• netflix

    Netflix Chaos Terror

    "The company didn't ship DVDs to any of its customers Tuesday, and hadn't made shipments as of midday Thursday, Mr. Swasey said. Netflix made only a partial shipment from about half of its 55 nationwide distribution centers on Wednesday." [WSJ]
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    Comment by Liz11685: I totally got my movie 3 days before I got the email saying when it would arrive. I was wondering... more » | Other threads

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    City Continues To Crumble

    Via email: "Just got out of the subway at 23rd and Park. The cops have closed off the area in anticipation that another crane may fall. The thing was wobbling back and forth as the wind from the coming storm threw it around. Debris and dust flying all over the place." [Previously, Previously]
    06/10/08
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    Comment by Clarissima: How is it that King Kong's First World playground is being slowly dismantled by incompetent hands and bureocratic vanity? This... more » | Other threads

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    Roundup: Entire City Falling Apart

    The collapse of an East Side construction crane, killing at least four and injuring two dozen, is apparently raising questions at City Hall about the Buildings Department and buildings commissioner Patricia Lancaster, the Sun reported. The head-scratching is coming a bit late, though, given the extent to which things have been falling off of buildings, structures have been collapsing and towers set ablaze over at least the past couple of years. Gothamist did a nice roundup of building collapses, which we've expanded on after the jump: More »
    03/17/08
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    Comment by Dickdogfood: @veraikon: ..bbbut the whole "they're not digging that deep" line was the set-up for my snark! more » | Other threads

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    Littlest Mogul's Crumbly Building Seals Off Entirety of Connecticut

    All service in and out of Grand Central station and the whole Metro-North Railroad were disrupted for hours today—because of New York Observer owner Jared Kushner! A vacant building at 124th St. and Park Avenue collapsed just before noon, threatening the stability of a neighboring vacant building. Both properties are owned by Kusher Companies, according to the New York Times. Kushner's spokesman claims the company planned to demolish both buildings tomorrow, conveniently. (HOW awesome would it be if he blew it up for the insurance money!) (Not that we are even insinuating that, obv.) Of course, things fall off of buildings all the time in New York, and sometimes our manhole covers electrocute people, but rarely do buildings owned by budding media magnates actually completely fall over onto commuter trains. And this, as they say, is the least of his current building-related problems. More »
    03/04/08
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    By Pareene

    Comment by TimeWarnerRhymeAnaheim: Wait until the aqueduct system implodes: then you will all drink from the Gowanus Canal! Except for those of you lucky,... more » | Other threads

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    UhOh

    Things fall from the sky (especially when Patti LuPone sings) and there is nothing anyone can do about it. [NYT]
    03/04/08
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    Comment by DorothyMantooth: @fiveinchtaint: Chanin Building and Lincoln Building, baby! Don't kill my dream of spotting (someone I imagine to be)... more » | Other threads

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    Scaffolding collapse at 915 Broadway and 21st Street! Or actually near-collapse! Firemen on a crane, dismantling! Block closed down! New York Observer reporters forced to take freight elevator in back of building! Take-home message: Don't take a cab down Broadway south of 23rd Street, not that you should anyway, because that is a TERRIBLE route no matter where you're going because of the way Broadway dumps out into Union Square, obviously, but it is totes particularly bad right now! UPDATE: OOH, PICTURE!
    12/17/07
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    By Choire

    Comment by caseyliz: Shit son! That's like two blocks from my apartment. As if the ball-freezing weather wasn't enough of a reason for... more » | Other threads

  • the poors

    You know how when people are like, "There are systems in place in this world to endlessly screw the poor!" everyone gets all eye-rolley and like, "This isn't the 60s, you hippie, and now everyone is just either rich or poor but it's no biggie"? Well, do enjoy this story about how for more than a year the Bronx Family Court hasn't had full elevator service and folks miss their custody and child welfare hearings because they're waiting outside for hours just to get in the building. Poor little poors! [NYT]
    12/12/07
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    By Choire

