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  • W Hotel’s Instagram Exhibit Offers Tourists a Slice of NY

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    NYConvergence
    6 May 2012 | 1:04 pm
    A dress worn by female impersonator Ivy Winters was the hit of the opening night party at the W Hotel’s Living Room Lounge last week. The dress—made of photos taken by Instagram artist Theo Sickels—was velcroed together. Sickels’s favorite sunset photos were displayed front and center. “They had to go over the boobs,” Winters told The Wall Street Journal. The show features the work of Instagram photographers who captured a side of the city that tourists staying in Times Square might never get to see. W’s General Manager Jim McPartlin saidthe show was designed offer the next big…

  • A Better Pro Bono Plan

    NYT > New York
    12 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    If New York begins a free legal-services program, the burden should be shared either by all lawyers or by taxpayers generally.

  • With Fajas, Tight as Corsets, a Shortcut to Hourglass Figure Is Rediscovered

    NYT > N.Y. / Region
    By SARAH MASLIN NIR
    16 May 2012 | 3:07 am
    The faja, from the Spanish word for wrap, has become popular as a tight, form-fitting shortcut to curves.

  • Social downshift: GM slashes $10M in Facebook ads

    NY Post: News
    By CLAIRE ATKINSON AND GARETT SLOANE
    16 May 2012 | 4:24 am
    Facebook’s initial public offering might need a little body work. General Motors, the nation’s third-largest advertiser, said yesterday it is ending its paid advertising on the social network — claiming the ads weren’t working. While the $10 million GM spend will not crater Facebook’s $3.7 billion...

  • Boy, 9, says he's 'done' fighting cancer

    Daily News - News
    16 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    A 9-year-old cancer patient fed up with years of surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy has told doctors and his family he is done fighting the disease.
 
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  • Social downshift: GM slashes $10M in Facebook ads

    By CLAIRE ATKINSON AND GARETT SLOANE
    16 May 2012 | 4:24 am
    Facebook’s initial public offering might need a little body work. General Motors, the nation’s third-largest advertiser, said yesterday it is ending its paid advertising on the social network — claiming the ads weren’t working. While the $10 million GM spend will not crater Facebook’s $3.7 billion...

  • Hopes are dashed for WTC Morse code light

    By LOIS WEISS
    16 May 2012 | 4:21 am
    Forgotten in the flap over whether a design change will cost 1 World Trade Center its status as the nation’s tallest building is the loss of a symbolic New York gesture. A flashing light — or “architectural beacon” — atop the tower that was to spell out “New York” in Morse...

  • ‘Illegal’ seas-ure: Cruise pals sue over week in ‘brig’

    By REUVEN FENTON and BRUCE GOLDING
    16 May 2012 | 3:29 am
    They’re lucky they didn’t get keelhauled. Two pals who jetted from New York to Florida for a fun-filled cruise say they, instead, spent their weeklong vacation locked in the brig after a fellow passenger falsely accused them of rape. Eviatar Mor — who was celebrating his 22nd birthday — and...

  • Round 2 coming for Pedro

    By IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON
    16 May 2012 | 3:14 am
    Get ready for Pedro: Part II. Brooklyn federal prosecutors will retry ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. on the four charges over which jurors deadlocked after convicting him of four criminal counts for using his Bronx nonprofit like a personal piggy bank, sources said yesterday. Prosecutors also will retry Espada’s...

  • Med exam on Trayvon killer reveals Zimm took a beating

    By TIM PERONE
    16 May 2012 | 2:52 am
    A medical exam of George Zimmerman, the man charged with murdering unarmed black Florida teen Trayvon Martin, reportedly shows that Zimmerman suffered a series of injuries that could back his claim of self-defense. A family doctor looked at Zimmerman the day after he shot the 17-year-old in February and said...
 
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  • May 16th In NYC History

    16 May 2012 | 12:00 am
    May 16th

  • Bronx Principal Accused Of Lewd Workplace Speech Is Demoted

    15 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    A Bronx principal accused of making sexual comments about a copier in front of female staff members is getting reassigned to a different school and demoted to assistant principal, but some of his former co-workers wished he had left months before.

  • City Council Approves Wage Bill, Banking Regulation Opposed By Mayor

    15 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    The City Council overrode a veto from the mayor on a prevailing wage law for building service employees and approved legislation requiring banks that hold city deposits to report on lending and access to low-income communities. | Read New Yorkers' thoughts.

  • Citi Field Will Play Host To 2013 All-Star Game

    15 May 2012 | 9:55 pm
    City officials will be joined by the New York Mets on Wednesday to announce next year's All-Star game will be played at Citi Field, which will be the first time since 1964 that the Amazins host the event. | NY1 will carry the announcement live at 11:30 a.m.

  • Sources: Feds To Retry Espada On Corruption Charges

    15 May 2012 | 9:45 pm
    The U.S. Attorney's office is planning to retry former State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. on four corruption charges that led to a deadlocked jury in Brooklyn federal court yesterday, sources tell NY1.
 
 
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  • 5 Tips To Turn Your New York Home Into A Summer Haven

    cbsexaminer
    16 May 2012 | 2:00 am
    Summer in New York City is fast approaching. Whether preparing for a trip to the Hamptons or an excursion to Central Park, people are itching to lock away their winter coat, welcoming the long-anticipated summer weather. It is time to open the windows to the warm summer breezes and take pleasure in letting a bit of the outside in. Make a smooth transition into the summer months. Swap the winter blues with summer sunshine by making just a few tweaks to your décor. Following are five easy summer-izing tips. 1. Revamp the Drapes: Take down the heavy drapery. Clean them and pack away to store…

  • Hebrew Posters Appeal For Money For Alleged Child Molester In Brooklyn

    Jesse
    15 May 2012 | 10:42 pm
    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There are some shocking allegations against a counselor and confidant in a Brooklyn community. A therapist stands accused of sexually abusing a young girl who looked to him for advice. However, not everyone thinks he’s guilty. As CBS 2’s John Slattery reported Tuesday, there’s outrage over support for alleged abuser. The culturally colorful streets of Williamsburg now have a bit more color — posters in Hebrew, urging support for a counselor charged with abusing one of his clients, starting when the girl was 12. “I would not support him.

  • Brewers’ Greinke Takes Mets To School, Stretches Shutout Streak To 15 Innings

    pvictorwins
    15 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Braun had a fresh pink welt on his left triceps, where he was hit one pitch after Rickie Weeks launched a long home run in the seventh inning. He barely felt it. Zack Greinke’s seven stellar innings and Travis Ishikawa’s two homers and five RBIs in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 8-0 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night were quite the pain reliever for the NL MVP. “It’s fine,” Braun said of his arm. Greinke (4-1) was more than fine for his second straight outing. He allowed five hits, struck out seven and walked none while extending…

  • Seen At 11: ‘Cohabitation Agreements’ Becoming The Latest Protect-Yourself Trend

    jcap17
    15 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    NEW YORK (CBS 2) — No ring? No problem. You don’t need to be engaged or getting married to enjoy the benefits of a prenuptial agreement. The latest trend is called a “commitment contract” and more and more unmarried couples are signing on the dotted line, CBS 2’s Maurice Dubois reported. Madonna ($76 million), Paul McCartney ($35 million) and Michael Jordan (a whopping $168 million) each did not have a prenuptial agreement — and it ultimately cost each one of them big “Even though it may be unromantic, it’s important,” divorce financial advisor…

  • Yankees Play Sloppy, Listless Baseball In Loss To Orioles

    jcap17
    15 May 2012 | 10:28 pm
    BALTIMORE (AP) — Pitching well as a rookie in the big leagues is difficult enough. Dominating the New York Yankees is something else entirely. After seven games with the Baltimore Orioles, Wei-Yin Chen appears comfortable doing both. Chen pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and the Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the Yankees 5-2 Tuesday night. J.J. Hardy drove in two runs for Baltimore, which earned a split of the two-game series and improved to 1-4 at home against New York. Chen (4-0) allowed two runs, struck out four and walked two in a masterful performance. The…
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  • Teen Wins Seat on Long Island School Board

    IDA SIEGAL
    15 May 2012 | 10:39 pm
    An 18-year-old high school senior has won a seat on his Long Island school board, becoming the youngest elected official in New York state in a campaign that took a bizarre last-minute twist over accusations of...Photo Credit: NBC New York

  • 2 Charged in Ferrari Crash That Killed Motorcyclist

    GUS ROSENDALE
    15 May 2012 | 9:42 pm
    Two men have been charged in the death of a motorcyclist struck by one of the Ferraris they were driving on a private race course in New Jersey Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC New York

  • NYPD Cop Accused of Helping Drug Dealer

    15 May 2012 | 7:58 pm
    Federal prosecutors say an NYPD officer helped a drug dealer by facilitating financial transactions and performed other favors like feeding him information about arrests of his associates and even providing him...

  • Mailbox "Fishing" Device Causes Scare

    JONATHAN DIENST and SHIMON PROKUPECZ
    15 May 2012 | 7:55 pm
    A pipe-like device found inside a mailbox along Madison Avenue Monday prompted a large security response after a letter carrier thought someone might have planted an explosive near where President Obama...Photo Credit: NBC New York

  • I-Team: ER Visits Tied to Xanax, Similar Drugs Soar in NYC

    CHRIS GLORIOSO
    15 May 2012 | 7:20 pm
    A rise in prescription drug abuse involving Xanax and similar anti-anxiety pills in recent years has prompted some doctors in the U.S. to rethink the frequency with which they dole out the prescription.Photo Credit: NBC New York
 
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  • Design Heat Maps: Design Heat Maps: 10 Essential Stops in Historic Charleston

    Rob Bear
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Welcome to Design Heat Maps, wherein travel journalist Stirling Kelso—a regular contributor to Travel + Leisure, Food & Wine, and the New York Times, among other outlets—breaks down that which an architecture and design junkie can't miss in can't-miss cities. Feel free to tack on additions in the comments and recommend Curbed's next destination by dropping us an email. The Two Meeting Street Inn The seaside city of Charleston, S.C. is awash in elegantly restored historic homes, many dating from the antebellum period, so for historical preservation buffs, it is a must see…

  • CurbedWire: Jonathan Papelbon Unloads Penthouse; Baccarat Hotels

    Sarah Firshein
    15 May 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Photo: Cran Burry/Curbed National Flickr pool EVERYWHERE—Money magazine has teamed with This Old House—the ultimate home-reno magazine, of course—on Safe at Home: 25 Ways to Protect Your Biggest Investment, a supplementary section that will appear in both Time Inc. titles as well as Real Simple. [Folio] THE INTERNET—Apartment Therapy has launched a video series that will "attempt to bring posts to life and share with you the people that we've been meeting behind the scenes." [Apartment Therapy] NYC—Because the more glittery the better, of course: the venerable…

  • Blockbusters: Casino kingpin Steve Wynn has purchased...

    Sarah Firshein
    15 May 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Casino kingpin Steve Wynn has purchased a 10,880-square-foot Manhattan condo for $70M, actually a discount because the place, which belongs to Millennium Partners honcho Christopher M. Jeffries, had been listed for $77.5M. Oh yes, there's a "her" dressing room that's more than 800 square feet. Curbed NY has the floorplan. [New York Post via Curbed NY]

  • Artistry: When is a building oh, so...

    Sarah Firshein
    15 May 2012 | 3:11 pm
    When is a building oh, so much more? In digitally manipulating his pics, Belgium-born photographer Xavier Delory has created a fascinating, if distorted, look at the architectural world. Flavorwire has a closer look at Delory's "conceptual architecture," which "explores the landscape in mutation and the drifts of modern man." [Flavorwire]

  • Celebrity Real Estate: Ryan Seacrest Drops Tens of Millions on Degeneres Estate

    Sarah Firshein
    15 May 2012 | 2:25 pm
    Click here to view the full photogallery. Because everything comes full circle in this crazy wheel of life, the fact that Ellen Degeneres recently bought Brad Pitt's compound in Malibu, Calif., meant that another celebrity would surely swoop in and scoop up the comedian's own palace, which hit the market in October. Sure enough, the stars aligned in such a way that Ryan Seacrest has bought the Beverly Hills, Calif., estate, which Degeneres shares with her wife, Portia de Rossi. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the American Idol host paid close to the property's $49M ask—a staggering…
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  • Margaretville

    6 May 2012 | 10:43 pm
    Woodstock and Bethel get all the love, but nearby Margaretville offers a lot of the same weekend pleasures with less patchouli.

  • Southold

    6 May 2012 | 10:43 pm
    This is a place for people who’d rather avoid the scene of Hamptons-land.

  • Stanford

    6 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    Nothing stays undiscovered when it’s close to two top destinations and New Yorkers have been taking notice.

  • Ocean Grove

    6 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    “It definitely has become more of a resort town.”

  • Lavallette

    6 May 2012 | 10:40 pm
    Barely two miles separates Lavallette from Seaside Heights, but it’s far, far away from Snooki-land.
 
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  • Manhattan Monthly Market Snapshot: April 2012

    11 May 2012 | 10:46 pm
    Marketwide Summary April advanced this Spring's strong contract activity and price gains. Market -wide contract activity is up 19% from last April with strong activity from both condos and co-ops.  Market-wide is even with March but is 10% lower than April 2011,  due to a 15% decrease in condo inventory.  This limited supply is driving condo prices higher and pushing buyers into the co-op market. Condo average price per square foot is the highest it has been since the market's peak in the summer of 2008.    Co-op pricing is down from last year but new buyers in the…

  • Manhattan Rental Market Analysis: April 2012

    11 May 2012 | 8:59 pm
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  • Manhattan Neighborhood Population Increases

    10 May 2012 | 10:32 am
    REBNY Reasearch Senior VP, Mike Slattery reports: According to the Census, New York City’s population reached 8,175,133 in 2010, a modest increase of 2.1% since 2000. However, some neighborhoods had much a higher percent increase in population. In Manhattan, the community districts with the highest percent increases are: Community District Neighborhoods # of additional residents % Increase 2000-2010 1 Battery Park City, Tribeca 26,558 +77.2% 4 Chelsea, Clinton 15,766 +18.0% 5 Midtown   7,645 +17.4% 10 Central Harlem   8,614 + 8.0%   Manhattan Real Estate - nyc BLOG…

  • What's in a Neighborhood Name? Clinton or Hells Kitchen?

