A six-year-old died yesterday after firefighters and paramedics were routed to 277 Avenue C in Brooklyn, instead of 277 Avenue C in Manhattan. The boy's family called 911 at 9:03 am to report their child was suffering cardiac arrest, but by the time responders arrived at the address in the proper borough 19 minutes later he had perished. more ›

Who knew there was so much to say about Staten Island. Slate writer Jonah Weiner has written a breathless piece on The Island of Self-Identifying Guidos — tying it all together with three central characters: Angelina, Vinny and The Situation. That's right, three Jersey Shore cast members are, unsurprisingly, from there (if you can even count Angelina, who left the show early due to a sudden case of being terrible). The author notes that while Staten Island can be a historical haven for mobsters, "it is best known today as Planet Guido," and nothing we've seen on the big or small screen has done anything to negate that image. While other boroughs can lure city folk to their far-off corners, Staten Island has had less success — being "politically, culturally, and sociologically the strangest bedfellow in the city's ménage à cinq." But who's to blame — has pop culture single-handedly created the stigma the island can't seem to shake? [via Curbed] more ›

Although Angela Chase would have loved it, it's not like Claire Danes ever seemed like much of an outer-borough girl — and NY Mag recently discovered just how Manhattan she really is. The actress told them, “I do love walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, I have to say." But after thinking about it realized she's never gotten much further than DUMBO. Her husband defended her, saying, "You’re speaking to the most politely pro-Manhattanite person that you’ve ever met, right here." They then referred to Prospect Park as "a big patch of grass somewhere there." more ›

Before declaring it the place to be, some Brits color Brooklyn as the "dowdy sister; solely the route to JFK Airport; the Tooting of New York—where people live by necessity, and work to escape from;" and of course a place for pimps and mobsters. But that was all before celebrities moved there. [via Animal] more ›

For decades, residents of low-income neighborhoods under-served by supermarket chains have been getting their hands on produce the old fashioned way: By growing it in their own gardens. In recent years, outer-borough farmers have taken urban agriculture a step further by selling their mostly organic haul at well-organized community markets. more ›

Whether you spell it Issan or E-san (as the folks at Poodam’s Thai Cuisine do), the cuisine from this Northeast region of Thailand by Cambodia and Laos is some of New York City’s most delicious and spiciest. more ›