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The New "On The Go!" Digital Subway Maps Are A Tourist's Dream Come True

Aside from a subway death solution, a review of the G train and a whole slew of transportation inconveniences, the MTA is also in need of a technological upgrade. Luckily, that'll be arriving shortly (the other issues mentioned... maybe not so much). Two summers ago, the agency installed several ne ... More >>

Loud, Honking Cabs Beware: 'Summer Streets' Are Taking Over NYC Today

If you're watching this video, we hope you have a huge smile on your face. If you're a cab driver who hates traffic, you might not. But, for the rest of us pedestrian folk, today is a great day to have feet.For the next three Saturdays, the New York City Department of Transportation is bringing back ... More >>

Three Arrests After Demonstrators Chain Themselves Across Brooklyn Bridge Exit Ramp To Protest Citizens United

Three protesters were arrested this morning after attempting to chain themselves together across the exit ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge. The action was part of a larger protest against corporate influence in politics and the 2010 Citizens United decision. Billy Livsey, one of those arrested, said h ... More >>

The Police Don't Need a Warrant to Subpoena Your Tweets, Judge Rules

Twitter messages, obviously, are public. That's the point of social media: to share, to broadcast. But one of the reasons people continue to tweet -- and to post incriminating photographs of their youthful kegstands on Facebook -- is the illusion that they have some measure of control over what they ... More >>

Blogroll Gazette: Brooklyn Bridge Champagne Cave, Mucky Fat Sandwiches

Erik ForsbergTracy Morgan's favorite food? ​Edible Geography explores the history of an abandoned champagne cave built into the Brooklyn Bridge. The Salt finds out what foods astronauts crave when they're in space.

Holiday Guide: Arts Picks

The Best Wedding Songs Of All Time

​Not songs to be sung at weddings--I'm not here to write about "Color My World," thank you--but songs about weddings. Here are my all-time faves: (8) "Wedding Bell Blues"--sung by the Fifth Dimension The raw urgency and desperation of this one always amuses me. As she sings it, Marilyn Mc ... More >>

Leon Reid IV Wants to Put a 60-Foot Spider on the Brooklyn Bridge

​Earlier in October, artist Leon Reid IV succeeded in getting permission from the city to put an "I Love NY" cap, camera, subway map, and shopping bags on the oldest statue in New York City's possession, Union Square's George Washington. (The city had previously clad the statue in a cape for a ... More >>

UAW Endorses Occupy Wall Street; Massive March Planned Today

This morning the UAW -- the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America -- issued an official endorsement of Occupy Wall Street, which they deem "a movement for economic and political justice." They've said they'll commit resources to the movement ... More >>

Transport Workers Union Denied Injunction Against City's Use of Bus Drivers to Transport Arrested Protesters; Suit Not Dismissed

Today the Transport Workers Union, which last week voted unanimously in support of Occupy Wall Street, went to court to fight against the city's use of city bus drivers to transport arrested protesters. Following the Brooklyn Bridge arrests on Saturday, the Union said the NYPD had commandeered numer ... More >>

Where Was I Eating? Nelson Blue

Lauren Shockey​This week's dish was a bit tricky -- were they pancakes? Latkes? Johnny cakes? Nope. Instead, the pictured plate was the corn-and-zucchini fritters at Nelson Blue, the New Zealand-centric restaurant just off the South Street Seaport. A simple summery appetizer best enjoyed o ... More >>

The Sky Socialist

Tortilleria Nixtamal and La Newyorkina Are Set to Rock City Hall

Edible QueensBrooklyn Bridge-bound.​If the Brooklyn Bridge were a rainbow (and it is! of humanity!), consider this the pot of gold at its end: next month, Tortilleria Nixtamal will open a kiosk right by the Manhattan foot of the bridge, in the park adjacent to City Hall.

Where Was I Eating? Grimaldi's

Lauren ShockeyServing pizza now on both sides of the bridge​Once again, Fork in the Road readers have proved that they are worth their salt. This week's image in question depicts artwork at the new outpost of Grimaldi's in the Limelight Marketplace, the Brooklyn Bridge photo serving as the pr ... More >>

Artist Etch A Sketches New York City, From Central Park to the Brooklyn Bridge

​Unique art is easy to find in New York City, but Bryan Lee Madden's pieces stand out in the crowded field. Madden uses Etch A Sketches to create his works, which run from fine art to cartoonish sketches, and are commissioned for friends and clients alike (email him if interested!). We got in ... More >>

The Three Worst Facebook Spams!