    27 Apr 2012 | 11:28 am
    Clinton - Hells Kitchen - Midtown West - West 30's - West 50's Some still argue about the exact boundaries of Hell's Kitchen, but it's commonly considered to run from 34th to 59th Streets and from Eighth Avenue to the Hudson River. The area is also known as Clinton and long-time residents use the two terms interchangeably. Some are proud to call the neighborhod "Hells Kitchen" while some prefer to say Clinton. Yesterday I was showing one of my listings in Clinton/Hells Kitchen. A pre-war Art Deco charmer at Pembroke, 357 West 55th Street. A one bedroom with sunken living room in a circa 1935…

  • Happy Earth Day | Go Green

    22 Apr 2012 | 11:15 am
    Earth photo by Astronaut Sunita Williams related "green" blog posts: Green Real Estate Glossary| nyc BLOG estate | Manhattan Real Estate Green Condo Buildings in Manhattan | nyc BLOG estate | Manhattan Schwab House: Upper West Side Coop Goes Green | nyc BLOG estate Green Concrete at Manhattan Construction Sites | nyc BLOG estate green resources / services New York City Passes Green Legislation the VISIONAIRE: Green luxury living in BPC | nyc BLOG estate property tax abatement for going green  One Jackson Square: Modernist 'Green' Condos  Green- Up" NYC Streets -Plant a Tree …
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  • Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit

    By JONATHAN WEISMAN
    16 May 2012 | 1:17 am
    Speaker John A. Boehner set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy while Mitt Romney hit President Obama hard on his fiscal stewardship in a speech in Des Moines.

  • States Diverting Mortgage Settlement Money to Other Uses

    By SHAILA DEWAN
    16 May 2012 | 1:07 am
    Some states are diverting their share of a $2.5 billion they were awarded in a mortgage settlement, money intended to help homeowners and mitigate the effects of foreclosures.

  • Iowa, Again, Serves as Proving Ground for Romney

    By MICHAEL BARBARO and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
    16 May 2012 | 12:55 am
    Iowa is an important laboratory for Mitt Romney’s broad effort to lay the blame for the nation’s ongoing economic distress at President Obama’s feet.

  • George W. Bush Briefly Visits Washington

    By PETER BAKER
    16 May 2012 | 12:40 am
    After keeping a low profile since leaving office, former President George W. Bush is starting to speak out again on issues he hopes will define his legacy.

  • Washington Mayor Told to Testify in Lottery Suit

    By THEO EMERY
    16 May 2012 | 12:30 am
    A federal judge ruled Monday that Mayor Vincent C. Gray must answer questions about a disputed lottery case, the latest in a drumbeat of news involving misconduct in the Washington, D.C., government.
 
 
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  • Piranha 3DD Coming To Get You!

    15 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    At a woebegone water theme park, the lifeguards have been replaced with strippers, and the piranhas are out in full force in this comedy thriller that pits fish against foul. Things reach a fever pit

  • John Gavin Shirtless Photo Montage

    15 May 2012 | 1:01 pm
    You'd be psycho not to find this hot.Has there ever been more beautiful an actor and former Ambassador to Mexico than John Gavin? Nope. The stud--who appeared in classics like Psycho and Spartacus--

  • Leap Of Faith Is Not The Shortest Running Best Musical Nominee Ever

    15 May 2012 | 12:03 pm
    Not by a long shot! Leap is the musical about a con man who connects with his faith and makes a disabled kid walk (if not exactly making people run to the box office). It just closed after a mere 44

  • The Dictator's Funniest Celebrity References

    15 May 2012 | 11:26 am
    SPOILER ALERT! I'm going to give away some lines from Sacha Baron Cohen's new spoof, The Dictator, about a genocidal Wadiyan nitwit who learns some values in Brooklyn. You should see the movie--it's

  • Get A Load Of The Latest Weirdie I Almost Became Friends With

    15 May 2012 | 10:30 am
    Late last year, he chased me into a store to say he'd met me at the coat check of the Black Party and wanted to say hello. He seemed nice. A few nights later, he left a message saying it was great
 
 
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  • Smith: In this spot, both Mets are Wright

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    The unwritten rule in baseball is a variation on the “eye-for-eye” theme that was first voiced in the Old Testament, “You hit one of ours and we hit one of yours.” Everyone in baseball understands it and expects it.

  • Wright Call? Collins pulls David fearing beanball

    16 May 2012 | 12:31 am
    Mets manager Terry Collins watched the top of the seventh inning unfold and more than 40 years of professional baseball told him he was looking at a bad situation.

  • MLB All-Stars to light up Citi in 2013

    15 May 2012 | 11:40 pm
    Citi Field will be the site of the 2013 All-Star Game, the first time the Mets have hosted the event since 1964. Commissioner Bud Selig, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon will make the announcement Wednesday.

  • Collins says Mets will make way for Bay

    15 May 2012 | 11:39 pm
    Terry Collins knows there’s a dilemma waiting when Jason Bay is healthy enough to return to the Mets.

  • Bomber bats fail Sabathia; Hope is afoot for Nova

    15 May 2012 | 11:38 pm
    Ivan Nova’s right ankle was heavily taped on Tuesday, but the righthander seemed confident he would be able to make his next start Saturday against the Reds.
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  • Bomber bats fail Sabathia 

    15 May 2012 | 11:38 pm
    BALTIMORE — Ivan Nova’s right ankle was heavily taped on Tuesday, but the righthander seemed confident he would be able to make his next start Saturday against the Reds.

  • Harper: Soriano faces a save-the-Yankees situation

    15 May 2012 | 8:57 pm
    This is where the Yankee payroll advantage could really pay dividends. Nobody else in baseball has a Rafael Soriano hanging around, ready to take over the ninth-inning duties after two closers have gone down with injuries.

  • O's hand CC first loss in Yanks' 5-2 defeat

    15 May 2012 | 8:57 pm
    The Yankees were held to five hits against Wei-Yin Chen and two relievers, as the Orioles took a 5-2 victory Tuesday to close out the quick two-game set at Camden Yards.

  • Robertson lands on DL with oblique strain

    15 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
    The Yankee bullpen took another hit Tuesday as the Bombers placed David Robertson on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique muscle.

  • Ibanez Bombs his way to our weekly award

    15 May 2012 | 10:26 am
    We all know that Raul Ibanez has been making Yankee GM Brian Cashman look good so far this season and here's another big stamp of approval for signing him last winter.
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  • Smith: In this spot, both Mets are Wright

    16 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    The unwritten rule in baseball is a variation on the “eye-for-eye” theme that was first voiced in the Old Testament, “You hit one of ours and we hit one of yours.” Everyone in baseball understands it and expects it.

  • Wright Call? Collins pulls David fearing beanball

    16 May 2012 | 12:31 am
    Mets manager Terry Collins watched the top of the seventh inning unfold and more than 40 years of professional baseball told him he was looking at a bad situation.

  • MLB All-Stars to light up Citi in 2013

    15 May 2012 | 11:40 pm
    Citi Field will be the site of the 2013 All-Star Game, the first time the Mets have hosted the event since 1964. Commissioner Bud Selig, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon will make the announcement Wednesday.

  • Collins says Mets will make way for Bay

    15 May 2012 | 11:39 pm
    Terry Collins knows there’s a dilemma waiting when Jason Bay is healthy enough to return to the Mets.

  • Thole reveals history of headaches 

    15 May 2012 | 11:27 pm
    Josh Thole returned to Citi Field Tuesday for the first time since suffering a concussion in Philadelphia last week, bringing news both positive and alarming.
 
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  • Yanks seek length from Kuroda in Toronto

    Jon Star
    15 May 2012 | 9:45 pm
    Fresh off a two-game series with one team they're chasing in the American League East, the Blue Jays welcome another division pace-setter when the Yankees travel to Rogers Centre for Wednesday's matchup, the first meeting between the two clubs this season.

  • Without much help, CC handed first defeat

    Bryan Hoch
    15 May 2012 | 8:50 pm
    The Yankees' offense lagged against Wei-Yin Chen and the Orioles handed CC Sabathia his first loss of the season, posting a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday at Camden Yards.

  • Battling illness, Rapada willing to pitch

    15 May 2012 | 5:44 pm
    Reliever Clay Rapada was expected to be available for the Yankees' series finale at Camden Yards on Tuesday, one day after he had to be helped down the dugout stairs following a dizzy spell.

  • Yankees hope Nova can stay on turn

    15 May 2012 | 5:44 pm
    Ivan Nova said that his sprained right ankle improved overnight and the Yankees right-hander is hopeful that he will be able to make his next turn in the rotation.

  • Recalling history as closer, Soriano confident

    15 May 2012 | 5:44 pm
    Rafael Soriano has been named the Yankees' third closer in the last two weeks, and the right-hander is thrilled to be receiving the assignment.
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  • Wright, Collins smooth things over

    Ethan Asofsky
    15 May 2012 | 10:58 pm
    To protect David Wright, manager Terry Collins pinch-hit for his star third baseman, which set up a heated argument between the two in the dugout in between innings.

  • Collins' cool head prevails in heat of moment

    Barry M. Bloom
    15 May 2012 | 10:35 pm
    As the bottom of the seventh inning of Tuesday night's game at Citi Field began, Mets manager Terry Collins said he had only one option in mind: limit the damage.

  • Amid Wright drama, Gee, Mets fall to Crew

    Spencer Fordin
    15 May 2012 | 10:24 pm
    Dillon Gee and the Mets were shut out for just the second time all season. The club may have found a galvanizing force in the loss, however, when manager Terry Collins opted to protect third baseman David Wright.

  • Johan aims to extend success as Mets greet Reds

    Lance Lysowski
    15 May 2012 | 9:50 pm
    Entering Wednesday's matchup against the Mets, Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake is hoping to snap out of the worst stretch of his career, while Johan Santana is trying to build off of a strong outing his last time out.

  • Mets fans can relive memories on Citi Tuesdays

    Ethan Asofsky
    15 May 2012 | 7:04 pm
    Mookie Wilson and Ron Swoboda participated in an event that was part of a series of promotions by the Mets' corporate sponsors called Citi Tuesdays, which were created to increase fan participation with former and current players.
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  • Namath: Mark’s still best Gang Green QB 

    15 May 2012 | 9:10 pm
    Joe Namath allowed that the Jets’ addition of quarterback Tim Tebow was a positive, but he did not hesitate when stating that Mark Sanchez, the incumbent starter, was new offensive coordinator Tony Sparano’s best option under center.

  • A Giant sneak peek at Big Blue's bling

    15 May 2012 | 1:08 pm
    The Jets can have their three-ring circus. All the Giants need is the ring. Those championship rings will be given to the Super Bowl XLVI champions at a private ceremony on Wednesday night.

  • Tebow on target: Progress pleases Jets

    14 May 2012 | 11:33 pm
    Less than two weeks after Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano maintained that Tim Tebow has made “eye-opening” progress over the past couple of seasons, quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh made it clear that he believes the young signal-caller has plenty of upside.

  • Thomas looking forward to earning ring with Giants

    14 May 2012 | 5:35 pm
    Terrell Thomas knows it'll be "bittersweet" when he gets his Super Bowl ring on Wednesday night. After missing all of last year, including Super Bowl XLVI, with a torn ACL he'd rather earn a ring on his own.

  • Safety Jones cut by Big Blue

    14 May 2012 | 4:16 pm
    The miracle Chad Jones has been waiting for will have to wait. Jones, the Giants safety who nearly lost his leg in a car accident just months after he was drafted in 2010, was waived by the team on Monday.
 
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  • Former Knick Ramsey honored by CCNY

    15 May 2012 | 6:27 pm
    The day after President Kennedy was assassinated, Cal Ramsey was running a fastbreak in the old Eastern League when he was accidentally tripped by the former CCNY star, Ed Warner. On the play, Ramsey blew out his right knee and had to say goodbye to his career as a basketball player.

  • Irving is runaway winner as NBA’s top rookie

    15 May 2012 | 9:57 am
    Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, winning the award with the same ease as he dribbled past defenders this season.

  • Strain puts ki-Bosh on Heat forward

    14 May 2012 | 9:23 pm
    The Miami Heat still has LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, but it will have to survive for the rest of this playoff round against Indiana without Chris Bosh.

  • Heat will face Pacers minus Bosh

    14 May 2012 | 4:05 pm
    The Miami Heat still has LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, but they’ll have to survive for the rest of this playoff round against Indiana without Chris Bosh.

  • Cavs' Irving named NBA's top rookie

    14 May 2012 | 10:13 am
    Kyrie Irving began his first pro season as the top pick and ended it as the top rookie.
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  • Lupica: Kreider now a Varsity Blueshirt

    16 May 2012 | 12:47 am
    There have been other hockey stories at least something like Chris Kreider’s, a kid jumping the kind of speeding train that the New York Rangers are right now.

