A former employee of lingerie wholesaler Native Intimates says she was terminated by her supervisors simply for being too busty and attractive. Lauren Odes, 29, has filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the company, alleging that her bosses asked her to tape her breasts down and wear her boyfriend’s oversize sweats to the showroom office. "When I was first told that I was too hot and that my breasts were too large, I was shocked," Odes said at a press conference yesterday. "After I was told to tape down my breasts, I cried." more ›

No derailments this time, but once again NJ Transit and Amtrak trains between New York and New Jersey are having some serious troubles. The problem this go round? They ain't got no power in the tunnels! Which means that Some people are not having a good commute at all. more ›

Willow's NY owner "fell in love with her on a ski trip when she was a stray in Colorado, and flew her back to Brooklyn, thinking she was too amazing to leave behind." more ›

If the TSA had a face we'd like to think it would be so red right now. But then we remember that the TSA just doesn't care. Because beyond the whole ongoing profiling issue, it seems that once again agents for the Administration have been caught getting paid off to let drug dealers fly freely with their wares. Authorities today announced that they've caught TSA officers in Florida in New York conspiring to ship tens of thousands of Oxycodone pills north. In total the U.S. Attorney's Office today says it has arrested three TSA officers, a Westchester County police officer and a Florida state trooper and seven Connecticut residents who bought drugs. more ›

An Amagansett family whose fishing provides clams for its roadside stand as well as its own dinner table is fighting the state over the right to fish. And the Lesters insist that a 1686 royal decree give them that right. more ›

Now, more than ever, college is crazy expensive and the U.S. Department of Education has created a website that will make parents of prospective college students faint. more ›

That sense of dread you felt this morning on the subway wasn't just a nicotine craving or the desire to buy a handgun at a gun show: it was the black boot of fascism bearing down on your pallid, barcode-stamped, overtaxed neck. George Mason University's libertarian think tank the Mercatus Center has ranked New York State dead last in its "Freedom in the 50 States" index, calling it "by far the least free state in the Union." Granted the report didn't count Puerto Rico, Guam, or the other Micronesian state the US annexes, Hitlerville. more ›

If things go just so, New York State could soon get not just marriage equality, we could also catch up with 35 other states in the Union and let you pick up a bottle of red when you buy your bread and butter. Not only are there currently bills working through Albany with bi-partisan support, such a move has support from almost all New Yorkers, according to a new Siena poll [PDF]. Well, except for two groups that don't normally agree. more ›

When we heard that Snap, a new hotdog-centric food truck promising Chicago-style dogs was setting up shop here in New York, we must admit we were a bit skeptical. Both cities take their dogs very seriously—Chicagoans preferring all-beef sausages (typically Vienna) loaded into a poppyseed bun, topped with mustard, onions, tomato, a pickle spear, sweet relish, sport peppers and celery salt; and New Yorkers holding a deep and abiding love for Gray's Papaya-style dogs (usually Sabrett's) with kraut, mustard and onions. more ›

Despite the fact that you can buy wine and groceries on Fresh Direct and in 35 other states, you still can't do so in New York—public support be damned. Still, lawmakers are once again trying to make liquor store owners here miserable by introducing legislation that would finally let you buy vino at the Met (while throwing a few bones to the liquor stores). The issue could possibly come to a vote in the next month. more ›

According to a new, very important, and very scientific infographic (provided by Buzzfeed): New York is only #2 in overall hipster search volume. Sigh, we're too disaffected to care about what that even means, yawn (did that help us get back to #1?). Why aren't we #1? We have Williamsburg! THE WILLIAMSBURG! more ›

According to a new study from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, Twitter is making it easier to detect regional dialects, and may be making the dialects stronger. Researcher Jacob Eisenstein (too close to "Einstein" not to believe him) said some regional variations were expected, like New Yorkers talking about the Knicks or cabs, but others make little sense given Twitter's posting rules. For instance, instead of shortening "you" to "u," New Yorkers have a tendency to write "youu," wasting precious Twitter space. Hey, maybe we just keep missing the "s" while typing yous guys? more ›

We already knew that New Yorkers have been leaving the state in record numbers. Taxes are too damn high, after all. But once they pass the state borders, where do they go? We like to think most of them would be kicking it in another blue state, but according to IRS data there is a reason that Texas gained a whopping four House seats. more ›

According to a new ranking of international cities for "global innovation economy in volatile economic conditions," Boston is the most innovative city in the world the second year in a row. New York came in at #5 according to an index "based on measuring 31 common industry and community segments weighted against global trends," though the Innovation Cities website doesn't seem to mention just what those are, or what any of it means. We just know we beat San Francisco. more ›

Two 17-year-olds and three 18-year-olds have been arrested in Carlton, NY for harassing worshipers and yelling obscenities outside the World Sufi Foundation mosque after Ramadan services on Monday. One reportedly fired his shotgun outside, and as they drove away their cars they hit mosque member David Bell, leaving him with cuts on his hip. Bell told YNN, “I’m just grateful that things weren’t worse last night, which they easily could’ve been." more ›

