The man suspected of stabbing and killing a college student who cut in line at a Midtown food cart told cops that the victim's brother put a knife to his neck moments before the fatal altercation. Ziad Tayeh, 26, is on trial for manslaughter after a 2006 dispute with 19-year-old victim Tyrone Noel Gibbons, his brother Shannon Gibbons, and a friend at the Halal Chicken and Gyro stand at 53rd Street and Sixth Avenue. After the three men cut in line, they exchanged words with Tayeh: "I was hungry," he told police during a videotaped confession screened for jurors. "They called me a punk!" more ›

Think of it as functional street art. Pratt Grad student Ali Pulver has created portable, temporary eating surfaces for those lunching at street carts. The tiny tables are by far the best options, but she's got plenty more ideas she's put into practice on her Pop Up Lunch blog. Where's the most unconventional space you've dined in the city? [Midtown Lunch via Boing Boing] more ›