  • Blueshirts seek two-game cushion vs. Devils

    15 May 2012 | 11:50 pm
    The Rangers have won the opening game in each of their first three playoff rounds. Of course, against Ottawa and Washington, they dropped the subsequent game on home ice each time, and that is a trend they hope to buck Wednesday in Game 2 against the Devils.

  • Big Blue DE Tuck a Giant Ranger fan 

    15 May 2012 | 11:49 pm
    Justin Tuck has been going to Rangers games since 2005, but nobody noticed until last week when Brad Richards scored to tie Game 5 against the Capitals with 7.6 seconds remaining and the Giants’ defensive end . . . went a little nuts.

  • McDonagh is looking like a Blueshirt bargain

    15 May 2012 | 10:03 pm
    It might not quite be the acquisition of Manhattan by Dutch settlers for $24, but the Rangers’ trade for defenseman Ryan McDonagh is starting to look as if it will go down as one of the better deals in New York history.

  • Rupp knows rivalry from each side of Hudson

    15 May 2012 | 11:06 am
    Mike Rupp was in his first season with the Devils in 2003 — the one that ended with him scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal — when he realized the extent of the rivalry with the Rangers.
 
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  • Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. New Jersey

    15 May 2012 | 11:02 pm

  • Rangers call up six from Connecticut

    15 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has recalled six players from the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL) –- goaltender Cam Talbot; defensemen Tim Erixon and Dylan McIlrath; an...

  • Rangers overwhelm Devils in opener

    14 May 2012 | 9:42 pm
    The Devils may have been the team with more rest, but it was the Rangers who came through late in the game Monday night. As a result the Rangers scored a 3-0 victory over the Devils in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Ga...

  • Pregame Notes: Rangers vs. New Jersey

    14 May 2012 | 7:44 am
    Tonight's Game The Rangers will face-off against the New Jersey Devils tonight at Madison Square Garden (8:00 p.m.), in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. New York is coming off a 2-1 win on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, in Game 7 of ...

  • MSG to air extensive postgame coverage

    13 May 2012 | 12:26 pm
    MSG Networks, the regular-season television home of the Rangers and Devils, will simulcast a one-hour postgame show on MSG and MSG+ following every game between the rival teams in the Eastern Conference Finals starting Monday. The postgame show...
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  • Hoosiers and Heels to square off in ACC/Big Ten

    14 May 2012 | 2:53 pm
    Indiana will host North Carolina in a high-profile showcase for the resurgent Hoosiers during next season’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

  • Boeheim and Fine get defeamation suits tossed

    11 May 2012 | 6:38 pm
    On Friday, Jim Boeheim received some positive news, when a judge tossed out a defamation suit filed against him by two of Fine’s accusers.

  • Judge tosses defamation suit vs. Boeheim

    11 May 2012 | 4:57 pm
    Hall of Fame basketball coach Jim Boeheim got some positive news Friday when a judge tossed a defamation suit filed against him by two of Bernie Fine’s accusers..

  • Johnnies reload with new recruits

    9 May 2012 | 11:34 pm
    In his debut season as head coach Steve Lavin guided the St. John's back into the Big Dance, landing the Red Storm in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. The Johnnies lost 10 players off that team. Lavin has now re-stocked the roster.

  • Lawyer for ex-Penn State coach asks for delay

    9 May 2012 | 10:16 am
    Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach’s child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he was still waiting for disclosure of prosecution material.
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  • Top seeds set court date for v-ball finale 

    15 May 2012 | 7:59 pm
    The Academy of American Studies boys volleyball team found itself in an unusual spot after the first two sets of Tuesday’s PSAL semifinals: tied. Bronx Science trailed by six points in the decisive set, but clawed its way back.

  • CHSAA is united on divisions 

    15 May 2012 | 6:30 pm
    Iona Prep, the winner of city and state titles on the "A" level this year, has been promoted to the New York Archdiocese "AA" league while All Hallows has been dropped to the "A" for the 2012-13 season.

  • Tainted youth hoops coach Lorch dead

    15 May 2012 | 6:09 pm
    Ernest Lorch, the founder of the prestigious Riverside Church Hawks basketball program whose legacy was tainted by sexual-abuse allegations, died Sunday at Sunrise Senior Living in Yonkers, N.Y.

  • Torres has Grand ambitions

    13 May 2012 | 7:40 pm
    Tommy Torres was fighting the glare of a bright afternoon sun in East Williamsburg last week as he posed for a picture in a charcoal suit, flipping a baseball with his right hand. When a photographer asked if he was having trouble smiling through the glow of the sunlight, Torres flashed a grin.

  • Daughter of HS hoops coach goes missing

    13 May 2012 | 1:27 pm
    Darryl Jones doesn’t have plans to celebrate Mother’s Day, he has a more pressing matter to deal with. Jones’ daughter is missing, and hasn’t been seen by her family or heard from since April 27.
 
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  • Boy, 9, says he's 'done' fighting cancer

    16 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    A 9-year-old cancer patient fed up with years of surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy has told doctors and his family he is done fighting the disease.

  • Florida skulls mystery dates back to 1200

    16 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    A pair of skulls dug up in a Florida backyard aren’t linked to an unsolved murder mystery after all — they’re ancient artifacts that could date back to as far as 1200.

  • ABC will get dramatic on Sundays this fall

    16 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    ABC is betting that we’re up for some serious battles with darkness on Sunday nights this fall, and a lot more laughs during the week. After years of filling Sunday nights with the light soapy fun of “Desperate Housewives,” “Brothers and Sisters” and the quickly departed “GCB,” the network takes a more somber turn with the fall schedule announced Tuesday.

  • The trouble with black studies 

    16 May 2012 | 3:52 am
    McWhorter: Last week, The Chronicle of Higher Education fired a blogger named Naomi Schaefer Riley. Her offense: a blog post in which she criticized black studies — an academic discipline pursued by thousands of undergraduates, graduate students and professors — as overly focused on policing racism.

  • President Obama, gay rights hero?

    16 May 2012 | 3:21 am
    Cupp: I hate to rain on everyone’s parade, but I can’t help but point out the obvious to my friends in the gay rights community: Their unmitigated jubilation over President Obama’s interview with Robin Roberts last week, in which he announced his slow evolution on gay marriage is officially complete, seems a little premature.
 
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  • Video: Mark Ruffalo and some nasty-looking fluid

    Casey Seiler, Capitol bureau chief
    15 May 2012 | 9:52 pm
    Courtesy Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS, here’s video of actor Mark Ruffalo appearing at Tuesday afternoon’s anti-fracking rally on the Western Staircase. The demo preceded a benefit concert at The Egg in the evening. Ruffalo returned to the Capitol with what’s become his standard teaching aid: a jug of fluid about as green as the angry version of the character he plays in “The Avengers.” In addition to making the case against fracking, he castigates the drilling injury for its ad hominem derogation of himself and other celebrity opponents of the technique such as…

  • End Game: The Revenge Of Carl Kruger?

    The Daily Politics
    15 May 2012 | 7:21 pm
    Good evening... President Obama has never heard of "50 Shades Of Grey," but he knows which Kardashian had that blink-and-you-missed-it marriage. (NYDN) Bristol Palin “stirred up a hornet's nest” when she penned a blog post lashing out against Obama for consulting his daughters on gay ... Read more...

  • Bill Would Pull Plug on Foreign Transmission Line

    Politics on the Hudson
    15 May 2012 | 6:43 pm
    State senators want to ban attempts in New York to import power from Canada through a new transmission line, saying the state has enough of its own unused power. Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, Niagara County, said today that the Republican-led Senate plans to pass legislation that would block a proposal for the Champlain-Hudson Power Express transmission line. The proposal calls for a 1,000-megawatt transmission line to run from Canada to New York City. Maziarz said the state has 37,000 megawatts of unused power, but not enough updated transmission lines for the power to be properly…

  • Split Over Minimum Wage Leaves Cuomo Doubtful of Deal

    Politics on the Hudson
    15 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    Democrat and Republicans in the state Legislature are split over whether to increase the state’s minimum wage, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has cast doubt on whether an agreement can be reached. Assembly Democrats today passed legislation to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour in January and tie future increases to the rate of inflation. “I think that when push comes to shove, this is a moral issue,” Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, said. He cited a Siena College poll Monday that showed 78 percent of New Yorkers support an increase. Senate Republicans indicated…

  • Jay Jacobs, state Democratic Party chairman, to resign

    Politics on the Hudson
    15 May 2012 | 6:24 pm
    State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs issued a letter of resignation to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, writing that it would “allow for a smoother transition” if he resigns before his term ends in September. Jacobs, of Nassau County, was appointed by then-Gov. David Paterson in 2009. As the top elected Democrat in the state, Cuomo is the de facto head of the party. “With my current term due to expire this coming September, which would fall in the midst of what will surely be a hotly contested Presidential Election, I have decided that you, the Party and our candidates would best be…
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  • Video: Chris Christie Can't Handle Cory Booker's Awesomeness

    Jen Chung
    16 May 2012 | 12:01 am
    Newark Mayor Cory Booker is known for his hands-on approach to government, from shoveling people out of blizzards to pushing away his security so he can save people from burning buildings. So it makes sense that NJ Governor Chris Christie is jealous! [ more › ]

  • Extra, Extra: Park Slope Parents Are Screwing Their Nannies

    John Del Signore
    15 May 2012 | 6:35 pm
    In today's day-end link roundup, Park Slope residents take advantage of nannies, Brooklyn kids dominate in chess, a stunning Icelandic midnight sun video, and much more! Follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. [ more › ]

  • Bret Michaels Settles Over 2009 Clotheslining Incident At Tony Awards

    Jen Chung
    15 May 2012 | 6:27 pm
    Back in the summer of 2009, the Tony Awards got dangerous when Poison lead singer Bret Michaels was clotheslined by a descending piece of scenery. Cut to present day—Michaels and the Tonys have agreed to settle his lawsuit out of court. And the video of the clotheslining is still as good as it was in 2009 (see below). [ more › ]

  • 96,000 Servings Of Chobani Yogurt Spill On Upstate Highway

    Jen Chung
    15 May 2012 | 5:52 pm
    You can't cry over spilled milk, but can you cry over spilled Greek Yogurt? Last night, a truck carrying 18 tons (36,000 pounds, 576,000 ounces, or 96,000 servings) of Chobani yogurt spilled onto Interstate 88 in Chenango when the driver "got on the ramp to Interstate 81 too fast. When it rounded a curve, the trailer slid over the embankment and spilled 36,000 pounds of yogurt on the shoulder and down the hillside," according to WBNG. [ more › ]

  • A Guide To Basic Bike Lock Etiquette and Safety

    Garth Johnston
    15 May 2012 | 5:38 pm
    This week isn't just National Etiquette Week, it is also, as part of National Bike Month, National Bike to Work Week. So we decided to combine the two for a brief discussion on how to properly lock up your bicycle. Because yes, there is an etiquette to locking up your wheels. [ more › ]
 
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  • B/D/F/M subways disrupted overnight this week

    14 May 2012 | 3:17 pm
    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority tonight will begin another series of FASTRACK overnight work, disrupting service on major sections of the B/D/F/M lines from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. B and M service will end early while F and D trains will be rerouted between 59th Street/Columbus Circle and W. 4th Street. See the MTA’s list of service changes for the details. All service will be completely back to normal by Friday morning at 5 a.m. The FASTRACK program, which started earlier this year, has allowed MTA workers to inspect hundreds of signals and switches, repair water damage, track…

  • Intrepid free screenings start with 'Top Gun' on deck

    14 May 2012 | 2:22 pm
    Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will kick off its series of free summer movies with a Fleet Week screening of “Top Gun” on the flight deck of the museum’s namesake aircraft carrier. Another highlight, the July 20th screening of “Star Trek” will coincide with the opening celebration for the museum’s Space Shuttle Pavilion. Admission to the movie night will remain free, a museum spokesman confirmed to NewYorkology. On movie nights, doors will open at 7:30 p.m. with members of the public invited to bring their own lawn chairs, blankets, food and…

  • Bryant Park Film Fest includes 'Pscyho,' 'All About Eve'

    14 May 2012 | 1:41 pm
    The HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival today announced the schedule of movies for its free Monday night series. On Monday movie nights, the gravel area surrounding the Bryant Park lawn opens at 4 p.m. with access to the lawn starting at 5 p.m. (following bag inspection.) Films begin at sunset, usually between between 8 and 9 p.m. The 2012 Bryant Park free outdoor movie schedule: June 18 - “Psycho” June 25 - “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” July 2 - “The Wizard of Oz” July 9 - “On the Waterfront” July 16 - “Roman Holiday” July…

  • Enterprise removed from 747 at JFK

    13 May 2012 | 8:36 am
    Early this morning at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the the space shuttle Enterprise was demated from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft that transported it to New York in April. The demating process — a crane and sling project — brings the shuttle closer to its July 19 public debut date at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. The shuttle test vehicle is tentatively scheduled to travel to the museum by barge from June 4 through 6. Picture credit: Courtesy Intrepid Museum. Earlier: Enterprise barge trip tentatively set for June 4-6 Space shuttle Enterprise lands in…

  • Zooey Deschanel to star in 'Coal Miner's Daughter'

    11 May 2012 | 7:12 am
    Zooey Deschanel will star in the Broadway-bound stage adaptation of “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” country music singer (and coal-miner’s daughter) Loretta Lynn said Thursday. Publicists said Lynn made the announcement in Nashville, where she was joined onstage by Deschanel for a duet of “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” In 1979, Lynne held a similar news conference at the Grand Ole Opry to announce Sissy Spacek would star in the movie adaptation of Lynne’s autobiographical song “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” “It’s a long way from Butcher Holler to Broadway in…
 
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    ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News

