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pic of the day
We Don't Need No Water, Let The Wood Tanks Burn
[July 4th fire last night on the corner of Wythe and North 9th at the Rosenwach Wood Tank Company in the middle of Williamsburg proper. There's no evidence to support hipsters (or hipster-exploiting developers) started it. Photo via everyplace's photostream] More »
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By Foster KamerComment by lobstr: all those wallet-chains do emit quite a spark.. 2 Responses | Other threads
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citizen journalism
Subway Rider Offers To Help Man Put Penis Back Into Pants
The subway does the strangest thing to people. For example, sometimes, the penises of men will escape their pants! This is a strange phenomenon that's only well-documented in retrospect. Until now. Uncensored flasher action, after the jump.
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By Foster KamerComment by BookishLookish: Back in the day, I used to keep a tiny bottle of Scope (alcohol 8.4 wt%) in my purse for... 21 Responses | Other threads
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I CAN HAZ MASTURPEESUZ
A Context-Free, Comment-Free Review Of Contemporary Art, With Suggestions
Things I Did On My July 4th Vacation: hit up The New Museum's Younger Than Jesus exhibition. It's a contemporary art exhibit showcasing only artists born after 1976. It ends today. Here is what I saw, presented without comment. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Foster Kamer: I mean, if you guys didn't watch the Ryan Trecartin video, you absolutely should. You will have nightmares. 7 Responses | Other threads
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BUT DAAAAAAD!
New York State Senate Losing Their Allowance Until They Can Learn To Stop Being Children
The utterly stupid, ridiculous clusterfuck that's in Albany is the perfect example of why some citizens decide not to pay their taxes. Someone finally realized as much, so they're not getting any more money until they get back to work. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by MelitaPolyhymnia: Shocking how few people have commented on this very important topic. Granted, it's a holiday weekend (Viva America!) but... 4 Responses | Other threads
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crime
The Rain Explains Why Fewer People Are Slain
The New York Times conducts its own analysis and concludes that, in New York City at least, more rainy days means fewer homicides. However, given the ongoing depressing Year Without a Summer around these parts, there's no discussion of suicides. More »
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By John CookComment by Colonel Mustard: It's hard to stab somebody and keep your umbrella straight at the same time. 4 Responses | Other threads
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save the adults
Poor Kerry Washington's Sad Search for a $3,000 New York Flop House
Oh dear, whispers Page Six this morning. Kerry Washington—an up-and-coming actress who sure is taking a while to get up-and-over-here—is moving to New York to star in a play. And she can only pay $3,000 a month! More »
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Comment by TillieHarper: We the Blacks...Niggmata (I Have Holes in My Soul): She's been up and coming for like 10 years and I'm not having it. Her acting is all big eyes and... 6 Responses | Other threads
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parochial news
New York State Senate Might Convene Tomorrow! (Or Not)
So. What's up in Albany? Nothing. Nothing at all. It has actually been too depressing to even occasionally update you. Well, it's also been kind of funny. But now something might happen! More »
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By PareeneComment by rhys1882: At least your state is not entirely bankrupt. I take a little solace in knowing that New York is... 1 Responses | Other threads
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america's governor
Rudy Addresses Albany
Albany is such a joke, the Post photoshopped everyone as scary clowns and the Times handed over its op-ed page to the funniest/scariest clown of all, Rudy Giuliani. More »
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By PareeneComment by allyzay: can't the other half just get a new gavel? 3 Responses | Other threads
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mission in domicile
Tom and Katie Moving to the West Village?
As previously rumored, Katie Holmes and her dashing space bride Tom Cruise might be moving to New York permanently. (As permanent as movie stars move, anyway). The Village Voice thinks they may have tracked down their new pad. More »
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Comment by resipsaloquacious: I hope his moving company is called, "All the Right Moves." 19 Responses | Other threads
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open caption
Reality Star's Inner Self Wistfully Reflected in Restaurant Window
[Whitney Port films for "The City" in the Village today; image via Splash] -
d-i-v-o-r-c-e
Katie Lee Joel's Fairytale Old Man Marriage Crumbles
Katie Lee Joel's whirlwind princess tour of the sweet life is coming to an end. The cook and gadabout town is splitting up with her kajllionaire husband, stunt driver Billy Joel. Rumor is she's been cheating, also that he's old.
