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A Rabbi Walks Out of a Synagogue…
Andy Bachman. (Photo by Kaitlyn Flannagan/New York Observer) On a cold, rainy day last fall, Rabbi Andy Bachman decided to quit his job. He’d driven out to Gravesend, in the southern end of Brooklyn,...
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Todd English’s Personal Travails Haven’t Dimmed His Brand
Todd English was caught cutting loose like a so-called rock star should. But can the chef turned global brand have too much fun? Barely a media—or social media—ripple was generated this past weekend by...
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Rob Cantor Sings In 29 Different Impressions, Nails the Female Voices (video)
This now viral impression video by Rob Cantor and Andrew Horowitz showcases Cantor’s ….um, special….talent of celebrity impressions. While no one is going to feel smarter after watching this video, it...
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Bill de Blasio and DC 37 Announce a Tentative Labor Deal
Mayor Bill de Blasio with DC 37 Executive Director Lillian Roberts today. (Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office) Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new labor agreement with District Council 37 this afternoon,...
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Fashion Designer Alice Roi Favors Quirky Americana at Home in Gramercy Park
Alice Roi, at home. In the corner is a series of Edward Ruscha prints. (Photo by Emily Assiran) The fashion designer Alice Roi knows how to make traditional American design weird and the weird...
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Cecily McMillan, Former Occupy Protester, Released Early From Rikers Island
Cecily McMillan, following her release. (Photo by Daniel Cole) “The city and the state of New York labeled me a criminal,” Cecily McMillan, 25, told members of the press following her early release for...
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Bill de Blasio Does Not Think The Cannibal Cop Should Get His Job Back
To Mayor Bill de Blasio, the idea of the man dubbed the “cannibal cop” returning to the NYPD is a little hard to swallow. “No, I don’t think he should ever get his job back, and I think it’s a...
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Would a REQX Deal Be Good for Citi Bike?
Bikes! (Amanda Cohen, the Observer) Two months ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that the troubled Citi Bike program had found a potential investor to pay for bike share’s expansion—the first phase...
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Morning Media Mix: This Independent American Life
Ira Glass (Getty Images) Ira Glass and his award-winning show, “This American Life,” left Public Radio International to become an independent broadcast on Wednesday. Pledge drives just won’t be the...
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You’ve Got Mail: Fund-Raising Emails Bombard Inboxes More Frequently Than Ever
Congressman Charlie Rangel’s successful re-election campaign included a major spike in fund-raising emails. (Photo: Ross Barkan) Nancy Pelosi had acknowledged the obvious this week. They keep emailing....
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Brooklyn Floods, But the Skyline Glows
The collapsed Brooklyn Bridge facade (Courtesy of @FDNY Twitter) Wednesday evening’s torrential rains nearly flooded parts of Brooklyn, and most probably caused part of a wall underneath the Brooklyn...
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Hillary-Inspired Musical in the Works
Singing and dancing her way into the Presidential Race? (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) Broadway already has one foot in the White House. Now, the Great White Way is gunning for 2018. “A Woman on Top,” a...
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Rising Number of Homeless Students in NYC Creates Social, Economic Strain
(Photo by Imgorthand / Getty Images) With the number of homeless children in New York City a startling 76,816 in the 2012-13 school year from 68,371 in the previous year, according to the Independent...
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Reviews from the DeepNet(flix): ‘Nazis at the Center of the Earth’
Greetings from the weird part of Netflix! The area off the beaten queue, where you’ve scrolled down the “Random Picks” section a little too far, or took the red pill with Netflix Roulette and the...
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Melissa McCarthy Gives ‘Tammy’ Her All, but It’s Nowhere Near Enough
Susan Sarandon, left, and Melissa McCarthy in Tammy. The good news is that Tammy is not a crappy remake of the 1957 Tammy movie with Debbie Reynolds that spawned three sequels and a TV comedy series....
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tvDownload’s America: The Grossest Food on Television
The Fourth of July, like many American holidays revolves mainly around food. Well, and quality time with friends and family but let’s be honest, it’s really about the food. So heres a little something...
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The Women’s World Cup: It’s Dilma vs Cristina for the Win
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff with Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner In Brazil’s controversial, opening win vs Croatia in Sao Paulo, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was...
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After IDC Deal With Democrats, John Liu Soldiers On
John Liu with Councilman Rory Lancman. (Photo: Ross Barkan) A deal between the mainline Democrats and the Independent Democratic Conference to eventually govern the State Senate together has halted...
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Bill de Blasio Relishes His First Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Weigh-In
Mayor Bill de Blasio eats a hot dog in between contest co-founder George Shea and Joey Chestnut. (Rob Bennett/Office of the Mayor) The Blue Room at City Hall went to the dogs Thursday. Hot dogs, that...
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There Goes The Neighborhood: Vice Continues its Williamsburg Takeover
Glasslands Gallery, one of the venues Vice may have out-priced (Photo: getty) Vice Media continues its not-super-hostile-but-kind-of-a-bummer takeover of Williamsburg, rumored to out-price local...
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