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January 24, 2012
Uggie The Dog To Make Glamorous Appearance Today! Is He Gay?
The star of the Oscar-nominated film The Artist is making a press appearance at the Empire State Building today. No, not Jean Du-whatever. I'm talking about Uggie, the nine-year-old Jack Russell terrier who is currently nominated for two Golden Collar Awards (for The Artist and Water for Elephants ... More >>
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January 21, 2012
Giants Fans Confused About Empire State Building Colors
Last night the Empire State Building was lit up in red and yellow, to the sports ignorant, that fact would seem not that big of a deal. But for Giants fans something in that color scheme was awry: red and gold are the colors of the San Francisco 49ers, the team that the Giants will play for the Nati ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 21, 2011
HARD NUT
Sugarplum fairies go underground
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Nine Fast-Food Franchises Missing From NYC and How Far You Have to Go to Find Them
To reenact this scene, you'd have to travel 1,360.1 miles from the Empire State Building. With his developer-friendly real estate policies, Bloomberg has opened the floodgates to fast-food franchises. Ten years ago we had a fraction of what we have now, and ma-and-pa eateries prevailed at ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Pix From Birreria, on the Roof of Eataly
Presented on a bed of "krauti," the beef-pork links from Trentino called probusto are juicy and fabulous. (Click to enlarge, as if they needed to be any bigger.) This week, Counter Culture makes the long climb to Birreria, the new beer garden (well, not really) on the rooftop of Eataly. The ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011
The 9/11 Eulogies
Grace Giardina"If you're the mayor's speechwriter, what's your job" after the Towers fall? You're going to start thinking about "how do you find something redemptive out of this attack? How do you try and encapsulate those emotions?"
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September 2, 2011
The Latest Advertising Scam: The Pop-Up Billboard
Experts tell us that the average American consumer is exposed to 3,000 advertising messages per day. Does it sometimes drive you crazy? Popping up all over your computer, crowding out the content, repeatedly interrupting your favorite TV show, in sheets handed out by shills on the corners, b ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
The Highliner Is Finally Open
Last summer, word spread that the Highliner would open in the old Empire Diner space in September. If "September 2010" had been a euphemism for "May 2011," the restaurant has opened right on schedule.
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May 1, 2011
Happy Birthday, Empire State Building
Dear Empire State Building, Happy 80th! Wow, that's old. You were born (completed, really, is the word) on May 1st, 1931, during the Great Depression. Standing 1,454' 8 9/166" tall, you were the tallest building in the world for forty years! A masterpiece of Art Deco design (although -- let ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Royal Wedding Commandeers Empire State Building, Too
On this Friday, April 29, 2011, the Empire State Building will be lit up blue, white and red in honor of "the British Consulate General in New York, in celebration of the royal wedding of His Highness Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton," according to the official lighting schedule. G ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2011
Earth Hour Is Tonight
Tonight, New York will join a host of international cities observing Earth Hour by shutting off the lights in a bunch of landmark buildings. This includes the Empire State Building, the U.N. headquarters, the New York Public Library, and a whole bunch of others, including some signs in Times Squa ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Swarovski-Encrusted Ugg Boots Featuring New York City Skyline Signify End Times
Really? This had to happen? Ugg boots, smelly, slouchy, ridiculous-looking (but comfy!) foot-fungus-encouraging Ugg boots, now have a very special New York City skyline -- yep, that's the Empire State Building -- iteration, and of course they are also encrusted with Swarovski crystals, becaus ... More >>
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February 17, 2011
New Yorkers to Live-Tweet Empire, the Eight-Hour Andy Warhol Movie
Tomorrow, the Museum of Modern Art, in association with WNYC, will screen Empire, Andy Warhol's 1964 continuous shot of the Empire State Building, which plays silently and slowed-down for more than eight hours. A few New York culture mavens, including the blog Hyperallergic, WNYC and ARTnews Magazin ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Thomas Dold, 6-Time Stair-Climbing Champ, Would Get There Faster in an Elevator
illustirYesterday, we profiled the hot new craze "stair-climbing." Since our coverage, the majority of Americans have been clamoring to find out more about this thrilling test of endurance. Unfortunately, ESPN and other major sports outlets have spent the day focusing on the Super Bowl (whate ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
The New York Times Identifies the Next Big Thing: Stairs
Daehyun ParkHow did you get from your building's lobby to your office this morning? If you took the elevator, you missed out on the sporting world's newest trend, something called "climbing stairs." It's so hot right now, the New York Times ran a piece today about its rampant popularity.
