Jeffrey, two parents currently engaged in...
- As Triangle Fire Turns 100, List of Victims Is Complete 6:05 PM1
Removing bodies from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory (via). Next month marks the hundredth anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and for the first time since the tragedy that ultimately killed 146 garment workers, all of the victims' names will be read outside the...
- Survey Says Pittsburgh Most "Liveable" City in U.S. 5:45 PM12
Pittsburgh vs. Honolulu... such a tough call. Pittsburgh is the most "liveable" city in the United States—besting even Honolulu—according to a survey based on a combination of stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. Eat your heart out, Milwaukee! Vancouver ranked #1...
- BP Says Gulf Will Be Fine By 2012, Science Disagrees 5:24 PM6
It's been some time since we checked in on how the Gulf Coast is recovering from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but HBO aired If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise this weekend so we're good and angry (actually, angrier). And just in...
- Video: PSA Equates Smoking With Self-Flagellation 4:59 PM2
At what point is an anti-smoking commercial too much? We're still of the opinion that New York's 2009 "kid crying because his parents died from smoking" Public Service Announcement takes the cake for pushing-it-PSAs, but for sheer bluntness and idiocy of argument it is...
- Don't Panic, But Kids These Days Aren't Blogging (Or Are They?) 4:39 PM4
Ten years ago we had to explain to the olds what a blog is, and this headline in the Times implies that in another twenty years we'll have to explain to the kids what a blog was. A NIGHTMARE. In an article titled, "Blogs...
- EEOC Complaint: School Safety Agents Have Sex During Shifts 4:16 PM1
A federal discrimination complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that the NYPD's School Safety Division is a hotbed of sex and sexual harassment. The Post reports that the federal complaint paints a portrait of a "raunchy, sexually charged environment where some...
- Teen Acquitted Of Murder Sues NYPD For Witholding Evidence 3:34 PM5
Larry Bodden, 19, spent nearly three years in prison before being acquitted of murder, and he's blaming the NYPD. Bodden claims the police withheld key evidence that would have exonerated him, including videos of confessions and several witnesses testifying to his alibi. "I basically...
- FCC Investigates Just How Jersey WWOR/Channel 9 Is 3:08 PM8
(via triborough's flickr) Could Fox Television lose control of channel 9 (WWOR)? While highly unlikely, it is a distinct possibility now that the FCC has announced [PDF] that it is investigating allegations that Fox lied or willfully misled the Commission in filings. At stake...
- Homeless Woman, A Tompkins Park Regular, Dies On Sidewalk 2:37 PM4
A candle for Grace (via EV Grieve) A homeless woman was found dead on the sidewalk under the scaffolding outside St. Brigid's Church in the East Village yesterday morning. A friend of the woman told the NY Times, "She was a very beautiful person,...
- The "Shorten San Gennaro" Debate Hits the Post 2:25 PM3
Last year's festival (via JayTye2010's flickr). The fight over the Feast of San Gennaro continues, sort of. Though the final decision on cutting the annual event short at Kenmare has been punted from Community Board 2 to the Mayor's Street Activity Permit Office (which...
- Video: Cyclist Contemplates the 46 Traffic Lights in Central Park 1:55 PM48
As you probably know, the NYPD is handing out hefty $270 tickets to cyclists who roll through red lights in Central Park—even if there isn't a pedestrian in the intersection. Today, bike blogger Chasing Wheels posted this video showing just how annoying and absurd...
- Chris Christie Has Been Going to the Gym? 1:30 PM10
Has famously rotund Jersey Governor Chris Christie lost weight? The AP thinks so. Though Christie is keeping his mouth shut ("I'm not going to put any numbers on it because you just set yourself up for failure," the 48-year-old Republican said) the news source seems...
- Rev. Butts Wants You To Pray For Prep School Gun Mule 1:16 PM3
Afrika Owes Yesterday Harlem Rev. Calvin Butts asked his congregation to pray for Afrika Owes, the 17-year-old straight-A student who was charged with ferrying guns to Harlem gang on the instruction of her boyfriend, who is currently doing time at Rikers. "She was just...
- Presidents Day Morning Flurry Fury 12:50 PM0
Photo by Adrian Kinloch on Flickr Waking up to the white stuff this morning you may be asking yourself, wasn't it just Friday that the temperature got up to 67 degrees? Ah, those were the good old days! There was a 44 degree temperature...
- Early Addition: The Voldemort Cat Has A Home!12:37 PM1
Photograph by Vivienne Gucwa on Flickr Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook! The weekend's crazy winds meant it was a thrill ride on the Roosevelt Island tram. Engadget editors are quitting because of the AOL Way; Engadget claims...
