Posted by in New York on 06 19th, 2010 | No Comments
Yankee Panky: Lady Gaga Cheers Bombers In Bra, Panties
Yankee Panky: Lady Gaga Cheers Bombers In Bra, Panties
        Finally, Lady Gaga was able to publicly demonstrate her love for the Yankees . The performer, who memorably flipped the bird at a Mets game last week , appeared at last night’s Subway Series matchup between the Amazin’s and Bombers. While it’s unknown what...
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Posted by in New York on 06 14th, 2010 | No Comments
Suspicious Package? Robbery? Murder? Don’t Ask a Cop!
Suspicious Package? Robbery? Murder? Don’t Ask a Cop!
John Del Signore/Gothamist On our way into the office this morning we came across this interesting scene on the corner of Jay and Front Streets. As you can see, police tape marked off a section of the sidewalk, where a bag stuffed with clothes (dirty undies? the whites?) sat by an open window at Egg...
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Posted by in New York on 06 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Man Goes Home After 1995 Murder Conviction Is Overturned
Man Goes Home After 1995 Murder Conviction Is Overturned
          Jabbar Collins was freed yesterday after 15 years in prison. A day earlier, a judge had overturned his 1995 murder conviction after evidence that the Brooklyn DA’s office never turned over crucial information to the defense. Information like how one of three...
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Posted by in New York on 06 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Goat Bloodies Weiner
Goat Bloodies Weiner
Courtesy The Washington Scene A mohair goat speared Rep. Anthony Weiner during a press conference today, nicking his right hand with one of its pointy, foot-long horns and drawing blood. Weiner was holding the goat while speaking to reporters in a park near the Rayburn House Office Building in D.C.,...
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Posted by in New York on 06 10th, 2010 | No Comments
American Apparel: Still Not Looking To Hire Ugly People
American Apparel: Still Not Looking To Hire Ugly People
It is hardly surprising that American Apparel bases new hires on physical appearance, so today’s Gawker exposé will probably get a smaller gasp than one’s first glance at the company’s Nylon Spandex Stretch Floral Lace Unitard would (seriously that thing will never cease to amaze...
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Posted by in New York on 06 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Bloomberg’s "Bromance" With Jeb Bush
Bloomberg’s "Bromance" With Jeb Bush
Bush and Bloomberg in 2007 (NYC Mayor’s Office) According to the Post , “insiders” are wondering why Mayor Bloomberg and former Florida governor Jeb Bush are so buddy-buddy. A “City Hall veteran” says, “There’s something going on there. This is a lot more than,...
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Posted by in New York on 06 7th, 2010 | No Comments
"Italian Restaurant" On the Market
"Italian Restaurant" On the Market
If you’ve ever wanted to decide on a bottle of red or a bottle of white at the restaurant that played the role of muse in Billy Joel’s “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” you better make your reservations soon. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Il Cortile and the two...
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Posted by in New York on 06 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Hacker Rips Off More Than $640,000 From DOE
Hacker Rips Off More Than $640,000 From DOE
“We have just gotten a wake-up call from the Nintendo Generation.” A report released yesterday by the City’s Special Commissioner Office revealed that a hacker stole more than $640,000 from the Department of Education over a four year period. Yes, the same DOE that has cut busing for...
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Posted by in New York on 06 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
BFD: Biden. Bloomberg. Brooklyn Bridge.
BFD: Biden. Bloomberg. Brooklyn Bridge.
Photograph from the NYC Mayor’s Office Twitter Vice President Joe Biden was in town to kick off the beginning of the big Brooklyn Bridge rehabilitation project. According to Mayor Bloomberg’s office, it’s “a $508 million project – supported by $30 million in American Recovery...
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Posted by in New York on 05 26th, 2010 | No Comments
A Brief History of Hideous TV News Reporters
A Brief History of Hideous TV News Reporters
Last week, WPIX/Channel 11 reporter Vince DeMentri was fired after a slapping incident involving the Bahamian UN ambassador’s chauffeur. As a result, he joins a long line of historically dumb news anchors who got fired (or worse) for poor behavior. In honor of DeMentri’s flame-out, the News...
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