It seems that somebody in Chelsea is not loving the insane popularity of the High Line. So much so, in fact, that they've gone and put up signs reminding "High Line Tourists" that "West Chelsea is not Times Square. It is not a tourist attraction." Really? Because it IS attracting tourists! more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a New York city school teacher got caught red-handed while trying to remove a precious piece of artwork from a southbound 6 train at 96th Street. The Post reports that 34-year-old educator James Tavaras pried the one-of-a-kind art out of a frame resulting in charges that include possession of stolen property, petit larceny, and possession of burglary tools (the alleged burglary tool was a...screwdriver). more ›

The countdown is on to the long-awaited return of Mad Men, which will start up again with a fifth season on March 25th (the premiere will basically be a two hour movie). We've seen their first promotional campaign already (the falling man image), and now they've released round two, which is very different. The show's creator, Matthew Weiner, discussed the new poster—which features Don Draper staring into a Manhattan storefront featuring a nude mannequin—telling the NY Times: more ›

Beware bespectacled and sunglassed folks on the Upper West Side, one of your own had his glasses knocked off by a mean man near Columbus and 94th Street over the weekend. He has posted flyers around the neighborhood, which warn: "This kid knocked my sunglasses out of my hand and stepped on them breaking the lens and frame—costing $150.00! And did not apologize! Be careful, this is not a nice man!" more ›

Do the girls of Roosevelt Island just wanna have fun? Some new flyers have gone up over there and would indicate that the ladies of the lonely island defintely, and possibly exclusively, just wanna have fun. Grab your Master Sword and save them from the doldrum life of Main Street. more ›

We could use a handout like this underground; the Bold Italic has created an etiquette guide for the people of the San Francisco Muni... and it's easily translatable to our own mass transit system. They write, "People get bitch slapped on the bus everyday. To keep things relatively amicable, we've come up with an etiquette guide for all Muni riders. May the force be with you on your future commutes." They seem to have included it all: no fast food, no peeing on the seats, no nail clipping... no tickling. What did they miss? [via Laughing Squid] more ›

Slowly but surely, each borough is coming to defend itself in the Battle of the Boroughs; yesterday we heard from The Bronx, and before that from some of the more outspoken boroughs (and Kanye). Well, now Queens speaks out and is asking all you other boroughs to please STFU. Long Island City-based design studio, Aesthetic Movement sent in the above poster designs saying they're "stepping into the ring... representin' Queens to the fullest!" Does Queens really want to be known as such a buzzkill though? more ›

At first it was just Brooklyn and Manhattan duking it out through posters, and then everyone—including Kanye—was jumping into the ring. And now, the Bronx speaks out. Looks like the borough is all about brevity... and blood spatter? more ›

Glee star Lea Michele is the latest to face to grace PETA's campaign to end carriage horses in NYC. The poster she appears in sports plenty of the tween-friendly hot pink color, and urges: “Help put horse-drawn carriages out to pasture." In bold lettering it declares: "horses don’t belong in NYC traffic.” The ad will be seen on bus kiosks around the city, thanks to a donation from Manhattan Mini-Storage. more ›

The city is forcing stores that sell cigarettes to display graphic anti-smoking posters—despite complaints by shopkeepers and customers. So the owner of Montague Street Bagels in Brooklyn Heights is fighting back against the ads, which depict a damaged brain and blackened lungs, by hanging his own handwritten disclaimer reading: "We are very sorry, but by the order of [New York City Department of Health], we are required to post this sign, or face a $2,000 fine!" more ›

Is an unlikely bromance in the air? Has Paul Rudd reached out to Poster Boy with specifics about how he wants the I Love You, Man ad campaign altered? This letter was spotted on the downtown 6 platform at 51st Street. The actor does like to take on fake names (at a recent Virgin Megastore appearance he went under "Fred Rudd"), so giving himself a musical moniker of "Raul" does fit his M.O. However, this is probably just the work of a crazy Rudd fan, or some sort of plan by Dreamworks to enliven their boring posters. more ›

Former Misfits guitarist Bobby Steele says “Die Yuppie Scum” is hate speech and he’s started removing posters that bear the slogan. Enter East Village activist Jerry the Peddler: "[Jerry] asked what I thought I was doing, and I showed him the poster and explained that it was hate speech and shouldn’t be tolerated. He acknowledged that I was right — it was hate speech, and, he added, ‘I hate Yuppies.’ I told him he had no right to call for their death, as I reached to take down another of his hate-filled posters. He grabbed my left hand — technically an assault — and bent my finger back. ‘I’ll break your fingers, so that you’ll never play guitar again, and if I see anymore of these posters down…I’ll kill you,’ he said." [The Villager] more ›

Slice took the photo here and wondered what the story was behind this sign, which is part of a series of alternating signs in the window of a Union Street home in Park slope. Well, our buddy at the NSA owed us a favor, and we tracked down the man behind the cryptic signage. more ›