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Comment by FaceMelter: There is something incredibly frightening about gold digging women like her. I mean, you have to be really really... 20 Responses | Other threads
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moments
Graduating Like a Gossip Girl
If you're like us, your high school graduation was in some sweaty gymnasium or on a grass-barren athletic field. Not so for the youngs of wealthy New York, who graduated in glorious fashion recently. The New York Observer was there. More »
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Comment by pssshwhatever: I graduated high school with the son of former pro wrestler Dusty Rhodes (who now is also a pro wrestler,... 9 Responses | Other threads
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open caption
Twilight Actor Has Teeth Stuck in His Teeth
[Bobby Patentleather is filming in Washington Square Park right now, ladies!; image via Bauer-Griffin] -
albany
Face-Slashing Flip-Flopper Is Dem Again
Wonderful news: Hiram Monserrate is a Democrat again! The New York state Senator who famously glassed his girlfriend and whose term cannot end soon enough switched back to caucusing with his party and doomed the Senate to (yet more) gridlock. More »
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By PareeneComment by Private Hangnail: State level politicians are required to have consumed lead paint as children, yes? 1 Responses | Other threads
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local politics
What's Up With the Albany Coup?
New York's fate rests in the open palms of a guy who lives in Westchester but represents the Bronx and who works in a little shithole 130 miles up the Hudson from here. And the guy who slashed his girlfriend. More »
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By PareeneComment by putch: [What this would mean is a deadlocked, evenly divided Senate. And no Lt. Governor, because Paterson is not authorized to... 5 Responses | Other threads
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open caption
"Are You My Mother?"
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pic of the day
New Park Already Ruined By Weddings
[A couple gets married (or pretends to get married? maybe they're models?) in the new High Line Park on the West Side, which just opened today; image via i'mjustsayin's Flickr]
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Comment by jane-eyre-head: Ummm...Will everyone hate me for asking why every time I see a wedding in Central Park it's an Asian couple? 15 Responses | Other threads
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albany
Face-Slasher, Friend Hand State Senate to Republicans
Oh, hey, Democrats no longer control the New York State Senate. Who are our heroic new Republican senators? Transit-hating Pedro Espada Jr. and—wait for it—girlfriend-abusing (accused) criminal Hiram Monserrate! More »
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By PareeneComment by The Marble Faun: This is making California look good again. 4 Responses | Other threads
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ads we liked
The Disappearing DKNY Mural
The years-old, six-story, block-lettered DKNY mural, featuring Lady Liberty, that greeted those headed south down Broadway into Soho has been painted over. Clothing store Hollister (ugh) has moved into the retail space at 600 Broadway, so they want the wall. More »
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Comment by Nice Beaver: I'm sure we can simply ask A&F's CEO to re-consider. He looks like a perfectly reasonable 64 year-old man. 12 Responses | Other threads
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real estate snuff
The Upper East Side's Garden of Tacky Delights
Ever wander up Fifth Avenue and wonder about the earthly delights behind the cloistered co-op walls? A tipster browsing the Sotheby's listings discovered that just because it's expensive doesn't mean you should be jealous. More »
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Comment by Nora Bombay: I actually quite like the dog in a tuxedo painting. It is the rest of the room that kills me. 13 Responses | Other threads
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small victories
Paterson Wins Union Concessions, Support
Hey, David Paterson won a political battle! But he did it on a Friday afternoon, so no one will notice, or care.
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By PareeneComment by daveyjonesisdead: I'm going to be so happy when he's re-elected. There will be a lot of crow-eating and groveling. 1 Responses | Other threads
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somebody's watchin' me
If You're Staying at the Standard, Try Not to Peep On Diane von Furstenberg
Designer Diane von Furstenberg, who lives high above her store in a glassy rooftop aerie, is very mad at the new-ish Standard Hotel. See, the Meatpacking District trend-haus has windows that look directly into Furstenberg's crag-like lair. More »
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Comment by City_Dater: It's not like living in a big clear box next to, say, the Ramada Inn in Troy NY, where crowds... 5 Responses | Other threads
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open caption
Actress Only Thing Standing Between Woman and Delicious Pretzel
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mild success
The Fabulous Fulds May Settle for Less
Lehman Bros.' former CEO Dick Fuld was having trouble selling his Upper East party palace with a $32 million asking price so he took it off the market. Now someone's offering $27 million and he's thinking it over. [NYP viaCityfile]
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Comment by econdave: The $5 million discount is because Zuul is still inhabiting the condo. 1 Responses | Other threads
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pic of the day
A View from the Bridge
[A view of New York from, we're guessing, the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. By photographer Sergei Yahchybekov, via Flickr]
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Comment by Baroness: Really nice picture, love it. But it seems to be from a point already deep into Brooklyn. The... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Manhattanhenge
[The view from 42nd and 3rd yesterday evening, when the setting sun aligned with streets in Manhattan to create the yearly event known as "Manhattan Solstice" or "Manhattanhenge". Image via jonbell has no h's Flickr.]
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Comment by Tremonius: Do you know how much they spent on that opening sequence in Vanity of the Bonfires where the Concorde was... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Insatiable Hunger!