- Con Ed Scammer (and Music Lover?) Busted For Robberies12:25 PM1
Not an actual utility worker! (Via) When will people learn not to let any random person with a uniform into their homes? Just last week police warned of a duo posing as water inspectors to gain entry into elderly people's homes and steal their...
- Knicks May Or May Not Be ThisCloseTo Signing Carmelo12:11 PM4
Carmelo Anthony before last night's NBA All-Star Game (AP) After offering the moon and the stars—Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Eddy Curry and a draft pick— in hopes of acquiring Carmelo Anthony (and other players)from the Denver Nuggets, now it seems like the...
- Barron, Wife Heckle Cuomo with Chants of "Tax the Rich!"11:18 AM9
During Governor Cuomo's speech last night at the Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Councilman Charles Barron and his wife, Assemblywoman Inez Barron, stormed up the aisle chanting "Tax the rich!" and "Shame on you!" at the governor. Cuomo was forced to stop...
- Report: Lara Logan Was Stripped, Punched, Beaten With Flagpoles10:59 AM15
Last week, CBS News revealed that correspondent Lara Logan "suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating" on February 11, while covering the reaction to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Cairo. Now the Daily Mail reports on Logan's attack, "Sensitive parts of...
- Stanley Bard Wants Back In At The Hotel Chelsea10:42 AM0
In 2007 Stanley Bard was ousted from his management position at the Chelsea Hotel, which he had held for 50 years. Since then, there have been changes at the hotel that he, as well as long-time residents, is not thrilled with. According to the NY...
- Subway Amputation Victim Suffered From Alzheimer's10:27 AM2
Flickr user bitchcakesny Yesterday we reported that an elderly man suffered an amputation after falling into the subway tracks at 14th Street and Broadway, and today more upsetting details have emerged. The victim was actually 84-year-old Anatoliy Zilberman, a partially-blind resident of an assisted-living...
- Police Nab 31 Spectators, 35 Roosters In Cockfighting Bust10:07 AM3
Police have arrested 31 spectators, two alleged operators and removed 35 roosters from a Central Islip residence known for housing cockfighting matches. Officers serving a search warrant found a cockfight going on Saturday evening; four people were arrested at the same location for cockfighting...
- Please Welcome Back Our Old Friend Mr. Snow! 9:40 AM3
Do you have today off work? Must be nice. After you finish worshiping at your shrine to George Washington, you'll have the whole day ahead of you to play in the snow, because surely you're not sick of frolicking yet. It's actually quite beautiful out...
- It's President's Day (And There's Saturday Subway Service) 8:57 AM0
Today is President's Day, the federal holiday celebrating the birthdays of George Washington (born February 22, 1732) and Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809). The NY Times, which refers to the day as Washington's Day, notes the closings today—government offices, post offices (but the...
- Last Night's Action: Rangers Fall to Flyers12:00 AM2
New York Rangers left wing Sean Avery (16) and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Scott Hartnell (19) battle for control of the puck during the first period. (AP/Kathy Willens) The Flyers are tough enough to beat as it is, but when they don't commit a...
- Extra, Extra: Get Ready To Text In Subways 7:10 PM1
Flickr user fuzzirella Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook! From the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting at 184th Street & Tiebout Avenue in the Bronx, a working fire on Neptune Avenue in Brooklyn and a fire on Olympia Blvd...
- Yankees Fueled By "Underdog" Status 6:55 PM6
Spring training is underway, and the Yankees are getting revved up for the 2011 season, despite not knowing yet exactly who will be in the final two spots of their pitching staff. Derek Jeter gave his "State of the Captain" interview to reporters yesterday,...
Via Borough Battle We spend a large amounts of our childhood engaged in days-long battles of Risk, so when someone makes a New York-themed Risk game it is on. Borough Battle encourages New York's Twitter users to "reply @boroughbattle including your neighborhood hashtag to...
It's so hard to keep up with all the holidays lately. Today is Margarita Day and Spay Day... and we went through most of the day not even knowing it's also Lady Porn Day! The Hairpin has the rundown and says this holiday was...
This winter the Brooklyn Animal Foster Network was overwhelmed after rescuing more dogs than normal during the season (Penelope wasn't the only one left in the snow), including six puppies pulled from "a damp, cramped, feces-covered cellar." Bryn (pictured) is a 4-month-old pup that...
Sure, the hipsters of the early aughts enjoyed a little retro in their daily routine... but usually it came in the form of an overpriced vintage t-shirt or ironic whatchamacallit. These modern day hipsters are taking things a little too far, however, and sending...
