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Runnin' Scared
1:30 pm
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Go Listen to This Coney Island-Themed Playlist Marty Markowitz Made on Spotify
By Sydney Brownstone
Thank god for Marty Markowitz, possibly the only lovable politician left in New York. Today, the Brooklyn borough president released a soundtrack to rebuilding a Sandy-shattered Coney Island on S... More >>
Sound of the City
12:39 pm
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Electric Daisy Carnival's Pasquale Rotella on When the EDM Bubble is Going to Pop
By Nick Murray
Dance music's least likely purist, Pasquale Rotella, head of Insomniac Events and the brain's behind this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, has been making people dance for the last twenty years,... More >>
Runnin' Scared
12:26 pm
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Vito Lopez, Legislative Powerhouse, Serial Groper, to Resign; Ducks Expulsion Proceeding
By Graham Rayman
Once-powerful Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez has agreed to step down from his longtime post as his support collapsed this week on the heels of the Staten Island District Attorney's damning report... More >>
La Daily Musto
11:35 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Remembering The Early Days of The Michael Alig Crime Coverage
By Michael Musto
I'm no Woodward or Bernstein, but I was at the forefront of getting out the buzz on the famed club kid slaying when word started percolating in 1996. I had chronicled Michael Alig's rise and fall... More >>
Runnin' Scared
10:45 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
New Jersey Wants to Raise Its Smoking Age to 21, Too
By John Surico
"This has now truly become a regional, if not national, effort." Thus spoke City Council Speaker Christine Quinn at a press conference yesterday. Former-governor-turned-state-senator Richard Code... More >>
Fork in the Road
10:30 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
5 Great Food Events This Weekend
By Jessica Goodman
Friday, May 17 Sweet Leaf Tea's Be Sweet New York Sweet Leaf Tea will unveil a bottle cap art installation on the High Line in Chelsea tonight. The event kicks off the company's "Be Sweet Out ... More >>
La Daily Musto
10:19 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Gay Nightlife Wars Heat Up
By Michael Musto
XL--the gay dance club that's attached to the Out NYC hotel--has gone through some changes this year, including the letting go of co-owners John Blair and Beto Sutter, who resurfaced with a hit pa... More >>
La Daily Musto
10:01 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Jane Lynch Loves Playing Ruthless Characters
By Michael Musto
And that's good because she gets to play them a lot. She's brill as the rotten cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Glee. And in Broadway's Annie revival, she's just stepped into the part of the so... More >>
La Daily Musto
9:48 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
When Your Ex Suddenly Messages You On Facebook...
By Michael Musto
It happened to me twice in the last couple of years. Two people I bitterly broke up with reached out on Facebook, filling me with a large mixed salad of weird feelings. My immediate response was... More >>
Runnin' Scared
9:45 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
The CDC Discovered Poop in Public Swimming Pools
By Sydney Brownstone
Everyone's worst public pool fears are true, and just in time for summer. On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study showing that 58 percent of public pool sampl... More >>
Fork in the Road
9:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Three Underrated Patios Where You'll Actually Be Able to Find a Seat
By Laura Shunk
That line you see in the photo above? That was the wait at 7 p.m. last Friday night for the Frying Pan, the bar located on a boat anchored in the Hudson. And while we dig the notion of sipping dri... More >>
La Daily Musto
9:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Hermione Gingold As Evita????
