First of all, if this guy really wanted to capture Brooklyn he would have pickled this dirt and canned it. Secondly it is a terrible idea that will definitely turn a profit. This isn't Connecticut dirt we're talking about, it's Brooklyn dirt, and people really love the Brooklyn brand, especially people standing atop boring suburban dirt that always talks about moving to New York but never actually does it. Dig your toes into this rich Kings County soil and just consider all the famous or ironic (or both!) people who may have kicked it around once. more ›

Is it any surprise that after the MTA cut its cleaning staff by almost ten percent the state of our subways would decline in turn? That's right folks, its time for the annual Subway Shmutz report! According to the Straphangers Campaign the cleanliness of the whole NYCT system in 2010 declined by 4 percent from 2009 (when the system was already 7 percent dirtier than in 2008). The lines that saw the biggest deterioration? The 6, B, E, L and R trains. The R, in fact, was rated the dirtiest line in the system with only 27 percent of its cars being clean. Only the restructured M line, which jumped from 32 percent clean cars in 2009 to 61 percent in 2010, saw any statistically significant improvement. more ›

It appears the piles of frozen snow and piles of neglected garbage have joined forces. That, or Jabba The Hut has finally arrived and didn't fare so well in the frozen city. Either way, do we have the tools to conquer this thing? Help? more ›