What if instead of rearranging New York's street grid to look more like another city you were to try and tidy it up? That's what French artist Armelle Caron did a few years ago with her tout bien rangé series which cleans up not...
Watching Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in your tub... highly recommended. (Photo by Jen Carlson/Gothamist) Whether you pay The Man for your cable television, or you have gone further off the grid with a Roku, Boxee, or Apple TV device... you probably enjoy your...
Wasn't it Andy Warhol who said something about, "in the future everyone will have their own reality television show"? Well step right up Ted Williams! It is probably too soon to put the spotlight back on the Golden Voice, who was saved from the...
Quinn at work. (Scott Behr/Total Metal Resource) Meet Patrick Quinn, a Brooklyn man sent straight from Central Casting to the pages of the Daily News, where he appears to fulfill nearly every cliched notion of what makes a hipster. Quinn is a blacksmith who...
Last night—after walking around sans pants all day—Lady Gaga took the stage at MSG for one of her hometown shows (she's there again tonight) which will air on HBO in May. Dan Meade (who took some photographs around MSG of her fans monsters, says, it...
Here's a neat infographic comparing New York City and Chicago—since we already know which city is better (sorry Chicagoist), this one simply compares the unique qualities of each. A few sections are above, and you can view the full illustration right here. Basically, we have...
Scientific studies are ruining everything. First they tell us skinny jeans are bad for us, and now the man purse is on the chopping block. According to a new study (via the NY Post) a weighty man bag may be a quick way to...
Via Subway Art Blog Lest you forget where you are (New York City) and who you are (a very important New Yorker) here is a little sign to help you keep in check—located at 14th Street, it states: Please Do Not Smile At Strangers....
Mindy Tucker Before becoming a fixture on the NYC alt-comedy scene, 27-year old Eliot Glazer was a member of NYU's acapella group and an intern at Conan and SNL. He started blogging his hilarious little heart out in 2006, which landed him gigs as...
Despite receiving some of the most terrible (and entertaining) reviews in Broadway history, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is currently playing to 93.6% capacity and making enough to at least cover its operating costs. So why mess with a good thing? Cast and crew...
When Pattern Is Movement drummer Chris Ward noticed Top Chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio's Twitter follow list was sprinkled with indie bands and influencers, he wondered: does Tom Colicchio know who Arcade Fire is? Tom Colicchio responded, saying, "saw them 4 years ago." Well...
A screenshot from the 1983 Commodore 64 game Attack of the Mutant Camels. If you are anything like us—and we suspect you are—a good portion of your youth was spent with a game controller in hand staring blankly at your television screen. And whatever...
Photos via Bowery Boogie Looks like Lady Gaga's really come out of her shell (heh), and entered the crucial No Pants level of her publicity campaign. Today she was back on the Lower East Side wearing practically nothing, and allegedly filming some B-roll footage...
Australian-born and New York-based illustrator James Gulliver Hancock is attempting to draw every building in New York City (just as Jason Polan is attempting to draw very person). His ambitious project is called Through All the Buildings in New York, and maybe if we stop...
In December, Anne Hathaway visited the kids at Staten Island's PS 22 to officially invite them to perform at the Oscars (which also means they will get to meet James Franco!). Prior to their departure, the Daily News gauged their nerves. 10-year-old Jonathan boldly declared,...
The following post is from our advertiser, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York Now through July 4, 2011, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Featuring the extraordinary guitars of New York master craftsmen John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto,...
Yesterday the NY Post's Michael Riedel reported that Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark director Julie Taymor would be forced to share the shuddering wheel of the $65 million musical. Sources told Riedel that Julie Taymor is "exhausted" with the production, and producers are looking...
On Friday night, Bushwick and Ridgewood's art scene took part in Beat Nite, where galleries in the area stay open late, most until 10 p.m. We checked out a couple ourselves, and spotted mild-mannered revelers sipping on cans of Bud indoors... and outdoors at one...
Photo via Brooklyn Heights Blog Good news gents: Christina Hendricks is in Brooklyn Heights right now, filming scenes for I Don't Know How She Does It. (Sarah Jessica Parker and a dog are also on hand; more photos of those two at the Brooklyn...
Remember the sun? You know, that warm thing that stopped by on Friday to melt all our snow before withdrawing again behind the pale death mask that greeted us this morning? If only we'd enjoyed it while we had the chance. C Merry at LES...