  • Carlos Fuentes, 83

    ArtsJournal
    16 May 2012 | 4:05 am
    "[The] politically engaged Mexican novelist and irrepressible bon vivant ... stood at the forefront of Latin American letters for more than half a century ... In addition to his career as a novelist, Mr. Fuentes led an intellectually restless life as a political provocateur, an essayist, a screenwriter and playwright, an editor, an ambassador and a cultural historian." The Washington Post 05/15/12

  • Twelve Russian Writers Organize Protest March, Thousands Join In

    ArtsJournal
    16 May 2012 | 4:04 am
    "There were no opposition leaders at the head of the vast column of people that peacefully wound its way through central Moscow on Sunday. There was, instead, a corpulent poet ... A bespectacled detective novelist was autographing everything at hand ... People mobbed a diminutive grandmother who has won many of Russia's literary prizes." The New York Times 05/14/12

  • When Characters Are Already Onstage As The Audience Comes In

    ArtsJournal
    16 May 2012 | 4:04 am
    "The main reason for these pre-textual prologues, which blur the start time advertised in the papers, is presumably the pursuit of greater realism: a sense that the performance is joining a story that has begun some time before, rather than requiring a sudden suspension of disbelief. However, the strategy is risky because it creates unease in an auditorium." The Guardian (UK) 05/14/12

  • Thom Mayne To Design Anchor Of Cornell University's NYC Tech Center

    ArtsJournal
    16 May 2012 | 4:03 am
    The Pritzker Prize winner and his firm, Morphosis, have been named architects of the flagship structure of a major research center and high-tech business incubator planned for Roosevelt Island, the quiet strip of land in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. New York Magazine 05/13/12

  • Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet: From Vanity Project To Powerhouse In A Decade

    ArtsJournal
    16 May 2012 | 4:02 am
    "The troupe's first two years didn't do much to dispel the idea that it was a rich woman's whim: there was no headquarters and few performances ... Nearly 10 years later, the 16-member Cedar Lake ... [is] possibly the country's most innovative contemporary ballet troupe with an A-list repertoire, and an accent on creation that few companies worldwide can match." The New York Times 05/15/12
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  • EaterWire: Tuesday Boozeday at Bierkraft; Kutsher's Tribeca Delivers

    Hannah Norwick
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    TRIBECA — Kutsher's Tribeca now offers delivery service and a new Spring menu. Delivery is available for lunch and dinner via Seamless Web or by calling the restaurant. [EaterWire] FOOD FESTS — During the Great GoogaMooga, Pat LaFrieda and his team will roast a whole brined and rubbed steer. They're going to slow cook it at 200 degrees for 30 hours, then slice it up for attendees of the fest. [EaterWire] MIDTOWN EAST — Asellina, located at the base of the Gansevoort Park Hotel, is starting a weekly Sunday supper prix fixe. Three courses cost $35 and all bottles of wine are…

  • First Word: The CB 3 Approves Matt Levine, Zaragoza, and Nicoletta

    Greg Morabito
    15 May 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Welcome to First Word, wherein Eater and its correspondents sit for hours at steamy community board meetings to bring back the first word of new establishments and what they're up to. Your reports from the field always encouraged to tips@eater.com. Clocking in at three and a half hours, last night's Community Board 3 meeting tackled a number of big bars and restaurants. Here’s the first word on five notable projects: 1) To be Determined, 205 Chrystie Street: Sons of Essex owner Matt Levine asked the board for a liquor license for his upcoming two-story “cocktail bodega” with…

  • Week in Reviews: Pete Wells awards two stars to...

    Greg Morabito
    15 May 2012 | 4:10 pm
    Pete Wells awards two stars to Gabe Stulman's Perla. He's quite impressed with chef Michael Toscano's meaty fare: "Enjoying Mr. Toscano’s cooking requires a willingness — even an eagerness — to go a little too far, and then tell yourself that too far is exactly where you wanted to be." [NYT]

  • The Shutter: Belcourt on East Fourth Street is...

    Greg Morabito
    15 May 2012 | 3:45 pm
    Belcourt on East Fourth Street is now closed. The space is going to become Calliope, a new restaurant from Waverly Inn vet Eric Korsh and his wife Ginevra Iverson, formerly of Prune. EV Grieve learns that Belcourt's brunch and oyster hour have moved across the street to Nomad. [EV Grieve]

  • Restaurant Wars: Is Mickey Mantle's Slated to Become Brasserie Pushkin?

    Hannah Norwick
    15 May 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Last night, troubled sports bar Mickey Mantle's successfully raised $71,000, allowing the restaurant to remain open for two more weeks, reports New York 1. The farewell affair turned into a celebration when the original partner, Bill Liederman, returned to raise the needed funds to keep the 25-year-old space at 42 Central Park South afloat. The spot is not off the chopping block yet, as owners still owe $400,000 in back taxes. It appears that celebrations may have been preemptive, especially with news breaking today via the NY Post that the owner of opulent Russian restaurant Brasserie…
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    Racked NY

  • RackedWire: Porter Grey's Trunk Show; Bloomingdale's Big Brown Bag App

    Tiffany Yannetta
    15 May 2012 | 4:30 pm
    Two looks from Porter Grey's spring collection SOHO—On Thursday from 6pm to 9pm, Porter Grey will host a pop-up shop at the recently-opened American Two Shot store on Grand Street. Exclusive pieces from the spring 2012 collection will be available, and as a bonus, all purchases come with a free custom-designed Porter Grey T-shirt. [RackedWire] EVERYWHERE—At last, Bloomingdale's has made shopping on your lunch break even easier with its new Big Brown Bag app. In addition to a mobile shop, there's also a store locator built in, an events tab, and even a way to manage your wedding…

  • It's Showtime: Behold Rodarte's Costumes for the New York City Ballet

    Izzy Grinspan
    15 May 2012 | 3:50 pm
    Click here to view the full photogallery. Last week, the New York City Ballet debuted "Two Hearts," a ballet by Benjamin Millepied (aka Mr. Natalie Portman) set to music by young composer Nico Muhly. For fashion people, the biggest draw of the performance were the costumes by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte—simple black and white pieces with cut-out sides that would look just as natural on the street as on the stage. Check them out in the gallery above, and then head to our sister site in LA for a glimpse of Rodarte's next theatrical project, the opera "Don Giovanni." · Natalie…

  • Boob Tube: Here's What to Expect From Season Two of Pregnant in Heels

    Tiffany Yannetta
    15 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Photo via Getty Images Good news, expecting Manhattan moms and those who like TV shows about them: Rosie Pope and her Bravo show, Pregnant in Heels, are coming back for a second season—and it's premiering tonight! Since Pope tends to talk pretty candidly about pregnancy-related issues, she hinted at a few things we can expect from season two. They include, but are definitely not limited to a woman who would like to have an orgasmic birth (who wouldn't, if that's an option?), a pregnant woman who plans to buy milk from a breast-milk bank, and things about placenta-eating. Not to be…

  • Makeovers: Camper Raises the Roof on Prince Street

    Pete Davies
    15 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Click here to view the full photogallery. A good deal of Soho shoppers have been aiming their attention toward the top-secret reboot of the Apple Soho emporium, but more watchful eyes at that intersection will find something of equal interest. Specifically, that the Camper flagship at 110 Prince Street is showing off something ingenious up top. A crown in tubular cardboard, now under construction, gives the squat building a pagoda-style peak. What's visible points to Camper's wizard of design, Shigeru Ban—the man behind the store's bright red and white interiors, and creator of the…

  • Now Open: Dalaga Opens in Nolita For Those Who Dislike the G Train

    Tiffany Yannetta
    15 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    Click here to view the full photogallery. Photos by Anna Fischer Dalaga, a Greenpoint favorite before there were any other Greenpoint favorites, has just opened its second shop at 85 Kenmare Street. The new store carries Michelle and Mary Mangiliman's signature affordable dresses, alongside blazers, tops, and more, plus a selection of shoes, bags, fragrances, and even a few greeting cards. The opening of the Nolita shop is actually the first of two special occasions for Dalaga this year: In July, the Greenpoint store will celebrate its sixth anniversary on Franklin Street. Mary explains,…
 
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    The Cut

  • Jennifer Lopez Dropped Her Neckline Low

    15 May 2012 | 5:45 pm
    Jennifer Lopez wore a nude-colored gown by Maria Lucia Hohan to the premiere of What To Expect When You’re Expecting at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last night. She accessorized with a sparkly Swarovski clutch, Sergio Rossi heels, and dark berry lipstick. The plunging neckline is reminiscent of J.Lo in ... More »

  • New Study Shows That Thin Models Don't Make Most Women Want To Shop

    15 May 2012 | 5:30 pm
    There's a common belief in the fashion industry that replacing size-zero seventeen-year-olds with bigger, older models will turn people off. Because most consumers who aspire to wear fancy clothing also aspire to look thin and young, so the fantasies go hand-in-hand — right? But new research shows that women are ... More »

  • Chanel to Sell Branded Face Stickers

    15 May 2012 | 5:25 pm
    The tiny velvet Chanel logos stuck to the models' faces at yesterday's cruise show will be sold as part of the upcoming Collection Versailles de Chanel makeup line. The models positioned them like teardrop tattoos, but you can stick them ... anywhere! ... More »

  • First Looks: See Tom Cruise’s Full W Editorial, Tats and All

    15 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    W magazine's June cover stars Tom Cruise as his Rock of Ages character, Stacee Jaxx, complete with protruding abs, black nail polish, and a bulging heart tattoo on his left pectoral. Sadly, though, Cruise's co-star, a baboon named Hey Man, wasn't in the spread. Cruise tells W: I was thinking about the character, and I ... More »

  • See Karl Lagerfeld and Snoop Dogg in the Very Same Music Video

    15 May 2012 | 4:40 pm
    Okay, okay, so they don't share any scenes, but "Saint-Tropez," by French D.J. Jean-Roch featuring Snoop Dogg and starring Karl Lagerfeld, does not disappoint. Much like in real life, Lagerfeld plays some sort of godlike figure, welcoming Jean-Roch to the French Riviera with a two-cheek kiss and asking him the ... More »
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    Streetsblog New York City

  • EDC Wants 500 Parking Spots at Long-Awaited Lower East Side Development

    Noah Kazis
    15 May 2012 | 2:34 pm
    A rendering of the kind of development possible under the Economic Development Corporation's plans for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. EDC calls for 500 parking spaces at the site: more than the zoning code allows. The Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, or SPURA, is the largest undeveloped, city-owned area south of 96th Street. Located along the south side of Delancey Street at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, SPURA currently consists of five empty lots, the leftovers of a 1967 slum clearance project. Though mid-century towers-in-a-park style housing was built elsewhere on the site,…

  • Tonight: Weigh in on Bike-Share Stations for Downtown Brooklyn

    Brad Aaron
    15 May 2012 | 1:26 pm
    There’s an important meeting of the Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee coming up tonight, where the DOT bike-share team will present proposed locations for Citi Bike stations. The bike-share siting process has been praised by several community boards, and like all the other CBs within the bike-share service area, Brooklyn CB 2 hosted a public workshop where participants expressed their preferences for station locations. But the Brooklyn Daily Eagle makes it seem as if the entire program was sprung on the unwitting district overnight. Under the headline “Heights…

  • City Council Can’t Force NYPD to Adhere to State Law on Crash Investigations

    Brad Aaron
    15 May 2012 | 11:50 am
    The City Council has concluded it cannot require NYPD to fully investigate traffic crashes, despite indications that current department protocols may violate state law. Investigations into the deaths of Stefanos Tsigrimanis and Clara Heyworth were compromised by the NYPD "likely to die" policy. In March, Council Member Steve Levin sent a letter to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly questioning the practice of assigning the Accident Investigation Squad only in instances where someone is killed or is believed likely to die. Currently, crashes that result in injuries that are not considered…

  • DC: Getting Urban Sports Arena Development Right

    Angie Schmitt
    15 May 2012 | 9:59 am
    Publicly backed sports arenas are always a gamble. Sold as a way to attract investment and energy, they can become big public liabilities, draining money for more essential services. The Nationals' new stadium has turned a dead urban zone into a hotspot. Photo: NRDC Switchboard But that doesn’t stop too many cities, and there are examples of places that have gambled on sports facilities and won big. There’s a new member of that club now: Washington, DC. It’s been nearly 10 years since the city green-lighted a package of 30-year bonds for a new home for the Nationals…

  • Mapping How NYC Bike-Share Meshes With Jobs and Transit

    Noah Kazis
    15 May 2012 | 9:04 am
    A map of the coming bike-share system with circles scaled to represent the size of stations. Image: Steven Romalewski Hungry for more bike-share maps? Yeah, us too. Thanks to Steven Romalewski, the director of the CUNY Graduate Center’s Mapping Service, we’ve got our fix. In a post on his Spatiality blog, Romalewski uses GIS to analyze the 413 bike-share stations posted on DOT’s website so far. One map, shown above, shows each station with the size of the station displayed graphically. At a glance, you can see the number of docks per station decrease as you move away from…
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    Midtown Lunch

  • ML Forums: Soft Shelled Crab; Tacos

    The ML Team
    15 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Soft shelled crabs were spotted at Cafe Duke’s last week [Midtown Eating] Little Morocco is more expensive at night [Midtown Eating] Look for tacos in Midtown East [Midtown Eating]

  • Zucker’s Bagels Coming to Grand Central

    brianhoffman
    15 May 2012 | 12:30 pm
    Ess-a-Bagel is about to get a run for their money. According to Eater, Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish will be opening a new location on Lexington and 42nd Street. Their downtown location on Chambers Street is a favorite neighborhood spot and I can vouch for their hand-rolled baked on premises bagels. They’re mighty good and [...]

  • PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Brooke”

    Zach Brooks
    15 May 2012 | 10:30 am
    Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week it’s Brooke, a quiche hating lawyer who seems to do a lot of food truck eating. Name: Brooke Age: 26 Occupation: Attorney Editor for a legal publishing company Where in Midtown do you [...]

  • Your First Look at Má Pêche’s New Lunch Menu

    Brownie
    15 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    We recently posted about Má Pêche’s new lunch menu overhaul. Word on the street was that chef Paul Carmichael was going to focus on American cuisine. Well, the new menu has been revealed and with four new sandwiches and some new buns hovering in the $10 price point, we clearly had to go check it [...]

  • ‘Wichcraft to give free meals to Foursquare Mayors

    ultraclay
    14 May 2012 | 1:48 pm
    If you’re still wondering what the point is to checking in on Foursquare, ‘Wichcraft just offered a pretty compelling reason. Starting today, all 18 ‘Wichcraft locations in New York and San Francsico will give a free meal a day to whoever is the current mayor on foursquare. The meal includes a sandwich, full sized salad, [...]
 
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    Lost City

  • Star Shoe Shop, Village Survivor

    Brooks of Sheffield
    15 May 2012 | 3:08 am
    I have walked by the Star Shoe Shop on Bleecker Street, near Crosby Street right by the Two Boots pizza, for decades and not quite grasped how old it is until I went in recent and got my shoes shined. Ready? It's been there more than 70 years. Unbelievable.There's not much inside to betray that level of age, though if you peak back where the small bathroom is, you'll see some ceramic floor tiles that look fairly ancient. Otherwise, the feel is very 1970s. Fake wood paneling, standard issue wall clock, a small television set embedded into the wall behind the counter. And a couple photographs…

  • Lost City Asks "Who Goes to L&B Spumoni Gardens?"

    Brooks of Sheffield
    14 May 2012 | 11:45 am
    Never know what "Who Goes There?" subjects are going to get people excited. My account of L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst/Gravesend pulled down more comments than any other WGT since Sarge's Deli. Here it is:Who Goes There? L&B Spumoni GardensI have never driven to any of the destinations profiled in this column. "Who Goes There?" is strictly a piece of shoe-leather reporting. But I happened to briefly be in possession of a car this week, so I motored to far-off L & B Spumoni Gardens in Gravesend. The circumstances couldn't have been more appropriate. L&B is a drive-to-it…

  • Lost City Asks "Who Goes to Colandrea New Corner Restaurant?"

    Brooks of Sheffield
    13 May 2012 | 11:42 am
    It's my hunch that the footbridge above the Fort Hamilton Parkway was built expressly for the convenience of the Colandrea family and their patrons. Here my "Who Goes There?" column from Eater:Who Goes There? Colandrea New Corner RestaurantIts diner-like name notwithstanding, there has never been on "old corner" for the Colandrea family. Their Dyker Heights restaurant has always been where Eighth Avenue meets 72nd Street, though it has come to dominate that largely residential intersection more and more over the years. It began as a one-room pizzeria, founded in 1936 by Vincenzo Colandrea.

  • Lost City: Asheville Edition: Little Pigs Bar-B-Q

    Brooks of Sheffield
    10 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
    When I'm down south, I look for barbeque. Recently, I was in Asheville, North Carolina. I was told that Asheville was not a big barbeque town. Nonetheless, I looked for barbeque. I had heard of an old roadside place called Little Pigs—a name that is hard to resist. So I asked after it. I was warned off it, told it wasn't very good.But I've got a hard head, so I went anyway. Little Pigs was founded in Asheville by Joseph Carr Swicegood Sr. in April 1963. In January 1986, he hired Bob Conner, a former district manager for Burger King, as the general manager. Conner still runs it.

  • Lost City: Asheville Edition: Mountaineer Inn

    Brooks of Sheffield
    5 May 2012 | 7:31 pm
    Asheville, North Carolina, is a beautiful town. Though a boho center of liberality today, it came into being through the efforts of millionaires like George Washington Vanderbilt III, Edwin Wiley Grove and George Willis Pack, who fell in love with the remote area enough to fill it with some of the most beautiful art deco architectural monuments in the country, as well as a few mansions for themselves. (Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate is the largest private home in the United States.)The Mountaineer Inn is not one of those monuments. But it is a marvel in its own right, mainly due to its…
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    nymag.com: Nightlife

  • The Micro Microbrews

    11 May 2012 | 11:10 pm
    The New York area's most-outstanding tiny-batch beers.

  • Smackdown: Scenester Clubs

    11 May 2012 | 11:10 pm
    Le Baron vs. Westway.

  • Best Jazz Show

    11 May 2012 | 11:09 pm
    Radio host Josh Jackson picks two of the ­moment’s most adventurous and relevant musicians and stages a double-bill concert for a very un-jazz-like $12.

  • Best Whiskey Bar

    11 May 2012 | 11:09 pm
    There are bars with huge whiskey menus, and bars with friendly, knowledgeable staffers, but none combines selection and sophistication like Noorman’s Kil.

  • Best Gay Highbrow Night Out

    11 May 2012 | 11:09 pm
    This monthly IFC series, in which “one of New York’s most unique and homosexual artists” picks a movie for screening and discussion, fits the Monday bill.
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    Brownstoner

  • Tuesday Blogwrap

    Emily
    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Notes from the CB14 Monthly Meeting [Ditmas Park Corner] Big Barclays Transportation Meeting Next Week [The Local] Free Walt Whitman Walking Tour This Sunday [Myrtle Minutes] A FIPS Guide to the Great GoogaMooga Moosic Scene [FIPS] Mapping How NYC Bike-Share Meshes With Jobs and Transit [Streetsblog] The House at 44 Noel Becoming a Problem for the Neighb... More

  • Closing Bell: The Sky’s the Limit in Coney Island

    Gabby
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Via the Coney Island blog Amusing the Zillion, we have the photo above, as well as the following information: “Zamperla’s plans for Go Karts and a SkyCoaster on City-owned “Parcel C” in Coney Island were unveiled last November and on Friday the launch tower of the new thrill ride was put into place with a crane. Coney photographer Bruce Handy’... More

  • Building of the Day: 24 Fourth Avenue

    Montrose Morris
    15 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Church of the Redeemer (Episcopal) Address: 24 Fourth Avenue Cross Streets: Corner Pacific Street Neighborhood: Boerum Hill Year Built: 1866 Architectural Style: Gothic Revival Architect: Patrick C. Keely Other Buildings by Architect: in Brooklyn – St. John the Baptist School and Church, Bed Stuy. St. Bon... More

  • The Nostrand Avenue Reconstruction Takes Off

    Emily
    15 May 2012 | 1:40 pm
    Yesterday the Department of Design and Construction’s massive project to reconstruct Nostrand Avenue from Flushing to Atlantic Avenue, and Empire Boulevard to Farragut Road, began. As Bed Stuy Patch noted last week, “The total project will cost $23,508,884; take place Mondays through Fridays, from 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; last 2 ½ years (... More

  • Treats Truck Now Open in Carroll Gardens

    Emily
    15 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
    Over the weekend The Treats Truck, a popular food truck serving an array of sweets, opened an actual shop at 521 Court Street, just past 9th Street. It serves all the treats the truck does (cookies, brownies, and bars), plus coffee and drinks, breakfast and a light lunch menu. There’s also an option to make-your-own cookie plate. The spot was closed sto... More
 
 
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    Serious Eats: New York

  • Laut: Michelin-Starred Malaysian Restaurant Delivers On Flavor

    Carey Jones
    15 May 2012 | 9:00 pm
    VIEW SLIDESHOW: Laut: Michelin-Starred Malaysian Restaurant Delivers On Flavor [Photographs: Christine Tsai] Laut 15 East 17th Street, New York NY 10003 (b/n 5th and Broadway; map); 212-206-8989; lautnyc.com Service: Cheery and swift Setting: Smartly decorated Compare It To: Nyonya Must-Haves: Char kuey teow (with shrimp and Chinese sausage), beef rendang, mee goreng Cost: Can easily eat for $25/person Grade: B+ (for the Malaysian dishes) For the last few years I've felt sorry for Laut, a mostly-Malaysian restaurant just off Union Square, when the Michelin stars for New York restaurants are…

  • Sugar Rush: Strawberry Guimauve Macarons at Ladurée

    Kathy YL Chan
    15 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    [Photograph: Kathy YL Chan] Though these might not be the single best flavor from Ladurée (that award goes to pistachio or vanilla), the new Strawberry Guimauve macarons stands in a category of its own. It's part of Ladurée's "Incroyable" collection featuring summer pink macaron shells sprinkled with a bit of sugar for shine. Bite in and wait: that's not buttercream or even ganache. It's marshmallow! The smooth, borderline silky marshmallow is scented with strawberry, a carefree, unorthodox macaron that demands a cool glass of rosé. Ladurée 864 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (map)…

  • More Sips from the Manhattan Cocktail Classic

    The Serious Eats Team
    15 May 2012 | 2:45 pm
    From Drinks VIEW SLIDESHOW: More Sips from the Manhattan Cocktail Classic The festive opening night Gala that kicks off the Manhattan Cocktail Classic may be the biggest event in the MCC schedule, but the week offered tons of other opportunities to celebrate cocktails—seminars, dinners, and parties galore. In fact, these smaller-scale events impressed us even more than the grand Gala—it's great to get a chance to focus on just a few well-crafted cocktails, get to know a new spirit or drink-making technique, and enjoy a look behind the scenes without struggling against huge crowds.

  • Food Artisans: First Field

    Stephanie Klose
    15 May 2012 | 2:15 pm
    [Photograph: First Field] When Theresa Viggiano and Patrick Leger of First Field had a bumper crop of tomatoes at her New Jersey farm a few years ago, she started experimenting with preserving, with the thought of making a product they could sell at the farmstand she maintained at the end of her driveway. "Everyone seemed to be doing tomato sauces," Leger says, "We thought, why not do ketchup?" While Leger grew up making ketchup and other preserves in Canada, his childhood recipe wasn't quite right. "Canada doesn't have the great tomatoes we have in New Jersey," he explains, "They use apples…

  • Win Two Tickets to the Wellness in the Schools Rooftop Benefit Tuesday, May 22nd

    The Serious Eats Team
    15 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    [Image: Wellness in the Schools] Wellness in the Schools is an awesome program with a simple goal: make sure New York kids get a healthy school lunch made with real food. Chef Bill Telepan (of Telepan) has thrown in his support as the program's Executive Chef, and their work has seen recognition in the White House and all across the city. They'll be hosting a fundraiser next Tuesday on the Tribeca Three Sixty Rooftop with bites from a great line up of New York restaurants, including Craft, Egg, Gramercy Tavern, Hearth, Tertulia, and Telepan—and we're giving away two tickets. To enter,…
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    Overheard in New York

  • Chili's Wednesday One-Linerback Ribs

    9 May 2012 | 4:00 pm
    Loud black lady on cell: How bout that time I drive by your house, call you up and ask where you at? You say you in a cab, I see you sitting there with your baby's mama, what up with that!--Penn StationOverheard by: Julie PaulieComedy show flyer guy: No I am not Puerto Rican! I am not wearing a flag or a baby!--Times SquareOverheard by: Amused Passer-byDrunk white chick: But I don't want my eggs to be babies. I want ten I be experimented on!--Midtown BarBlack woman to another: Cause you know: there's always that one black baby in like every ten black babies that just looks like an…

  • Eat. Pray. Wednesday-One-Liner.

    9 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Burly black man: I'm just not a flirty person.--10th St & 4th AveOdd woman consoling her friend: You see, he could be a diamond, but he chooses to be coal! And here you are, sparkling!--6 TrainWoman on cell: So I says to him, 'that Sue* is a good woman! You want to make her your shorty? You better get your shit together and approach her the right way!'--14th & 7thStraight white male on cell: I want to punish her for making me feel insecure.--8th Ave & 19th StOverheard by: Lisa Levy Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! ·…

  • Wednesday Weight-Losers

    9 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Girlfriend to boyfriend: If we got married, do you think everyone in our lives would loose weight for the wedding?--4 TrainTeen girl to friend: It's like anorexia but... spiritual.--34th & 7thGirl to friend: I'm paying you to tell me to gain weight so you can suck it out of me?--Central ParkOverheard by: Fat Boy Slim8-year-old boy: Mom, can I take off this coat? It makes me look fat.--120th st & Amsterdam AveOverheard by: Carol Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2012-05-09

  • Wednesday One-Liners Bring Back the Side Pony

    9 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    Blond-haired, blue-eyed six-year-old girl with mom to rasta: Are those ponytails in your hair?--Washington Square ParkOverheard by: CaseyGuy with enormous ginger afro: The hair thing is very weird; I feel like everyone is staring at me...--Bowery & 4th StOverheard by: REDGirl on cell, probably speaking to another girl: And she wants straight bangs, like the ones I've had for years, and she thinks it'll look good on her?--14th & 4th AveOverheard by: BoblriderBoy at bar watching Patriots Game: I love Tom Brady. His hair makes me want to be a better man.--Brass MonkeyOverheard…

  • Wednesday One-Liners for Keanu Reeves

    9 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    Older man to wife, in front of freezer: "Slow churned" What does that mean? They could put anything in there--how do you know he's really churning it slow?--Key Foods, WhitestoneMan with Russian accent: You are slow like turtle... but in the head.--95th & 3rdOverheard by: tomFour-year-old boy, throwing tantrum while getting onto train: But I wanna take the r train! I wanna take the r train! The q is too slow! I don't like getting off at 7th Avenue! I wanna take the r train!--B TrainOverheard by: I don't like the B and the Q eitherPilot, as plane is about to take off:…
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    A VC

