The badly injured survivor of the incident where a garbage truck ran onto a Midtown sidewalk, killing a vacationing British couple, figures his New York instinct to bypass slow-moving tourists ultimately saved his life. Hollis resident Abayomi Henderson told the Daily News he had just finished working out at a nearby gym when he saw Jacqueline Timmins and Andrew Hardie (pictured) on West 35th St. near 6th Ave. Tuesday night. more ›

A fact for you: the average American lives within ten miles of a craft brewery. more ›

New York is our home. But our dad passed away a few years ago, and part of the healing process was getting out of NYC. Randy ended up teaching photography in New Mexico, and that's what lead us to the Mesa. We knew we wanted to make a movie together about American Expatriates. When we found the Mesa, it was like we found a community of expatriates within the United States, which was so fascinating. more ›

Have you ever been at a foreign restaurant and gotten the sneaking suspicion that prices for native speakers and you are different? Well, it turns out that in one Chinatown restaurant, that's true! A discrimination complaint by the city's Human Rights Commission was filed against the Canal Seafood Restaurant for allegedly giving Chinese customers a menu with lower prices. Can't we all just get along...and order the same $3.99 lunch specials? The initial complaint with the city was filed by a Wisconsin man who noticed that his party was being charged extra for rice, while the Chinese customers were getting rice with their dishes. Price comparisons of the English and Chinese menus found that dishes averaged $1 difference. As New Yorkers, is anybody really surprised? Maybe they were just given a tourist menu. Lawyers for the restaurant deny that there are different menus for non-Chinese people, only that there is a take-out and eat-in menu. more ›

As New Yorkers are generally happy with Mayor Bloomberg, speculation is brewing about another possible CEO as mayor. As in Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons. Parsons, who is a co-chair on the Mayor's Commission for Economic Opportunity and is on Governor-elect Spitzer's transition team, spoke out about rumors. more ›

Gothamist enjoys hot wings, brew and the game on TV as much as anyone - but we can't seem to wrap our arms around ESPN Zone, or even The Park Avenue Country Club, for that matter. They just feel more like theme parks for frat boys and Midwesten businessmen excited to be in the Big Apple, than honest-to-goodness sports bars. more ›

As New Yorkers we're used to a bevy of ethnic edibles - Jackson Heights alone offers Columbian, Indian and Italian dining options in mere steps of each other. But now, Brooklyn restauranteurs are taking the concept one step further - or to be more exact, one step less - bringing a mini-Epcot of sorts to the corner of Pacific and Smith Streets. more ›

allow five-minute double parking (as in, no tickets), we thought, "What the hell is the this city coming to?" New York City is practically built on the annoying and irritating institution that is double parking! Gentile thinks that the bill would help people who are just ducking into a store for an errand or people doubleparking in order to get a parking space, but what Gothamist wanted to know who the hell is monitoring the double parkee? And would people really go by a strict 5-minute rule? The social contract barely works as is! Even Mayor Bloomberg said, "I don't know that we want to have our police cars sitting there for five minutes with a stopwatch." The Post reports that Gentile says the mayor has a "lack of understanding of the reality of the streets of New York" and that "No one's asking traffic agents to stand still and watch the cars." But, dude, you're imposing this 5-minute rule - who's to say people will follow it? As New Yorkers, it's all about taking advantage and twisting the rules. Plus, the reality of the streets of New York is that they are way too filled with double parked cars and trucks. We can deal with the Haagen-Dasz truck being double parked outside the bodega, because that's our lifeblood, but other cars should circle the block! more ›

Gothamist finds tipping a very interesting issue. As New Yorkers, we're familiar with many people supporting their other careers by waiting tables, as well as immigrants who rely on tips to send money back to their families. We happen to tip closer to 20% when we can, but sometimes we admit to rounding down when the service is crummy. We'd like to know how much do you tip? Are you tipping off the pre-tax meal price? Do you skimp on tips when the service and food is really bad? And Ask Gothamist on tipping on food delivery. more ›

It's good to know that Federal baggage handlers are smart enough to keep stolen goods in their apartments. Don't they watch any TV? Fence, people, fence. Newsday reports that among the stolen items were "at least 20 laptops, digital cameras and a Vacheron Constantine watch valued at $25,000." more ›

A Big Gay Supreme Court Ruling
Gothamist on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down sodomy laws.
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