Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A person was hit by a train at a Penn Station subway, a barricaded perp in the Bronx and large brush fire in Staten Island The Village Voice has named its latest editor - Tony Ortega. Let's see how he answers questions about minority hiring! Who knew that the Campbell Apartment was once a signalman's office AND a closet where the transit police stored its guns? Representatives from New......

June 1: Grand Gourmet It's the seventh annual Grand Gourmet, a tasting event to benefit and recognize the work of the Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation, the largest not-for-profit homeless social services provider in New York City. Over 30 midtown restaurants, bars and merchants, including Pampano, The Campbell Apartment, and Métrazur will be sampling their wares in Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal. 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm, East 42nd Street at Park Avenue,......

Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha be damned. Just cause the foursome aren't continuing their escapades in New York's hottest bars and lounges, there is no reason for Gothamist to stop. We may find the Cosmo passé, but a well-heeled Negroni or Gimlet always coordinate with our Jimmy Choo's. Some of Gothamist's favorite haute spots for glam cocktails: - Flatiron Lounge - Bemelmans Bar - The Star Lounge & Bar at the Ritz-Carlton - Employee's Only......

May 10: A Taste of the Good Life, Une Soirée en Provence Transport yourself to the sunny lavender fields of Provence, if only for one night, while learning about the local wines and helping support a great cause. CancerCare provides free professional support services to people affected by cancer, and all proceeds from this event support their programs. Taste three of the region’s celebrated appellations: Côtes de Provence, Côteaux D’Aix en Provence, and Côteaux Varois......

New Yorkology helps solidify the list of Manhattan bars you can smoke in! NYology asked the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (someday, Gothamist will figure out what mental hygiene means because we know that we can't wash our brains) to compile the list, and here are six more bars, added to Karma Lounge in the East Village and cigar bar Club Macanudo on East 63rd that we knew about: Carnegie Bar & Books......

The Times looks at two of the drinks for your drinking pleasure at Grand Central outdoor cafe run by the Campbell Apartment. They are the Vanderbilt Punch ("tall, lightly sweetened refresher made with rum, Cointreau, cranberry and papaya juices, and a slice of orange") and Big Apple Cobbler ("bourbon and apple liqueur with ginger ale and a fresh apple garnish"). (Basically alcohol + something sweet = you can't smell the fumes from the buses in......

Grand Central Terminal will turn an unused taxi stand into an area for al fresco dining. According to Newsday, "three restaurants in the station will offer al-fresco service in this block-long crescent stretching along Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd and 44th streets under a Park Avenue overpass." Cipriani Dolci, Michael Jordan's Steakhouse, and Campbell Apartment will be involved, and they are getting "chairs, special tables with linen tablecloths, candles" for the outdoor area. While there's excitement......