Cat scat can drive a roommate to crack, but dog poo can apparently break the bonds of brotherhood! A Staten Island man and his wife have gotten so sick of stepping on the dog crap left outside the house they share with the husband's brother that they are trying to force a court-ordered sale of the structure. But when the Advance sent reporter Frank Donnelly to see all that poop he found that "no dog feces was immediately evident." more ›

WABC’s Bill Evans is the latest local news talent to author a disaster novel about the city with his book “Category 7”, which he co-authored with Marianna Jameson. The book is the story about a man made hurricane heading towards New York. The book shouldn’t be confused with the 2005 made for TV movie Category 7: The End of the World, which was also about a deadly storm. Evans will be doing a book signing Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Center Barnes and Noble, just a couple blocks away from WABC. more ›

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With all that went down this week, we thought we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs. more ›

Oh, those advertising creative students are so imaginative! Students at Adhouse Advertising School developed a campaign of "edgy ads" to try to make the City of Brotherly Love attractive to New Yorkers. While this was just a student project, Gothamist has to give them props for the Hotel Chelsea poster. Philadelphia advertising agency owner Steve Grasse saw the ads and said, "It's all really brash and in your face. New York's full of s--- and it's phony. If Philly was smart they would have a real [campaign] to do it." Grasse would have wanted more about the Philly experience in the ads, but hey, why would those students go to Philly to try it out? Anyway, you can see all the ads here, and as Gridskipper points out - no Ben Franklin is anywhere. Will M. Night Shymalan be the next symbol of the city? more ›

The great weather of the past few days has put us in mind of summer, so since we know it’s going to turn cold soon, we’ll highlight a few festivals that, while not exactly the Fringe, might still make us warm and fuzzy remembering July. more ›