Meow! The Post reports that a Long Island man is suing a West Village bodega Andy's Deli at Seventh and Grove Street because the bodega's cat attacked him - and wants $5 million. However, Andy's Deli owner Andy Singh says he doesn't even own a cat. Dunh dunh DUNH! The claim: Adalberto DeSousa says he went to Andy's to buy a sandwich when he "felt something strange on my shoes." It was a kitty at......

Johnny Utah's -- Nothing says classy like a mechanical bull and an enormous bourbon selection. Marlon Manton, formerly of Blue Smoke, will be serving up twists on Tex-Mex, including Texas brisket with red-eye gravy, and smoked chorizo with pickled okra. 25 West 51st Street, (212) 265-8824. Noble Food and Wine - Talk about taking your wine seriously -- these guys have a high-tech wine preservation system allowing them to pour eight different bottles by the......

What with Paris Hilton's release earlier this week and the upcoming celebration of American Independence (sorry, Londonist!), we've been thinking a lot about freedom. Freedom to vote, freedom to choose, and most importantly, freedom to blog. Here are a few things we're happy we've been free to blog about this week. Being the nation's capital, DCist felt especially proud to let freedom ring this week by exposing the really important issues, like how sad they......

Myspace.com/heresthethingcomedy is Sean O'Connor , Nick Maritato , and Andrew Wright . You're going to be hearing those names a lot starting February 6th when their show makes its debut at The People's Improv Theater. They'll lure you in with their line-ups, but it's their hilarious sketches and stand up is what's going to keep you coming back for more. Sean O'Connor Why should people go to HTT? I think people should go to......

As fall settles in and another calendar page gets turned, thoughts turn from bbq's and vacations to holidays and the realization that '06 is coming to an end. With all that going on, with change in the air, we wonder what is it that made that makes the -ists ponder? Phillyist is concerned that the war on Trans fats could affect it's beloved cheese steak sandwiches, something for which we should all be concerned.......

-- Bwog has some advice for socially-retarded freshman entering Columbia. Of course, any list of advice that contains "DO read the Iliad," may not be worth reading! -- Yowzers: Queens Councilmember John Liu really is EVERYWHERE. -- Are we the only ones excited about the Gin Blossoms playing live tonight at the Apple Store? Surprisingly, that's the biggest venue they've played since 1994! -- Famed DUMBO architect Robert Scarano to anonymous critic: "Don't degrad......

-- Fear of an all slav planet: Menhanata has been denied a liquor license and may have to shut down! -- The new Aroma coffee shop on Houston cost $2m to build-- and they still have to pay $30k per month for their 650 "square meter" space! -- A homeless man saved the life of a police sergeant who got hit by a car yesterday. -- You think you've got family problems: one of......

Shifting one stop West on the L train this week puts us at Third Avenue and 14th Street, an area on the food uptick since the opening of Whole Foods and more recently Trader Joes. Although the immediate area lacks any real stellar restaurants, there is an abundance of places to grab a good bite to eat and even a little Japantown that has been brewing on 9th Street for a few years. Some......

- Carl’s vs. the Cart – not a fair match. - With the voting closed for the TimeOut New York Eat Out 2006 awards, the Chowhounds pick up the debate of one of our favorite new categories – Best Peter Luger Offshoot. We predict Wolfgang’s will pick up the win. - Now, a counterpoint, albeit broader, to the TimeOut New York awards – look for it to unfold more fully over the next few days.......

President Bush is an awesome friend. If you're Karl Rove. See, he nominated John Roberts (not the CBS guy...just a judge who looks suspciously like Pat Sajak) to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court, and Gothamist can't help but think the nomination came to stifle the news that Karl Rove - and an aide to Vice President Cheney - could very well have been the smoking gun in naming an undercover CIA......

A small Philadelphia area controversy makes Gothamist wonder the WIIWINY (What If It Were In New York) factor: A young Asian-American is trying to get a 55 year-old cheese steak shop named Chink's to change its name because it's culturally insensitive. Chink's is actually a nickname for the shop's first owner, Samuel Sherman: "He had slanty eyes...and the kids started calling him 'chink,' " Mildred Sherman said. Many people didn't learn of his real name......

While checking out the Howard Dean blog, we noticed our good friend Courtney chowing down on a Philly Cheese Steak. Mmm...cheese steak. Apparently, a Philadelphia supporter (also dad to one of the campaign's communications people) shipped 50 cheese steaks to Dean's Burlington, VT HQ. Mmm, cheese steak. Courtney also says the desserts were Tastycakes, Philadelphia-style. Gothamist thinks some Dean supporter in NY needs to send the staff up in Burlington some cheesecake from Junior's or......

New York magazine gives its picks for good street eating (as well as best outdoor eating and outdoor bars) this summer. We want to check out the hot dog cart in Madison Square Park (which the Times' Alex Witchel did a feature on in the Dining section two weeks ago, basically a year+ after the initial excitement), but the idea of a pork bun from Chinatown's Sun Dou Dumpling Shop on Grand Street sounds just......