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Columbus Circle

  • Dining

    May 16, 2012
  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    The Four Best Things to Eat at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market

    Lauren ShockeyMMM, indeed. A gul börek from MMM Enfes​After yesterday's dud of an exploration, we didn't have high hopes for the Columbus Circle Holiday Market. But the good thing about having low expectations is that you're almost always pleasantly surprised. The Columbus Circle market is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2011

    Thanksgiving Round-Up: Chef Reminiscences! Recipes! Crazy Stories!

    Here at Fork in the Road, we've been hammering pretty hard on Turkey Day this year, and here is a summary of the pieces we've posted for your retrospective pleasure. Have a great holiday! Jacques Pépin Reveals His Thanksgiving Turkey Secrets Make Stephanie Izard's Green Bean Casserole Make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2011

    Wild Flag, Method Man, Cyndi Lauper And More: Your Guide To The Weekend's Biggest Shows

    Those Darlins, hangin' out in those giant pipes.​The mouse-headed DJ Deadmau5 finally finished his six-night stand at the Roseland Ballroom earlier this week (in one of the week's strangest press releases, I learned that the event was commemorated by a fancy cake that placed his signature head ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 28, 2011

    Wynton Marsalis

    Those Darlins, hangin' out in those giant pipes.​The mouse-headed DJ Deadmau5 finally finished his six-night stand at the Roseland Ballroom earlier this week (in one of the week's strangest press releases, I learned that the event was commemorated by a fancy cake that placed his signature head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Columbus Circle Is the Most Requested Bike Share Station Location

    ​Following the announcement of a bike-share program that would bring 10,000 bikes to the streets of New York City, the Department of Transportation put out a call asking for suggestions on where people wanted stations located. Yesterday, they announced that they'd gotten 5,566 individual stati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Fashion Has Discovered the Truck

    ​The truck, long a symbol of power, class, and style, has been discovered by a new group of forward thinkers and taste-makers. The truck has been discovered by fashion! Remember when things were sold in stationary buildings, and sometimes online, once the Internet was born? Now things are sold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Dr. Oz Giving Away Free Cab Rides From 4 to 6 Today

    ​Stations have resisted putting anything that they want to do well up against The Oprah Winfrey Show because, well -- Oprah always wins. But since Oprah's last show yesterday, networks are scrambling to hold the attention of one of the largest audiences in the country. Dr. Oz, a friend of Opra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    Trump Being Protested Today For Racism!

    ​His hair might be colorblind, but he certainly isn't. In fact, some of Trump's recent ratings-grabbing stunts reeked of bigotry as he went after our President over misguided issues of validity and intelligence. And now he's got hell to pay. Here's an angry mass email that just went out fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2011

    MTA Messing With a Lot of Subway Lines This Weekend

    ​If you take the 1, A, F, or E trains, everything will be all fucked up all weekend. Sorry! A roundup:

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    The Time to Deck the Halls is Upon Us as Holiday Markets Return

    urbandspacenyc/flickrIt's a blur market.​It's about to begin looking a lot like Christmas and Hanukkah up in this piece. The annual holiday markets at Union Square and Columbus Circle are set to return this Friday, November 19 and December 1, respective, and both will stay open through Decembe ... More >>

  • Theater

    October 20, 2010

    We Get Taken for The Ride

    Michael Counts steers a new venture

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Fatty Crab & 'Cue, Roberta's, ilili Among Vendors Slinging Snacks at Mad. Sq. Mark't

    OMG: Mad. Sq. Mark't​The Mad. Sq. Mark't, in all its abbreviated glory, returned to Madison Square Park this past Saturday for the second year in a row. It will run through Saturday, October 23.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Map Quest: The Restrooms of Central Park Southwest

    ​I should probably mention that I've been cross-referencing different sources to figure out which restrooms to scope out in the city. There's Nyrestroom.com, Thebathroomdiaries.com, and, for this week's big bathroom occasion, I used Centralparknyc.org, the official website of Central Park, to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Commuting Report: Subway Ridership Down, Bikes on the Up

    ​Over the weekend New York City Transit released a whole bunch of data about how we ride the subway. It turns out, ridership for 2009 was down slightly from 2008 (blame the economy and the fact that a bunch of us were unemployed; if you're the MTA, blame construction).

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Apparently, Everyone Loves a Unicycle

    ​The New York Post alerts us to a group of courageous men (and sometimes women) who are planning to cross each of the 2,078 bridges in New York City on their one-wheeled wonders, "in the belief that unicycles can unite the disparate corners of the city just as its bridges do."