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January 7, 2011
NYC Bed Bugs Squeeze New Creativity From Overplayed Taiwanese CGI Artists
New York's bed bug problem, much-hyped last summer and well into fall, is worse than that of other major U.S. cities, says a survey of exterminators. That news is brought to us by the similarly much-hyped Next Media Animations, the Taiwanese "news organization" whose totally bizarre CGI renderings o ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
The Empire Diner Is Trapped in a Naming Kerfuffle
The saga of the old Empire Diner's slow metamorphosis into the new, Coffee Shop-owned Empire Diner continues: according to the Daily News, its longtime owners are stuck in a legal battle with its landlord over who owns the restaurant's name.
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October 27, 2010
New York Landmarks Continue Social Media Revolution: The New York Public Library, Empire State Building
It seems like everyone is "joining" Twitter or "getting" a Tumblr these days. Especially in the case of certain New York City landmarks, who are taking to social networking like digitized screen-saver fish to a watery stream of information.
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September 20, 2010
Battle Of The Rooftop Hotel Parties: Rivington Vs. Standard
Le Bain's jacuzzi vs. Rivington's enthusiastic dancersConsidering that this past week has brought us both a hurricane and the first signs of Fall, we're not sure what to expect from the coming weeks. That said, we decided to make the best of our Sunday and spend it outside -- on a roo ... More >>
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September 12, 2010
View From Bushwick Rooftop Party, Midnight
Queensboro Bridge on the right, Empire State Building in the center, seemingly smaller than closer buildings in Brooklyn. Photo taken on Jefferson Street.
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August 25, 2010
Battle of the Buildings: Empire State Building and 15 Penn Plaza Wage War of Artistic Renderings
The empire state of mind is pretty pissy this week. Empire State Building owner Anthony Malkin of Malkin Holdings says that the enormous new building planned for 15 Penn Plaza, two blocks west of his 80-year-old beauty, would mar the view of New York's iconic skyscraper and change the skyline ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Empire State Building to Spite Mother Teresa This Thursday
Times Square billboards, the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, and Brooklyn Borough Hall will all glow blue and white on Thursday for Mother Theresa's 100th Birthday, according to the Daily News. But the Empire State Building continues to hold strong against the request because of the owner's "r ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
The Empire State Building Will Turn Off Its Lights for Migrating Birds
"Save me!"If you're looking to snap an iconic photo of the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building at night between now and October 31, you're out of luck because it's peak migration season for birds, and they tend to crash into skyscrapers and plunge to their death when the lights are ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Empire State Building Won't Light Up for Mother Teresa, then Lies, Which Mother Teresa Really Would Have Hated (But Forgiven)
The Empire State Building is privately owned, and as such, they can do whatever the hell they want -- lighting themselves in pink and red for Valentine's Day, or honoring the Simpsons, or whatever. So, when they said no to lights honoring Mother Teresa's upcoming 100th birthday on August 26, ... More >>
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March 27, 2010
Empire State Building Goes Dark Tonight as New York Observes Earth Hour
The Empire State Building will be shutting off its lights tonight for an hour at 8:30 in observation of Global Earth Hour 2010. Earth Hour is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund, which asks "individuals, schools, organizations, businesses and governments" to turn off or dim their lights ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2010
Feeding Frenzy of Food Journalists Descends on K! Pizzacone
Which of these represents the true future of pizza? The fastidious cone ($5.90) or the sloppy slice ($2.50)? You decide... Just this afternoon I found myself standing in a long line that snaked out the door of a new pizza parlor opposite the Empire State Building. When I say new, I mean rea ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
First-Ever Wedding On Top of the Empire State Building
Carlos Andres Varela/ TheKnot.comThere have been weddings at the Empire State Building before -- Brides magazine used to partner with ESB to marry several couples a year on the Building's 61st floor, then pose them at the top-floor Observatory for photos. But this year, in association with Th ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
Empire State Stair Race Draws Pros, Amateurs, and Seniors Up 86 Flights
Melissa Moon finishes first among women in today's Empire State run. More than 300 athletes climbed 86 floors today in the New York Road Runners' annual Empire State Building Run-Up. The race, which covered 1,576 stairs and included runners from 19 states and 17 countries, began in the building's ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2009
Oh Hell, Christmas Already?