Vintage can, and new can Why spend $1.59 on a can of Campbell's soup when you can get one for free on Craigslist? Someone in Brooklyn is offering up this Andy Warhol muse for the bargain price of zero dollars, and they'll even meet...
Though the MTA hasn't released full details yet, subway ridership was up in 2010 (its second highest level ever). Not that the numbers in 2009 were too shabby, either. Though 2009 subway ridership was slightly down from 2008 it still boasted an annual ridership...
Photo of Terminal 5 via pixbymaia's flickr As you may recall, earlier this month LCD Soundsystem announced their final show, to be performed at MSG this April. When tickets went on sale, they sold out in seconds, and many landed on StubHub with shiny...
Several places are reporting that Chinatown Fair, the famed NYC arcade and one of the last of its kind still in the city, is shutting its doors for good very soon. Arturo Sanchez, a Chinatown Fair regular, spoke with arcade manager Henry Cen, who said...
Hunter Canning Tina Satter's wonderfully weird play In The Pony Palace/FOOTBALL uses imaginative wordplay, quirky choreography, and marching band dance music to explore the passion and absurdity often associated with high school football. Our heroes are The Owls, an all-girl team with a lot...
After injuries, lawsuits and abysmal reviews, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark continues to see packed houses while still in previews. But apparently, director Julie Taymor is "exhausted" with the production, and producers are looking to bring on a co-director. They've reportedly reached out to...
If you were at South Ferry Terminal yesterday you may have seen a bunch of people in matching outfits doing crazy stuff with swords. They would be the performers of the 26th Annual Half Moon New York Sword Ale, a group of all female traditional...
The music world lit up yesterday when alternative rock Gods Radiohead released their 8th album, The King Of Limbs, a day early, having announced the album only four days prior after a three-and-a-half year gap. The band also released a music video for skittery,...
sketchbook project facebook The Sketchbook Project, one of the most popular, fun international projects by Brooklyn-based organization Art House Co-op, is coming into town today. The project, which includes over 10,000 Moleskine sketchbooks filled with artwork by people from 104 countries, will begin a...
Via Tats Cru Last July, Bleu Nazario was fatally shot during a Bronx barbecue when a dispute became violent. His father founded the graffiti mural group Tats Cru, which became famous for creating murals of murder victims during the 1990s and Hector "Nicer" Nazario...
Yesterday about 200 women of all ages, some not even planning weddings, waited for hours outside Filene's Basement on the Upper West Side for the annual "Running of the Brides," where thousand-dollar gowns are sold at massive discounts. (Check out the crazy video below.) Nikki...
[UPDATED BELOW] It's been about three and a half years since Radiohead released their last album, In Rainbows, which is why they announced their new one via an unexpected email to their fans earlier this week, simply stating: Thank You For Waiting. The album, The...
(Warning: These photographs are NSFW, for the most part.) Photographer Miru Kim has unveiled a new photo series, and earlier this week explained to us, "I toured industrial hog farms and it was quite intense." She even provided video of the experience which you can...
This morning Dina Lohan appeared on Good Morning America and didn't do the best job of reassuring the nation that her oldest meal ticket daughter wouldn't be going to jail. She declared on national television: "I'm not convinced about anything. The system is the...
So far today we got a new Radiohead album, a free pass to drink tons of wine, the return of Shamrock Shakes, 62 beautiful degrees, it's Friday, and now according to James Franco: JAMES FRANCO HAS JOINED THE INTERNET. The internet + James Franco =...
"Hello!" Leo Lesser, better known as "Uncle Leo" from Seinfeld, passed away this week at the age of 88. Lesser, who died from cancer-related pneumonia, had hundreds of credits in the movies and television, but was best known for the 15 episodes he played...
Click on the film stills for more details and reviews on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include: I Am Number Four, 'Film Comment' Series, Unknown, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, Vanishing on 7th Street, We Are What We Are, Eniaios: Fifth...
The above photo was part of a series of LIFE magazine photos around the rise of shorts. It was captioned: "Patrons inside P.J. Clarke's saloon (in New York City) include men wearing shorts, a new fad." Thank you people of 1953, for making men...
Photo via Roy Reid Note to graffiti vandals: if you make your mark with acid (or onto sacred MTA territory) it's going to add some years to your jail time. According to the Daily News, 19-year-old Brooklynite Alexander Thompson etched his tags (GEAR and...
As Fashion Week comes to a close, let's take a look back at the models of yesteryear. These are all shots from Eileen Ford's modeling agency, which was originally on the third floor of a 2nd Avenue walk-up, above a funeral parlor and a cigar...
