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This Is the Way the World Ends: Talking Apocalypse with the Stars of ‘Divergent’
Shailene Woodley. (Courtesy Patrick McMullan) With the possible exception of Richard III, no one has been more likely to link winter and discontent than a Manhattanite this year. New Yorkers have...
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New Law Aims to Force MTA Conductors to Be Nice
A new bill wants MTA workers to treat riders with the respect they (most of the time) deserve When the C train shuts the door on your foot for the zillionth time, who you gonna call? Assemblyman Ron...
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Schools Chancellor Reveals Startling Suicide Trend Among New York Students
(Getty) Suicide is on the rise among New York City students. Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña told educators at Stuyvesant high school that suicide rates over the past two months amount to one child...
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Bloomberg Media Ramps Up Digital With New Hires
Bloomberg Media has hired former AOL Live president Nathan Richardson and Inside.com chief content officer Gabriel Snyder to lead the digital push, Mashable reported this morning. “Bloomberg Media is...
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Photographer Terry Richardson’s Pervy Behavior and Phony Defense
A photo of the author from 2004. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Peck) Four years ago, I wrote a firsthand account of my dealings with fashion photographer Terry Richardson in an attempt to clarify an ongoing...
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All Aboard! Survey Finds Subway Are Just as Crowded as You Think They Are
The L Train is just getting more crowded every year Last year was a great year for the subways, despite fare hikes and Zombie pranks. The MTA released its annual ridership report today, revealing that...
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Scandal, On Rye: Carnegie Deli Owner Sues Husband and Mistress for $10 Million
Come see what all of the fuss is about at @carnegiedeli We’re open today until 4am. #openlate #pastrami #cheesecake pic.twitter.com/D98QbUrZlL — Carnegie Deli (@carnegiedeli) March 8, 2014 It is a good...
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What Does a Guy Have to Do to Sell a Mansion Around Here?: Former Home of...
Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper (Patrick McMullan) How does one turn a 14,000 square-foot Upper East Side mansion into what one prominent townhouse broker recently called “a dog”? Well, one could...
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This Horrifying Clown Is Haunting Staten Island
We at the Observer would advise skipping this story if you plan on sleeping without horrific nightmares ever again. If social media is to be believed, there is a man dressed as a clown wandering around...
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How to Write For The Internet Like The Economist
The Economist hasn’t changed all that much. The 170-year-old British weekly newspaper doesn’t use bylines, the official Twitter feed links to stories that are behind a paywall, and the publication...
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Jeff Koons for Dinner (or Just Coffee?)
Jeff Koons Banality coffee cups and saucers ($800) Available at the MOMA store now are these kookily covetable Jeff Koons table settings. Made by French porcelain manufacturers Bernardaud, the...
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I’ve Got a Friend: Why Are Bad Boys the Best in Bed?
Turns out casual encounters at Whynot Coffee are just as efficient for hookups as right swipes on Tinder. It was there that Adam swooped in on me mid-latte. One week later, he texted me, “I’m pushing...
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The Atlantic and Quartz Get Co-Presidents
James Bennet and Bob Cohn will be co-presidents of The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Chairman and CEO David Bradley announced today. Mssrs. Bennet and Cohn will replace M. Scott Havens, who announced his...
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Holiday, Celebrate: I Went to Perez Hilton’s Madonna-Themed Birthday So You...
Perez Hilton in costume for the Madonnathon. The invitation to Perez Hilton’s birthday party came with the following disclaimer: Please note: a strict dress code will be enforced at the door! Every...
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Fight the Power: City Pays Man $7,500 After Cops Forced Him to Rap for Freedom
An ex-NYPD officer now wants to take orders instead of give orders. The New York Police Department has made several high-profile attempts over the past couple years to improve community relations. Its...
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Rebounding: Knicks Fans Protest James Dolan, But Can Phil Jackson Save the Day?
The foe was formidable: James Dolan, scion of the Cablevision and HBO family fortune, owner of Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks. Worse, in the wet and the gray of a lingering New York...
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No Magic Moment: Witches Banished from Astor Place
Beltane in the East Village 2008 (Wiccan Family Temple Facebook) This spells trouble. The Community Board that presides over Astor Place has denied a local Wiccan group’s application to celebrate the...
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Tuck & Roll: Subway Runs Over Man, Misses Him Completely
Watch the gap—you won’t be as lucky as this guy. Warning to subway riders: don’t try this one on your next morning commute. A very lucky, unidentified man survived unscathed after he fell onto the...
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We Scream for Ice Cream: Dairy Queen to Open in NYC this Spring
Dairy Queen will be opening its first Manhattan location at 54 West 14th Street this spring, as the Berkshire Hathaway company announced today. The company is targeting an opening in mid- to late May,...
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In the Clear: Former GM Exec Drops West Village Townhouse for $7.25 M.
Renee Harbors Liddell and Chris Liddell (Patrick McMullan) As you’ve probably heard, things over at General Motors are, shall we say, less than hunky dory at the moment: 1.6 million vehicles recalled...
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