Twitter Hacker Takes on Embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez
Assemblyman Vito Lopez has a new problem on his hands to go along with the ethics committee that is investigating him for sexual harassment complaints filed by four female former staffers. Some time...
View ArticleGlossy Chameleon: Which Magazine Cover Is Which?
Let's play "guess the magazine" based on the cover. Hint: sometimes, it's a lot harder than you would think. Hard enough to confuse the folks grabbing the latest issue at newsstands (people still do...
View ArticleWith an Eye on Citywide Elections, New York Tech Tests Its Political Klout Score
It’s never too early to start speculating about the next election cycle. So we’re calling it, less than a month into the new year: 2013 will be New York tech’s debut as a political force. Tech moguls...
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Dance-Studio-Adjacent Shelter (Possibly) Not Home to Sex Offenders
Earlier this week, parents and students of the renowned Broadway Dance Center, located at 322 West 45th Street, were up in arms after learning that as many as three sex offenders were registered as...
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Best Responses to Shirley Temple Opening Pandora’s ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Box on...
A Pandora's box not worth opening. (Twitter) Poor Shirley Temple Black/person pretending to be Shirley Temple Black on Twitter (we believe nothing till an account is verified): The 84-year-old former...
View ArticleSquare COO Keith Rabois Quits After Sexual Harassment Allegations
Earlier today, news broke that Square’s COO, Keith Rabois, had left the company. It was a strangely-timed departure, considering Square recently raised $200 million in a Series D. Now, the Wall Street...
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Edge of the Icicle: Luxury Condo Goes Cold
Too much edge? Recently, life at Williamsburg's the Edge has been a little too... edgy. Sure, the well-heeled crowd that calls the luxury condo home was hoping for some grit when they moved to the...
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Park City, Utah: Another Place You Can Spend $21 M. On a House
Back in the money! New Yorkers can be so solipsistic. We tend to forget that New York is not the only place where you can get a decent meal, where talented young people congregate, where the...
View ArticleMidtown Retains Title for Most Expensive Place to Park as Another Parking...
New York City. Land of opportunity. Safe haven for foreign investors. And home of the multi-million dollar parking garage — thanks to the highest parking rates in the country. The latest parking lot...
View ArticleSeries Not Awesome: Quincy Apparel Reportedly Closes Up Shop
We’re not in free-fall just yet, but the horizon is beginning to look awfully cliff-like. First came beloved and press-feted Loosecubes, and now it seems that Quincy Apparel, the next-generation...
View ArticleBrady Campaign Says Washington Should Follow New York’s Lead on Guns
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, one of the more prominent gun control advocacy groups in the country, is positively delighted with New York State’s new gun laws and is excited to see them...
View ArticleMust Hate Bacon: Internet-Savvy Mini Pig Seeks Forever Home on Craigslist
If you’re in the market for a new pet, might we point you to this Craigslist ad, which is offering a “certified mini pig” named Leo. Leo maintains a robust social media presence both on Twitter and...
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Correction: South Park No Longer Kills Kenny In Every Episode
In the Sunday New York Times, David Carr wrote about the economics of the South Park empire. But it seems he hadn't watched the show since they stopped killing Kenny back in 2002. And the result is...
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Plans Aren’t Concrete, But Coignet Building Is Ready For a New Chapter
Gowanus's odd, appealing Coignet building. The Coignet building—a classical structure executed in concrete at 360 Third Avenue in Gowanus—has had a strange allure since the day it was completed in...
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Every Episode of Dollhouse Downton That You Never Knew Was Your Favorite...
Things were different in the early 20th century. (YouTube)I heard that Fox News is secretly making these adorable Downton Abbey parodies in order to squash the liberal agenda. Because, as Stephen...
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Charlie Dugan, the Voice of the Non-Girls Generation
Last week, Jesse David Fox and Sarah Frank of Vulture decided to slapped a camera on and ventured all the way out to Greenpoint. Why? Because the customers of Cafe Grumpy aren't going to interview...
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Five Essay Prompts for Girls 2×3: ‘Bad Friend’
(Illustration by Alex Bedder, who has a podcast.) These questions regard last night’s episode of HBO’s Girls. Please answer the prompts with specific examples from LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE, though...
View ArticleBill de Blasio’s Mayoral Marathon
It snowed, hailed and rained on Bill de Blasio’s parade. The public advocate spent Monday, his first official day as a mayoral candidate, on a journey that spanned over sixty miles and all five...
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I’ll Take Hong Kong: Living the New York Dream, on the Other Side of the World
A Hong Kong taxi. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty) A couple weeks after I moved to Hong Kong, I had coffee with a British woman named Margaret. Margaret had lived in Hong Kong for many years and was the director...
View ArticleBreakfast With Tiki: Retired Football Star Has New Radio Show, Startup to...
Maybe you have always wanted to meet Tiki Barber, the New York Giants legend. Perhaps you’d like to ask him what it was like to lead the National Football League in total yards from scrimmage in 2005,...
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