Lady Gaga follows in the footsteps of some of the greats: David Blaine and Snooki Watch your back David Blaine (and Snooki)! In an interview on Sirius this morning, Lady Gaga claimed she was in her Grammy egg for 72 hours straight. See how...
Photos via IMBY Move over Knitta Please and Olek (whose show is opening tonight)... 57-year-old Laurie Russell has just been exposed as the woman behind the trio of trees adorned in knit in Park Slope. According to Park Slope Patch, that's who has been...
Sarah Jessica Parker will not let Blake Lively steal her thunder, once the Sex and the City prequel starring the much younger vixen is out, the real Carrie wants back in. The LA Times says she's not willing to give up on it, and...
Earlier today a reader responded to our call for unique living spaces with a very unusual space, just not one you would live in. The space is the roof 77 Water Street in Manhattan, where a plane and runway are situated. We took a look...
The Who Is Arcade Fire? meme is still going strong, and now some Chicago folk have created this helpful PSA explaining what will happen if you ask the aforementioned question in the presence of "hipsters." (Remember: always Google first.) Now all we need to...
A little insight into that beach home (we're told it's a Cape Codder!) on 1st Street and 1st Avenue. You know the one. Little is known about it but we recently discovered the following: It was built by the current owner, out of a...
Rockefeller Center (and the Plaza comprised of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres or prime real estate between 48th and 51st streets) was built in 1939, declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987, and immortalized in LEGO form just last year. And here's a fun...
Last night, up-and-coming L.A. rap group Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA)—who yesterday Spin called an "obscenely talented gang of skateboarding Wolves rapping about unspeakable things"—made their TV debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon... in what was undoubtedly one of the...
Every summer PS 1 in Long Island City changes the appearance of its courtyard, and this year's makeover has just been unveiled. The winning submission for MoMA PS1's Young Architects Program is "Holding Pattern," by NY architecture firm Interboro Partners. Partner Tobias Armborst talked to...
Last night Jason Alexander returned from opening night of Gigi at the Reprise Theater Company to hear that Len Lesser, an old Seinfeld castmate, had died. Lesser portrayed the scene stealing (and book stealing) Uncle Leo on the groundbreaking sitcom. Alexander wrote the following...
Photo via rocco kasby's flickr What's the worst thing you've ever seen when glancing over at someone's iPhone on the subway? (Also, stop looking at people's iPhones on the subway.) One writer at The Hairpin recalls an early winter incident, where she spotted a...
Part of the Jerni Collection on view at Sotheby's When we were little we totally wanted to have a train set that went around our house like Ricky Shroder had on Silver Spoons. We mention this because it was all we could think about...
Never say never to putting your hands completely into your pockers (AP) There's nothing like spotting a surefire controversy in its infancy: in a front cover story with Rolling Stone magazine, pint-sized haircut/prepubescent girl magnet Justin Bieber waxes rhapsodic about classic teenage stuff like...
Finally, an anthem for the bed bug epidemic—written and performed by Every Man, located in Every City. (Okay, in Winnipeg—apparently they are worse off than us up in Canada if they're writing jingles about it! Upside?) At press time, it only has one view,...
Late last month it was announced that the All Tomorrow's Parties festival would move from Kutsher’s Country Club to Asbury Park, NJ. The big names coming out of hiding for this year's fest were also announced: Jeff Mangum, of Neutral Milk Hotel, and Portishead. Today,...
Following the Arcade Fire's win at the Grammys, it seemed like half the nation was asking: Who Is Arcade Fire? What started off as a post on BrooklynVegan, grew into its own Tumblr account, and by last night the band themselves caught wind of...
The many emotions of Lindsay Lohan, captured in court on February 9th. Yesterday CBS announced that Lindsay Lohan would be delivering the Top Ten on Thursday's The Late Show with David Letterman, via satellite from California. Today the show's production company announced that Lohan...
Our sentiments exactly (via Marianne O'Leary's flickr). February may be the shortest month, but it has its perks. Especially for those who like to knock a few back. From the Super Bowl to the Oscars, Margarita Day to National Drink Wine Day, hardly a...
Click on the images for the scoop on Paris Commune's Ostrich Dinner, Rockaway Taco's DUMBO pop-up (tonight!), the upcoming Brooklyn Guac Crawl, Julian Medina’s Iron Chef Mexican Chocolate menu, and the gorgeous Goat Town's new additions....
Carmelo Anthony was traded to the Knicks in a blockbuster deal. While sports columnists and fans can debate whether this deal was great or stupid for years to come, there's something else they can chew on: A new "Melo Sandwich" from the Carnegie Deli....
