The website Houzz has become a 365,000-photo-strong virtual home-design inspiration board since it launched in 2009, and today the New York Times features the Palo Alto, Calif., home of its husband-and-wife founders. “Budgets are very important in a renovation,” said Alon Cohen. “Maybe for people involved in the Facebook I.P.O., money is not an issue, but for most people it is.” [NYT]
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As Mayor Michael Bloomberg inches closer to the end of his third term, we are all collectively wondering what he’s going to do next (the “we” includes Barack Obama). With such an open-ended political future, it’s fitting that the Times gave some insight into Bloomberg’s less-than-enthusiastic relationship with his hometown roots in Medford, MA (pronounced “Medfehd” in the local dialect). [ more › ]
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Bloomberg’s Arm’s Length Relationship With His Home Town
A Staten Island man was fatally stabbed outside of a restaurant where he and his fiancee had been celebrating their recent engagement. According to the Times , Antonio Lacertosa, 27, went to check on an argument happening outside España Restaurant around 2 a.m. this morning when a man— possibly an employee of the restaurant—stabbed him in the torso with a knife. “He had everything,” said his sister Antonia Lacertosa. “He would have made a great father.” [ more › ]
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Staten Island Man Fatally Stabbed Following His Own Engagement Party
The unidentified soldier accused of massacring 16 civilians in Afghanistan had been drinking the night of the murders, a government source tells the NY Times. (Alcohol consumption is a violation of military rules in combat zones.) According to the Times’ source , the soldier was also having marital problems, as well as the accumulated stress from his four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. “When it all comes out, it will be a combination of stress, alcohol and domestic issues — he just snapped,” says the anonymous source. “There will be questions raised about his emotional and mental stability for a fourth deployment.” Gosh, ya’ think? [ more › ]
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Soldier Who Massacred Afghan Civilians Had Been Drinking, Source Says
The recent action out of Albany wasn’t all about DNA databanks and pension reform . There was also much wheeling and dealing to bring Governor Andrew Cuomo’s dream of non-Indian New York casinos closer to fruition. But even if gambling does get legalized here (and there are still many hoops to get through) don’t expect to see a casino open in Times Square. [ more › ]
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Manhattan Casinos Are Not In The Cards
A Bronx principal was removed from her job yesterday after the Department of Education released a 113-page report that identified testing fraud and transcript tampering. According to the Times, Lynn Passarella created an environment at the Theater Arts Production Company School (Tapco) where only three percent of the grades were failing. Overall the school reacted to the change with “relief,” except for those who will miss the lawless days. “It was so easy to cut class,” a ninth grader lamented. [ more › ]
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Bronx Principal Yanked For Fudging Tests, Transcripts
It was bound to happen. Lüc Carl, Lady Gaga’s big-haired, former bar tending, ex , has written a book. And with the publication of The Drunk Diet later this month he’s gone and given a 1,500-word interview with Times . Life being short though, we figure you probably just want the highlights from a man once called “the king of Rivington Street.” Because, yes, he does talk about Gaga. Briefly. [ more › ]
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We Read Lady Gaga’s Ex’s Times Interview So You Don’t Have To
Here’s a quick, fun fact about the Times Square subway platforms: According to MTA director of governmental affairs Hilary Ring, “You can practically eat off the floor” there. So the next time you’re unfolding a picnic blanket and setting out a variety of fine cheeses on your local subway platform, isn’t it nice to know you don’t need to waste money on paper plates? [ more › ]
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MTA Official: Times Square Subway So Clean You Can "Practically Eat Off The Floor"
BOOM. Last week the Times went and took the NYC Department of Health’s restaurant ratings from their slightly confusing home and put them on an easy to use map . Today the city struck back, releasing an iPhone app that does the same thing—plus, it lets you see ratings nearby you. [ more › ]
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All NYC Restaurant Grades Are Now Available On Your Apple Device
Squirrels do people things like attend Columbia and eat pizza, but apparently they could care less about what the New York Times’ dining critic Pete Wells thinks. Specifically his take on the chain’s “pretty awful” crinkle-cut fries. [ more › ]
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Photo: Flabby Squirrel Eats Shake Shack, NY Times Be Damned