Garth Johnston

All it takes is one rotten apple (Laurie Barr / shutterstock). No wonder Mayor Bloomberg's response to a teacher's aide possibly sexually abusing students in a Brooklyn public school was to essentially say "deal with it." PS 243's Taleek Brooks wasn't the only teacher's aide with boy troubles this... continue reading on Gothamist

Gothamist Originally there was going to be quite a bit of subway work this weekend. But then the weather forecast came in predicting actual cold (and snow!) and whatdayaknow, the MTA went and canceled most of it. Though if you live past Lorimer on the L, this is still... continue reading on Gothamist

Though Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close has gotten more buzz for its ill-placed ads and traumatic flashbacks than anything actually on screen, at least one person thinks that what the world really needs are more 9/11 movies. While introducing his film in Berlin (which he admits some thought was... continue reading on Gothamist

The wheels on the bus go round and round... until the bus driver gets attacked and crashes into some scaffolding (triborough's flickr). And this is why the MTA is installing partitions to protect bus drivers. Last night around 6:50 p.m. a B45 bus crashed into scaffolding outside 210 Livingston... continue reading on Gothamist

Yum, cupcakes (Facebook). Reports of the death of the cupcake craze have been greatly exaggerated. Tomorrow New York City gets yet another cupcakery and this one, like Sex and the City-certified Magnolia, comes with some television cachet. But hey, if you show up at the new Georgetown Cupcake in... continue reading on Gothamist