Fret not, lovers of trans-fats, as it seems that the Board of Health has had a change of heart about banning them from city restaurants. Dr Thomas Frieden, the City Health Commissioner, spoke at a Crain's New York Business breakfast yesterday (we would love to see that menu), sharing that the original July 2007 deadline for banishing the good stuff may have to be postponed. A new proposal will be presented at a December 5th Board of Health meeting. The reason for the Department's cold feet? The NY State Restaurant Association feels unsure that they will be able to fully comply with the requirements. more ›

The regulatory agency that oversees utilities in NY State, the Public Service Commission has been holding holding public hearings about the Queens blackout. The only thing is that the meetings have drawn very few attendees - those ones who did make it made sure to yell things like "This is a disgrace!" The NY Times reports that the hearings aren't providing any answers to angry and confused customers. Well, clearly the hearings are just the Public Service Commission's way of going through the motions as it compiles a report. And it's also depressing, because it seems that Mayor Bloomberg did lowball the city's energy's needs, according to a Crain's New York Business article. more ›

The Gotham Gazette has a good article about the state of our city's waterways. The good news is that they are less polluted than they used to be: more ›

Crain's reports that Frank Gehry will be designing jewelry and tabletop items for Tiffany & Co. This is a big deal, as it's the first new designer Tiffany has "hired" in twenty-five years (Paloma Picasso was the last), but Gothamist is thinking one thing: Uncomfortable. While we expect Gehry to design something pretty awesome-looking like a hammered metal necklace or a warped vase ("Mr. Gehry...will work with precious metals, stones and wood"), we're not so sure it'll be practical. But that's not the point is it? Well, Gothamist would certainly buy a titanium Guggenheim-Bilbao shaped salt-and-pepper shaker set. Maybe the salt could be the Bilbao and the pepper could be the Disney Concert Hall! more ›