Everyone go give some money to the New York Public Library, because on top of giving you books for free, they have really been going the extra mile lately. They give you special events, and Winnie the Pooh, and fun little extras that they totally are not obligated to give because they are already giving you all those free books! But they do it anyway. And in their latest gesture, they're giving you a stencil so you can carve out your pumpkin to look like their lions, Patience and Fortitude. Here's a stencil they've provided, and an instructional video:
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Make Your Own Lion Pumpkin, Courtesy Of The NYPL
Get Drunk And Carve A Pumpkin At Crest Hardware This Weekend
Crest, the best hardware store/art hub in the world, is hosting their 2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest and Party tomorrow night. The event is free if you aren't carving a pumpkin, and in return for nothing you'll get free drinks, free food (from the Meat Hook), and music. For those who want to try their hand at carving a pumpkin, it'll cost five bucks—because there are sweet prizes at stake. Just don't pick up the carving knife if you've had too many of those free drinks... did we mention there will be cider and rum?
Tazo The Sea Otter Poses With His New Pal: A Pumpkin
Tazo, the once orphaned sea otter who found his way to Coney Island, has picked up the perfect fall accessory: a pumpkin! Just look at how it accentuates his cuteness, so effortlessly. And the orange really compliments his coloring. Animals, pumpkins are IN this fall—get your keepers to give you one.
Video: Floating Pumpkins Drift Away Forever
Need a visual guide to the sadness that is this year's Irene-caused pumpkin shortage? Look no further than this video, taken in New Paltz, in which hundreds of pumpkins have their future as Jack-o-Lanterns brutally cut short by that cruel mistress, Nature.
Pumpkin Panic: Northeast Faces Pumpkin Shortage, Thanks To Hurricane Irene
Local farmers have been devastated by Hurricane Irene, and that means they're unable to meet pumpkin demand this fall. Upstate farmer Darcy Pray, of Pray's Family Farms, told the Associated Press, "I think there's going to be an extreme shortage of pumpkins this year. I've tried buying from people down in the Pennsylvania area, I've tried locally here and I've tried reaching across the border to some farmers over in the Quebec area. There's just none around."
The Great Pumpkin Goes Under The Knife
The New York Botanical Garden is currently hosting the world’s heaviest pumpkin, and starting today the world-renowned pumpkin carver, and current holder of the Guinness Book‘s World Record for largest jack-o’-lantern, Scott Cully has taken to the task of carving it up. All 1,810.5 pounds of it. Check it out today, tomorrow, or Sunday... after that, it's time here is up. Wonder if they can launch it from a trebuchet?
Smashing (Actual) Pumpkins In NYC
What do you do when your pumpkin starts to rot? You could throw it in the trash or let it deteriorate outside, but then you'd be missing out on the opportunity to hurl it into a liquified state with a medieval weapon. Every year the World Championship Punkin Chunkin is held in Delaware just after Thanksgiving—the competition lasts three days, includes pumpkin demolition tools like homemade trebuchets, and is broadcast on the Science Channel (video below). And today the NY Times reports that New Yorkers can also take part in this pumpkin pulverization without having to go to Delaware!
Brooklyn Welcomes Great (Big) Pumpkin
It's nothing compared to the 1,810 pound pumpkin currently on its way to the NY Botanical Garden from Wisconsin... but it is home grown. Today the Daily News reports on Brooklyn's biggest pumpkin, residing in Kensington and weighing in at 502 pounds! That's enough pumpkin guts to make nearly 450 pumpkin pies!
It's The Great Pumpkin, NYC
Hopefully Linus knows his way to the Intrepid, because there is a Great Pumpkin on deck right now. Sculptor Patrick Moser, who has multiple sclerosis and cannot use his right arm, will spend nearly five days transforming a 932-pound pumpkin into what he calls a “Grumpkin.” He scooped out the insides yesterday, and today through Friday the public is welcome to drop by, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and see him work on the carving. It will also be on display over the weekend. Can't wait to see it all lit up! Wonder how many candles that will take.
The Thomas Keller Thanksgiving Day Contingency Plan
One of the better parts about the culinary juggernaut that is the collected restaurants of Thomas Keller— which include per se and Bouchon here in New York— is that you can bet that any and all pies, cookies or cakes associated with said juggernaut are going to be good. Especially if you forgot to place your special orders for baked goods you’ll need to be lugging somewhere on Thursday, Bouchon Bakery will be your friend, confidant, and possibly your lover, all gussied up with pumpkin and chocolate shavings.
'Lunatic' Pit Bull Terrorizes Neighbors on UWS
A pit bull named Tyrus is described by the New York Post as being "The Bitch of West 72nd St." and a 'Hell Hound.' Neighbors of the dog's owner at the former Olcott Hotel on the Upper West Side say that Tyrus is a menace who runs wild, poops in the hall and mauls other pets.
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