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Gawker Writer’s Suspension Raises Issues With Aggregation
A screenshot of the Gawker post. When writing about a Florida foot fetishist’s arrest for filming a group sex party with underage girls, it’s important to keep it classy. At least journalistically....
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What Do So Many Live-at-Home 20-Somethings Mean for the Future of New York City?
Moving home is hard to do. There has been much hand-wringing over the so-called “Boomerang Generation”—the many 20- and 30-somethings who have returned to their parents’ homes, either unable or...
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New York’s Cup
They came out by the thousands last Sunday, filing into Madison Square Park on a gorgeous June evening to watch the United States take on Portugal in the World Cup soccer tournament. Big-screen...
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A Letter of Admission to the Online Tea Party University (Video)
Attention Admissions, I am interested in applying to Conservative University because I too have noticed that feminists have all but ruined Women’s Studies. I found out about your program after watching...
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Bill de Blasio Disappointed in Rent Guideline Board for Rent Hike Vote
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the announcement of his affordable housing plan. (Photo: Ed Reed/NYC Mayor’s Office) Though he appointed the majority of its members, the Rent Guidelines Board bucked Mayor Bill...
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A Steal at $15 M.? Beaux-Arts Mansion Last Listed for $20 Million Enters...
58 East 66th Street. Last week’s top residential contract, as real estate hounds no-doubt know by now, was for an 18-room duplex at 740 Park Avenue listed at $48 million, for which a bidding war drove...
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The UFT Rules from the Crack of Dawn
The 2013-14 academic year will be remembered fondly in years to come. It will be remembered as a year of transformation, as a year when new friendships were made, as a year that inspired hope. At least...
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Council Echo Chamber
With puffed-up pride, the Mayor and the City Council announced the other day that they had come to a speedy agreement on a new $75 billion budget that was described, inevitably, as both fiscally...
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The World Cup through the Eyes of a Non-Soccer Fan
Drinks and curses were flowing freely. (Marie Solis) Maybe I’m just bitter. When the World Cup games happened last, I didn’t have my driver’s license (which is important if you live in the suburbs). I...
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Mike Walrond on Possible De Blasio Endorsement: ‘The Mayor Is Extremely Smart’
Pastor Mike Walrond listens to a potential voter on 108th Street and First Avenue. Pastor Mike Walrond, who is also running in the hotly contested Democratic primary of the 13th Congressional District,...
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Mark-Viverito and Espaillat Make Last Minute Campaign Push in East Harlem
State Senator Adriano Espaillat with Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: Ross Barkan) The Espaillat for Congress sign apparently had to go. “TWU! TWU! TWU!” State Senator Adriano Espaillat,...
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Charlie Rangel Late and Confused at Last Campaign Stop
Congressman Rangel and Public Advocate Tish James at the last campaign stop in the Bronx. (Photo: Will Bredderman) Congressman Charlie Rangel arrived late and seemed unsure of where he was at possibly...
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Chen Guangbiao Hands Out Free $100 Bills to Strangers
And it’s free!!! (Getty Images). Chen Guangbiao, the Chinese billionaire with the dream of helping poor New Yorkers, is taking the Big Apple. According to the New York Post, however, Mr. Guangbiao and...
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Mother Falcon Turns Indie Rock Instrumental
It takes Mother Falcon a while to set up on the cramped stage at Littlefield, a dimly lit Brooklyn bar. Shuffling around the nearly 20 instruments cluttering the space, the 12 members of the band...
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Charlie Still in Charge: How Rangel Likely Survived Again
Congressman Charlie Rangel at his victory party. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen) 2014, for the starry-eyed backers of State Senator Adriano Espaillat, was supposed to be different. The speaker of the City...
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Stephen King Miniseries, Ranked
In honor of the news about Maria Bello in Lifetime’s adaptation of Big Driver, here are Stephen King’s miniseries ranked from worst to … less worse. The Shining (1997 version): Oh God, the humanity. I...
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Defender of de Blasio? Giuliani Has Kind Words for Liberal Mayor
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani had surprising praise for Mayor Bill de Blasio today, commending him for re-hiring Bill Bratton as police...
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Convincing Adam Levine That He Is In Fact A Douchebag
Douchebag (noun) : an obnoxious, self-inflated asshole, typically fills you with an unquenchable desire to punch him in squarely in the face. See also: Jerk Off, Dick Head, Adam Levine. The Maroon 5...
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Kelsey Grammer is Reborn as a Tough Guy in Transformers
Photos by Jason Blake (Shot on location at Daddys House Recording Studio. Hair and makeup by Lynda Eichner) There are rumors about Kelsey Grammer—scandalous, outlandish, larger-than-life tabloid...
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DCCC Wants Espaillat to Concede to Rangel
Congressman Charlie Rangel. (Photo: Getty Images) Congressman Steve Israel says it’s over. The chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee congratulated Congressman Charlie Rangel on his...
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