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Playstation 3, $2500, by Matt Law.

February 22: From Disaster to Dessert – the Fate of New Orleans Food

On Sundays, Gothamist runs opinion pieces on issues relevant to life in New York. The views expressed below belong entirely to the author.

Probably feeling that an anti-bullying bill needs a counterpart, the City Council may be considering a "bill of rights" for bullies. Education Committee chair Eva Moskowitz contends that detained kids (juvenile delinquents) don't get good educations and even up falling through the cracks. It would be interesting if the the Department of Education and, well, the NYPD/Department of Corrections, can figure out a way to make that work. Gothamist was struck by these stats that the Post noted: While 1200 school age students come back after spending time in upstate jails, less than a third return to school; plus, it costs about $130,000/year to detain a juvenile offender, versus $13,000/year to educate a NYC public school student.

The Department of Transportation says there are about 3000 signs all over the five boroughs; here's the list. You can also buy customized signs from the DoT. Forgotten NY on street signs of yore.

Lea Thau, Director, The Moth

Gorilla Coffee in Park Slope was voted best espresso in NY by NY magazine; other coffee picks from NY Mag here. Another option is the Mud Truck. And for the rest of us working in areas without mom-and-pop specialty coffe joints, Starbucks locations in NY. And the Times had an article about high-end consumer coffee makers being all the rage with the Humvee set. Plus Adam Gopnik's essay about NY coffee shops, via MUG.

A few days ago, a bus driver was assaulted by a passenger who was angry at the MTA: "Derrick Sanchez, 26, who drives the M3 line in Manhattan, was cut on his arm at 11:20 a.m. by a raving rider who previously had cursed Sanchez and transit officials as 'a bunch of thieves' - and vowed to 'stab all of you guys' when fares went up to $2 from $1.50 on May 4, the driver said."

The American Society of Magazine Editors announced the nominations for the National Magazine Awards. Among the pieces is Adam Gopnik's "Bumping Into Mr. Ravioli," in the September 30, 2002, issue of The New Yorker, about his young daughter's imaginary friend, Charlie Ravioli, who was always too busy for her. While Gothamist understands that Gopnik's piece was a metaphor for the increasingly busy lives we lead, Gothamist also feels for young Olivia Gopnik, resorting to developing imaginary friends to forward a self esteem downward spiral.