  • Bootstrapping

    Fred
    16 May 2012 | 4:42 am
    With all the talk of massive amounts of cash sloshing around the web/mobile startup ecosystem (including by me), you would think that nobody bootstraps anymore. But that is not true at all. Last week my partner Albert blogged about our most recent investment in Behance. Behance was bootstrapped for it's first five years. As Scott Belsky, Behance's founder and CEO, wrote on the Behance blog: For the past five years, Behance has been a bootstrapped enterprise. We’ve sold Action Pads, books, job postings, conference tickets, and even banner ads (horror!) to generate the income to build…

  • Mobile Native Services

    Fred
    15 May 2012 | 7:55 am
    One of the most exciting areas of Internet applications these days are applications that are "mobile native". That doesn't just mean mobile first. It means mobile native - the app could not exist if the mobile smartphone didn't exist. A great example of this is the "book a cab ride on your phone" category. The leader in this category is Uber which does a great job and really nailed the experience. I've also used SideCar in San Francisco and Hailo in London. All three are great experiences. These services work so well because the cab driver and the passenger both have mobile phones that are…

  • MBA Mondays Series: People

    Fred
    14 May 2012 | 5:31 am
    Based on the feedback I got on this topic last week, I've revised the title of the series and the topics we are going to cover. The series will be called People. Human Capital is a turnoff. Businesses are all about people. And people aren't capital. I've added posts on retention and asking someone to leave the company. So here is the schedule of posts: - The importance of culture and fit when hiring - Where to find strong talent - Optimal headcount at various stages - Best hiring practices - Retention - Asking somone to leave your company - How to leverage your partners (including your…

  • Easy Come Easy Go

    Fred
    13 May 2012 | 9:21 am
    I just read that a lot of the social news reader traffic publishers like Washington Post and The Guardian were getting from Facebook has dropped off dramatically. Next we will read that the traffic social video apps get from Facebook has dropped dramatically. All of this reminds me of the big drop in traffic SEO driven sites deal with every time Google does an algorithm change. SEO and Facebook timeline integration is "best practice" on the Internet. You should do both. They can be great free acquisition channels. But they are not great retention channels. Because easy come easy go. Be your…

  • Android in Europe and Asia

    Fred
    12 May 2012 | 9:03 am
    I was going through the board deck of our portfolio company Wattpad this morning. Wattpad is the leading writing/reading community on the web and mobile. Quantcast says over 7.5mm people visit their website each month. And Wattpad is one of the top free "Books" apps in both the iOS an Android apps stores. Wattpad has a very large mobile user base around the world as a result of the sucess of its mobile apps. And so this slide on geographic distribution of its user base caught my attention: The iOS user base for Wattpad is about 65% in North America. But Wattpad's Android user base is less…
 
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    SuperVegan: Vegan Blog and New York City Restaurant Guide

  • Food Book Fair This Weekend

    2 May 2012 | 7:48 pm
    [Bryant Terry]The first New York Food Book Fair is this weekend in, where else, Williamsburg. Come get your fill of panel discussions, lectures, and book and zine browsing celebrating a diversity of food writing and activism. I suspect there will be a fair amount of "hip" discussions of raising backyard beasts and broiling their innards. The good news is it won't all be about that and you can purchase tickets for individual panel events for $15. I'm looking forward to the Food + Cooking + Change panel discussion because Bryant Terry will be included. In addition to being wickedly…

  • "Light Up the Night with Paul Watson": A Very Sea Shepherd-y Start to Summer in NYC

    1 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    It's warming up in New York City again, which means that the cherry blossoms are blooming, the cafes are opening up their outdoor seating, and vegan pirates are coming out of the woodwork. If you're going to a vegan venue in the city this week, chances are you'll see an Antarctic captain or a Cove Guardian or a vegan Australian sailor, and on May 4th, you'll get to see the entire menagerie at the same time, at Sea Shepherd's 35th anniversary party in Manhattan. Just like when the Sea Shepherd vessel the Steve Irwin came to Chelsea Piers two years ago, Whale Warriors are now flooding the…

  • Parmela, A Delicious Food Accessory

    30 Apr 2012 | 9:27 pm
    Like a cute piece of jewelry or if you're a hipster, a fedora, but for your food and tasty! I'm talking about a new and exciting product called Parmela. It is a glass bottle (yes, that's right, I said glass!) full of Vegan parmesan cheeese! It is good. So good that I've dumped it by the truckload on two meals in one day. I've tried it on pasta (YUM), I've tried it on garlic bread (YUM) and I've tried it on soup (YUM) and it was YUM to the third power. It's also the mouth-child of a couple of lovely locals that I can't say enough nice things about, so I won't say any. Made from almonds,…

  • Vegan Drinks XLVIII, The Recap: Big Ups to Pine Box Rock Shop for Hosting and Thank You for Supporting "Our Planet. Theirs Too."

    29 Apr 2012 | 10:21 pm
    [1-2-3 Go!]Thank YOU for supporting "Our Planet. Theirs Too." with us at Vegan Drinks NYC on April 26th. We were expertly hosted by the fabulous Heather and Jeff at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn. Thank you, Pine Box! And, special thanks to those organizations and individuals who made Shout Outs: "Our Planet. Theirs Too."Sea ShepherdGooseWatch NYCVegan OutreachNYC Walk for AnimalsVeggie Prom - May 18th at Fontana's - benefits Mercy For Animals!OWS Animal Issues Working Group - May 13th conference - location TBADarwin Animal DoctorsChicago Vegan FoodsDun-Well DoughnutsAndreas Turanski - join…

  • Vegan Drinks XLVIII: NEW VENUE ALERT! We'll be in the Borough of Kings at Pine Box Rock Shop to Benefit "Our Planet. Theirs Too." on April 26!

    23 Apr 2012 | 11:40 pm
    Join us THIS Thursday, April 26, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm for Vegan Drinks NYC! We'll be at our favorite bar ever, Pine Box Rock Shop, located at 12 Grattan Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. It's just around the corner from the L train at Morgan Avenue. There are also bus stops nearby and plenty of space to park your bike. (And, yes, if you haven't heard, our home of nearly four years, Angels & Kings Bar, recently closed its doors. We'll miss you, old buddy!) This month any money you throw in the donation jar will benefit the not-for-profit "Our Planet. Theirs Too.", sponsors of National Animal…
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    new-york-city « WordPress.com Tag Feed

  • Urban Ink Magazine

    Bulldog Bikes
    15 May 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Here is a quick sneak peek into the Urban Ink edition that features a 7 page spread of some of the Bulldog Bike’s and BDG Industries crew. The magazine is available on newsstands nation wide. Some of the BDG Industries crew..

  • Behind the scenes..

    Bulldog Bikes
    15 May 2012 | 4:31 pm
    Check a quick behind the scenes photo from a shoot that some of the BDG Industries crew and models had a few weeks back. Be on the look out for what came of the shoot in our 2013 look book and Digital downloads.

  • Stay tuned...

    peachpanache
    15 May 2012 | 4:29 pm
    Working on the blog–and prepping for NYC! Can’t wait to visit the Big Apple and all of its ad agencies…

  • Left My Heart on the 86th Floor of the Empire State

    Fleur De Curl
    15 May 2012 | 4:27 pm

  • Eyes Closed

    Fleur De Curl
    15 May 2012 | 4:22 pm
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    Hub Culture News Articles

  • Innotribe Startup Challenge Europe

    14 May 2012 | 3:05 am
    Over $500,000 in prizes are part of the Innotribe Startup Challenge, coming soon to Belfast. Hub Culture is part of the action, with Executive Editor Edie Lush among the judges.

  • Stop Joseph Kony - A Social Eruption

    7 Mar 2012 | 4:21 pm
    The sudden eruption of the Kony 2012 campaign, designed to #stopkony (the world's worst war criminal), demonstrates the sudden impact of resonance in a web connected world.  Despite qualms about the organization behind it, Invisible Children, there's no question Joseph Kony must be stopped, and the project's founders applauded for their efforts.

  • The Pitchfork and the Dauphin

    1 Mar 2012 | 5:51 am
    It is neither a wise nor popular course of action to defend News Corp. and its senior leadership in the wake of the scandals rocking its UK newspaper division, but there does come a moment where a bit of perspective could do everyone some good, so here goes: James Murdoch is a good guy. Yes, we said it, and here's why.

  • Hub Culture 2012 Zeitgeist Ranking

    21 Feb 2012 | 2:43 am
    The 6th Annual Hub Culture Zeitgeist skids into place with a focus on the heavyweights and gradual power shifts. This is the year of determined resolve - and everyone seems, dare we say, pretty optimistic?   Signs are that the US and European economies are finally evened out from a death spiral, income inequality is being addressed in pop culture platitudes, emerging markets are ticking over, its an Olympic year, etc. etc.. (Just how do we create this ranking?).  And its São Paulo for the win - again!  While the main cities remain on the list in different positions, there is an evident…

  • Sound of Solace - buy your ticket with Ven

    14 Oct 2011 | 3:39 am
    Solace Women's Aid is a London-based organization dedicated to supporting victims of domestic and sexual violence. They provide safe refuges, counseling, support services, and many other services to help women and children regain their independence. Unfortunately, they have also been amongst the many victims of drastic budget cuts across the public sector. Therefore, we have organised a special night of live music to raise funds and awareness in support of their cause!
 
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    Yellow Cab NYC

  • Fake Yellow Cabs in New York City from: NYCTaxiPhoto.com

    Brooklyn Mark
    13 May 2012 | 9:12 pm
    Most cabbies complain about nyc car service cars picking up people who hail them from the street. That is an illegal thing to do, but these drivers are at least licensed professionals who have the job of specifically driving passengers around in all parts of New York City, some of the neighborhoods aren’t so safe either, so it is an unwritten rule to look the other way with this behavior. Everybody has to make a living, and these drivers are at least licensed by New York City to drive New Yorkers around. What bothers me is a particular rare breed of taxicab that is not even licensed by…

  • Comptroller Signals Stop On Taxi Deal

    Brooklyn Mark
    3 May 2012 | 10:37 am
    The city comptroller stepped into the debate over the accessibility of city taxis, vowing on Wednesday to reject the contract for a fleet of new yellow cabs unless Mayor Michael Bloomberg amends the deal to require all—not just some—be wheelchair accessible. Comptroller John Liu said he would block the contract “as is” because it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. He promised to use all legal tools at his disposal to fight the contract if the mayor tries to bypass his office. Under the city charter, the comptroller can reject city contracts with vendors, but only…

  • This is the color of the new outer-borough taxi

    RadioFreeTaxi
    30 Apr 2012 | 6:26 pm
    It’s lime-green, it shuns Manhattan, it’s … a taxi? Officials unveiled the city’s new outer-borough cab Sunday, which Mayor Bloomberg dubbed “The Apple Green Boro Taxi.” “For decades, the goal of bringing better taxi service to residents and visitors outside of Manhattan eluded the city,” Bloomberg said Sunday. “At long last New Yorkers in all five boroughs will have safe, comfortable, less costly and legal street-hail service.” Taxi and Limousine Commisioner David Yassky called the green cab “pleasing to the eye, easy to see from…

  • Deaf boy struck by cab in front of terrified parents in Brooklyn

    Brooklyn Mark
    15 Apr 2012 | 12:46 pm
    The driver, who stayed at the scene, told cops he couldn’t stop in time. He wasn’t charged A deaf 5-year-old boy was fighting for his life after he was mowed down by a cab in Brooklyn — as his horrified parents, who also can’t hear, looked on. Timothy Keith’s mother and father were inconsolable after their first family trip to the city turned to heartbreak Saturday. With tears streaming down her face, Timothy’s mother described what happened in a wrenching written interview. “I was with my son. The(n) he walk to road. I say NO to him,” wrote Eva Keith, 29, of Washington, D.C.

  • New NYC Taxi: Nissan Cab Unveiled

    Brooklyn Mark
    3 Apr 2012 | 9:57 am
    In a cab and your cellphone just died? No problem. Just plug it in. New cabs hitting the streets of New York City next year will have charging ports for riders’ electronics. They’ll also have more leg room, a large skylight roof to gaze at the city skyscrapers and even odor-reducing and anti-microbial fabric to help deal with, well, you know, anything you might smell in the backseat of a cab. A prototype of the Nissan NV200 will be unveiled Tuesday. The model was selected from among three finalists in a city competition. With a boxy shape and painted a brighter yellow than the…
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    Inside the Apple

  • Will the World Trade Center be America's Tallest?

