Hey ladies, looking for that perfect gift for your man for Valentine's Day? Single men, want to lose yourself in a night of manufactured caresses? Head over to Craigslist where one poster has fallen into a treasure trove of free admittance cards to the Hustler Club in Manhattan. They claim the cards are "left over from an event," and have no expiration date. There are around 500, which means, if you see about five naked ladies upon each visit (is that accurate? We haven't been), you'll be seeing approximately 5,000 boobs once you work your way through the pile. Or something. Math! But you'll see a lot of naked lady parts. Just stay away from those private lap dances, they really add up. more ›

Was White Castle all booked up when you went to make your Valentine's Day reservation? Fear not, fast food loving Romeo, Pizza Hut has got you covered. Because if you have $10,010 to drop on a proposal, obviously Pizza Hut should be your first choice. Is that what you are thinking right now? That there is probably nowhere else your future bride would rather be proposed to than over a lukewarm $10 pizza? Seriously dude, you can't think of one better place? Fine. Let's do this... more ›

Ladies, we know the New York dating scene is tough, especially around Valentine's Day. But put down your Match.com dinner spreadsheets for a moment and have your heart melted by hard facts: men are more lovelorn than women according to The Internet. According to a release from Google, "places to meet women" is 55% more popular in NYC than the search "places to meet men," and the phrase "single valentine's day" is up 145% nationally from this time in 2005, and up 1500% in the last 30 days. No word on the popularity of "fleshlight" or "make the crying stop." more ›

Breaking up with someone on Valentine's Day is a pretty cold-blooded idea, unless of course the no good p.o.s. has it coming. But you know what's even worse than getting dumped on V-Day? Being a publicist who has to flog a Valentine's Day "angle" for every trash-bound press release sent between now and mid-February. These things are currently flooding in at a rate of 25 per hour, like a fire hydrant spraying sickly pink champagne all over our cringing faces. But occasionally one pitch stands out from the herd, such as this beaut—pasted below verbatim—with the subject "Where to Dump Someone on Valentine's Day": more ›

It's almost time to commit that compulsory act of capitalism to show the person you're sleeping with that you'd spiral into a dark cellar of self-remorse if they ever left you! Sure, you could pick something up for Valentine's Day at your favorite, locally-owned and operated bodega, but to make the holiday really special, you need an exoskeleton. This year, the Bronx Zoo is yet again charging $10 to name one of their Madagascar hissing cockroaches, but for $15 you can buy an edible "Cocoa-Roach." 100% guaranteed to do something to your libido! more ›

It's nearly Valentine's Day, and nothing says romance like the adulterous Don Draper of Mad Men. Enter: Hamm-O-Gram! These people are offering to send you, or the one you love, a Hamm-centric love note for five bucks a pop. They say the Hamm-o-gram is "like a classic telegram, where you send a special someone a transcribed message, usually in letter form. Except this message is always a picture of handsome actor Jon Hamm (with a lil' somethin' extra)." more ›

Get ready to start dialing, the annual rush to score one of those highly coveted White Castle Valentine's reservations is on! The slider emporium has finally released the numbers to call to make sure that you and yours can spend the February 14 holiday properly, uh, greased up. more ›

For the past 17 years, a handful of lucky couples get married atop the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day—and those couples all get lifetime anniversary passes to the building. But you better put the "lifetime" in quotation marks, as one couple discovered on Monday. more ›

If you're waiting to pop by the Duane Reade on the way home from work to pick up a $5 heart-shaped box of Russel Stovers for your sweetheart, you might be out of luck. According to ABC7, Valentine's Day spending is on the rise, with Americans expected to spend $1.5 billion on sweets alone. And with that chocolate shortage looming, it's unclear if manufacturers planned for the uptick in sales. Our local grocery store was nearly out of boxed chocolate (and completely out of strawberries!) last night, and at least one Duane Reade is suffering from a Sweetheart shortage. more ›

When we think of Valentine's Day, our first thought is usually, "Oh God, how much is this going to cost us?!" But apparently other people associate this holiday with the making of sweet, sweet love! And to help facilitate that process—and avoid any delayed after-effects like dependents or the clap—there are at least three different prophylactic promotions in NYC today. The first comes from the NYC Health Department, which has launched a smart phone application that uses GPS technology to locate the nearest spot to score free condoms. Because New Yorkers who own smart phones are famous for their frugality? In any case, we just got it on our Droid, and it sure is taking its sweet time to load. Maybe we need to light some candles and put on some Al Green. While we do that, the Health Department has some handy tips on correct condom usage: more ›

Say what you will about Valentine's Day, it certainly elicits some of the year's most amusing P.R. pitches from the city's most desperate creative publicists. Flacks for the Brooklyn Diner (located in Manhattan and... Dubai), for instance, have effectively lured us into their arms with a press release that touts the joint as "the perfect midtown spot to celebrate your anti-Valentine’s Day stand or even break someone’s heart. Why not? This is New York after all." Because in New York, we break each others' hearts in brightly-lit midtown tourist traps? Whatever, what really put this pitch over the top was the promise of a special "Love Bites" 15 inch hot dog. more ›

