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President Obama Appears on Tonight Show, Reminds America That Jay Leno is...
Barack Obama and Jay Leno (NBC)Last night, Barack Obama was the guest on what appears to be a still-Jay Leno-hosted Tonight Show. Really? Who knew. Huh. Thought Jimmy Fallon had already taken over with...
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Google Maps Glitch Lets You Time Warp to Pre-Gentrified Williamsburg (Video)
Let's do the time warp again! A recent glitch in the prophetic Google Maps reveals what a difference six years can make. It looks like the area near North 3rd and East River in Williamsburg hasn't been...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic Adds Live Stand-Up Because Flying While Trapped With a...
There is only one discernible way to make flying more hellish, and Virgin Atlantic has just added it to its roster, alongside the purple mood lighting and ability to order beer via TV screen: the...
View ArticleJohn Catsimatidis Not Letting Go of Mall Cops Gaffe
Republican mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis was endorsed by one of the city’s police unions earlier today, and used the opportunity to once again bring up his chief opponent’s most significant gaffe...
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Patch Expected to Lay Off 500 Employees Tomorrow
Hard times are hitting Patch, AOL's network of hyperlocal news sites. In an earnings call yesterday, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said that he expects to shut, sell or find partners for nearly 300 of the 900...
View ArticleMcDonald Calls on ‘Punk’ Weiner to Apologize for ‘Grandpa’ Insult
69-year-old McDonald has a beef, EE-I-EE-I-O. George McDonald, a Republican mayoral candidate who’s seen a moderate surge of interest in his long-shot campaign since Democratic rival Anthony Weiner...
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Update: Duck and Cover! False Advertising Suit Feeds Foie Gras Fracas
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Update: An earlier version of this story mistakenly attributed the lawsuit's basis in California as ADLF's desire for harsher penalties. The actual remarks, as printed in the...
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Who’s on Fourth? New York City Pizza Robbed of Top Ranking
Lombardi's Pizzeria (via joebeone Flickr) TripAdvisor has somehow ranked New York City fourth in the nation for best pizza. The website, notorious for misinformed ratings based on user reviews,...
View ArticleA Cookie-Carrying Anthony Weiner Wins Over Brownsville Seniors
Anthony Weiner came bearing treats. The ex-congressman brought his embattled mayoral campaign to Brownsville, Brooklyn today, chatting with seniors while toting a large plate piled high with sugar...
View Article15-Year-Old Son of CNN Head Quits Waywire Board After Press Finds Out...
Any seasoned Valley-ite knows that the quickest way to startup success is to stock your board with influential, moneyed yes-men: that’ll at least guarantee you a seamless acquisition and subsequent...
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The AP Answers Your Questions So You Don’t Have to Ask
Did a reporter from the Associated Press contact you for a story? Not sure what to expect? In a blog post today, the AP anticipated and answered interviewee questions. Although we assume that most...
View ArticleDiva Tim Armstrong Reportedly Fires Employee For Taking His Picture Mid-Layoffs
We knew things weren’t going great over at AOL, but we’d no idea CEO Tim Armstrong had gone full Greta Garbo. Earlier today, Mr. Armstrong gathered the employees of Patch together on a conference call,...
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Abusing the System: Facebook Standards and the People Who Violate Them
For the past two months, I have intermittently been barred from Facebook. The first time it happened was in June, when I tried to post my Israel Hayom column. Suddenly, a window popped up, telling me...
View ArticleLarry Ellison Saves Malibu From Gross Poor People Food
Oracle chief Larry Ellison has saved Carbon Beach, a section of Malibu, from pink slime burgers and sticky, soda-covered floors by importing a couple of bougie restaurants. The Hawaiian island overlord...
View ArticleSteubenville-Inspired Program for Athletes Focuses on Social Media Guidelines...
A community was rocked recently when a pair of football players raped a female acquaintance, then broadcast it on YouTube, resulting in a trial, convictions and jail time for the two athletes. In...
View ArticleOutside Groups Start Spending Big on Thompson, Stringer
A new generation of super-PAC-like groups have begun to pour money into the city’s races, and several candidates are certainly benefiting. Former Comptroller Bill Thompson has already been boosted by...
View ArticleShalom! Google Glass App Will Make You a Better Jew
Just in time for the high holidays, New York app developers have devised JewGlass: the Google Glass app that won’t less you miss a prayer. Or a kosher deli. “By pushing contextual, geographic-aware,...
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Titans of Trump Place List Tribeca Penthouse
Sixty feet of living room at 101 Warren. Rebekah Mercer and Sylvain Mirochnikoff love New York City real estate. Over the years, they've acquired no less than eight apartments (it was six back when the...
View ArticleWar of Words Emerges as Spitzer and Stringer Both Declare Debate Victory
The city comptroller’s race was ratcheted up a few notches with a particularly nasty televised debate this morning. But the rhetorical bout, which was also playing out in inboxes across the city, far...
View ArticleWeiner Says Quinn Is the One Who Should Be Fazed by the Polls
Poll-eaase. Anthony Weiner was clearly not bothered today by a new poll that placed him a distant fourth in the mayor’s race, even implying that front-runner Christine Quinn was the one who should be...
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