    Michelle and James Nevius
    11 May 2012 | 10:31 am
    As you may have read, there is controversy brewing as to whether the new World Trade Center building (formerly known as the Freedom Tower), will be America's tallest building upon its completion.At issue is the building's spire, which was designed to reach a final height of 1,776 feet, thus marking the year of the Declaration of Independence. This piece of symbolism has stayed with the building from Daniel Liebskind's original master plan through architect David Childs's architectural redrafts. However, back in January, the Durst Organization (co-developers of the building) made the decision…

  • Wall Street, 1820, at the Duncan Phyfe Show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Michelle and James Nevius
    5 May 2012 | 6:15 pm
    We're a little late to the game on this post -- in fact, you only have one more day to see the Duncan Phyfe exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The show closes May 6, 2012 (i.e., tomorrow), but if you are looking for something to do tomorrow, it is well worth a visit. Not only does it showcase the work of a great New York cabinetmaker, it is also your opportunity to examine a little-seen painting of the city, Wall Street 1820 by Johann Heinrich Jenny.The painting (on loan to the museum from a private collection) is an amazing view of the city nearly 200 years ago. The above…

  • Hart Crane (1899-1932)

    Michelle and James Nevius
    27 Apr 2012 | 3:28 pm
    We were touring through Greenwich Village, showcasing places of literary significance, when we remembered that today marks the 80th anniversary of the death of poet Hart Crane.Best known for his long-form poem The Bridge--a celebration of America using as its central symbol the Brooklyn Bridge--Crane was one of the greatest modernist poets of his generation.  Plagued by alcohol problems and the perils of being a gay man in a closeted society, Crane cut short his own life on April 27, 1932, when he jumped from a steamship in the Gulf of Mexico.Crane lived a number of places in New…

  • Reminder: "The House of Mirth" at Metropolitan Playhouse on Sunday at 3pm

    Michelle and James Nevius
    27 Apr 2012 | 3:12 pm
    We hope everyone has a great weekend, and we just wanted to remind you that tickets are still available for Sunday's 3pm performance of The House of Mirth at the Metropolitan Playhouse. After the show, we'll be talking about Edith Wharton's New York and how the mores and customs of the times are reflected in the play and her other writings. It should be a lot of fun and we hope to see you there!This version of the novel was written by Wharton herself and is seldom revived, so if you are a Wharton fan you won't want to pass up this opportunity. The play opens tonight and runs through May…

  • Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory

    Michelle and James Nevius
    26 Apr 2012 | 3:16 pm
    There's been much fanfare in commemoration of the sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912, en route to New York on its maiden voyage--a new miniseries, the re-release of James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic in 3D, and a host of articles, documentaries, and museum exhibitions.We recommend the exhibition at the South Street Seaport Museum entitled Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory, which is running through May 16. The exhibition features a host of Titanic ephemera, from the china commissioned for the ship (the examples on view were extras not taken on that first voyage) to advertisements in…
 
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    Mommy Poppins - Things to Do in NYC with Kids

  • J.J. Byrne Playground Reopens in Park Slope and It's Definitely a Destination Playground

    Petek
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    A few months ago when we were spotlighting Park Slope, we mentioned how much we were looking forward to the reopening of J.J. Byrne Playground. After a year of work and many millions of dollars, the revamped play spot debuted last Friday and my four-year-old daughter and I went to check it out. Due to its location in Washington Park next to the historic Old Stone House, the playground has a Colonial theme. My kid had a blast exploring this marvelous playground and so did I. As you can see from our slide show, a lot of the equipment is just as much fun to look at as play on. read more

  • News: Little Gym of Harlem and UWS Scribble Press Closing, New Ferry to Randall's Island, Zoo Babies, Segregation in NYC Schools

    Jeff
    15 May 2012 | 9:00 am
    While some baby swans are making their NYC debut, a handful of local family businesses are singing their swan songs, including Little Gym of Harlem and Scribble Press' Upper West Side location, which both close this month. Of course we've got good news, too, including new ways to get to Randall's Island this summer, a cleaned-up Chinatown Fair Arcade and a star-studded Story Pirates comedy benefit—and if none of those put a smile on your face, well, just look at those cute baby swans! read more

  • Family-Friendly Restaurants in Chelsea: Where to Eat With Kids in Chelsea NYC

    Stephanie
    14 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Chelsea is jam-packed with restaurants. Walk down any major avenue and many of its side streets, and you're presented with an overwhelming amount of choices, from bistros to barbecue, diners to doughnuts. Since Chelsea is a very family-friendly neighborhood, most of the restaurants will accommodate children, especially during the day, but that doesn't mean they're really good for kids. So we continue our series of posts on Chelsea with a roundup of our favorite eateries in the area that are kid-friendly in terms of atmosphere and menus. read more

  • New York Botanical Garden for NYC Kids: Planting, Harvesting and Other Hands-on Nature Fun

    Sonia
    14 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    We regularly post about the cool nature activities and annual exhibits like the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Garden. But as a Bronx resident who frequently visits the garden with my family, I'm here to tell you that you can never say too much about this incredibly diverse 250-acre oasis in Bronx Park. There are so many wonderful attractions: the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, where kids can work their green thumbs; the Everett Children's Adventure Garden, which hosts science and nature programs; the Forest, full of indigenous plants and trees, and a lovely waterfall;…

  • Cooper-Hewitt Design Center Opens in Harlem: Free Art Workshops and Playgroups for NYC Kids

    Raven
    13 May 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Looks like there's a new museum trend in town: Last month, the New York Hall of Science debuted its cool collaborative clubhouse Maker Space for families. Now the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has opened its brand-new Design Center, where toddlers to teens can take art workshops led by museum educators and design professionals. This past Saturday, my daughter and I went to the opening day of the Cooper-Hewitt Design Center, located on the ground floor of a swanky glass condo on the northern edge of Central Park. At 1,500 square feet, the sleek storefront space is certainly a lot…
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  • Not your playbook Italian – Review of Perla

    admin
    30 Apr 2012 | 3:13 pm
    BY CRAIG CAVALLO Perla 24 Minetta Lane Greenwich Village 212-933-1824 / perlanyc.com/   You know the restaurant is Italian, but that’s only because this town can gossip.  Inside, exposed brick and wooden rafters are the only hints at rustic Italian.  There is not a stitch of red, white, or green in the dining room at Perla and [...]

  • Francine Segan brings true taste of undiscovered Italy to 92Y

    admin
    25 Apr 2012 | 11:30 am
    BY BETH KAISERMAN Food historian Francine Segan gives lectures at 92Y and throughout the city. This time, some very special friends helped her discuss her favorite region in Italy, Ascoli Piceno, or what Segan calls the “undiscovered Italy.” The town boasts mountains, a beautiful riviera, great food and wineries, Segan said. To provide the freshest [...]
 
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    NYConvergence.com

  • NY Poised to Overtake Silicon Valley as Top Tech Mecca in the Next 30 Years, Says Muchnick

    NYConvergence
    6 May 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Image via CrunchBase With tech funding at an all time high, there’s increased buzz about whether NY can displace Silicon Valley as the tech mecca. While the East Coast may never rival California in technology hardware manufacturing, Avi Muchnick, CEO of Aviary, thinks the city could become the number one technology hub within the next three decades. Muchnick, whose startup creates photo-editing tools for apps, told Forbes that since the city has comparatively fewer tech firms, companies’ chances for exposure are better. Capital is just as accessible here as on the West Coast. And since…

  • W Hotel’s Instagram Exhibit Offers Tourists a Slice of NY

    NYConvergence
    6 May 2012 | 1:04 pm
    A dress worn by female impersonator Ivy Winters was the hit of the opening night party at the W Hotel’s Living Room Lounge last week. The dress—made of photos taken by Instagram artist Theo Sickels—was velcroed together. Sickels’s favorite sunset photos were displayed front and center. “They had to go over the boobs,” Winters told The Wall Street Journal. The show features the work of Instagram photographers who captured a side of the city that tourists staying in Times Square might never get to see. W’s General Manager Jim McPartlin saidthe show was designed offer the next big…

  • CBS Sports App Lets NY Sports Fans Weigh In Real time

    NYConvergence
    6 May 2012 | 11:33 am
    CBS Sports (Photo credit: Wikipedia) CBS Sports‘ iPhone app Audio Roadshow, which launched in February, allows NYers to respond to WFAN guests and on air topics real time.  Mike Francesa’s popular sports talk show on the station,  streams live to iPhones without any ads or sponsors, but there are plans on initiating these later according to NetNewsCheck.  Ezra Kucharz, president of CBS Local, digital, said, “I’m not worried about traffic on the app.  It’s there to drive ratings and get people involved with the show.” Users get to participate in ‘thumbs…

  • Brooklyn Duo Writes Wiki Articles for Cash

    NYConvergence
    6 May 2012 | 10:02 am
    LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: A mobile device shows Wikipedia's front page (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Two Brooklyn residents have turned Wikipedia page creation into a mini-business, charging $300 per article. Erez Safer, a record producer, and Aaron Wertheimer, a filmmaker already have about a dozen articles on the site, with over 100 more requests. However, many people have to be turned down due to lack of press around them. In order to make a good page, individuals need to have a legitimate number of sources. The process includes researching as well as interviews with…

  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community to Rally Against Technology at Citi Field

    NYConvergence
    6 May 2012 | 8:32 am
    Citi Field (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In an effort to protest the ‘damages caused by advanced electronic devices,’ tens of thousands in NY’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community will rally on Sunday, May 20 at Citi Field, the home of the Mets, in Flushing, Queens.  Organizers of the event said the following, reported in the Jewish Press: “This will be a mass rally never before seen in the history of Orthodox Jewry in the U.S. It will be a gathering of  unity of all the Jews living in the U.S., a gathering to disseminate information and a prayer rally for the success of…
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    Kathy YL Chan

  • Hair Business: Cuts, Conditioners, and Masks

    15 May 2012 | 8:59 pm
    I got my bi-annual hair cut today! Once in May and once in November, and I'm good for the year. Went to the ever reliable Sei-Tomoko on W4th Street. $50 for hot green tea, shampoo/conditioner, cut, blowdry and shoulder massage. Best deal in town and they do an excellent job. I chickened out on something adventurous (again) but perhaps it's better to play it safe...right?We knocked off 3-inches. Got rid of all those split ends, cleaned things up. A little layering, a lot of texturizing. Healthier, lighter hair - that's my goal for summer. Also, finally found a leave-in conditioner that I am…

  • The New Potato

    15 May 2012 | 12:41 pm
    Monday evening at the Mondrian SoHo's penthouse. Here to celebrate the launch of The New Potato, a food+lifestyle website (see the bit they did on Lady M - so lovely!) I've been to the Mondrian's downstairs restaurant, but this was my first time in the penthouse event space. All glass and rainy weather, little bites from The Meatball Shop, cocktails by Macao Trading Co.Here's the view facing uptown. Things were looking darker downtown, but still beautiful. Pinch me, I often forget how amazing this city is. We walked back home in the drizzle and stopped at the bar of Acme for a second dinner -…

  • Sunday, Wölffer Estate, and Rosé

    13 May 2012 | 11:10 pm
    Does anything feel better than a fun and accomplished weekend? I think not. Hard work (and a bit of luck) really does pay off and I'm excited to start this week strong. Flying to Palm Beach in a bit, back to NYC for a barely a day, and then off to St. Martin. Can't sit still, and I wouldn't have it any other way.The above photo was shot this afternoon at Wölffer Estate in the Hamptons. 70F with just enough shade, a bottle of wine and good company. Wölffer makes one of our favorite table rosé, and today we tasted them alongside the Grandioso Rose 2010 and Noblesse Oblige Sparkling Rose…

  • Hawai'i: Diamond Head Market & Bakery

    10 May 2012 | 11:34 pm
    Happy Friday! Heading back to the Hamptons for work, but leaving you with something extra sweet today. One slice each of all my favorite (there are many ;) cakes and squares and tortes at Diamond Head Market & Bakery in Honolulu.Clockwise from the top: - Chocolate Haupia Cake - Okinawan Sweet Potato Squares - Chocolate Dobash - Pumpkin Crunch - DH Market Torte (this one is really crazy...in a good way) - Lemon Crunch Cake - Coconut Bread Pudding  - Blueberry Cream Cheese Scone (not pictured, but blogged about back in 2007)Diamond Head Market &…

  • Afternoon Tea and Cocktails at Mandarin Oriental New York

    10 May 2012 | 2:30 pm
    Afternoon Tea at the Mandarin Oriental today. Or maybe...afternoon tea + cocktails rolled into one? Why not. Table for two on the 35th floor. In this city, a different world is a subway ride away. I always wondered what it would be like to live in a hotel. Put that on my bucket list. We're drinking Darjeeling today, no cream or sugar for this one please.Sandwiches to start. In the back, a classic Watercress Sandwich - cucumber and goat cream cheese on brioche, love how the watercress is inside the cucumber on top. And in front, Smoked Salmon Roulade with caper mousse on pumpernickel bread. We…
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    Walking Off the Big Apple

  • The Living Spirit of Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church

    Teri Tynes
    15 May 2012 | 2:54 pm
    Rossville AME Zion Church is one of 40 sites selected for the Partners in Preservation initiative in New York City, a program that raises awareness of historic preservation by involving the public in distributing grants. This post is part of a series that takes a close look at a few of these sites. Information about how you can participate follows. Many of the congregants of Rossville A.M.E. Zion Church near the far shores of Staten Island on Bloomingdale Road maintain deep and long family ties to this place, stretching back in time "six, seven, even eight generations," as Reverend Janet…

  • At the Helen Hayes Theatre, A New Act for Second Stage

    Teri Tynes
    14 May 2012 | 7:31 am
    Second Stage at the Helen Hayes is one of 40 sites selected for the Partners in Preservation initiative in New York City, a program that raises awareness of historic preservation by involving the public in distributing grants. This post is part of a series that takes a close look at a few of these sites. Information about how you can participate follows. While walking along W. 44th Street in New York's Theatre District, the theatre at 240 W. 44th stands in marked contrast to its neighbors. Built by producer Winthrop Ames and designed by Harry Creighton Ingalls (1876-1936) of the firm Ingalls…

  • Lessons from East 10th Street

    Teri Tynes
    9 May 2012 | 7:17 am
    A walk on 10th Street from the Hudson River to the East River, or vice versa, affords many pleasures, including the opportunity to look at some of the city's most beautiful townhouses, local libraries, and historic churches, to sample the wares from small neighborhood stores, and to grab a decent cup of coffee. This sort of lateral city walk can also introduce visitors to some of the historical and visual distinctions between the west side and east side in this part of downtown. Residential block of E. 10th from Fifth Ave. to University Place with townhouses from the 19th century "The Ava" 9…

