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Bill de Blasio Disapproves of Congress’‘Politicized’ Benghazi Investigation
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his family with Bill and Hillary Clinton. (Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office) Mayor Bill de Blasio charged today that a congressional investigation into the circumstances surrounding...
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Organic Feud: Brooklyn Whole Foods Blocks Bike Lane
Need to find a solution to @wfmbrooklyn using 3rd Ave #bikenyc lane for loading zone. @EricMcClureBK http://t.co/h5TUKZKYPx— Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) April 28, 2014 A war is coming to Brooklyn....
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Lena Dunham’s ‘Tiny Furniture’ Set Sells for $6.25 M.
Carroll Dunham and Laurie Simmons. (Patrick McMullan) What’s the fastest way for a twenty-something liberal arts major to score a half-million-dollar co-op in Brooklyn Heights? There may be no...
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Christine Quinn Comes Out of Hiding, Calls Astorino, Cahill Campaigns ‘Ghastly’
Christine Quinn on election night. Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has kept a low political profile since her mayoral run ended in the primaries, re-emerged from hiding today, not as a...
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Programming Note: Editor Leaves Politicker to ‘Spend More Time With My Family’
Here’s a photo of former Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz because YOLO. (Photo: Getty) After two-and-a-half years covering New York City politics for the Observer, I’m signing off. But before...
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MR. MAY: Zack Hample, Major League Baseball’s Tenth Fielder, Has Major Balls!
Zack Hample with a fraction of his collection (Wikimedia Commons) For a weekday matinee at Citi Field, the game officially starts at 1:10pm. For Zack Hample, the game starts two hours earlier as soon...
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The Beverly Hills Hotel & NYC Road Runners: Two Sides Of The Same Anti-Gay Coin
This morning’s UAE-sponsored run; the “Celebrate Israel Run” is in a few weeks. (screencap from nyrr.org) Beverly Hills is engulfed with protests and calls for boycotts at the Beverly Hills Hotel...
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John Cahill Launches Attorney General Bid
John Cahill. (Photo: Facebook.com) Attorney General Eric Schneiderman officially has a challenger. Republican John Cahill, the former chief of staff to ex-Gov. George Pataki, formally kicked off his...
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Colin Blunstone Gives New Life to Zombies Fans
Viewers of Mad Men a couple of weeks ago (Season Seven, Episode Two, to be precise) may remember the song above—“This Will Be Our Year,” by the Zombies—because it accompanied the show’s closing...
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Modern Love: ‘Modern Family’ to Pay for ALL NYC Marriages Today
The sun is finally shining, flowers are blooming, and a television network is paying for people’s marriages. How romantic! That’s right, today on Good Morning America, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler...
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Out of the Woods: New Jersey Boy Scouts Rescue Ann Curry
Ann Curry (Getty) Journalist and former Today show host Ann Curry has reported from war zones in Iraq, Iran, and Sudan, but found herself stranded along a trail in Harriman State Park. Ms. Curry was...
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#WhatJayZSaidToSolange: The Most Inappropriate Responses to Solange’s Slap
In a video released by TMZ, singer and it-girl Solange can be seen physically assaulting brother-in-law Jay Z in an elevator after last week’s Met gala. The Standard Hotel– where the incident took...
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De Blasio Mum on Whether WFP Should Endorse Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo with Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Getty Images) Mayor Bill de Blasio today side-stepped a question about whether he thinks the labor-backed Working Families Party should endorse Gov....
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Prominent Pols and Women’s Groups Trash Cahill Candidacy
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito rips John Cahill today. Prominent city Democrats and representatives from several women’s rights groups blasted Republican attorney general contender John Cahill...
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Doormen Ratify Contract with City Landlords
He’ll get the door. (Andyi/flickr) Society matrons across the island of Manhattan can finally breathe a sigh of relief: there is absolutely no chance that they will be forced to open their own doors,...
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The Five Shows That Scared Us Sh*tless Before ‘Penny Dreadful (Video)
Penny Dreadful. (Showtime) With Showtime’s new Penny Dreadful, Victorian London is beset with all manner of beasties, including Jack the Ripper, Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and a variety of demon-thingy...
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‘Hannibal’ Update: When TV Shows Mess With Source Material, Results Are Violent
Will Graham, killer? (NBC) Update after the post, regarding last week’s Hannibal revelation. SPOILER ALERTS ABOUND! YOU’VE BEEN WARNED! Fans of Game of Thrones raised hell the other week, when Jaime...
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Pippa Middleton Loses Her Daily Telegraph Column
Pippa Middleton. (Photo via Getty) Oh, Pippa. This morning, Us Weekly reported that Ms. Middleton’s stint as a columnist for The Daily Telegraph has come to an end. “The readers just weren’t into it....
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De Blasio Reserving Judgment on NYPD’s Muslim Informant-Seeking Program
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. (Photo: Christopher Gregory/Getty) Mayor Bill de Blasio today said he would reserve judgment on an NYPD program that reportedly sends...
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Liquid Lunch with Julie Reiner: Herb Is the Word
Julie Reiner. When I arrived at Clover Club, Smith Street’s preeminent cocktail den, on a recent Tuesday afternoon, the employees were high-fiving over a just-awarded “A” grade from a Health Department...
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