Between the idling tour buses, next to the hot dog carts, and under the watchful eye of a Starbucks, something is growing in Battery Park. Earlier this morning, students from three schools in lower Manhattan joined New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and the folks at the Battery Conservancy in breaking ground on a one-acre farm shaped like park resident Zelda the wild turkey, on the tip of Lower Manhattan.
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New Battery Park Farm Will Grow Organic Vegetables
Zelda The Turkey Gets Growing Tribute In Battery Park
An urban farm is about to sprout at Battery Park, thanks to the Battery Conservancy—and their muse is the park's own wild turkey, Zelda (named after F. Scott's wife, for her frequent breakdown-driven trips there). The farm will be shaped just like the turkey!
Weekly Comedy Roundup: Improv Group Eats Pandas and We Love Nick Kroll
So far we've found nothing funny about the month of January, hopefully things will change starting this week. Check out our comedy picks:
2005 IT SUCKED! Awards
With the twilight of the year upon us, the natural response is to reflect on all the happenings of the past 365 days, mull them over and glean life lessons from them. Either that or get drunk. The UCB [307 W. 26th St.] offers a combination of solemn reflection and celebratory inebriation tonight at the 2005 It Sucked! Awards. Join hosts Katie Dippold, Anthony King and Chris Kula and a cast of thousands of UCB regulars who will boil down the year to the steaming pile of suck that it really was. Trapped in A Closet, anyone? 8pm, $5
MetroBlogger to Neighbors: F-U & Die!
Every so often, we come across a post so hilariously funny and misanthropic that it deserves to be quoted in its entirety. Michael Orell over at Metroblogs' NYC site has written just such a post in response to his neighbors waking him up at 4am last night. Suggestion for Mike: probably best to stay away from caffeine and sharp objects for at least a couple of weeks:
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