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Lena Dunham’s Ex Posts Creepy Missed Connection
Lena Dunham has a stalker. (HBO)L Magazine referred to it as "fan fiction," but the insanely long rant about Lena Dunham's Dick on Craigslist discovered today seems to come straight from the source--if...
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Judge Totally Cool With Williamsburg Teacher Bringing Heroin to Court
Heroin use. (Getty) Tardiness, misconduct, photo-taking -- there are many things that can lead to getting fired. According to one Manhattan Supreme Court judge, being busted with 20 bags of heroin...
View ArticlePharrell Stuck His Microphone in Our Face at the Launch for YPlan’s NYC App
When you write about tech, invites to startup launch parties promising logo stickers and an open bar are pretty much an everyday occurrence. But you aren’t usually promised that Pharrell Williams will...
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Fixing NYCHA-Land: Public Housing Is Still Ailing, But At Least the Buildings...
The demand is rising, but the funding is falling. The New York City Housing Authority's remains beset by financial difficulties—the federal sequestration left it with a $205 million budget shortfall...
View ArticleDemocrats Call Bloomberg’s Billionaire Comments ‘Out of Touch’
Some of the city’s leading Democrats are displeased with Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s declaration that it would be a “godsend” if all the world’s billionaires relocated to the five boroughs. Read More
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It’s Alive! The Daily Beast Fights Another Day
The Daily Beast lives on—or at least it's not closing any time soon, as interim CEO Rhona Murphy said today in a company memo. “The Daily Beast is not for sale and is not closing,” Ms. Murphy wrote in...
View ArticleChuck Schumer Stresses Bill de Blasio’s Crime Credentials
Senator Chuck Schumer made sure his endorsement event for Bill de Blasio this afternoon undermined the messaging of his Republican rival in the mayor’s race, Joe Lhota. Read More
View ArticleJoe Lhota Suggests Bill de Blasio Has ‘No Soul’
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota pounced on his rival Bill de Blasio today, suggesting his opponent had “no soul” during an endorsement event with Staten Island Borough President Jim Molinaro....
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BAM! Emeril Lagasse Finally Cooks Up a Buyer for His UES Townhouse
He's cooking with gas! Just not at 158 East 61st Street anymore. (Patrcik McMullan) The restaurant business is notoriously difficult, famous for its grueling hours, flighty clientele and gruesome...
View Article‘He Will Be a Great Mayor’: Barack Obama Endorses Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio’s mayoral campaign just landed the most high-profile endorsement of all: President Barack Obama. Read More
View Article11 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before September 27
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Talk: Jutta Koether on Agnes Martin at Dia:Chelsea Dia’s always-great Artists on Artists lecture series presents German artist and writer Jutta Koether on Agnes Martin. Given Ms....
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Renew Now! Entertainment Weekly’s Jess Cagle Sells Murray Hill Pad for Just...
Exceedingly glossy: Jess Cagle and Shawn Henderson. (Patrick McMullen) There comes a time in every magazine subscriber's life when she looks at the stacks of unread glossies piling up around the house,...
View ArticleCity Pushes for Smoke-Free Residential
The Partnership for a Healthier NYC is hoping that the city’s residential owners will follow Related Companies’ lead set earlier this year and ban smoking in their buildings. A reported 52 residential...
View ArticleJoe Lhota Hits ‘Democratic Socialist’ Bill de Blasio
Sorry Bill de Blasio, Joe Lhota is not your comrade. Asked to respond to today’s front-page New York Times story looking into Mr. de Blasio’s past support for revolutionary Nicaraguan politics, Mr....
View ArticleBill de Blasio Dismisses Socialist Charge as ‘Right-Wing Tactic’
Bill de Blasio’s not ready to overthrow capitalism just yet. Asked to respond to Republican mayoral rival Joe Lhota’s “Democratic socialist” hit, Mr. de Blasio wasted no time firing back, accusing Mr....
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Five Essay Prompts for Breaking Bad 5×15: ‘Granite State’
You get it? Like that other show? (AMC) These questions regard last night’s episode of AMC’s Breaking Bad. Please answer the prompts with specific examples from LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE, though...
View Article‘Text Stops’ Are a Real Thing Being Installed on the Highways of New York State
If you don’t exhibit the self control required not to send a text while driving, then the state of New York is going indulge your sick cravings. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today the installation of...
View ArticleKids, Hackers and Geena Davis All Shared Space at Maker Faire This Weekend
This weekend, tens of thousands of DIY enthusiasts, families and plain old nerds packed inside the 7 train for the trip to Maker Faire, held as always at the New York Hall of Science. It was a jumbled...
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Like Netflix For Journalism: Beacon Reader Aims To Fund Writers
Screenshot of Beacon Reader In 2013, if you can dream it, you can crowd-fund it. From organic eateries to indie movies, it seems that anything is possible with the power of the public’s pockets—and...
View ArticleEditorial: Stop and Shoot
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and many others, predicted that the end of stop and frisk would lead to an upsurge in violence as gun-toting thugs felt free to walk the streets in search of prey. Civil...
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