    Comment by cassandra: Who is the neocon who hurt you? more » | Other threads

  • means motive and opportunity

    "The Coast Guard has reeled in a record 355,000 pounds of cocaine over the past year... the street value of the drugs seized or removed last year by the Coast Guard equals roughly half the agency's total annual budget, said Commandant Adm. Thad Allen." Which explains why the fine commandant will be selling back the 50 kilos hidden on various parts of his person to some Columbian friends of his later today. Still, it's pretty impressive, given that the Coast Guard basically has no working boats and an inability to purchase working communications systems. [CNN]
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    By Maggie

    Comment by EnviousJuno: Just so long as the other 973,000lbs still get through every year. more » | Other threads

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    From the mailbag, regarding Union Square: "I think the helicopters might have something to do with Bill Clinton signing autographs down at the Barnes and Noble over there." Insert your own sinkhole joke here.
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    By abalk

    Comment by lionel-mandrake: @TheOldPooperoo: President Bubba ain't signing the secret service paychecks anymore, so I don't think they care as much as they... more » | Other threads

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    Union Square Sucks

    Two from the mailbag! "I live by Union Square and have been serenaded by helicopters (sounds like 3 or 4) for the past half hour or so - doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. What the hell is going on??? I'm used to the sirens and helicopters 24/7 but usually they come and go...they're hovering right over Union Square it looks like." Asked and answered! "A sinkhole seems to be swallowing the backend of a dept of sanitation garbage truck on w17th st btw 5th and 6th. BLTFish customers are shuffling by nonchalantly, still intent on their roasted halibut." Yep, it's official, the city is falling apart.
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    By abalk

    Comment by TVAddendum: @HENIFER_HLOPES- I EAT TACOS Y BURRITOS: About to vote Hillary Clinton out of office? more » | Other threads

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    We're hearing from tons of people bitching about their morning commutes. Apparently an "incident in Queens" has played havoc with our fragile subway system. Naturally, there's nothing on the news. Did you have to take four trains to get to work today? What the heck is going on?
    09/04/07
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    By abalk

    Comment by lionel-mandrake: @nancine: Yeah, and then a blind harmonica player started in with the theme to "A Fistful Of Dollars". more » | Other threads

  • weather on the ones

    Wow, it is really coming down out there! What's today going to bring for our desiccated city? We're guessing bus explosion, but we're open to other suggestions.
    08/21/07
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    By abalk

    Comment by MisterHippity: Methinks TedSez is gunning for a presidential suite of his own. more » | Other threads

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    "Two people were injured Monday when a sidewalk collapsed at a Manhattan construction site, the Fire Department said. The two people fell into a hole up to 10 feet deep on West 36th Street." [AP]
    08/13/07
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    By Choire

    Comment by HowDareThey: This is so close to my work. I never thought I'd say this, but I am so happy to be... more » | Other threads

  • here comes the flood

    Bad Weather Destroys New York City

    As of 6:30 this morning, the 4/5/6 line was running at "slower speeds" because of "water on the tracks." Congratulations, New York, we're finally a third world country! If we were terrorists we'd just sit back and let the weather take care of things. Anyway, we weren't the only one with problems. Big trouble up at the Time Warner Center, the Mordor that marks the northern border of Midtown. More »
    08/08/07
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    By abalk

    Comment by exleysdavenport: prematurely gay? more » | Other threads

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    New York City Bridges Falling Apart Or Whatever

    In the wake of the Minnesota bridge collapse, our very own Governor ordered a review of all the Empire State's spans. Guess what? Everything's falling apart! More than 2,000 are listed as "deficient," and, here in town, 16 of the 19 biggest bridges are only rated as fair or poor. Those assessments come from city inspections last year, so unless things can fix themselves, they're probably slightly worse. Among those receiving a rating of "poor" are the Tappan Zee and the Brooklyn Bridge. How bad is the city's most iconic overpass? Lori Ardito, first deputy transportation secretary, says it's not what you think. More »
    08/03/07
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    By abalk

    Comment by katastic: The Brooklyn Bridge, according to the Daily News, actually got a "0" rating. Which I take to mean a "0"%... more » | Other threads

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