If you were thinking of moving just because you can't pay that bagel tax with your unemployment check, don't go so fast. Because according to the New York Times, it's even worse out there. They report, "The typical New Yorker is less likely to be unemployed or facing foreclosure or bankruptcy than the average American." Marcia Van Wagner, the city’s assistant comptroller for budget said, "We have been feeling on more solid footing the last six months. If there’s no major shock, I think we’re going to have a slow, relatively steady recovery." more ›

For all our muttered complaints, New York City's public transportation system is still one of the oldest and most extensive in the world. Dating back to 1910, the subway is today one of four in the U.S. to at least partially serve 24/7, 365 days a year, and is ranked fourth in the world for annual ridership, just under Tokyo, Moscow, and Seoul. But as in all other walks of life, though size matters, so does price. Following the horrifying news last month that the MTA greenlit a 7.5 percent fare hike for January, riders have been in an uproar. more ›

After bitching about "ridiculous" income taxes, radio host Rush Limbaugh vowed to leave the city and never look back. And now, to the joy of every New Yorker who has ever told an out-of-towner to get out if they can't handle the city, he is actually leaving! Limbaugh reportedly sold his gaudy East 86th Street condo for $11.5 million. The 10-room apartment boasts Central Park views and skies painted right on the ceilings, but sold for about $3 million less than he originally listed it for. The city raked in about $325,000 in transfer taxes from the sale. So, where is Limbaugh off to next? We hear Costa Rica is really nice this time of year. more ›

The well-known streetart photographer Luna Park just called our attention to this new piece. Location is unknown, but it looks like an authentic Banksy to us- the shading, subject, and hand-drawn box are all similar to other pieces he's recently put up. more ›

The Social Security Administration released the top baby names of 2009 by state, and though Isabella still topped the list in New York, Cullen was thankfully nowhere to be found. All-American Michael was the most popular boy's name, kicking last year's favorite Jayden into second place, and last year's Top 5 placer Sarah dropped to 10th place. So what else are people naming their kids these days? more ›

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost the Eastern Conference semifinals, 4-2 games, to the Boston Celtics, and Celtics fans enjoyed giving NBA regular season MVP LeBron James a hard time. Besides signs that called him a cry baby (there was one with a large photograph of LeBron, fake tears, that said "WAHHHH!" underneath), they chanted, "New York Knicks! New York Knicks!" whenever he went to the free throw line. more ›

While Queens residents are worried their specific, nasal dialect of classic New Yawk slang may be dying, some residents are arguing it never existed in the first place! Queens College linguistics professor Michael Newman told the Daily News, "People claim that there is a difference, but no one has been able to show it." He argues that it's the same as the regular New York accent, which is fast fading. more ›

According to a new study of 16 cities from IBM, NYC office workers have spent 5.9 years stuck in an elevator. The number spikes to 22.5 when taking into account waiting for elevators. We bet this study would have been really skewed if this guy was included. more ›

Needing to make $250 million in public workforce cuts, Gov. David Paterson suggested instituting furloughs for over 100,000 unionized state workers yesterday. Though the policy's legality is being questioned, Paterson defensively insisted that this is the move to make, saying, "Nobody thought I could appoint a lieutenant governor and I did. The courts sustained it. I’ve been sued before. I think that the collective sacrifice is preferable to individual layoffs at this time." more ›

Thanks to some people who maybe thought the Census wasn't worth their precious time, New York may end up losing congressional seats. New York is one of five states trailing in census participation, along with California, Texas, Florida and Arizona. Though population trends suggest New York will fall just above the cutoff for the last number of House seats, the state may end up losing one to two seats due to low Census participation. Other states will either gain fewer seats or keep the number they have despite population growth. more ›

Dozens of New Yorkers gathered at Federal Plaza to denounce the new Arizona immigration law, which makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally, and requires anyone whom police reasonably suspect to be an illegal alien (i.e. Mexicans) to produce documents of proof that they are citizens or legal residents. If they cannot, they will be "transferred immediately to the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement." Local immigrants are outraged at the possibility for racial profiling and Big Brother tactics. Queens resident Soledad Villacis told the Daily News, "Just because you eat guacamole and listen to Latin music doesn't mean you are undocumented." more ›

The Harlem DMV must be trying to make some sort of secession move. One New York teacher recently got her license renewed uptown, but upon receiving it in the mail discovered she was actually living in "New Yoerk, NY." We're assuming a teacher would have legible handwriting, so this mistake is on the DMV (which obviously needs more persnickety commenters). To get it fixed, she'll either have to pay the $17.50 for a mail-in change of address application, or go back to the DMV and wait in line again! This is how they treat an organ donor?! more ›

The hit first person shooter game Crysis is back, but this time instead of the jungle, the troops are attacking aliens in New York City. But how realistic is this city? Though Crysis is known for game-changing graphics, they seem to be getting the wrong view of Manhattan. A view of a Flatiron-esque building shows what looks like the Empire State Building behind it, and copters flying uptown seem to pass the New York County Supreme Courthouse. Oh, well—since this involves aliens attacking NYC, we imagine City Council Peter Vallone won't get too upset. Here's the preview: more ›