Today is National Margarita Day, which is not an official holiday but it is observed by literally hundreds of food publicists nationwide. (Ironically, today is also Global World Thinking Day, but we haven't gotten any press releases about that, so whatever.) No doubt you've already...
Welcome to the Lunch Quadrant, where we offer you four lunch options (two standing, two sitting) by a given subway stop (in this case, technically two stops). After a trip to the Village today we head further downtown to look at quality lunch options available...
Water: so boring, so predictable, so Gen X. While you and grandpa are still sucking down bland old water in stone age plastic bottles, Kraft Foods is rolling out the next big thing for the kids: a line of disposable liquid water enhancers called...
We know it might be hard to wrench you away from the chip and dip you had planned for Oscar night on Sunday, but heckling celebrities' fashion choices is best as a group activity, and often comes with cheap drinks. So click through for our...
Via Sheepshead Bites If you've got a valid college ID (or if you're like us and just using your old one until you really don't look like the picture anymore) head out to Chipp Pizza tomorrow, because they're giving away free pies to all...
Flickr user pondblue A few weeks ago our local deli jacked the price of a small coffee to $1.25, and though we were furious at the time and vowed never to return, we understand where they're coming from now. The prices of cotton, wheat...
Inside the current 2nd Avenue Deli (Tien Mao/Gothamist) Two years ago we first heard rumors of a second 2nd Avenue Deli coming to the Upper East Side, and today a call not only confirms that the kosher spot's second location is almost ready (it'll...
Chelsey M. When we discovered that NYC's long Shamrock Shake drought had finally ended, and sweet drops of nourishing green diglyceride were once again showering down upon our fair city, we were happier than a leprechaun getting Warwick Davis's autograph. But then a reader...
Via Victor's Cafe In this city, restaurants come and go faster than you can say "sustainable locavore burger." And even though there are great new additions to the culinary landscape popping up every week, you've gotta give kudos to anyone who can stick it...
"Preparing the meat" at the Whole Foods in Union Square Just because you're paying $20 for organic Alaskan salmon from your upscale local grocery doesn't mean it's any cleaner than the frozen chunk of fish that's been sitting at D'Agostino's for days: state inspectors...
Jonathan Waxman at Barbuto (via Barbuto's Facebook) Jonathan Waxman's West Village restaurant Barbuto was robbed early yesterday, according to the Daily News: "Three armed men who bound and gagged an employee... brandished a knife as they brazenly strode through the unlocked front door of...
Here's an argument in favor of more paid sick leave: according to a new study, one in eight restaurant workers has come to work at least twice in the past year while suffering from vomiting or diarrhea. Factors associated with workers coming in while...
Zoe Schlanger/Gothamist Recently, restaurant empire-builder Danny Meyer spoke to the Real Deal about Shake Shack no longer being an NYC-only destination. He said he chose Miami Beach because it was in the same time zone and that he's "always been fascinated with iconic locations...
Garden Operation Realty, a company under the umbrella of H&H Bagels owner Helmer Toro, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan after finding themselves $5.1 million in debt. They owe $3.4 million to the IRS and an "undetermined amount" in back taxes to New...
(Dan Lurie/Gothamist) Knowing that your food came at the expense of another animal's life is the eternal plight of the omnivore. And though it's impractical to hunt for your own meals in the city, New Yorkers must come to terms with the deed often...
Laura O'Neill In a surprise announcement, the superb artisanal ice cream maker Van Leeuwen has announced that it's opening a big new ice cream parlor and cafe in Boerum Hill... tomorrow! Van Leeuwen's Laura O'Neill tells us the space is double the size of...
The Hudson River is home to a colorful cast of creatures, from baby seals to handguns to 4.4 million gallons of sewage. And you can now add mutated freak fish to that list! Thirty years ago, researchers found that 94 percent of two-year-old Atlantic...
Bitchcakes' Flickr This has not been a good year for bagel emporium H & H Bagels. Last May owner Helmer Toro pleaded guilty to second degree grand larceny for pocketing $330,000 in payroll taxes and yesterday he went and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
(via wallyg's flickr) The Flushing Mall is not known for its stores (at least not to anyone we know). What it is known for is its food court, whose alluring lineup of noodles, dumplings, pastries and shaved ice are something of a siren song...
Happy National Drink Wine Day! While some of us may celebrate this holiday every day, for those who don't like to indulge in a glass (or bottle) on the daily, now is your time to step up and pay tribute. This holiday is criminally...
