Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Making The Call: Stop The All-Star Game Silliness
Making The Call: Stop The All-Star Game Silliness
Derek Jeter at the All-Star Game (AP) The ratings for this year’s All-Star Game were the lowest ever . It just reinforces a fact that has been obvious for years- nobody cares about this game anymore. Yet, baseball insists on trying to artificially pump up interest by awarding home field advantage...
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Posted by in New York on 07 18th, 2010 | No Comments
Drunk Drivers Get Ready For Breathalyzer Box Installations
Drunk Drivers Get Ready For Breathalyzer Box Installations
As part of the harsh DWI laws going into effect on August 15th, even first-time offenders will be forced to outfit their cars with breathalyzer boxes. The small boxes will have an air nozzle to test the driver’s breath, and will lock the ignition if any alcohol is detected on their breath. Drivers...
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Posted by in New York on 07 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Underwear Run Sprints Through Central Park
Underwear Run Sprints Through Central Park
                                          Yesterday, the annual Jamaica Underwear Run took place in Central Park, attracting 500 runners for the 1.7 mile jog they day before the New York City Triathlon....
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Posted by in New York on 07 16th, 2010 | No Comments
Summer Streets Come Back To Park Ave With Big Splash
Summer Streets Come Back To Park Ave With Big Splash
        For the third year straight, the DOT will create a 6.9 mile, car-free oasis stretching from the Brooklyn Bridge up Lafayette, Fourth Avenue and Park Avenue to Central Park on the first three Saturdays in August. And this year’s ” Summer Streets ” initiative...
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Posted by in New York on 07 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Is Gaga Moving To The Big City?
Is Gaga Moving To The Big City?
Looks like Lady Gag a is looking for a fancy zip code. She is the latest celeb to check out the duplex penthouse at 304 Spring Street in Hudson Square (located near that controversial trash tower ). According to the NY Post , the Lady checked out the $21,000-a-month penthouse recently—wearing...
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Posted by in New York on 07 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Now UK Prevents Iroquois Lacrosse Team From Traveling
Now UK Prevents Iroquois Lacrosse Team From Traveling
Percy Abrams, executive director for the Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse team, and his passport (Bebeto Matthews/AP) Just after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cleared Iroquois tribe members to travel outside of the U.S. with their tribe-issued passports for an international lacrosse competition, the...
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Posted by in New York on 07 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Video: Pat Kiernan Uncorks Wine With Shoe
The other day NY1’s Pat Kiernan posted a video of a man opening a wine bottle with just the use of his shoe and a hard surface. YouTube connoisseurs know this was just a more professional take on the November 2009 classic titled: “How to open a bottle of wine shoe.” Take a moment to...
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Posted by in New York on 07 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Sponsored Post: NYC Restaurant Week Is Here
Sponsored Post: NYC Restaurant Week Is Here
The following post is from our advertiser, NYC & Company. Dine at over 275 of the City’s best restaurants during NYC Restaurant Week , July 12-25. Enjoy three-course prix-fixe dining, featuring lunch for $24.07 and dinner for $35.* Save even more: You can get a $15 statement credit when you...
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Posted by in New York on 07 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Flashback: Horse Showers!
Flashback: Horse Showers!
        We stumbled across one of these photos of a horse getting a shower in 1910, and it turns out that around that time the ASPCA brought not only these showers, but drinking fountains to the thousands of working horses in the city. Not only that , but EphemeralNY recently pointed...
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Posted by in New York on 07 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Calvin Klein Censors New NYC Billboards
Calvin Klein Censors New NYC Billboards
Photo courtesy of Calvin Klein Calvin Klein has a new racy billboard on Houston Street, but according to Stylelist , the company has censored their own campaign this time around. So prudes, just don’t aim your smartphone in its direction and you’ll remain pure. Here’s the deal: “Using...
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