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City Island (New York)

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Nine Culinary Ventures By Hip-Hop Artists

    Today, excitable Long Island-raised rap firebrand Flavor Flav will open his House Of Flavor restaurant in Las Vegas. The restaurant—which will have fried chicken and something called a "red velvet waffle" on the menu—is Flav's second attempt to break into the food world, following the di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Bragging Rights to New York City's Rat Island Go for $160,000

    The auction of a bona fide New York City island happened yesterday, and the winner was Alex Schibli, a 71-year-old retired Port Authority worker who lives in the Bronx and has gazed hungrily at that island, or, slab of 2 1/2-acre rock, for more than a decade, wishing he owned it. For $160,000, now h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Next Month, NYC's Rat Island Can Be Yours

    The view from Rat Island.​Rat Island is a 2.5-acre rock sticking out of the water off of City Island in the Bronx. Attractions: the crumbling ruins of a hospital used for yellow-fever patients in the 1800s, a Great Blue Heron who will be your only neighbor, a rich history of housing prisoners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Ten Hot Famous Fat Chicks

    Sam Zide Dan Weiss is the author of the blog Ask a Guy Who Likes Fat Chicks and he's profiled in our recent feature, "Guys Who Like Fat Chicks." He put together a list of ten hot famous bigger women with the disclaimer that he "tried to mix girls I personally think are pretty with girls you don't ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Ten Famous Guys Who Like Fat Chicks

    Dan Weiss is the author of the blog Ask a Guy Who Likes Fat Chicks and he's profiled in this week's feature, "Guys Who Like Fat Chicks." He put together a list of ten males who appreciate larger ladies in Western mass culture because, frankly, there aren't all that many. Fat Admirers do exist, and ... More >>

  • Film

    January 12, 2011

    In Every Day, Acting Triumphs Over Indie Cliche

    Dan Weiss is the author of the blog Ask a Guy Who Likes Fat Chicks and he's profiled in this week's feature, "Guys Who Like Fat Chicks." He put together a list of ten males who appreciate larger ladies in Western mass culture because, frankly, there aren't all that many. Fat Admirers do exist, and ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 27, 2010

    Miss Coco Peru Is Still Alive!

    Dan Weiss is the author of the blog Ask a Guy Who Likes Fat Chicks and he's profiled in this week's feature, "Guys Who Like Fat Chicks." He put together a list of ten males who appreciate larger ladies in Western mass culture because, frankly, there aren't all that many. Fat Admirers do exist, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Andrew Cuomo Campaign Getting Lots of (Bad) Free Advice

    ​ When Fred Dicker of the New York Post talks, Albany listens. The tabloid's hard-punching state editor has as much or more impact on state politics these days - between his newspaper blasts and his daily radio show - as any capitol powerbroker. But Dicker's prediction in his "Inside Albany" c ... More >>

  • Film

    March 16, 2010

    Andy Garcia Sneaks to Acting Lessons in City Island

    ​ When Fred Dicker of the New York Post talks, Albany listens. The tabloid's hard-punching state editor has as much or more impact on state politics these days - between his newspaper blasts and his daily radio show - as any capitol powerbroker. But Dicker's prediction in his "Inside Albany" c ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 3, 2009

    HOT COCO

    The Bronx's Queen

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Beach Eats, Food Trucks & Stadium Snacks

    ​Hungry Girl heads to the new Yankee Stadium to scope out tasty low-cal foods and finds Lobel's Steak Sandwich (464 calories), Nathan's Grilled Chicken Sandwich (380 calories), and cotton candy (175 calories). [NY Times] The Hudson Valley, once known as New York's "breadbasket," is full of gr ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 15, 2009

    Pedro Espada Plays Moneyball

    The new Senate majority leader heads straight for the bank

  • Voice Choices

    October 8, 2008

    BICYCLE! BICYCLE!

    Think you got what it takes to take on the Bronx?

  • NYC Life

    November 13, 2007

    Social Engineering

    All aboard at Grand Central with headless models and StoryCorps

  • NYC Life

    February 6, 2007

    Something in the Way He Moves

    Larry Seiler has cerebral palsy. But he doesn’t want your pity—he wants your love.

  • NYC Life

    May 16, 2006

    The Life Aquatic

    You can go in the water again!

  • NYC Life

    May 16, 2006

    A Shore Thing

    Mini guides to five waterfront neighborhoods worth your salt

  • NYC Life

    May 2, 2006

    Close-Up on City Island, the Bronx

    Mini guides to five waterfront neighborhoods worth your salt

  • News

    April 25, 2006

    The Bronx Bomber

    While rooting the Yankees to a new home, Democratic political fixer Stanley Schlein failed his other clients

  • News

    April 4, 2006

    Save the 'Burbs!

    Flushing homeowners lead the growing Queens quest for landmark status

  • NYC Life

    February 7, 2006

    On the Hard

    They're buying up every inch of this island and building condos

  • News

    August 16, 2005

    Hunting the Magic Number

    In council races around town, it's a tale of two cities

  • NYC Life

    August 2, 2005

    Early Man

    No TV, no computer. I make these wooden vases, I turn them on a lathe.

  • News

    October 5, 2004

    Taken to the Cleaners

    Political ties won big government loans, but a Bronx plant still goes belly up

  • Dining

    June 1, 2004

    Where to Go for Dad's Day

    Top 100 Italian Restaurants

  • NYC Life

    May 4, 2004

    Cabin Fever

    The heat is on—and for a limited time only—so get out of the house and soak it up before it's gone

  • NYC Life

    April 15, 2003

    Close-Up on Parkchester, Bronx

    The heat is on—and for a limited time only—so get out of the house and soak it up before it's gone

  • NYC Life

    November 12, 2002

    Close-up on City Island

    The heat is on—and for a limited time only—so get out of the house and soak it up before it's gone

  • NYC Life

    August 13, 2002

    Close-Up On: Co-Op City

    The heat is on—and for a limited time only—so get out of the house and soak it up before it's gone

  • News

    April 24, 2001

    Toil and Temptation

    From the Car Wash to the Chicano Club, a Mexican Teenager Learns to Survive in the Bronx

  • News

    April 10, 2001

    A Link in the Chain

    Bound for The Bronx, A Mexican Teenager Says Farewell to His Family and Culture

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    June 6, 2000

    Tito Puente 1923-2000

    La Ultima Cumbancha

  • Dining

    August 24, 1999

    A Family Affair

    La Ultima Cumbancha

  • News

    March 30, 1999

    A Wounded Mayor

    Diallo Deconstructs Rudy's Racial Rule

  • News

    March 30, 1999

    Mothers of Invention

    The families of police-brutality victims build a movement

  • News

    October 27, 1998

    Loose Cannon

    Bullet-riddled record of Bronx cop facing trial for murder of Irish immigrant

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