After years of bemoaning the paucity of minty delicious Shamrock Shakes in the NYC area, last year McDonald's finally gave us a taste with limited availability at select locations. But they repeatedly ran out, and it didn't help things when funnyman Jimmy Fallon bought...
The whole gang is back! Coyote Ugly You just can't keep a low-to-medium quality stank bar down: Coyote Ugly is set to re-open tonight after being shuttered for the past two days. The seminal East Village dive, which spawned multiple locations around the world...
(via JellyBean Boom's flickr). The precious problems of the Park Slope Food Coop are always entertaining, and the latest scandale to hit the grocery store does not disappoint. Today's Times picks up on a Fucked in Park Slope rumor that (gasp!) well-to-do members of...
John Del Signore/Gothamist When the subterranean restaurant and cocktail lounge Hotel Griffou opened in 2009, it made a splash with celebrity guests like Kanye West, and a less-than favorable review in the New York Times, which described the Greenwich Village hotspot as "wildly inconsistent."...
Coyote Ugly Is there trouble in stanky paradise? Yesterday, EV Grieve noticed that hepatitis-hotspot tourist-beloved dive Coyote Ugly has been shut down because of DOH inspections. The East Village bar, which opened in January 1993 and spawned multiple locations around the world as well...
Click through on the photos for more details on NYC's recent restaurant and bar openings, which include the Kickstarter-funded Colonie in Brooklyn Heights, GO Burger's debut on the Upper East Side, British pub grub at Jones Wood Foundry, upscale yet inexpensive Italian at Lido in...
In what seems to be part of a trend of awkward, possibly offensive corporate cafeteria menus, Citigroup is the latest company to raise some eyebrows with its staff Black History Month meal. Last year, ?uestlove of The Roots raised questions about a Black History...
[VITAL UPDATE BELOW] In the forthcoming Farrelly brothers comedy Hall Pass, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis play two faithfully married men whose wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) are so fed up with their leering at other women that they grant their husbands a...
M. Wells The foodie set has been waiting with bated breath for this moment...Long Island City's "Quebeco-American Diner" M. Wells has started serving dinner—with some dishes priced as high as $150! Right now they're only doing their dinner thing Tuesday through Thursday from 6-11...
Woody Guthrie at McSorley's in 1943 Today is the 157th (or 149th?) birthday of McSorley's Old Ale House, the venerable establishment that the indispensable Joseph Mitchell once described as "a drowsy place; the bartenders never make a needless move, the customers nurse their mugs...
Photograph via Inside Edition Ruth Madoff's dramatic lifestyle downgrade from her fancy Park Avenue duplex and Montauk and Palm Beach vacation homes was symbolized by a Post photographer seeing her ride the F train. Now Inside Edition has added to the gallery of what...
With the new Brooklyn Brewery opening and more and more bars offering extensive local brew options, it's clear that New Yorkers are consistently choosing tasty microbrews over Bud Light. And in that quest for hometown beer, sometimes you have to go to the source. Above...
In 2009 someone stole the pink goat that hung above the door of Cabrito in the West Village. Later that year, miscreants absconded with the Statue of Liberty replica from progressive Ditmas Park cafe Vox Pop. Now the latest establishment to lose iconic furnishing...
Click through on the photos for the latest NYC restaurant reviews, which include Sam Sifton's dream of Bar Basque independence, Robert Sietsema's mixed feelings on Red Rooster, Steve Cuozzo's cranky complaints about Graffit, Jay Cheshes's disappointment wih Compose, and Adam Platt's underwhelming reaction to Ai...
Click on the photos for the scoop on the winter Stinky Cheese Festival, Aquavit's All-You-Can-Eat Sunday Smorgasbord, unlimited cocktails at Freemans to keep bartenders healthy, and Sixpoint's not-to-be-missed Beer for Beasts bash....
Don't eat the chili cheese fries (Flickr user bitchcakesny In 2009, researchers released a study showing that displays of calorie counts in the city's chain restaurants had little impact on adults' ordering habits, with some even ordering more than before the counts were posted....
Welcome to the Lunch Quadrant, where we offer you four lunch options (two standing, two sitting) by a given subway stop (in this case, technically two stops). After a jaunt uptown today we head back to the East Village to look at just a dollop...
"I wish they had ice so I could cut loose with Marty. Oh well, I'll just drown my sorrows in cake." (NYC Mayor's Office Flickr) Since presidential elections are typically won by the candidate voters most want to get a beer with, it looks...
Cory Booker has kept himself on the move this winter, keeping in touch with his constituents through Twitter and taking to the streets to shovel people out of the storms. But the dark temptress supplying him with that energy? Artificial sugar. Booker is now...
