Watch out, America—Mayor Bloomberg is suddenly super chatty. Yesterday, the NY Times published an article about his presence in various political races across the country—it was his "first extensive interview with a newspaper in several years"—and today the NY Post has a feature on his shoes (okay, two pairs of work shoes that he apparently loves so much that he's been wearing them for the past 10 years). This smells a lot like groundwork for 2012! more ›

Yesterday Jonathan Butler unleashed the Brooklyn Flea upon the borough, and even Marty Markowitz showed up (perhaps to find replacement placemats for his wife?). Butler tells us that "While we could have asked for better weather, we couldn't have asked for a better turnout or better vibes from all the visitors and vendors." more ›