​ Why do these same old annoying, fake, potentially viral messages keep popping up on my page? 3) "Hey Michael, I can't believe it, I actually got a free ipad to test out and keep. They are only giving away a limited supply, so I'm showing you this. I absolutely LOVE the iPad :)" blah blah.. &nb ... More >>

MTA Unveils Six-Foot-Tall Futuristic Subway Intercoms for Interhuman Communication

via MTA​Someday in the not-too-far-off future, you will be able to go about your daily business of work and life and never, ever have to speak to an actual person face-to-face. The MTA gets a jump on that with a new pilot program that will install new MTA Help Point Intercoms in the 23rd Stree ... More >>

Live: LuckyMe Turns A Chinatown Dim Sum Restaurant Into A Raging Nightclub

Cubic Zirconia's Tiombe Lockheart, commanding the crowd. Pics by Oliver Correa, more below.​LuckyMe Showcase 88 Palace Friday, September 24 Somewhere deep in the heart of Chinatown's sleaziest quarter lies 88 Palace, an insignificant-looking mini-mall that, let's be honest, most of us would n ... More >>

SEND IN THE CLOWNS

Two festivals devoted to funny business

Manhattan-Bound Lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge Will Close at Night for Next Four Years

​New York City traffic just got worse. Starting tonight, the Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed for four years, from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. on weekdays, midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturdays, and midnight to 9 a.m. on Sundays. Sorry, late-night Manhattan-going Brooklyners, Man ... More >>

Morning Links: The Kardashian/Bieber Connection; Grimaldi's Possible Eviction, and Other A.M. Shake-Ups

via Elle.com​Rangel Holds 80th Birthday Party cum Campaign Fundraiser in the Grand Ballroom at The Plaza hotel. A "Make checks payable to Rangel Victory Fund," hung outside the ballroom. For guests, the rule was no cash, no bash -- all attendees had to cough up at least $200. [Daily News] The ... More >>

New Yorkers Chill Out in Park Ave. Dumpsters

​Saturday afternoon kicked off the much-anticipated NYC's Summer Streets series, which for the third consecutive year saw Park Avenue and surrounding areas closed to cars from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park and free for motor-less roaming. Most importantly, though, the event featured the ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Moutarde, Le Bistro de la Rue; Goodbye to Tavern on Dean

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Prospect Heights mainstay Tavern on Dean is closing at the end of the month after 10 years in business. The Atlantic Yards project may be to blame. [Eater] West Village Philippe spin-off Phili ... More >>

If You Want to Jump Off of the Brooklyn Bridge Today, It Might Work

​It's not like anybody can stop you. Apparently, if you're going to jump off of a bridge today, it appears that our city's services really can't stop you, even if you just want them to call you on your bluff and need someone to talk to.

Quick hits

A pajama-clad Manhattan woman who jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday is recovering from hypothermia in Bellevue today after Police Department divers jumped from a helicopter and pulled her out of the East River. The Times has an interview with the divers -- The Arbeit Macht Frei (Work wil ... More >>

Bloomberg Approves Public Drinking So Long As It's Upscale

​Infamous nanny Mayor Bloomberg has found a restriction of liberties he doesn't like. "I never understood why we don't let you drink in the park," he told a community newspaper chain owned by Rupert Murdoch (where the interview seems not yet to have been printed, allowing the Post to scoop). " ... More >>

Many Young Veggies are Anorexic

A study conducted in Minnesota suggests that many young people who claim to be vegetarians actually suffer from eating disorders. Researchers advise parents to talk to their teens about vegetarianism. [LA Times] Ben & Jerry of ice cream fame have launched a food-tracking campaign. Since the FDA ok ... More >>

Tolling Bridges, Taxing Rich, Chaining City Workers to Desks Among City's Budget Options

This morning the city's Independent Budget Office issued its annual Budget Options document, a sprawling list of ways for the city to either save money or raise revenue. In past years, this was the kind of thing that only got policy wonks' hearts a-flutter; now, with the city staring down the barre ... More >>

Arts Roundup: Puppet Show Panned, Etc.

Readers Remember the Blackout

The Truth Behind 'Beaver' Shots and Who Owns Your Tofurky?

New Yorkers and Londoners Will Peer Across the Pond with a Telectroscope

Did Meryl Streep Ever Sleep With DeNiro?

At the buffet table with Rachel Dratch, missing Osama, and why Harvey Fierstein is always right

Possibly 4th Street #12: Shout Out Louds

Slouching Toward Gotham

Recommendations by R.C. Baker

Weekday Bender: UPDATED For Hangover Thursday

Christ and the Robots

Flyer of the Week and New Mix: Certified Bananas at the Rub

'This Is the Time to Rise'

Immigrants march, plan May 1 strike

MTA Strike: Long Treks and ($10) Dollar Vans

Transit Strike Is a Bike Rider's Dream

Point of Collapse

During Blackout '03, the Brooklyn Bridge Swayed as Pedestrians Trudged Across. What If Manhattan's Emergency Exit Has an Emergency?

Pussy Licker

Listings

On Edge

Aggressive Skaters Have to Choose Between a Living and a Life

Music

Rattling the Stones

Glenn Branca and Friends Shake the Brooklyn Bridge

Blood and Bridges

Rudy's Wrongs Stir a Movement at the Diallo March