blogs.villagevoice — In yet another glaring example that the Department of Health's restaurant inspection letter grades are likely to be formidably misunderstood by the average dining Joe, researchers have found t... Continue reading "Your Kitchen is Probably Filthier Than New York's Dirtiest Dive" >
streetsblog — A tipster sends this picture of one of the city’s new bike racks that, someway, somehow, got wrenched out of the pavement. We’re told that the sidewalk at Fulton Street and Rockwell Place in Brooklyn had a big chunk missing where the bike rack would have been. After this bike rack...
streetsblog — Between calls for renewed stimulus on the one hand and for deficit reduction on the other, Washington, D.C. is stuck. A new report by the Transportation Equity Network, however, shows one easy way out of that political stalemate: shifting our transportation spending to transit. According to the report, written by University...
newyorkdailyphoto.blogspot — In the early days of the Windows operating system when it was making heavy inroads into the graphical interface market, Apple devotees began to find themselves in a very defensive posture. A typical response was that Windows was built over MS-DOS and that the Windows user experience and computing suffered...
lostnewyorkcity.blogspot — The commenters on Eater didn't have much good to say about this stubborn Village joint. Guess I've been spoiling them with joints like Sardi's and Frost and Wo Hop. Never said these places are all good. Only said they are survivors, mysterious survivors.Who Goes There? Tio PepeThe thick-haired manager of...
gothamist — Photograph by Corey Hunt on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap: A home invasion robbery on Staten Island, a shooting on East 109th in Manhattan, and a bank robbery at Prospect Ave & Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn. Robert Halderman, the man who served jail time for trying to extort David Letterman, was...
gothamist — The NYPD tow truck operator who claimed a cop gave him a revenge ticket says he was ordered to take a drug test soon after his allegations became public—and the timing is suspect! "They're being vindictive," Marvin Robbins said, referring to Officer David Moshier, the NYPD, the Secret Service, the...
cityroom.blogs.nytimes — A downgraded hurricane lashes the state's eastern extremities somewhat.
gothamist — Two-thirds of New Yorkers want the Park 51 mosque and community center project to be relocated to a less controversial site farther away from Ground Zero, according to today's new Times poll. But if Newt Gingrich had his way, nobody would be able to build near Ground Zero, because it...
gothamist — Rachel Uchitel, Dr. Drew in Central Park (TMZ) Tiger Woods' former favorite (we think, given that he allegedly paid her $8-10 million to keep quiet about their affair) mistress Rachel Uchitel is moving to a Manhattan condo. And, responding to potential criticism about visiting Ground Zero (her fiance died at...
ny1 — Four members of a volunteer security service known as Shomrim are recovering from gunshot wounds, after they tried to apprehend a man last night who was allegedly exposing himself to children.
streetsblog — Pedro Espada didn't show up for last night's transportation debate. Neither did his leading challenger, Gustavo Rivera. Photo: Noah Kazis Last night’s 33rd Senate District transportation debate pitted two candidates against each other who are unlikely to ever appear on the same ballot: Democrat Daniel Padernacht and Green John Reynolds. Padernacht...
gothamist — Amtrak offered this Earl-related explanation: Overhead electrical system damage from a tree which fell from outside Amtrak property in Connecticut and more severe weather forecasted this evening has led Amtrak to suspend all through service between New York and Boston (South Station). Those passengers currently on Amtrak trains in the...
gothamist — Around 8 a.m. this morning we received an alert that a man was threatening to jump from his balcony on the Lower East Side. Now the NY Post has more details (and a photo), reporting that the incident took place at 257 Clinton Street, where the unidentified man was hanging...
gothamist — ctownjb's Flickr We didn't need The Onion to remind us that the city is a bit of a "trash-ridden hellhole," but they were slightly off: the city is built on top of a trash-ridden hellhole. And a new, fascinating interview in this month's The Believer with Robin Nagle, the anthropologist-in-residence...
midtownlunch — Earlier in the week, we told you how you could help your favorite food truck win $10,000 as part of the Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race Giveaway. If you follow Cupcake Stop, Treats Truck, Mexicue, Calexico, NYC Cravings, Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, Bistro Truck, or Eddie’s Pizza Truck...
streetsblog — Without a bollard, what would have been the next thing or person in this car's path? Photo: Transportation Alternatives Via Gothamist — check out this bollard on the Hudson River Greenway at work. One of the strange and dangerous things about the greenway is that car traffic crosses the car-free path at...
gothamist — This week's new movies include Machete, The American, Going the Distance, Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1, A Gun, A Woman And A Noodle Shop, The Winning Season, Last Train Home, White Wedding, My Dog Tulip, Prince of Broadway, Etienne!, Max Manus, Our Beloved Month Of August, Clear Blue Tuesday, and...
gothamist — This is really pretty adorable, it's like the gnome in Amelie has come to life and is living in New York City! The unnamed gnome keeps a Tumblr blog chronicling his journeys in this strange city (of course, he also has a Flickr, a Twitter and Facebook—so schooled in our...
brownstoner — The Brooklyn Flea will be making its regular appearance this holiday weekend both in Fort Greene this Saturday and at Skylight One Hanson, across from the Flatbush Ave. Target, on Sunday. Check out some of the food vendors profiled in The New Brooklyn Cookbook or try your hand at the...
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newyork.seriouseats — In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt. Sandwich in photo may be...
gothamist — Carlotta Pierce, mother of 4-year-old Marchella Pierce (Myspace) Police are still investigating whether the death of a severely malnourished 4-year-old girl yesterday was the result of parental neglect or severe health problems. Marchella Pierce was pronounced dead on the scene by police yesterday morning in her Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment. She weighed...
blogs.villagevoice — In honor of the upcoming Labor Day weekend, we devote our top 10 list this week to food-centric day trips. Our list contains a lot of good eating, most accessible by train or bus, all within r... Continue reading "Our 10 Best Food-Centric Day Trips" >