Treehugger has been doing a series of posts on different cities, and today, the attention is turned on New York City:

We want to know what are the good, and what are the bad things going on there. What is the general level of eco-consciousness in population? How is it for cyclists? How's public transportation? Suburban sprawl? Air quality? Recycling/composting? As time passes, are things getting better or worse? How are the policymakers

As part of Design Week, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair has hit the Javitz Center. For Gothamist, it's all about the green. We love the funky, yet functional Coup Dresser by Object Interiors, which is very environmentally friendly, made from 100% recycled and renewable materials. Six of NY's leading sustainable design studios will be highlighted at ICFF at the Green6 booth. (The Ouray table and chairs by featured Moe Design Studio are a personal favorite.) more ›

The Greenwich Village dancer, Vado Diomande, who fell ill because of anthrax exposure made a public appearance yesterday at the Pennsylvania hospital where he is being treated. During a press conference, Diomande thanked his doctors and did a little dance for the cameras. Diomande was hospitalized last month and caused an antrhax scare when he collapsed during a performance. Diagnosed with inhalation anthrax, the Ivory Coast native had a very slim chance of survival, but lives to drum and dance another day. more ›

For Gothamist, September means fresh Black Mission figs. In NYC markets for about another month, Black Mission figs have smaller seeds than other varieties. They are sweet, soft and the perfect vessel for stuffing or wrapping. Gothamist likes to carve out a little hole in the top of the fig and fill them with fresh corn, a soft cheese and wrap with proscuitto. Or hey, just eat them straight up. How do you like to enjoy figs this time of year? more ›

Yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony of the World Trade Center transit hub saw a number of politicians and designer Santiago Calatrava to the mark the first construction activity at Ground Zero. Calatrava and his daughter Sofia released doves/white pigeons into the air from Falcon Environmental Services with Governors Pataki (NY) and Codey (NJ), Senator Clinton, Mayor Bloomberg, and Tranportation Secretary Minetta looking on. The $2.2 billion transporation center will bring an estimated 10,000 construction jobs downtown, but construction won't officially begin until after September 11, when families traditionally get to visit the Twin Towers' footprints at Ground Zero. The NY Times has a cross-section graphic of the new hub and how it will hold various transit lines. more ›

There are two great misconceptions in the world of wine, the first is that box wine makes a great gift (just because it's easier to wrap does not make it better) and the second is that all pink wines are created equally. The first one becomes self-explanatory post college, so we're just going to focus on the latter...(although dear box wine, we have shared some great memories). more ›

- Burger King Chicken Tenders/McDonald's Chicken McNuggets - "" more ›

"In Europe we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also a great giver of happiness and well being and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary." more ›

There are some days when you come home from work and really want a drink, and then there are those days when you need one. For Gothamist, this week was the latter. We’re not sure if it was the lost Fed-Ex package, the jammed copier or the infamous blue screen of death (oh PC we hate you) that pushed us over the edge – but we knew it was time to bust out the Gothamist Survival Kit. more ›

The NY Road Runners Club has its annual Midnight Run in Central Park with costumes, DJ and dancing - you can party AND work on a New Year's resolution of getting more exercise. And there are many different kinds of New Year's celebrated. And how are you spending New Year's? (If you're still looking for ideas, check out NYCNYE, a NYC New Year's Eve guide.) more ›

WD-50's Red and Golden Beets more ›

After a year of build up, the NYC Subway system officially turns 100 today. We love how the NY Times' Randy Kennedy starts his feature about the subway's 100th year (which has some nice interactive features as well):

For a New Yorker just one day shy of turning 100 years old, the subway kept crazy hours yesterday. In other words, there were no hours it did not keep. As its neighbors around the world locked up their stations and turned out their lights, the subway started a new day, just as it has more than 36,000 times since Oct. 27, 1904.

When was the last time you had a wine that knocked your socks off? The kind that wakes every last taste bud and leaves you longing for just one more sip - we’re talking “lick the bottom of the glass when nobody’s looking” good. If you’re having trouble remembering, then it time you explore the great wines of Italy. more ›

For Gothamist, Kill Bill Vol. 1 was all right (the only good part was the anime sequence in Japan); there were some moments of brilliance, but it dragged. Shoulda been one movie. more ›

University of Florida researchers say that high internet use may be harmful to your health and emotional state, as well as may be an indicator of mental problems. Tell Gothamist something we don't already know. "Web surfing, e-mailing, instant messaging, gaming, shopping, downloading music and visiting chat rooms become troublesome when they interfere with someone's job or social life" according to the CNN article that we'll be forwarding to our friends and colleagues as Exhibit 2953 in "The Cafe For Gothamist's Insanity." Also, high Internet use might not just be dysfunctional - it could be a "byproduct" of something like manic depression. No joke - that study had a sample size of 37. more ›

Gothamist went to see Nada Surf at Southpaw last night. They mainly played songs from their wonderful (rocking, but with a pop sensibility) Let Go for a good ninety minutes until 1:20AM. For Gothamist, one highlight was when they broke into Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart - lead singer-guitarist Matthew Caws does a spookily effective Ian Curtis, which then brought to mind that Caws' dancing style was Ian-Curtis-meets-Beck. Sorta (see 24 Hour Party People to get a sense of Curtis' dancing style). As Southpaw patrons know, the venue allows for intimate enjoyment of the music as well as excellent photo coverage(at least five people in Gothamist's immediate vicinity had digital cameras). more ›

Accusations that Mayor Bloomberg favors Manhattan more than the other boroughs aren't that surprising, but politicos are taking advantage of Bloomby's missteps. Prompted by the Mayor considering rethinking the reduced garbage pick-up proposal - but only in Manhattan - city officials are up in arms. Especially City Comptroller William Thompson, who has been the most vocal about the apparent favoritism, who said, "We must not engage in borough warfare." That makes some others think Thompson has other things in mind, like the city's Democratic Finance Committee chair David Weprin who said Thompson's words "sounded like a mayoral candidate's statement." more ›