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more about #servicey more comments → TedSez: I was in Manhattan for the first time in a while last week, and I have to admit that I was surprised how cheap the setup of the "car-free" area in Tim... more » ninety_nine: For every person on this thread that complains about any aspect of NY: please move. Now. Yesterday. If you are complaining from afield but still visit... more » Dictator for Life: I moved to Manhattan from North Carolina two months ago, and I still can't figure out why a lean cuisine here is $3.89 instead of 5 for $10 like they'... more » TorturedWriter: In theory, New York should be cheaper due to economies of scale (the more people here to share the burden, the cheaper is should be). But really, New ... more » Rumpelstilskin: Oh good god, people. Go read the diary of Philip Hone, early 19th century mayor of NYC. He detested the way the city changed during his lifetime. U... more » WillSmithsMom: You get what you pay for, etc., but New York is doing something right with all that scrilla. In Philly, for example, the wage and sales taxes are muc... more » BxgrlJeri: I have been questioning my staying here (Manhattan) for at least 2 years. Because of all the "mall" and "chain" stores, it's become like Anywhere USA... more » wholenuther: Are we complaining here that New York has gotten expensive and too safe or that the people who cleaned it up are leaving and scary NYC is coming back?... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: Ever since my folks moved to Florida, all I ever hear about is the serial goat rapist that is terrorizing the panhandle.I'd opt for NY is I could. #ne... more » BettyCrocker: Good. Get out. You won't like what you find when you get to Florida. Especially when your kid has to make you drive him 4 towns over to use a libra... more » Clare: Can't sleep...Anna will eat me...can't sleep...Anna will eat me... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: How are the Olsen Twins going to be able to see over the bar? Yes, I know. This day has reduced me to making short jokes. more » Baroness: "Haagen Dazs" is code for heroin, isn't it? Pull back Chris, you're being drawn into the dark vortex of fashion. Sinister things Teen Vogue daren't ... more » Nic Fit: And if you like real music, Alan Braxe is spinning at Santos. more » BettyCrocker: Darlings, I'll be in the Men's Department on the 10th floor of Lord & Taylor, drunker than Bacchus and wearing pasties that shoot out fire and glitter... more » -
#exodus
Cleaner, Better NYC Only Fit for Tourists
Lisa van Dusen has been coming to New York City for a great many years and she did not care for its baseball bat-wielding desk clerks, cerulean shag carpeting and gag-inducing transport. More » -
#couturecrash
Fashion's Night Out Will Destroy You
I may still be on my couch wearing a rum-stained terrycloth bathrobe, but I'm about to undo my sash. Do you know why? Because tonight is Fashion's Night Out! Here are just some of the super-funtastic festivities. More » -
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You Can Carry This Many Drugs In Mexico
Not to totally alarm you but drugs are now legal in Mexico, okay. Here's how much you can carry! For "personal use," Dr. Gonzo: More » -
#drugs
The UN Finally Useful
"Worldwide, (cocaine) prices range from $2 a gram in Panama to over $300 in New Zealand, according to the UN's World Drug Report." The UN further reports that Mexico got that sticky-icky and that candyflipping in Bulgaria is fun. [Economist] -
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Your 2008 Cocaine Report
Cocaine production in Colombia was down 28% last year. Production was up in Peru and Bolivia—but only 430 metric tons of that classic Colombian powder. Probable culprit: all those canceled Wall Street Christmas parties. -
#ew
New York City Beaches: Still Beautiful, Pristine, Absolutely Toxic.
A raw sewage overflow has caused Parks Department officials to close two NYC beaches today (Coney Island and Manhattan Beach). Did you get that? Raw. Sewage. Overflow. 'Knew it before, but: nasty. [New York Post] -
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How Valleywag Got MySpace to Drop Its Sony Ban
Sony Pictures employees can now waste their time on MySpace again, thanks to Valleywag. (You're welcome.) Here's the tale, from inside Sony's Internet operations, of how our story got the ban lifted. More » -
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Get Paid to Tweet, Facebook and Comment on Blogs!
Jobs! Everybody needs one to pay for booze and porcelain figurine collections and such, right? We can't all be Ben Silverman and douche our way to the top! So we've been keeping an eye out! More » -
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Don't Borrow Money From Crazy People
"I'm 2 miles away coming to your house...are you home?" "You need to call me...This isn't fair to me. Do you have no soul?" Text messages from a psycho ex, or your auto loan company? More » -
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ViddyHo Worm Sweeping Through IM
Here's a bit of a public service announcement: If someone asks you over IM to "Hey check out this video!" they foolishly fell for the just-breaking ViddyHo virus. Don't follow them. More »
