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Double Sirens: Lindsay Lohan Might Be Running Loose in NYC!
Lindsay Lohan (Getty Images) Generally, we try to stay away from Hollywood gossip because a) We are a respectable operation that cannot compete with TMZ.com and Perez Hilton and b) We are not in Los...
View ArticleJohn Liu ‘Deeply Saddened’ by Guilty Verdicts but Vows to Soldier On
Comptroller John Liu said he’s saddened by the guilty verdict this afternoon against two of his former associates–a one-time campaign treasurer for his mayoral bid and a former donor–but he insisted...
View ArticleCathie Black Emails Released
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration suffered a blow today with the release of emails surrounding the selection process of Cathie Black, the one-time schools chancellor who was forced to resign in...
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Times Sunday Routine Column is Looking for a ‘Few Good Authors’
The New York Times is looking for some New York-based authors to feature in their "Sunday Routine" column, where "prominent New Yorkers recount their weekend rituals." Nice to know that writers are...
View ArticleOne57 Neighbors to Get Crain Collapse Flashback
Six months after a crane now infamously dangled for days at the One57 residential tower on West 57th Street, becoming a metaphor for a city on edge, construction workers are prepping to replace it and...
View ArticleGirl Dresses Her Calculator in a Cute Lil’ Tux and Takes It to Prom
What do you do when the prom is swiftly approaching and no one has asked you yet? You could subtweet adults or lock yourself in your room with Coheed and Cambria on repeat, or you could choose to go...
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Nicole Cliffe is Leaving The Hairpin to Start New Site
Nicole Cliffe, the books editor at The Hairpin, is leaving The Awl network's site to start her own. Ms. Cliffe is partnering with Mallory Ortberg, who is a familiar name over at The Hairpin and has...
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DOT Was Just Kidding About That 260lb Weight Limit for Citi Bikes
Heavy New Yorkers should probably think twice before jumping on a Citi Bike. Though the Department of Transportation promised the bikes in the upcoming Citi Bike program are “sturdy, heavy bikes,”...
View ArticleDefense Distributed Says It’s Finally Created the First Entirely 3D-Printed Gun
It’s an anarchist’s wet dream: a gun you can make completely at home, for free. Today Cody Wilson, the crypto-anarchist Wired named “one of the most dangerous people in the world“, announced to Forbes...
View ArticleConnect the ‘Dots:’ How Betaworks Made Your New Favorite App
Fling those dumb Angry Birds into oblivion already: there’s a new free replacement sitting in the iTunes App Store for your time-killing needs. Enter Dots, a minimalistic game that accentuates the...
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Someone Gainfully Employed in Media Was Denied an Apartment Because Media is...
Allie Compton (Photo via Facebook). Everyone knows that media is not the most stable industry and that it’s hard to find an affordable apartment in New York. But surely somebody who is gainfully...
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Kips Bay Residents Terrified That Micro-Units Will Flood Neighborhood With...
A rendering of one of the sketchy new vagrant magnets going up in Kips Bay. Kips Bay, the East Side enclave pocked with post-war towers, has been largely protected from many of the changes that have...
View ArticleWilliam Boyland Jr. Indicted Yet Again
Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. just can’t catch a break. Mr. Boyland, who was previously charged with soliciting bribes to pay his legal bills in an unrelated corruption trial, was indicted again last...
View ArticleJohn Liu Says He Can Still Be Mayor, Taunts Feds Again
For nearly any other candidate, two guilty verdicts in the trial of a trusted treasurer and fund-raiser on campaign finance fraud charges would spell the end of his or her campaign. But this is John...
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To Do Sunday: Cinco a Drinko
Chelsea Market. It’s tequila time in New York. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the commemoration of Mexico’s victory over the French, at The Tippler, tucked underneath Chelsea Market, where you can get...
View ArticleThe Flatiron School Teams Up with Skillcrush to Offer a Summer Coding Program...
If Mayor Bloomberg’s billions of initiatives to help boost S.T.E.M. activity in our city didn’t tip you off, New York suffers from a dearth of talented engineers. The Flatiron School, launched last...
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Menace to Society: Exorcising Fashion Demons
Falling in love with Azzedine Alaïa. (Photos via Shao-Yu Liu.) I hate department stores. They remind me of being a chubby 12-year-old with braces being dragged around by her mother to try on...
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The Wall Street Journal Wants Their Journalists to Look Good on Camera
WSJ Live The Wall Street Journal, like many other outlets, is embracing the rise of video. And, as part of that embrace, they sent out a memo today to remind their journalists to look camera ready and...
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Boozehounds, Beware! NYC Bars Skimping on Beer Pint Sizes
There's a scandalous new measurement controversy sweeping the NYC beverage world, and this time, we can't even blame Bloomberg. According to the weights and measures sticklers over at The New York...
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