New York City's taxis are changing left and right! Not only are the lights atop cabs getting simplified but, as we predicted, the TLC has approved a pilot program to replace some of those annoying Taxi TVs with iPads equipped with credit card readers from Square (a San Francisco based company from one of the guys behind Twitter). But will they have Angry Birds pre-installed? more ›

It's unclear whether the Parks Department eradicated it (they won't reply to our requests for comment), or if thrifty marijuana hunters came and snatched it up (if so, they're bogarting), but the Union Square marijuana crop is (mostly) gone, surprising no one. Passing by the site of Monday's guerilla marijuana plant, we noticed that it was no longer visible from street level. Hidden behind the officially endorsed flowers and reeds, the proscribed plant is still in existence, but in a very diminished form (see picture). Oh well, we'll always have the Ditmas Park marijuana plant to cheer us up, right bros? more ›

Barbecue fans will want to start bracing their colons for the 6th Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, which has been announced for June 7th and 8th in Madison Square Park. Gothamist tore through the festival of regional barbecue last year, devouring everything from pork shoulder to Brunswick stew to candied ribs. more ›