By Michael Musto
The role of Evita Peron has appealed through the years to grand divas like Patti LuPone, Faye Dunaway, Madonna, and that Argentinian woman from last year. But did you know that froggy-voiced, bul... More >>
Runnin' Scared
8:42 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
A Cooper Union Student, the Chair of Trustees, and Felix Salmon Walked Into a Debate
By Sydney Brownstone
ICYMI: After Cooper Union president Jamshed Bharucha met students for a surprise discussion in his office earlier this week, on Wednesday morning Democracy Now! hosted a rare, moderated forum wit... More >>
Sound of the City
8:27 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Paramore + Kitten - Hammerstein Ballroom - 5/16/13
By Devon Maloney
Paramore + Kitten Hammerstein Ballroom 5/16/13 Better Than: Anything J.J. Abrams has done in 2013 Before seeing Paramore tonight, I went to the movies with my best friend. We're both huge sci... More >>
Fork in the Road
8:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
In Praise of Diner Hamburgers
By Robert Sietsema
The burger at Square Diner arrives disassembled--garnish it as you will. One strange aspect of the Age of Foodism has been the fetishization of the humble hamburger. This has occurred for a var... More >>
Sound of the City
7:15 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Kurt Vile - Bowery Ballroom - 5/16/13
By Harley Oliver Brown
Kurt Vile Bowery Ballroom 5/16/13 Kurt Vile is a golden god. We already knew he was a king, at least, but once he took the Bowery Ballroom stage last night in head-to-toe white denim as Violato... More >>
Fork in the Road
7:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Casa Mezcal Offers Screamin' Brunch Deal
By Laura Shunk
While we're fans of lazy gluttony and daytime drinking here at Fork in the Road, we sometimes have a hard time getting super stoked about weekend brunch, mostly because we're uninspired by fightin... More >>
Runnin' Scared
7:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Ken Thompson, Brooklyn D.A. Candidate, Asks Gov. Cuomo to Bigfoot Charles Hynes' Review of Old Murder Cases
By Graham Rayman
The race for Brooklyn District Attorney is becoming a bit of a slugfest. First, there was word that longtime Democratic incumbent Charles Hynes' office was getting a reality show right in the midd... More >>
Fork in the Road
6:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Achilles Heel Staffers on Their New Bar in Greenpoint
By Laura Shunk
Look out the window from your seat at Achilles Heel, the new Greenpoint bar from Andrew Tarlow -- whose expanding empire includes Marlow & Sons, Diner and Reynards, among others -- and you'll look... More >>
Fork in the Road
5:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
The Fourth Opens Near Union Square
By Laura Shunk
"Were those used in the London Olympics?" whispered our dining companion as we sat down at the bar at The Fourth. He was referring to the sculpture work hanging from the ceiling, which is oddly re... More >>
Sound of the City
3:45 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
The 10 Best Concerts in New York This Weekend, 5/17/13
By Brittany Spanos
The Killers walk into an Electric Daisy Carnival with known Liars ... these are the 10 best concerts of the weekend. ... More >>
Sound of the City
3:35 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
We Did Mushrooms at the Bronx Zoo With Andy Animal, Cannibal Tribesman
By Jamie Peck
"The last interview I did on mushrooms, I said something about the Beatles, and then I'm like, 'Sorry, I can't do this.'" The day after his first show with his new band, Andy Animal's Cannibal T... More >>
Sound of the City
3:05 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
The Best Bands Featuring the Album Art of John Dyer Baizley
By Linda Leseman
Tonight Norwegian power rock band Kvelertak play Webster Hall along with Georgia stoner hardcore metallers Black Tusk. (Canadian punks Cancer Bats open, as well.) Besides loudness and shouted v... More >>
Sound of the City
3:00 am
May. 17, 2013
New York News
Why Are Old School Electronic Artists Annoyed With EDM?
By Katie Bain
Broadly speaking, if you're an electronic music fan over 40, you probably dig Danny Tenaglia more than Skrillex. And chances are, if you're a Skrillex fan under the age of 30, you're like, "Who t... More >>
Runnin' Scared
3:36 pm
May. 16, 2013
New York News
High Concept Item: Pizza Delivery Cocaine Dealers!
By Graham Rayman
Not a huge case, just kind of amusing: Drug dealers went back to the future with a scheme revealed yesterday to deliver cocaine through a pizza delivery service, special narcotics prosecutor Bridg... More >>
Fork in the Road
3:28 pm
May. 16, 2013
New York News
What Can You Do About the Coming Cicada Invasion? Eat them! (With Recipes)
By Robert Sietsema
The common cicada, as it looks just before you eat it Unless you've been hiding underground for the last few months, you probably already know that New York City is due for a cicada invasion. I... More >>
Runnin' Scared
1:20 pm
May. 16, 2013
New York News
Christine Quinn Wants to Save the Streets From Themselves
By John Surico
Between 2009 and 2011, approximately 450 people died crossing the street in New York City. Whether to reckless driving, not looking both ways, or sheer confusion, the city lost 450 residents. And ... More >>
Runnin' Scared
12:11 pm
May. 16, 2013
New York News
Judge Gives Hurricane Sandy Victims in Hotel Program Time to Find Housing
By Sydney Brownstone
Over the past month, a group of people who lost everything in Hurricane Sandy have been waging a battle with the city. They came from the most traumatized areas, and from the poorest economic bac... More >>
Fork in the Road
12:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
New York News
New York's Serious Case of Cronut Fever, and How to Cope
By Tejal Rao
Are you experiencing feelings of extreme happiness and sadness? Have you lost interest in other breakfast pastries? You may be suffering from cronut fever. Last Friday, when we first tasted ... More >>
Runnin' Scared
11:00 am
May. 16, 2013
New York News
Comptroller John Liu Gives Back His Campaign's Dirty Cash
By John Surico
With the primaries in four months, this is probably a good idea. By now, the controversy over John Liu's run for comptroller in 2010 is an old wives' tale in recent New York City scandal history.... More >>
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