Russian-American Council Candidates Battle in Brighton Beach
Over the past weekend, two Russian-American pols, embittered rivals running for the same City Council district this year, escorted their preferred mayoral hopefuls along the Brighton Beach boardwalk....
View ArticleCornell NYC Tech and Girls Who Code Team Up for Computer Science Summer Camp...
School’s out, but summer ain’t just about patios and beach days if Cornell NYC Tech has anything to do with it. They’ve just teamed up with nonprofit Girls Who Code to launch the first Girls Who Code...
View ArticleHova’s Witnesses: Jay-Z Brings the New York Art World on Stage
The invitation was cryptic, asking only that guests RSVP and consent to be filmed, but it was obvious, walking into Pace’s easternmost gallery on West 25th Street on Wednesday afternoon, that everyone...
View ArticleA Friend in Tweed: Bowties and Crumpets for the Serious Vintage Set
New Yorkers may be known for seeking out what's new and what's next, but there’s a small, vocal group that prefers to slow down and look back. Two Sundays ago, Bowties and Crumpets, an event put on by...
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The Wall Street Journal Mistakes @JoanDidion Parody Twitter for Real Joan Didion
Screenshot of Wall Street Journal story. The Wall Street Journal wrote and then quickly deleted a post about every college girl's favorite journalist Joan Didion quitting Twitter. Update: Shortly after...
View ArticleHotties From USA’s Suits Are Going to Infiltrate Your Tinder Feed
It was only a matter of time before Tinder introduced some sort of advertisement. USA Network announced that it’s the first one to hook up with the IAC-backed dating app to promote the upcoming season...
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Huffington Post Goes Bananas Over Poor Quality Fruit
(Wikimedia Commons) If you work at the Huffington Post, you may want to avoid the bananas. Earlier this afternoon, Arianna Huffington's chief of staff, Daniel Koh, sent out an all-staff email with the...
View ArticleWoof: Wearable Computers for Dogs Are Coming
First, there was robo-cheetah. Now, get ready for dogs with face computers. According to MIT Technology Review, researchers the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a system with the nifty...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Schmoozes With Seniors in East Harlem
Although former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s comptroller campaign hogged much of the limelight this week, the mayoral bid of another scandal-scarred pol, former Congressman Anthony Weiner, plodded along this...
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Greek Shipping Scion Drops Anchor in Soho
How edgy! It just wouldn't be Soho without a wood beam. Leon Patitsas is no Aristotle Onassis, but that doesn't mean the Greek shipowner can't get a small slice of Manhattan of his own. The London-born...
View ArticleRumor Roundup: Tumblr Takes Over NASDAQ and Jack Dorsey Will Sell You This...
Jack of all trades If you recently moved to a new apartment and are looking for some non-Ikea works to spruce up the place, Twitter cofounder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has just the item for you. The...
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Keith Hernandez’s To Do Saturday: After the Storm
Keith Hernandez. It’s All-Star Week in New York, and who better to tell the story than five-time All Star and leader of one of the best Mets teams ever—Keith Hernandez? This will be a special week for...
View ArticleNew York Lawmakers Outraged at Trayvon Martin Verdict
City officials and various candidates for office joined in the flood of outrage tonight following the not guilty verdict in the racially-charged trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of Florida...
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Keith Hernandez’s To Do Sunday: Stars of Future and Past
It’s All-Star Week in New York, and who better to tell the story than five-time All Star and leader of one of the best Mets teams ever—Keith Hernandez? This will be a special week for baseball fans in...
View ArticlePoliticians Rally Against Trayvon Martin Verdict at Union Square
Less than 24 hours after the controversial verdict was released in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, rallies erupted across New...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Chairman Ken Lerer Launching New Site to Bring More Animals to Your...
Are there not enough animals on your Internet? Do you ever open up your browser and navigate to YouTube or Twitter or Facebook and think, “Man, this Internet I’m on here could really use some more...
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The Hottest Bitch in This Place: Models Respond to Charges of Robin Thicke’s...
The hottest song of the summer also happens to be the season's most controversial hit. It's called "Blurred Lines"—surely you've heard it; it hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—and its music video,...
View ArticleZaha Hadid Designing Related Condo Building
Related Companies has commissioned Zaha Hadid to design an 11-story boutique condominium adjacent to the High Line at 520 West 28th Street in Chelsea – the Iraqi-British architect’s first commission in...
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George Zimmerman Trial Juror B37 Has a Book Agent
George Zimmerman trial (photo: Getty Images) Well, that was fast. On Saturday, the jury in the George Zimmerman trial found him not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin. By Monday, one of the six...
View ArticleNYC Congressional Delegation Gathers to Denounce Trayvon Martin Verdict
A jury of his peers may have found George Zimmerman innocent, but–many miles away from the Sanford, Florida case–New York City lawmakers aren’t done with the controversy The city’s congressional...
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