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Panel on Millennials Aims to Teach Millennials About Millennials
From left to right: Monique Coleman, Chelsea Krost, Maria Ramirez, Christine Hassler, Donna Kilajian Lagani There must be a law somewhere that no discussion of the millennial generation can occur...
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No More Hope for New York? Famed Indie Producer Sells Chelsea Pad, Settles in...
Mr. Hope, a consummate New Yorker, riding the C Train. (hopeforfilm.com) Recently, New York has started to feel like the epicenter of the film world. We may not have the soundstages, the studio execs...
View ArticleNew York Post Has Been Somewhat Critical of Bill de Blasio This Week
Bill de Blasio has never been the New York Post‘s favorite mayoral candidate, but the relationship between the Democrat and the tabloid appears to be further strained since he won the September 10...
View ArticleJoe Lhota Thinks Bill de Blasio’s ‘Rose Garden Strategy’ Will Fail
For Joe Lhota, the mayor’s race is no bed of roses. The Republican candidate slammed his front-running rival Bill de Blasio today for limiting his public appearances in the wake of his primary...
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Inspector General Thinks MTA Workers Are Lazy, Too
It’s always reassuring to know one’s hard-earned taxpayer dollars are going to pad the salaries of idle MTA employees. Barry Kluger, the MTA inspector general, announced this week that several workers...
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Domino Returns
Is this the new cover of Domino? (Screenshot of Designspot's Instagram post) Domino is back. Design*Sponge, a design blog run by former Domino contributing editor Grace Bonney, posted a photo of what...
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Easy A? Man Cons Restaurants With $200 Photocopies of Letter Grades
You sure about that? (Photo: flickr user notionscapital) Man, food safety regulations, amirite? Just a whole bunch of work. Well, thankfully, someone found a way around that whole mess: Anastasios...
View ArticleAttacks in Public Advocate’s Race Reach New Pitch
Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito is calling for a time-out in the public advocate’s race, which has grown increasingly hostile ahead of next Tuesaday’s Democratic primary runoff. Ms. Mark-Viverito, a...
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Strand Customers Not Happy Book Store Sprays Homeless Away
No rest for the weary at Strand Books. Try to get some shut-eye beneath Strand Bookstore's red awning and you might be in for a good soak. Customers responded angrily to news that the shop was using a...
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Sugar Daddy Website Now Encouraging Women to Sleep Their Way to Healthcare
The doctor is IN. (YouTube)If you are a beautiful woman between the ages of 18 and 23 who desperately needs that staph infection looked at but can't afford health insurance, than let...
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Why Photo Editors Matter
(Screenshot via New York Times.) The New York Observer has just hired a new photo editor. She's a talented photographer in her own right, with a great eye and an extensive network of photographers who...
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The Unfriendly Skies
Call it the Icarus Effect. Private jets are a necessary accessory. They’re how you distinguish the rich from the merely wealthy. And, for that matter, the decent from the indecent. I still remember...
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Update: Coney Island Creek Dolphin Dies
Coney Island dolphin. (Fox5) Update: The Coney Island dolphin has died, according to the Riverhead Foundation. Another deceased dolphin was spotted near Point Lookout on Long Island. Coney Island is...
View ArticleAtlantic Yards Critics Were Rather Quiet on de Blasio Today
Advocates trying to speed up the construction of affordable housing that was promised as part of the controversial Atlantic Yards project are letting bygones be bygones when it comes to Mayor-elect...
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To Do Saturday: Blast off With ‘D20 Burlesque in Space’
Francine the Lucid Dream. Paging all sexy nerds and those who love them. Get ready to blast off with “D20 Burlesque in Space,” which promises its hot lineup will be “paying tribute to icons of the...
View ArticleBill de Blasio Vows to Enact ‘Not Only Progressive, but Aggressive Agenda’
After a full week without public events, Bill de Blasio emerged Saturday morning at Rev. Al Sharpton’s weekly National Action Network rally in Harlem, where the new mayor-elect rallied cheering...
View ArticleBill de Blasio ‘Cleared the Air’ With Ray Kelly After Playboy Interview
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has “cleared the air” with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly after Playboy published an interview in which the city’s top cop agreed with the suggestion that the Democratic...
View ArticleDior and Belvedere Present the Guggenheim International Gala Pre-party
Shindigger ended the a very long November 6 evening with glasses of Moët and Belvedere at the raucous Guggenheim International Gala Pre-party presented by Dior. DJ Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman played a...
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Devour These Books
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened By Allie Brosh If some people make chicken soup for the soul, the beloved humorist Allie...
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New York’s All Right if You Like Aphex Twin Flash Mobs at the Met (Video)
Alarm Will Sound at the Met (YouTube)What's the difference between a flash mob and an impromptu installation? As anyone who happened to be at the Met this afternoon could tell you: not much. At noon,...
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