When their publicists send you pictures of the Rockettes and King Kong on top of the Empire State Building, that's a sure sign holiday Christmas shopping season is here. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular officially opens tonight, too (though they started doing shows Friday -- must have b ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2009
Empire State Building Cuts Power for Earth Day
There's more to Earth Day than anti-Communist ravings and deposits on water bottles. Nick Cannon, actor-DJ-Mr. Mariah Carey, and Spongebob Squarepants, fresh from his Earth Day appearance on the Daily Show, are here to tell you that the Empire State Building will power down for 60 seconds tonight ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2009
Nick Cannon Celebrates Earth Day
The picture via our brethren at Runnin' Scared, who are pretty much the TMZ of photos like this one Today is Earth Day, and in her honor, we are apparently powering down the Empire State Building for an elegiac 60 seconds, a spectacle that cannot hope to compete with this photo--taken this morning, ... More >>
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April 22, 2009
Quick Hits
The way we see it, you can never have enough Nick Cannon and Spongebob Squarepants at the Empire State Building. Yeesh, that Craigslist Killer suspect is getting his laundry aired out: now they tell us he kept his victims' underwear, along with his gun (!), in a hollowed-out Gray's Anatomy. Also, ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
Quick Hits
The Brides.com annual Valentine's Day mass wedding takes place tomorrow at the top of the Empire State Building. This year the event includes its first same-sex couple. Charles G. Hogg, the groundhog who bit Mayor Bloomberg on Groundhog Day, is appearing at the Staten Island Zoo this weekend, in ... More >>
Blogs
February 5, 2009
Updike's Uptown Crawl Recreated
Photo from the Book Bench An early Updike Talk of the Town piece saw the writer quixotically attempt to make his way between the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center without once setting foot on either 5th or 6th Avenue. He called it a "service to readers who are too frail or shy for good- ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2009
Same-Sex Couple to Trade Vows on Top of Empire State Building
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2008
Daily News Pranks City Hall with "Deed" to Empire State
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Blogs
November 7, 2008
Radio City Christmas Commences with Empire State Photo-Op
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2008
ESB, Starbucks, and Runnin' Scared Offer Special Service on Election Day
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2008
Empire State Goes Back to the 1930s; Us, Too
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Blogs
September 18, 2008
Mile High Club: Get Married (or Committed/Affirmed) Free at ESB!
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Blogs
September 17, 2008
Hello New York! Whale Songs Heard for First Time in NY Waters
In September we told you about Brides.com's Valentine's Day competition, for which the Conde Nast magazine would pick 14 couples whose stories compelled them and arrange for them to be married or commitment-ceremonied at the top of the Empire State Building. This year's winners have been announced. ... More >>
Art
April 4, 2006
On High
Christian college takes root in the Empire State Building
Columns
August 9, 2005
NY Mirror
Christian college takes root in the Empire State Building
Theater
August 2, 2005
Trash and Vaudeville
A Guide to the New York International Fringe Festival's Recycling Program
Books
November 2, 2004
Amnesia Girls and Strange Sprays: We're in Lethem-Land
A Guide to the New York International Fringe Festival's Recycling Program
Film
July 30, 2002
Tried and True
Hardest-Movie-Quiz Answers Revealed
Film
June 25, 2002
Screen Test 2002
World's Hardest Movie Quiz
Theater
March 27, 2001
Tuner Salad
Good, Bad, and Recycled, Musicals Are What’s Going On
News
January 9, 2001
The Reverend’s New Clothes
Al Sharpton’s Fashion Journey
NYC Life
April 4, 2000
NY Mirror
Al Sharpton’s Fashion Journey
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