Courtesy McDonald's Hong Kong Today a McDonald's in the financial district closed for a very special private party. Kelvin, a young model, rented out the place for a $1,282 wedding party complete with pink balloons, a "cake" stacked from apple pies, and a pair...
There's a hilarious story in the Times today about Queens resident Abdul Haye, who owns the trademark for Kennedy Fried Chicken. Despite the fact that Kennedy itself was successfully sued for ripping of Kentucky Friend Chicken's trademark, Haye has embarked on a scorched-earth campaign...
The Yankees' ace CC Sabathia says that he lost 25 pounds easily: By cutting out Cap'n Crunch cereal from his diet. He told reporters today, "I stopped eating Cap'n Crunch every day I used to eat that stuff by the box." Now he's 290...
Love was in the beer this morning as Mayor Michael Bloomberg, alongside Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy cut the ribbon to commemorate the opening of the Brewery’s $8 million expansion to its Williamsburg location. The expansion will multiply the...
Via Cake Wrecks If you're waiting to pop by the Duane Reade on the way home from work to pick up a $5 heart-shaped box of Russel Stovers for your sweetheart, you might be out of luck. According to ABC7, Valentine's Day spending is...
Jehangir Mehta A battle of the Graffitis is shaping up on our shores. Today a lawsuit came to light between two celebrity chefs over a similar dish at their similarly-named restaurants. Jehangir Mehta, of Graffiti, is suing Graffit USA, Madrid-based chef Jesús Núñez's first...
Buzzfeed Would you eat a Butter Face? What about a Gay Boy? Buzzfeed says that one Brooklyn sandwich shop is worried you won't, so they changed some of their sandwich names, in pen, with the original names clearly visible. One commenter identified the shop...
For the best doughnut shop in NYC, you have to go to Greenpoint, where Peter Pan sells the doughnuts that Tina Fey wants to get nasty with. But in Manhattan, the doughnut crown rests on the shiny dome of Mark Isreal, who started making doughnuts...
Flickr user trilanes In this city, restaurants come and go faster than you can say "sustainable locavore burger." And even though there are great new additions to the culinary landscape popping up every week, you've gotta give kudos to anyone who can stick it...
Via GOOD New York is home to a number of successful breweries, including Ommegang, Brooklyn Brewery, Ithaca Beer and Blue Point. But according to voters on GOOD, Sixpoint is the best sustainable, independently-owned craft beer in the state. In their map of the United...
According to new data from the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, 3 million NY State residents were on food stamps in 2010, an 11% increase from 2009. Which means that the 1.7 million city residents on food stamps account for over half of...
ECGroom Those few New Yorkers looking to get their Canadian bagel fix have thus far had to buy them at Mile End in Boerum Hill, driven in fresh from over the border and sold for $20 a dozen. However, the Montreal-deli is now getting...
Alexis L. Loinaz/Metromix Metromix's Alexis L. Loinaz ordered the Fried Chicken Bowl at the charming new West Village restaurant Fedora last night, and it kind of freaked him out. The dish consists of a quarter piece of fried chicken served on a bed of...
Purity Vodka's Flickr We usually only drink vodka when we're trying to lose weight or watching The Big Lebowski, but Purity Vodka just might encourage us to consume more of this exotic, translucent spirit. The small batch vodka, which is newly available in NYC...
Click through on the images for the scoop on NYC's latest bar and restaurant openings, which include delicious treats and coffee at Little Brown Chocolate Bakery & Coffee on the Upper East Side, the long-awaited opening of Grimaldi's in the Limelight Marketplace, Southern-style sandwiches at...
Melanism.com's Flickr After developing a loyal following on the Upper East Side over the past three years, Paty's Taco Truck was forced out of its usual spot last November because of a food truck ticket blitz. But the truck's owner has been digging her...
Say what you will about Valentine's Day, it certainly elicits some of the year's most amusing P.R. pitches from the city's most desperate creative publicists. Flacks for the Brooklyn Diner (located in Manhattan and... Dubai), for instance, have effectively lured us into their arms...
Donald Trump keeps talking about his presidential platform—if he actually does run in 2012—and last night, while appearing on CNN, he weaved his current distaste of China and the Chinese at length. Trump proposed a 25% tax on all Chinese products (sorry Wal-Mart shoppers!)...
Some time ago, a friend overheard this snippet of conversation between two mothers on the J train. One was giving her child a taste of her Coca-Cola, and received a prompt scolding from the other mother, who warned, "You give your baby Coke? You...
