Council Members Planning to Bypass Quinn on Multiple Bills, Sources Say
As the spotlight shines on mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn’s record as City Council Speaker, at least half a dozen members are considering forcing measures she opposes to the floor in an unprecedented...
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To Do Saturday: Trunk Show
Green-Wood Cemetery Novice green thumbs should hitch a ride to Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery (cue creepy music) for “TU-MULCH-UOUS AND TREE-MENDOUS,” a day of free high-grade mulch (sounds...
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To Do Sunday: World Wide Debs
It’s debutante time at the 72nd Bal des Berceaux, where young women come out (to society, not out of the closet) under the high patronage of His Excellency François Delattre, the ambassador of France...
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To Do Monday: Son Also Rises
Michael Hainey. Author Michael Hainey’s New York Times best-seller After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story will be fêted by Darren Henault and Michael Bassett at their home with cocktails and nibbly...
View ArticleOn the Market: Is the G Train a Relationship Killer? Muss Scion Assuming...
People are now blaming the G Train for ruining their romantic lives. [DNAinfo] Muss scion is pushing NY real estate dynasty out of its geographic comfort zone. [WSJ] Behind on common charges, Janna...
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Five Essay Prompts for Game of Thrones 3×5: ‘Kissed by Fire’
Illustration by Alex Bedder. These questions regard last night’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Please answer the prompts with specific examples from LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE, though supplementary...
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Adam Clark Estes Is Going to Gizmodo
Adam Clark Estes (Image via Twitter). Adam Clark Estes is leaving Vice and The Atlantic Wire for Gizmodo, Gawker Media’s gadget blog. Mr. Estes gave notice on Friday at Vice’s Motherboard blog, where...
View Article15 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before May 5
MONDAY, APRIL 29 Book Signing: Wolfgang Tillmans at Taschen The indomitable Wolfgang Tillmans, who opens 11th show at Andrea Rosen on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., will sign copies of the limited-edition...
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Memo From Mad Men‘s Human Resources Department
(Photo credit: AMC) To: Employees of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce From: HR Subject: Recent Events To all staff, Just wanted to touch on a few reminders. We are all proud of the great work being done...
View ArticleCuomo Shoots Down Latest Report on His Presidential Ambitions
Gov. Andrew Cuomo shot down a report Monday that he’s been telling confidantes he knows he can’t run for president in 2016 if Hillary Clinton enters the race. “There is no truth to the assertion that...
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No G. Love or Special Sauce: Brooklynites Won’t Even Date Off the G
Poor G train. Nobody loves it. It’s short, it's unreliable, it has poor personal hygiene. It lives in a bad area. It doesn’t have as much money as those big fancy Manhattan trains. It rarely gets to...
View ArticleBang With Friends Reportedly Raising Seed Round So You Can Have More Casual Sex
Bang With Friends, the popular app that helps facilitate one-night stands with your Facebook friends, is reportedly raising a ~$1 million seed round, according to Business Insider. The app was a hit at...
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The Beastie Boys Have A Book License to Ill
(Getty Images) The Beastie Boys are back—with a book deal. An imprint of Random House, Spiegel & Grau, has signed a deal with Mike D (Michael Diamond, IRL) and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz, IRL). The...
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Lucy Kaylin Rises to Editor in Chief at O, The Oprah Magazine
Lucy Kaylin will move up the masthead to become editor in chief of O, The Oprah Magazine. Ms. Kaylin will take the reigns from Susan Casey, who is moving back to Hawaii to work on a new book. The...
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To Do Tuesday: Shoe-Ins
Lauren Santo Domingo. Salvatore Ferragamo is celebrating 35 years of its iconic Vara shoe, the pump with a signature bow. The party features 21 “iconic girls,” from New York society staples Lauren...
View ArticleRudy Giuliani Says Some in Washington in ‘Denial’ Over Terror Threat
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who led the city through 9/11, accused some in Washington of being in “denial” about the risks posed by terrorism and said that Democrats too preoccupied with “liberal...
View ArticleOn the Market: FEMA Releases More Sandy Relief Cash; LIC Is Longing for...
Housing boom in LIC will drive retail development. Or will it? [DNAinfo] FEMA prepares to release more cash to aid in Sandy recovery. [WSJ] The shrimpy, undistinguished low-rises scattered throughout...
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Townhouse Torrent! Bluerock Plans Five Brick Neo-Brownstones for Pacific Street
Condos at Boerum and Dean, developed by Philip Mendlow in 2002. Brooklyn has long been known for its townhouses, but usually they're prewar brownstones. New development, on the other hand—at least the...
View ArticleGiuliani Says Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Have ‘Never Really Held a Job’
At a fund-raiser last night for his one-time deputy mayor Joe Lhota, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani not only came out swinging against Democratic officials’ counter-terrorism policies, he blasted this...
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It’s an Arms Race! Women Go Under the Knife for Michelle Obama’s Biceps
American women are desperate to get their hands on Michelle Obama's arms, according to the LA Times. The number of women seeking cosmetic “upper arm lift” procedures, or brachioplasties, has increased...
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