Archive for May, 2008
Dan Witz Adorns “Ugly New Buildings”
Street artist Dan Witz has some entertaining pieces around town, mostly on condo walls in Brooklyn and the Lower East Side. assume buying the luxury condo of your dreams only to discover one of these alarming scenarios? Witz explains his series, Ugly New Buildings:In the past few years much of m…
Ex Accuses 50 Cent of Burning House Down
Rapper 50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend accused him of arson and much worse after the house he owns and she lives in burned down yesterday. Shaniqua Tompkins, who is the mother of 50 Cent’s 10-year-old son Marquise, told reporters, “He’s trying to kill me and his own child. He told me so.”
The former c…
Focus on Family to Sue by homosexual Family Recognition
A legal team with the backing of James Dobson is ready to file a legal suit against New York State, claiming that Gov. David Paterson illegally sidestepped the State Legislature when he declared a state of reciprocity in recognizing homosexual marriages ordained in other states.
Dobson is the …
Focus on Family to Sue by homosexual Family Regonition
A legal team with the backing of James Dobson is ready to file a legal suit against New York State, claiming that Gov. David Paterson illegally sidestepped the State Legislature when he declared a state of reciprocity in recognizing homosexual marriages ordained in other states.
Dobson is the …
Democrats Meet to Discuss Florida, Michigan Delegates
Photograph of Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws committee co-chairs Jim Roosevelt, moment from left, and Alexis Herman, moment from right, by Susan Walsh; plus at the tale are Joe Sandler, DNC General Counsel, left, and DNC staff member Phil McNamara.
In a televised assembly that…
Sharpton Joins Critical Mass to Protest Police Issues
Last night, the Reverend Al Sharpton participated in the monthly Critical Mass rally and bike ride. In his introduction of Sharpton, civil rights lawyer Wylie Stecklow famous Sharpton’s relentless fight for civil rights and against unfair police practices. Stecklow additionally pointed ou…
Matos-McG Trial Descends into Heart-Breaking Bathos
Dina Matos McGreevey is having her days in court that week, as the divorce proceedings within her and former NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey drag on ever-longer. Having settled the child custody portion of the divorce, Dina and Jim are now squabbling about the vital stuff: money.
Dina Matos McGreevey fee…
Service Advisory: We manufacture out Walking Is Good For You Too
Photo, by ultraclay! at flickr
Pity the poor tourist who comes upon that ad hoc weekend subway service advisory report scribbled on a series of dry erase boards at the Fulton St. station in Manhattan. Actually, pity any subway rider who pauses at great length to try to determine the meaning be…
NYC’s Daredevil Past
In January 1931, Modern Mechanics magazine featured daredevils, stuntmen, and others with risky odd jobs. Unsurprisingly, many of them flocked to the city, from Madison Square Garden to the Brooklyn Bridge; one of specific interest is Sig Smith, who once walked around the crown of the Statue of …
What to Order: West Village
Introducing What to Order, a new feature where we pick three new restaurants in one neighborhood and find out what the critics, the average diners, and the staff recommend. Tried any dishes from a new restaurant that blew you absent? Let us know.
Krieger, 2/19/08
Commerce
The critic pick:
Fr…
Kiss of Breath: Teen Arrested for DWI Blames Macking
Gianna Vigliotti was swept up in Nassau County’s DWI crackdown and campaign to publicly announce DWI arrests (with arrestees’ names, hometowns and mugshots) in order to deter drunk driving, but it turns out the 17-year-old resident told the police her Memorial Day weekend DWI was all a mistake. …
Openings Roundup: Kafana, Blue Marble Ice Cream, Sheridan Square
Kafana: Serbia has landed in Alphabet City, by on Avenue C. Owner Vladimir Ocokoljic tells NY Mag that what sets his new place (pictured) apart can be summed up in one word: “Pork.” Thrillist has the menu, and Ocokoljic isn’t playing: pork dominates, from the Meat Meze appetizer of assorte…
MTA Is Family Friendly with Free-ZPasses
“Uncompensated” MTA board members are not the only ones benefiting from a policy of free E-ZPasses. As the board found it essential to pass toll and fare hikes to regular commuters, it made certain that not only were they insulated from the cost of traveling around NYC, but their wives were as …
