As is the custom around these parts, we would like to take a moment to thank this weeks' advertisers on Gothamist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because big cities are full of little adventures. The Institute for Media and Entertainment, with a class on Branding in Media and Entertainment from November 14-16. Gawker's Guide to Conquering All Media, in bookstores now. Shop for Class, to help libraries in NYC's public schools. I Love New York 2, Mondays......

We'd like to take a brief moment to thank this week's advertisers on Gothamist. AMEX Urban Adventures, because there's shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations to be discovered. The Institute for Media and Entertainment, with their Managing Technological Change program this month (October 17-19). Gawker's Guide to Conquering All Media, which is in bookstores now. Shop for Class, where you can help NYC's public school libraries. I Love New York 2, looking to find love for......

Once again, we would like to take a brief moment to thank this week's advertisers on Gothamist. Sarah Silverman Program, with new episodes starting soon! Joe's Pub in the Park, wrapping up this weekend in Central Park. MoMA, with an always exciting schedule of exhibits. The Institute for Media and Entertainment, with a compelling program on Managing Technological Change from October 17-19. Gawker's Guide to Conquering All Media, because who wouldn't want to conquer media?......

September 3: West Indian–American Day Carnival Some may go for the dancing and general festivities, but some of us will be headed to this celebration for the food. The Eastern Parkway service roads will be lined with stands selling dishes from throughout the Caribbean, including jerk chicken, oxtail, fried flying fish, curry goat, roti, callaloo, and more. 8am–6pm, Eastern Pkwy between Utica Ave and Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn. For more info or directions, visit wiadca.org.......

Longtime readers may remember the Vision42 plan we covered at the beginning of 2005. Sponsored by The Institute for Rational Urban Mobility, the project would close 42nd Street to cars and lay down a light rail from river-to-river. Yesterday, Vision42 released their economic benefits study, which, if you believe it, says that a light rail would cost $500m, but generate more than a billion dollars in value. Don't get too excited yet-- according to......

Rumor has it that Spike Lee is taking a class at Columbia this fall. Ivy Leak says he may be at a Tuesday/Thursday night class in Hamilton, and BWOG thinks he could be taking a Literature Humanities, "brushing up on his dead white men." Oh, we suppose Spike couldn't be content reading David Denby's Great Books, which is about Columbia's humanities classes - or attending a class at his alma mater, NYU (is he still......

Gothamist loves it some street art. It really signifies one part of NY that intrigues us, it's temporary and colorful and pretty much everywhere. The colors splashed on walls brings life to dead cement and brings art to us even as we stroll down an unsuspecting sidewalk. Each piece has a story, a person behind it and that's part of what art is all about. The personality. The personal. Or maybe it's just because we......

NY Post follows up the birth of Carys Zeta Douglas with wondering about the insane names that celebrities give their children. They offer up: Jett Travolta (John Travolta and Kelly Preston), Speck Wildhorse (John Mellencamp), Diezel and Denim (Toni Braxton), Casper (Claudia Schiffer), Romeo and Brooklyn (David and Victoria Beckham), Hopper (Sean Penn), Salome (Alex Kingston), Sailor (Christie Brinkley), Zephyr and Lyric (Robby Benson), Aurelius (Elle MacPherson), Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle (Demi Moore and......