Best Two-Top At 7, Ever
More accounts from Obama's dinner at Blue Hill in the Village via the Daily News. Choice quote, from one of their co-diners: when they got up to leave, "this blasé New York crowd stood up and exploded in spontaneous applause." [NYDN]
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By Foster KamerComment by VoxPopuli: Also, can someone explain that photo? I can't image that Obama would ever tuck his napkin into his collar with... 8 Responses | Other threads
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real estate porn
Padma's Pad
Padma Lakshmi—the zombified host of Top Chef and former paramour of Salman Rushdie—may have moved to Chelsea a lil' bit back, but she still owned a place in the East Village. But now she's given it up to a personal trust, for $0. More »
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Comment by Claire Keaveney: Too much brick. And there's only so much you can do with those ceilings. 3 Responses | Other threads
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muppets
Bloomberg Kind to Little Guy, When Little Guy Is Made of Felt
Mayor Mike! What a lovable guy! One minute he's palling around with adorable muppets, the next he's telling a City Hall reporter "you're a disgrace" because the guy asked him a pertinent question about his bullshit rationale for buying a third term.
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By PareeneComment by seekingwhat: That puppet has been tanning on Staten Island. 1 Responses | Other threads
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pic of the day
The Best Seats On Broadway
[Lawn chairs dot a stretch of Broadway in Times Square today. Sections of the thoroughfare there and in nearby Herald Square just became pedestrian walkways; image via Getty]
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Comment by daveyjonesisdead: An Applebee's, a Ruby Tuesdays, plastic lawn chairs...an out-of-towner would come here why? 12 Responses | Other threads
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evil empire
Judgement Day: The Fast and Spurious Google Street View Car Finally Arrives In New York
Hey, New Yorkers - not neurotically self-conscious enough these days? Well, congratulations: you're next contestant on Bust Ass In Front Of The Google Street View Car. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by Aaron Altman: A reporter for The New York Times spotted the car last Tuesday at a stoplight on West 15th Street near... 6 Responses | Other threads
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seamen
O, Sailor!
Fleet Week is in full swing here in New York City, in honor of Memorial Day and all. I'm blowing off seventh and eighth and going to see the new Christian Slater, but I figured I'd leave with a sexy (um, sorta) sailor photo gallery. Happy Patriotism, everyone! More »
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Comment by Patrick Obama Patrick: Hmm these photos are a lot tamer than the ones being snapped last night at a certain gay bar in... 5 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Bloomberg's Full-Employment Program for Political Operatives
Mayor-for-life Mike "Bitches Ain't Shit" Bloomberg has all the money in the world, and he is going to spend it to beat his mayoral opponent, The Great Gazoo, a Martian Democrat only Bloomberg can see. More »
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By PareeneComment by Paul.B.Dodd: Complain all you New Yorkers want about Bloomberg but he's vastly superior to the douchebag of a mayor we have... 2 Responses | Other threads
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pic of the day
The Fountain's Youth
[The new fountain at Washington Square Park is finally open, after 18 months of construction. The new fountain, 23 feet from the original, now aligns with Fifth Avenue and the arch. Image via j_bary's Flickr]
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Comment by lobstr: if you zoom in on the group of people at 2 o'clock, you can see yer classic WSP coke deal... 2 Responses | Other threads
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real estate porn
Dick and Kathy Fuld's Park Ave Party Palace
The Observer reports today that embattled and failed Lehman Brothers exec Dick Fuld is selling his massive Park Avenue home for around $32 million. On the market for a mansion? Let's take a look inside. More »
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butt buddies
Notes to a Young Christian Gay Porn Star
John Gechter, the gay porn power bottom from a Christian college, is moving to New York. And now some helpful gay has written him a letter to help ease his transition. It's wonderful! And horrifying. More »
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Comment by iplaudius: And these are the reasons why I threw in the gay towel. Not for me. Women do not make you... 16 Responses | Other threads
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burnings
Just Who the Hell Is Paula Froelich Talking About?
Page Six gossipeuse Paula Froelich has written a novel! One of those thinly-disguised novels about real New York people. But just who is she parodying in the book? She's teased some blind items: More » -
battery's up
Everyone's Poor But Happy In New York Today
Up there in the sky, look at that cloud, is that a silver lining we see? Sure the 'conomy's in the shitter, but let's focus on the positive. New York might be livable again! More »
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Comment by if_i_only_had_a_heart: i kind of always thought all the bklyn love was overcompensating for not being in manhattan 7 Responses | Other threads
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death from above
Military Almost Sent Another Terror Plane Today
You know what was a great idea? To send a low-flying plane cruising down the Hudson river this morning, days after a dude was fired for authorizing a similar flight that scared New York. More »
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By PareeneComment by Cheap Shot: This is nothing. I had to endure 2 black helicopters on what seemed to be a major manhunt on Friday... 6 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Gillibrand Wins the Schumer Primary
This Kirsten Gillibrand lady, who became a Senator from New York because Paterson wanted upstate support? She is a wiley one. More »
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By PareeneComment by eleusiswalks: Let's be fair to Gillibrand, she has psychotic gun control views but that's something of a necessity upstate. She... 4 Responses | Other threads
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