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Our Worst Nightmare Comes True: Falling Icicle Slashes Man’s Face in Midtown
(Getty Images) A man suffered minor injuries after being struck in the head by a falling chunk of ice this afternoon. The victim, who was seen bleeding from his cheek, nose and eye, collapsed on the...
View ArticlePre-K Advocates Protest Cuomo’s Meeting With Big Business in Midtown
Gov. Andrew Cuomo met a chilly reception in New York City today. Demonstrators from the Alliance for Quality Education took up post in the freezing streets outside Macy’s in Midtown to protest what...
View ArticleDe Blasio Makes Unannounced East Side Trip After Snow Fury
Mayor Bill de Blasio made an unannounced stop this afternoon on the Upper East Side, where residents had assailed his snow-clearing efforts–some even accusing him of skipping their neighborhood in an...
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Meet the Gals of Broad City (Video)
Broad City (Comedy Central)Tonight marks an important moment for Comedy Central: The premiere of the Ilana Glazer/Abbi Jacobson sketch show Broad Show, produced by lady comedian/UCB founder Amy...
View ArticleTouring the New School’s New Brass and Glass-Clad Union Square Building [Photos]
A week before the New School was set to open its new 375,000-square-foot University Center at 65 Fifth Avenue, a water main burst at the corner of Fifth and 13th, flooding the new building's cafe/event...
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Classical Music Is Not Dead
Classical music audience members at Avery Fisher Hall. (Photo by Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images) The stale idea that classical music is dead has been repeated so many times that it's not really worth being...
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A Critical Examination of Justin Bieber’s Mug Shot
Justin Bieber's mug shot. (Photo via Getty Images) Somebody alert World Press Photo! The dude who snapped the mug shot of Justin Bieber last night, after the pop star was brought in for resisting...
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Hillary Clinton: The Woman in the Moon
The woman in the moon (NYT Magazine) It's in the stars: The constant news and magazine articles imply that we may soon be in a new (moon) era. "Who Will Be The First Female Woman in the Moon?" asked a...
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Matt Yglesias Is Leaving Slate for Ezra Klein
Matt Yglesias (Twitter) Slate's Moneybox columnist Matt Yglesias is leaving the counterintuitive site to join Ezra Klein's much-speculated about new venture, Mr. Yglesias announced today via Twitter....
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Those Who Kill: Chloe Sevigny’s New A&E Show Looks Really Familiar (Video)
Meet the new Clarice. (A&E) Stop if you've heard this one before: A forensic detective solves heinous crimes, but pays the ultimate price...her own humanity. If this plot sounds familiar, you may...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Subpoenas Christie Campaign Team
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal is widening to include the ranks of political professionals. The U.S. Attorney’s office today subpoenaed the Mr. Christie’s re-election campaign...
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Trophy-Hunting Tycoons Say the Darndest Things!
A rendering of the penthouse at 50 UN Plaza. (Hayes Davidson/Justin Ewing) In the latest issue of Depatures, Michael Gross, chronicler extraordinaire of the rich and real estate obsessed, takes a look...
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So So Def: Record Exec Tom Moscowitz Drops $4.56 M. on West Village Condo
Check out those bones. Over the years, record executive Tom Moscowitz has held a number of bold-faced titles at some of the music industry's largest companies. He has been head of Russell Simmons' Rush...
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Questionably Sober Columbia Students Pelt CNN Reporter With Snowballs
Hit him with your best shot. (CNN) He fought the good fight. CNN anchor Jason Carroll had no idea what he was getting into when he was dispatched to cover the Polar Vortex at Columbia University on...
View ArticleDinesh D’Souza Indicted for Campaign Finance Fraud
Dinesh D’Souza, a controversial political commentator, author and former president of King’s College, was indicted today by a grand jury for alleged campaign finance fraud, U.S. Attorney Preet...
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Black Is the Warmest Color: Shindigger Takes on European Fashion Weeks
Ciara with her fiancé Future at Calvin Klein Collection's Palazzo Crespi bash. All the action was in L.A., where first the Golden Globes, then the Critics’ Choice awards and eventually the Screen...
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Expensive Things Come In Small Packages: FiDi Studio Sells for $790 K.,...
Above We read a lot in real estate news about records and benchmarks set by Manhattan's most spacious and expensive properties, a trend for which we are willing to take partial credit—or blame. And...
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9/11 Museum to Be One of the Most Expensive Attractions in New York City
Coming soon, for a fee. The September 11 Museum announced yesterday that adults visiting the site will be charged a mandatory $24 fee upon entry. Discounts will be available for children and senior...
View ArticleOne Year In, Vine Is the Millennials’ Answer to Saturday Night Live
When Vine was launched on this day last year, many self–proclaimed social media experts scoffed. They assumed it would be used like a live–action Instagram, full of insufferable brunches, FOMO–inducing...
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Alex Trebek Throwing Some Major Rob Ford Shade (Video)
Nailed it! ( Jeopardy!)What is this? This is barely even a clue. Last night's Jeopardy hint under "Scandal" for 800 was not only full of shitty punctuation, but a little too easy to be anything than...
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