This Columbus Day weekend, the Park Avenue Armory is hosting an indoor Carnival! Yesterday our photographer Katie Sokoler dropped by to check out the 55,000-square-foot space's transformation into a fun house—here are some photos of what it'll look like, including the 50-foot Ferris wheel centerpiece. Not pictured: the stilt-walkers, jugglers, contortionists and magicians! There will also be traditional carnival fare, like cotton candy, candied and caramel apples, a variety of foods-on-a-stick (including rock candy, chicken 'lips,' thunder pickles, and chocolate covered cheesecake). more ›

Click on the images above for all the details on Hells Kitchen's new wine bar, Ardesia, and the crazy Carnival above Bowlmor. more ›

The owner of a home-based Staten Island travel agency could be in for a huge payday from Carnival Cruise lines. A Brooklyn federal court judge has ruled that Carnival violated the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which prohibits faxing unsolicited advertisements. Sherman Gottlieb, owner of SMG Travel, says the company has been bombarding him with fax ads since 2000, despite repeated cease-and-desist faxes and phone calls to Carnival. He pegs the number at 1,387 unsolicited fax ads, and since the TCPA sets fines at $500 per fax—with triple damages of $1,500 per fax if they're sent knowingly and willfully—Gottlieb could collect millions of dollars in damages! Carnival doesn't deny sending the faxes, but the company says they only sent maybe 540. According to the Staten Island Advance, a ruling on the amount of damages is pending; in the meantime, anybody got a cheap fax machine for sale? more ›

Early this morning the J'Ouvert Parade made some noise in Brooklyn. The Daily News had a preview to the tradition earlier this month, saying, the pre-dawn procession provides "the music, the magic and the nitty-gritty of Caribbean carnival." The WIADCA noted on their website, "J'Ouvert is an extremely casual event. Traditionally powder, paint and dye throwing are among the festivities, so it is wise to wear cloths you do not mind getting messy." more ›