Hey, you over there in the corner barstool: Have you ever stopped backwashing into that pint glass for long enough to consider how your drinking is affecting the economy? Of course not, neither have we. But do you know who has? The CDC! And they are not happy with what your drinking habit is doing to good taxpaying Americans. more ›

Lately, it seems like all "scientific" studies seem to only be good for two things: learning that dumb stuff you already knew was true is true, and learning that good/bad behavior is the opposite of what you expect it to be. Appropriately, two new studies fall into each category quite comfortably: according to a new report by Drugfree.org, teenagers don't think binge drinking is a big deal. And according to a new study by the University of Copenhagen, wasting time browsing the internet might be good for your job! more ›

Public drinking has long been the final frontier for many legal NYers. Marty Markowitz doesn't see why people can't drink on their stoops, and even Mayor Bloomberg has seemed sympathetic to people who want a bottle of Red while watching the Philharmonic in the park. And yet, in this age of magical homeless people, we still aren't allowed to chug our Four Lokos on a park bench in peace! Maybe we can take a page from England: police in Essex are considering creating designated "booze zones" to allow drinkers to get a taste without disturbing the general public. more ›

The city's Health Department has just released a study [pdf] on the drinking habits of New Yorkers, and what they found may not shock you. We like to drink, and apparently the amount of alcohol we consume on a regular basis is considered excessive, from a health perspective. The Health Department says that if you consume more than two alcoholic beverages a night, you are a "heavy drinker." And if you down more than five a night, that's "binge drinking." But keep pushing through to ten or more a night and you no longer suffer from low self-esteem. more ›

Three fraternity members have been charged with criminally negligent homicide after intensive hazing left a 19-year-old SUNY Geneseo student from Queens dead. Arman Partamian was found dead at a banned frat known as "The Pig House" after a three-day drinking binge. The accused Pig House members (ages 20 and 21 respectively) were seen ordering Partamian to drink more as he drunkenly jumped around a bonfire. An RA called 911 and reported, “The Pigs were forcing these individuals to drink entire bottles of alcohol around the fire, and they were, like falling over and vomiting and just, extreme, like hazing." In addition to the hazing accusations, one of the trio is facing charges for tampering after allegedly taking a fraternity jersey off of Partamian's unconscious body before cops arrived. The DA in the case said, "We've learned that many of the off-campus fraternities have been operating illegal drinking venues. They call them 'open parties,'...(They) pay $5 and get a cup and then drink without limitation." more ›