The Bowery Boys are ruining all the fun by pointing out debunked urban legends—like, did you know that no one ever really tried to saw Manhattan in half (you can read about that one in this book)? And the birth rate didn't rise nine months after the Blackout of 1965... so maybe you weren't an accident, after all. There were, however, alligators in our sewers, lots and lots of alligators (maybe). more ›

The Daily News has an entertaining story today about the possibility of the five-block radius surrounding the Empire State Building becoming a sort of Bermuda Triangle for cars. Apparently, a number of cars have to be towed from that area every day, which makes people suspicious. The common denominator: the ESB.

“We get about 10 to 15 cars stuck near there every day,” said Isaac Leviev, manager of Citywide Towing, the AAA’s exclusive roadside assistance provider from 42nd St. to the Battery. “You pull the car four or five blocks to the west or east and the car starts right up.”