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    See Melissa Rivers in Person

    ​This Thursday February 4 at 7 PM, Melissa Rivers will appear at the Columbus Circle Borders to sign copies of her book Red Carpet Ready: Secrets For Making The Most of Any Moment You're in the Spotlight. And Melissa should know, seeing as she's worked both sides of the carpet. Besides, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2010

    Things to do this weekend for (mostly) free

    ​No Pants Subway Ride Pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Meet up in six locations on Sunday at 3, get on the subway, and, when your team leader tells you to, take your pants off. Organizers are requesting underwear.

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2009

    Things to do this weekend for (mostly) free

    ​East Meets West Holiday Parade Little Italy and Chinatown Merchants Associations are sponsoring a parade from Mulberry to Mott Street, featuring marching bands, martial artists and acrobats, Italian American singers and Lion and Dragon Dance troupes.

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Vegetarian (and Vegan) Delights of NYC: The 'Mediterranean Tapas' at Kashkaval

    ​Several friends had warmly recommended Kashkaval before I had a chance to drop by. It's located in the vicinity of Columbus Circle, which is a restaurant wasteland unless you have a wad of cash to wave around.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    News from Kensington's Am-Thai Chili Basil Kitchen: Menu Additions, Stall at Holiday Market

    Pad Chaa-Chaa: You can see some fresh peppercorns at bottom left​ It sounds like a Latin dance, but pad chaa-chaa is actually a Thai dish named after the sound that vegetables make when they hit very hot oil: "chaa-chaa." It's one of the many new dishes added to the menu at Am-Thai Chili Basil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2009

    Things to do this weekend for (mostly) free

    ​Gus, Central Park's neurotic polar bear, and a few of his friends at the Central Park Zoo are celebrating Christmas this weekend

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty, Expected to Serve 1 Year in Prison

    ​Some people were wondering if rapper Lil Wayne would attempt to block DNA evidence in his weapons possession trial. The point is moot now as Lil Wayne has pleaded out and is expected to be sent to prison for a year. He copped to the remaining charge, second-degree attempted weapon possession, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Pols, Peeps Protest Prince St. Post Office Closing Threat

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Year in Retrospect: Cloverfield Is Still Great

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Thousands Protest Prop 8 at Mormon Temple

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2008

    Bones' Beat: MAD at the museum of arts and design

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    Bones' Beat: Aleksandra Mir at Mary Boone

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2008

    Clip Job: Chessman Gassed, Villagers Not Consulted

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Wisdom of Crowds: Letting SMS Cover The Stupid NFL Thing at Columbus Circle

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    New Yorker Reviews New 2 Columbus Circle

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    Sietsema revisits Landmarc

    Well, it's not a tea party, but pretty good for a local event: This morning about 150 citizens protested at the crappy Prince Street Post Office to protest its possible closing. The P.O. used to be where the Apple Store is now, but when the Macs moved in the branch got squeezed into a little nook a ... More >>

  • Music

    April 3, 2007

    Public Space Is the Place

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    It's a Good One: Cheese Magic from Cali

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2005

    Nightmare Gridlock: Tough Going Even for Bikers

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2005

    Strike : More Room for Cars, But Bike Pools Still On

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

  • NYC Life

    September 6, 2005

    Close-Up on Columbus Circle

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2005

    Dems Debate: They're All Winners in the Spin Room

    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

  • News

    August 10, 2004

    Carpenters Hammered, Again

    Monitor slams union

  • News

    May 11, 2004

    Bling Breakfast

    Choking on the richest meal in New York

  • News

    May 4, 2004

    Keep Off the Grass

    Kicked out of the garden? Unconventional approaches to protesting the GOP convention

  • Film

    August 26, 2003

    Film

    Kicked out of the garden? Unconventional approaches to protesting the GOP convention

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    It's On: Where and How to Protest in New York

    Kicked out of the garden? Unconventional approaches to protesting the GOP convention

  • News

    February 18, 2003
  • News

    January 22, 2002
  • News

    September 25, 2001

    Working-Class Heroes

    Towering Losses, Towering Deeds

  • News

    November 7, 2000

    Dig Boy Dig

    Jazz at Lincoln Center Breaks New Ground, but Where Are the Women?

  • News

    June 8, 1999

    Ticket to Tomorrow

    Now Arriving at Penn Station, an Era of High-Tech Building

  • News

    April 27, 1999

    History at Its Source

    'Nice Jewish Ladies Rampaged Through the City'

  • News

    January 19, 1999

    Hack Work

    The Not-So-Quaint Lives of New York's Carriage Horses

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