  • At Erasmus Hall, A Story in Stained Glass Windows

    Teri Tynes
    6 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    Erasmus Hall Campus is one of 40 sites selected for the Partners in Preservation initiative in New York City, a program that raises awareness of historic preservation by involving the public in distributing grants. This post is part of a series that takes a close look at a few of these sites. Information about how you can participate follows. The story of how the Erasmus Hall Campus in Flatbush, Brooklyn came to possess such an extraordinary collection of stained glass windows will be told here in pictures and captions. The Erasmus Hall Campus in Brooklyn can boast a long list of achievements…

  • A Visit to the City Island Nautical Museum

    Teri Tynes
    5 May 2012 | 2:15 pm
    City Island Nautical Museum is one of 40 sites selected for the Partners in Preservation initiative in New York City, a program that raises awareness of historic preservation by involving the public in distributing grants. This post is part of a series that takes a close look at a few of these sites. Information about how you can participate follows. The island belongs to New York City, and specifically this island beyond Pelham Bay Park is part of the borough of the Bronx, but City Island, in terms of its history, really belongs to the sea. A walk down the length of the small island and…
 
 
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    Susan Singer

  • New Starbucks Opens Up Inside Starbucks

    Susan Singer
    10 May 2012 | 5:29 pm
    Residents of New York City’s Union Square area were delighted when a new Starbucks store opened up inside Union Square’s already-existing Starbucks. Sean Kingsley, a graduate film student at nearby New York University, said that the opening of the new store was virtually a dream come true. “I come here almost every night to study,” he said, “but it’s so packed that it’s always really tough to find a table. So it’s great that now there will be two options instead of one.” Sean’s girlfriend, Grace Murphy, felt the same way. “For…

  • Open House on Sunday, May 13th

    Susan Singer
    10 May 2012 | 5:21 pm
    OPEN HOUSE: 405 West 23rd Street, #9-AH 1 - 2:30 pm 2 BED | 2 BATH For more information on this property, click here to view the full listing

  • 3 Bed | 3 Bath | $ 2,395,000 | Chelsea

    Susan Singer
    9 May 2012 | 6:13 pm
    Bedroom 3 Office Kitchen Master Bedroom Living Room Bathroom Floor Plan London Terrace Towers 410 West 24th Street, #11-GH ListingID: 465707 Description: This West Chelsea 3 Bedroom 3 Bath home features an Open Kitchen, Split bedroom suites and all within the perfect blend of Pre-war bones dressed in contemporary conveniences. You can settle right in to approximately 1750′ of fully usable space all brightly lit by 8 large windows facing a quiet street. The master suite includes a huge dressing room with 2 closed and 1 walk-in closet.bathroom en suite. There’s a full guest bath in…

  • West Chelsea Artists Open Studios, May 11-13

    Susan Singer
    8 May 2012 | 2:35 pm
    YOU ARE INVITED TO: West Chelsea Artists Open Studios   Preview Opening Reception Party:   Thursday, May 10th  from  6pm-9pm continues throughout weekend, Friday 11-13th  12-6pm 1440B Gallery Starret -Lehigh Building 601 W 26th  14th floor BARBARA E. COHEN OPEN STUDIO ADDRESS : 526 W26th st #603 in Chelsea(between 10th and 11th) Friday May 11th – Sunday 13th  12-6:00, www.barbaracohen.com  

  • Open Houses on Sunday, May 6th

    Susan Singer
    3 May 2012 | 1:22 pm
    OPEN HOUSE: 410 West 24th Street, #11-GH 12:30 – 2 pm 3 BED | 3 BATH For more information on this property, click here to view the full listing   OPEN HOUSE: 405 West 23rd Street, #9-A 1:30 – 3 pm 2 BED | 2 BATH For more information on this property, click here to view the full listing
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    The New Yorker

  • Books: Wenguang Huang’s “The Little Red Guard” review.

    newyorker.com
    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Humor is not the first thing one expects from a memoir that occupies itself with burial rites, but this lively chronicle of a Maoist-era family and its contraband coffin inspires as many laughs as it does tears. Huang begins his story in 1973, when, at the age of nine . . . (Subscription required.)

  • Goings on About Town: Dance

    newyorker.com
    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    goatTitle-->NEW YORK CITY BALLET In addition to repeat performances of the season’s new ballets—Benjamin Millepied’s “Two Hearts” and Peter Martins’s “Mes Oiseaux”—this week brings the return of Balanchine’s rapturous “Liebeslieder Walzer . . .

  • Tad Friend: Dustin Lance Black on making “Virginia.”

    Tad Friend
    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    8220;All Southern literature,” the mother of the writer Pat Conroy once told him, “can be summed up in these words: ‘On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.’ ” This week, the writer-director Dustin Lance . . . (Subscription required.)

  • Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks

    newyorker.com
    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    goatTitle-->WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The German filmmaker Werner Herzog talks about contemporary art, as well as his contribution to the Biennial, with the co-curators Elisabeth Sussman and Jay Sanders. (945 Madison Ave., at 75th St. 212-570-3600. May 17 at noon.) BOWERY POETRY CLUB Marion . . .

  • T. R. Hummer: “Shackleton’s Biscuit.”

    T. R. Hummer
    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Of ox and luncheon tongue, six hundred pounds; of Wiltshire bacon, seven-tenths of a ton. Seventeen hundred miles they walked, And it was pony meat that saved them. But one biscuit, this one of thousands, baked By Huntley & Palmers, a special formulation fortified with milk protein, survives— . . . (Subscription required.)
 
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    Manhattan-Living

  • The most fun feast of the year is happening THIS WEEKEND: New Taste of the Upper West Side, 2012, May 18 and 19

    Glenwood
    15 May 2012 | 2:38 pm
    Yes, big food events are getting to be almost dime a dozen these days: from the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party (this June, in Madison Square Park), to the summer-long Smorgasburg in Williamsburg, to the Stone Street Oyster Festival every fall, to the first-ever, oddly-named Great GoogaMooga in Prospect Park (this weekend!), to on and on and on, it seems like not a week goes by without something tempting us to grab some friends and go and gorge in a large, communal setting. That said, it just so happens that one of the city's best food fests is happening this weekend, the New Taste of the…

  • Anish Kapoor at Gladstone Gallery NYC & Richard Avedon Photography at Gagosian Gallery NYC

    Glenwood
    14 May 2012 | 10:17 am
    At least twice a month we like to wander around the Chelsea gallery district (roughly: between 20th and 28th Streets, and 10th and 11th Avenues, hard by Hudson River Park, and right below the High Line). With more than 400 active galleries of all description, it's truly one of New York City's great treasures, a word-class concentration of contemporary art, constantly changing, always free. And although we tend to just show up without a plan–nothing more than "pick a few blocks, pop into everything"–sometimes it's nice to have a least a couple of specific…

  • 2 Glenwood Buildings in Tribeca & Upper East Side are Living Green

    Glenwood
    11 May 2012 | 10:07 am
    They call it a "DVR for electricity", and it could revolutionize the way entire city blocks–heck, entire cities–think about energy consumption. But for now, only two buildings in all of New York City are saving money and cutting usage with Demand Energy's brand-new battery storage technology, the Demand Shifter: Glenwood's Manhattan apartment buildings the Barclay Tower in Tribeca (on the right, above), and The Caldwell, on the Upper East Side (below). At Glenwood, it seems, the future is now.   Glenwood Encourages Living Green by Incorporating LEED…

  • Fratelli la Bufala NYC: Naples-Style Pizza on the Upper West Side

    Glenwood
    9 May 2012 | 10:35 am
    Pizza on the Upper West Side is clearly ready for Fratelli la Bufala, the upscale pizza-centric restaurant that recently opened near Glenwood's luxury rental apartment buildings The Grand Tier and The Regent, and which has been packed just about every night since. It's exactly the sort of place the neighborhood craves, a casual but cool-looking spot with an interesting, crowd-pleasing menu that's as comfortable for families as it is for, say, a second date, or a rowdy meal with a pack of friends. Only thing is, is Fratelli la Bufala ready for the Upper West Side? Well… after…

  • Ernesto Neto: Slow iis goood at Chelsea’s Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

    Glenwood
    7 May 2012 | 10:20 am
    There's art that you stand and admire (or not, as the case may be) from a distance… and then there's the stuff Ernesto Neto does. The Brazilian sculptural-installation-ist Ernesto Neto has become something of an art star in this town these past few years, especially after his sensual crowd-pleaser Anthropodino–the New York Times called the womb-like, aromatic work a "Great Spicy, Gauzy Mother"–filled the vast Park Avenue Armory in 2009. Now Ernesto Neto's enveloping magic is back, albeit on a much smaller scale, with a very fun, extremably…
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    Mitch Broder's Vintage New York

  • Vintage New York Presents: Meet Your Mama in Manhattan

    Mitch Broder
    9 May 2012 | 4:47 pm
    By Mitch BroderIf you need to be reminded to remember your mom on Sunday, for shame. But walk around the city and you'll be reminded.Having just established that Manhattan has its fair share of Joints, I thought this the time to establish that it has its fair share of Moms. That includes, of course, Mamas as well as at least one Mamma, though apparently no Mothers, despite what you would think.Most are in the form of restaurants, which poses a dilemma if you honor the life rule "Never eat at a place called Mom's." But this is New York. Here you break rules. Here you eat where you want.

  • Strangely New York: City's Best Pitch at World's Smallest Store

    Mitch Broder
    2 May 2012 | 5:39 pm
    By Mitch BroderParks asked me to tell you that he wept when he got respect from a bro, so I’m telling you.He got respect from a bro. And then he wept.“It’s the first time I’ve been validated and accepted by bros,” he sobbed, his face in his hand. “The guy was strong enough to be a cop, and he liked me. I never got picked for sports. I never got picked for kickball.”It was all too much. He collapsed to the floor. But he kept talking into his mike.This was just one moment of drama from a life lived on the edge, or at least on the stoop, at 131 Christopher Street. It’s the stoop…

  • Vintage New York Presents: The Great Joints of New York City

    Mitch Broder
    25 Apr 2012 | 5:52 pm
    By Mitch BroderYou can always get out of a joint — unless, of course, it's the joint.But you can't always find a Joint, unless you bone up on your Joints.New York just got its latest Joint, Sticky's Finger Joint, which is a great joint if you happen to like Joints that have fingers. But in its Jointhood, it is a rarity: New York is not crawling with Joints. It has little more than a handful, and they're not exactly hip joints.Here, nonetheless, is a gallery of Manhattan's best-known Joints. I won't be surprised if I've missed a couple. Joints are just the sort of thing you blow.Above is Big…

  • New in New York: It's Time to Take a Dip at Sticky's Finger Joint

    Mitch Broder
    19 Apr 2012 | 12:44 pm
    By Mitch BroderI believe that Paul gave me his candy fries to shut me up.If nothing else, the guy knows how to work his crowd.But he does know something else: He knows how to perk up a finger. This explains why he has opened a place called Sticky’s Finger Joint.These are my fingers. Above, the guy standing up is Paul.It’s as good an explanation as any, and I didn’t press him because he was busy and because his candy fries really did grab most of my attention. They were the Okinawa Purple Sweet Potatoes Drizzled with Honey and Glitterbanged with Pecan Coconut Glitter. Per his plan, they…

  • Old New York: Easter Parade Tips Its Hat to Vintage New York

    Mitch Broder
    11 Apr 2012 | 8:16 pm
    By Mitch BroderVintage New York was launched last year on Easter Sunday, and this year on Easter Sunday New York City celebrated.It was celebrating Easter, actually. But it was still on my anniversary. So thank you, New York. I bet I can count on you next year, too.It's a good bet, because the Easter Parade has been running for a century and a half, since it began as a casual stroll on Broadway south of Canal Street. It has evolved from a pageant of finery to a display of funny hats. But it's still the best parade in the city because you get to see it without homesteading.For most of its…
 
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    harlemworldmag.com

  • Harlem’s Franco The Great, Great Work

    Harlem World Magazine
    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    This is Harlem/ Franco’s Blvd, 125th St Franco  Gaskins the ”Picasso of Harlem”  has murals that will soon be moved to an outside art gallery at the East River. Harlem World Magazine thought it would be a good idea to showcase his … Continue reading →

  • HW Podcast with Larry Scott Blackman and Carolyn Butts (update)

    Harlem World Magazine
    15 May 2012 | 10:35 am
    Listen to the HW Podcast show with host Danny Tisdale as he talks to Carolyn Butts, Director of African Voices, about A Choice of Weapons: The New Renaissance Artists, a  May 16th, Tribute to Gordon Parks and Larry Scott Blackman, Deputy … Continue reading →

  • Walter’s World: Streetcar Named Desire

    Harlem World Magazine
    15 May 2012 | 9:52 am
    By Walter Rutledge There have been many revivals of Tennessee Williams’ Pultizer Prize winning stage play A Streetcar Named Desire. The new production now playing at the Broadhurst Theater is the first Broadway production to feature an interracial cast with … Continue reading →

  • Kanye West Signs Harlem’s Teyana Taylor

    Harlem World Magazine
    14 May 2012 | 7:13 pm
    Well, this was a long time coming. Kanye West has been closely affiliated with Harlem rapper/singer Teyana Taylor for some time now, but this week it was confirmed that Taylor has officially been signed to ‘Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music label. The … Continue reading →

  • Harlem Businesses Partner to Drive Tourism

    Harlem World Magazine
    14 May 2012 | 9:03 am
    It started out as a way to raise money for the holiday lights on 125th Street in the middle of a recession. Now a collection of Harlem community groups is banding together to promote businesses in the neighborhood. The Promotional … Continue reading →
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