Whoa, meta: the Kardashian sisters, who are already basically plastic, are being turned into actual plastic, courtesy of Mattel. Yes, that's right, Kardashian Barbies will soon exist in this world—hide your kids. more ›

When you see what appears to be a children's plastic toy house on Craigslist renting for $500 a month, and located in someone's backyard in Greenpoint, you begin to wonder if this Onion article was for real. Bushwick trailer parks, dudes living in tents, and now an 8' x 10' Rubbermaid shed being rented as a studio apartment?! The listing has been removed, so either the ladies trying to cash in on what appears to be their smoking shed found a renter, or found a conscience. [via Gawker] more ›

Here's your hotly-anticipated first look at the new permanent tables and chairs in the probably-permanent Broadway pedestrian plazas. Yesterday we showed you the funny installation art created out of the controversial old chairs, which were turned into a mountain of colorful plastic by sculptor Jason Peters. The 400 brand-new metal seats were unfolded this morning by the Times Square Alliance, and surely all will agree that they're a welcome addition to this urban oasis. Still, he world awaits the final verdict from NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser, who hated the plastic chairs with a town hall passion. more ›

It seems that after months of threatening, chasing and punching passengers who insist on paying with plastic, some city cab drivers have come to love the new credit card devices, which will be in all taxis by the end of August. Their original objections were to the 5% transaction fee, but now drivers are reporting higher tips because of the way the machines display the tipping options. more ›

"He put his face into the plexiglass separation, the section that is left open, and screamed 'You f------ b----!' and spit at me, which I could feel spray all over my face. I screamed the loudest I have ever screamed in my life: 'Let me out of this cab!'" So ended a ride home to the Upper West Side for 24-year-old Sarah Snedeker, who claims her driver became irate when she insisted on paying by credit card, locking her in the cab for five minutes while they argued. more ›