Editorial: An Albany Cover-Up?
Do state legislators have even the slightest idea of how they are perceived? Do they realize that the New York State government remains a world-class embarrassment, even after years of promises to...
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It’s Been a Helluva Week for New York Media
The Village Voice What a week! First, “restructuring” at the New York Daily News resulted in a flurry of long-anticipated pink slips. “It is a process that has been difficult and painful,” News editor...
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Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn’t Just About Where You Buy Your Food;...
When Whole Foods co-CEO John Mackey’s book, Conscious Capitalism, came out in January, Claude Arpels and Winsome Brown hosted a book party for about 150 people at their gorgeous and expansive Tribeca...
View ArticleMichael Grimm Has Had It Up to Here With President Obama
As President Barack Obama’s opponents pile on in the aftermath of multiple recent controversies–notably his reaction to the Benghazi attacks, revelations that the Internal Revenue Service focused on...
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Food Fete: Hitting the James Beard Awards After-Party Circuit
Even if we knew where David Chang partied, we wouldn't tell. The James Beard Awards, which took place last week at Lincoln Center, have rightly been described as the “Oscars for the Food World.” But...
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The Other Cleveland Victim: How Ariel Castro Got a Pass on Beating His Wife
Last week, on the greasy, grimy shores of Lake Erie, the doors of a shabby house opened to reveal a “house of horrors.” Ariel Castro, a musician and layabout, had abducted three girls, turning them...
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PATH/Fail: The Story of the World’s Most Expensive Train Station
The Port Authority used to set records in good ways. The George Washington Bridge was a marvel of engineering in its day, the world’s longest bridge when it was built, and still the busiest. The Port...
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This One’s a Kippah: New York’s Idiosyncratic Jewish Renewal
The Mishneh Torah There is a Jewish renewal in our lives, and two idiosyncratic instances occurred right here in this city in recent days. The first was a Sotheby’s auction of the 386-item Judaica...
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Watch for the Bill Hader-Sized Hole in Saturday Night Live Next Season (Video)
Bill Hader leaving SNL. (NBC)Well this was quite the turn of events. If anyone was going to leave SNL in-between seasons, we knew it would Seth Meyers, who is taking over Jimmy Fallon's old spot. After...
View ArticleBrooklyn Girl Scouts: ‘Save Our Library!’
“Save our library!” That’s what one boisterous group of local Brooklyn girl scouts shouts in a “The Brooklyn Public Library has some pretty shocking plans,” says the unidentified, hard-nosed reporter...
View ArticleJohn Liu Refunds Tainted Campaign Contributions
City Comptroller John Liu was forced to refund more than $14,000 worth of contributions implicated in the straw donor scheme that has overshadowed his campaign, new campaign filings show. Mr. Liu,...
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Brownstoner Queen’s New Editor Is Not Moving To Queens, But He’s Thinking...
We hear a lot of people are thinking about moving there. (flickr, whiskeygonebad) A few weeks ago, word got out that Brownstoner, the real estate blog that has not only chronicled, but embodied so many...
View ArticleMove Over, Ratner: 220-Story Prefab Tower Set to Rise Next Month in China
When Forest City Ratner broke ground on the first of its apartment buildings at Atlantic Yards, a 32-story tower at Atlantic Avenue and Dean Street, it was poised to be "the world’s tallest...
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NYU Professor Arrested for Peeping in Thrift Store Dressing Room
Ross Finocchio (Patrick McMullan) This art history professor might be a little too interested in the female form. Medieval Art expert and NYU professor Ross Finocchio, 34, was arrested for spying on...
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Because Hurricanes Are Funny! Jersey Shore Amusement Park to Name New Ride...
The Jersey Shore's iconic JetStar Roller Coaster, destroyed after Superstorm Sandy (Getty) A new thrill ride on the Jersey Shore will be named Super Storm, so that riders can remember how much fun it...
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Animal Care Volunteers Bite Back
Inside an AC&C Manhattan shelter, November 13, 2010. (Photo: Jeff Latzer) At an animal rights debate last week, five mayoral hopefuls voiced their support for a change in city oversight of animal...
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Purchase With a Side of Protest? New App Reveals Corporate Roots of Common Goods
Now you can have your morals and eat them too. Buycott is a new app that removes the potential of cognitive dissonance from consumer brand decisions. Created by 26-year-old Ivan Pardo, it allows you to...
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Holler If Ya Read Me: African-American Writers—and Readers—Fret Over the...
“I married a thug,” said the street lit author Wahida Clark, addressing the issue as if she were listing the bullet points of accomplishments in her life. “I said, ‘Wow, he’s locked up! I want to meet...
View ArticleChristie’s Scores $495 M. at Postwar Sale, Highest Auction Total Ever, With...
Christie’s broke auction records this evening with a contemporary art sale that brought in $495 million for the house across 70 lots, the highest total ever earned in a single auction. The auction saw...
View ArticleYou Jelly? Jack Dorsey, Al Gore, Bono Invest in Biz Stone’s Stealth Startup
Biz Stone’s mysterious new startup, Jelly, has just closed a Series A. An announcement on the company’s Tumblr didn’t disclose the total amount raise, but revealed that Spark Capital raised the round,...
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