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A Rock ’n’ Roll Feast, Locally Sourced
Tearing it up: Andrew Savage, of wiry art-punk band Parquet Courts. (Photo by Getty Images) If Dame Patti Smith is to be believed, artists are fleeing town faster than you can say “gentrification.” And...
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Stressmas Vacation: Trying to Relax Without a Lounge Chair, Dinner...
It had been many years since I’d been to an event at the St. Regis rooftop, the last one being my very own wedding to Dana, oh so many moons ago. It was a balmy afternoon this past October when we...
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David F*cking Mamet Coming to Fox!
David Fucking Mamet (Getty Images)David Mamet, America's favorite fucking playwright, is coming to the small fucking screen. It's going to be...it's going to be...no, let me finish...it's going to be a...
View ArticleMemberships That Even Money Can’t Buy
Looking for the perfect gift for the socialite who has everything? As a famous woman once sang, "Money can't buy you class," and in New York, that still might apply to the social club set. We called...
View ArticleWhat to Give Your Favorite Intern on Your List
If you're at a point in your life at which you are required to care about interns, you’ve probably already forgotten what it was like to be one, or you were part of those mystical generations that...
View ArticleReally Liking This Magritte Quotation in Beyoncé’s ‘Mine’ Video
Like a lot of people, I’m not such a big Drake fan. So while watching the videos from Béyonce’s surprise new album each morning for the past week, I have been skipping “Mine,” the track on which Drizzy...
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The Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2013
Aaron Diehl released The Bespoke Man's Narrative earlier this year. (Courtesy of John Abbott) 1. Woman Child Cécile McLorin Salvant Ms. Salvant, just 24, is a throwback in the best possible way,...
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No More E-Cigs in Public, Says Dad New York City Council
Vaping. (Getty) Last night, New York City Council passed, 43-8, a bill that would ban e-cigarettes in public places. "Electronic cigarettes are an unregulated product that threaten to turn back the...
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Writer Ned Vizzini Is Dead At 32
Ned Vizzini Young adult writer Ned Vizzini died yesterday of apparent suicide, The Los Angeles Times reports. As a Stuyvesant high school student, Mr. Vizzini, a city kid who grew up in Park Slope,...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg’s Victory Lap Continues With Ride on 7 Train Extention
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gaggle of government officials hopped the first-ever 7 train ride to the far West Side this afternoon, capping off a week-long celebration of achievements under his...
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Super Bowl Showdown: XLVIII Tourists May Skip New York for the Garden State
Not so fast, fans. (Getty) New York might win a popularity contest against New Jersey any day, but it looks like our gritty city might miss out on some Super Bowl spending. A new poll shows that 40...
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Is NYCHA’s Land Lease Plan Dead? Housing Authority Does Not Intend to...
Infill will have to wait. (eastcoalfax, flickr) The New York City Housing Authority's controversial land lease plan, in which the cash-strapped agency would have raised direly needed repair funds by...
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How to Make a Million Dollar Art Exhibition On Your Floor
STEFAN BONDELL's "The Black Box" at The Hole NYC Did you know that instead of working, at this very second, you could be lying in a million bucks? Sure, you'd have to go to the Bowery, where art...
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A Grinch Pinch? Wise Men Kidnapped from Long Island Nativity Scene
Oh, lonely night. (WABC) These nativity thieves are on more than one naughty list this year. According to police, two of the three wise-men were abducted from a Long Island holiday display, causing...
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The Shrine of the Bartos: Family Sells Park Avenue Co-Op for $18 M. After 70...
Adam Bartos, with Rochelle Slovin (Patrick McMullan) The architect Armand Phillip Bartos, who died in 2005, is perhaps most famous for having designed The Shrine of the Book, a futuristic wing of...
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Micro-Apartments Could Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health
Dream house? A model of a 300-square-foot apartment. (Matt Chaban) Apparently, living in a small New York apartment can cramp more than your style. Even though Mayor Michael Bloomberg has championed...
View ArticleThe Weinstein Company’s New York Premiere of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
On December 12, 2013, The Weinstein Company’s presented The New York Premiere of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY It started with an intimate screening and luncheon at Le Cirque hosted by producer Jean Doumanian....
View ArticleDe Blasio Laughs Off Idea of Hiring Republicans: ‘Let’s Not Get Crazy About...
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, who vowed throughout his campaign to build an administration that mirrored the city, laughed off the idea of hiring Republicans this morning at a press conference announcing...
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To Do Monday: Wrestling Mania
Hulk Hogan. (Photo by Getty Images) Everything I know about wrestling I learned from watching Kristoffer Diaz’s play The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, which I highly recommend. Prior to seeing it,...
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Rabbi Shmuley on ‘Duck Dynasty’ and Biblical Homophobia
The stars of Duck Dynasty: Jase Robertson, Phil Robertson and Si Robertson at the A&E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for A&E Networks) I tend to side...
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