If wooing your lady with a romantic night of wine and chocolates by White Castle-scented candlelight just isn't romantic enough, it may be time to splurge for the real deal. White Castle's annual Valentine's day dinner is accepting your reservations now, and the New York dinners seem popular already. The line was busy when we called to inquire about locations! (Bring a roll of 20s to, ahem, grease the maître d). more ›

Yesterday Joe Biden fêted his wife with a romantic lunch at Brooklyn’s River Café. "It was a belated Valentine's," said owner Michael (Buzzy) O'Keeffe. A tourist from Oklahoma chatted Jill Biden up in the lady’s room, and the two went back to her table to meet the vice-president, reports the Daily News. "I shook his hand and said, 'Don't worry. Mine are clean.' He said, 'Mine are clean, too,'" she recounted. "They were very friendly, very lovely." As the Bidens dined on pear salad, warm goat cheese, potato terrine, and sirloin steak (cooked medium well) their beefy secret service escorts ordered a pie from Grimaldi’s. more ›

Today a hopeful, young New York Rangers fan thought he'd pop the question to his girlfriend at a Valentine's Day game at MSG. Instead of the camera panning in for a clichéd shot of the couple embracing, however, it ended up being what some call "arguably the most botched marriage proposal of all time." When his question: “Melissa, will you be my Blueshirt Bride?” came up on the big scoreboard screen, she simply stood up and walked out, as fellow Rangers fans booed her. It was all caught on tape, as most embarrassing moments are: more ›

The first of fourteen weddings to happen at the Empire State Building this Valentine's weekend went down this morning. They tell us this was the "first ever wedding at the Empire State Building’s 86th floor Observatory," though this is the 16th year the Knot has been holding their weekend-long event. Previous weddings, and the rest of this weekend's, are held on the 61st floor. more ›

It is upon us. Everything's been pink for about three weeks now, and hetero guys are wandering around in a daze trying to remember their girlfriend's cup size. There's no fighting it, and if you're not heading to church to honor the martyrdom of the Saint Valentine of Rome and Tremi, you might as well get into the spirit...or at least make plans to hit a strip club (we're not kidding, details above!). And even if you can't stand the flowers and hearts and ridiculous prix fixe dinners at every restaurant, just hold out for another month and then it'll be Steak and Blowjob day. For now, here are some appealing dining options at trustworthy restaurants; keep in mind that while time is quickly running out on reservations, your kitchen is always open for romance (unless you have roommates). Click on the images for details.
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Usually Nate Hill's antics just creep us out, but he's really on to something with his latest project: Death Bear. Here's how it works... you can make an appointment with the Death Bear, who will show up at the appointed time and "take things from you that trigger painful memories and stow them away in his cave where they will remain forever allowing you to move on with your life." In other words, Nate Hill is collecting your old ex's stuff, which he probably then sells on eBay. His next appointments available are, fittingly, Valentine's Day weekend. more ›

You've only got one more day to find a valentine, and Steph Goralnick just made it much easier! She says she designed a set of valentine cards to sell "but then decided that since the economy is in a state of such deep suckage I would spread a little sweetness and give them all away for free." Originally 22 packets were scattered about Williamsburg, but they're quickly being picked up. Here's a heart-shaped map to help you find what's left: more ›

There are probably some folks out there not complaining about the subway typos—the ones who found love underground. Do you have a story like Patrick Moberg's, except one that didn't end with public appearances on national television and, ultimately, a break-up? The NYC Transit Museum wants to know if you met your loved one on the bus or subway. They're asking that you share your story online, and on Valentine's Day they'll pick the best of the public transit romances to share. Just remember, if you do meet someone using NYC mass transit, use an NYC condom, and report any suspicious packages. more ›

This ain't your grandfather's rubber: The good old geriatric condom has gotten with the times and joined Facebook here in NYC, where it wants to be your friend (with benefits)! Yesterday the Daily News, in an article headlined "Health Department issues new NYC-branded condoms," mentioned the Facebook page, which went live today. But Celina De Leon, a spokesperson for the NYC Health Department, says the News article (now disappeared) was almost entirely wrong; there are no new condoms being released for Valentine's Day. Welcome to 2007 Daily News; as De Leon tells us, "We did that two years ago." more ›

Hmm, where have we seen white bikes like this one before? Oh yeah, they're locked up in cities across America to mark locations where cyclists were fatally run over. Nothing like the memory of blood-stained asphalt to make you want to run out and buy a pretty white dress. In a boneheaded move reminiscent of DKNY's failed fashion week bike-vertising, Macy's is now utilizing what appear to be replicas of the sadly familiar Ghost Bikes in their flagship store, as part of an adorable little display called "My Funny Valentine." more ›

For the past seven years, the Ritz-Carlton at Battery Park has transformed its 14th floor lounge into a chocolate paradise during the month of February. This year's theme is a Chocolate Carnival, featuring myriad mouth-watering confections from award-winning pastry chef Laurent Richard. With commanding views of the harbor, the lounge is an ideal spot to pass a winter's evening gorging on the unlimited chocolate buffet, while downing bottomless Champagne and chocolate-themed cocktails, until you at last dissolve into a blissful, diabetic coma. more ›