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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 >>

Taking It Slow At The Met's Street

SPQR Closed in Little Italy; Broken English Will Become Jarro in Carroll Gardens

SPQR in Little Italy closed this week, Grub Street reported. The restaurant on Mulberry Street had been open in some capacity for 30 years, but the phone lines are disconnected and many of the items inside the space were auctioned off, including coffee makers, wine racks, and stoves. The building th ... More >>

Leske's Bakery Opens in Park Slope, Pennsylvania 6 Opens in Herald Square

Leske's Bakery will open a second location in Brooklyn on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The Bay Ridge-based bakery has been around for over 100 years and is known for its Scandinavian heritage and black-and-white cookies. Join in the sweet festivities by showing up bright and early for a celebratory cookie ... More >>

Mmm... Enfes Opens Near Herald Square, Eagle Trading Company Comes to Greenpoint

Mmm...Enfes, the popular Turkish pastry shop that usually pops up at the Bryant Park and Columbus Circle Holiday Markets, can now be found permanently near Herald Square. Savory and sweet items include bourek and baklava. 70 W. 39th St.

Give It a Few Weeks Before the R Train Returns

Yesterday, we reported on the MTA's no-refund policy enacted in the aftermath of Sandy. Although no reason was given, the situation provided enough explanation: the agency was out a significant amount of cash flow and paying back all those fares definitely wouldn't have helped. So straphangers are f ... More >>

Education Supplement: Class Action Listings

NYC's 'Stealth' Starbucks Will Serve Beer and Wine

A 'stealth' Starbucks is an unbranded Starbucks location devoid of their usual mermaid decal, furnishings and overall look and feel. Grub Street broke the news that Macy's Square will be getting one called The Herald Square Cafe: From Grub Street: "Pastries are sourced from local bakeries, not ship ... More >>

FASHION FORWARD

Cintra Wilson discusses Fear and Clothing

Bowery Burger at New York Burger Co.

New York Burger Co.'s Bowery Burger When you crave a hamburger, you usually go upscale or down. On the downscale side, you may walk into Five Guys, a diner, or even Burger King or Wendy's. Upscale, find yourself at maybe Minetta Tavern (where you can actually get a seat at lunch), 5 Napkin, or eve ... More >>

Look! Large Balloons!!

The only time of year animals take over NYC

Will You Shop at the New MTA Boutique at Macy's?

​Subway merch is obviously not a new idea -- you've all seen the subway-themed shower curtains, T-shirts, dog gear, magnets, umbrellas, and whatnot. But now there's an entire section of Macy's capitalizing on people's need to buy things that remind them of their dreaded commutes. The MTA has a ... More >>

'Occupy Fountains' Ride Planned for Today in Midtown

"Occupying" is clearly not confined to Wall Street, having occurred over the weekend in Washington Square Park and, we hear, being planned for Tompkins Square Park this coming Saturday and Sunday. All the while, Occupy Wall Street Protesters are remaining at base camp in Zuccotti Park, where Mayor ... More >>

New York City Ups Security in Light of 'Credible' 9/11 Terror Threat

​Last night Mayor Bloomberg addressed the city, along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, in a press conference after officials announced a "specific, credible, but unconfirmed" threat of an attack in New York City or Washington D.C. timed to the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. T ... More >>

Fashion's Night Out Preview: Must-Go Spots

​Back in 2009 when Fashion's Night Out launched, Anna Wintour, the brainchild behind the event, aimed to celebrate the fashion industry and its consumers with an all-night party at shops and department stores throughout the city, in an attempt to spruce up retail sales in the wake of the marke ... More >>

You Can Now Find Tanoreen in Midtown

Robert SietsemaWhere angels fear to tread.​Although we're not really fans of FoodParc, we now have one reason to be grateful for its existence. That reason is Tanoreen.

Macy's 37th Annual Flower Show: Fake Daisies and Dogs in Floral Snuggies

Heather Holland via The Lush Side​It's a good thing the wall of daisies was artificial, since the near-freezing wind that swept through Herald Square would have made short work of any exposed bloom at Macy's annual Flower Show on Sunday. Still, midtown tourists and shoppers took little notice ... More >>

Valentine's Day Is Also National Condom Day!

​Yes, it's true, good friends. National Condom Day and Valentine's Day fall on the very same day! Someone was either thinking, or not thinking, as the case may be, because just like Mother's Day, every day should really be National Condom Day. (And thereby, the two shall ever remain separate.) ... More >>

New Year's Eve: Eats

Old stand-bys and some new kids on the block

A First Look Inside Foodparc, NYC

​Foodparc is not quite as big and grandiose as it looks from the outside. If this era coming up has a theme, it might be the Era of Food Courts. They seem to be popping up everywhere.

Bedbug Taste Levels Are Improving; They're Now at Macy's and Bloomingdale's

​If you laughed when bedbugs were found at Hollister and Victoria's Secret, you may not be laughing now that they're mounting the fashion food chain. The latest: The bugs have been found at two of New York's biggest department stores, Macy's in Herald Square and Bloomingdales on 59th Street. B ... More >>

OH, JE$US

Our patience is running as thin as her sobriety

Material Hurl: Our Top 10 Issues with Madonna and Lourdes' New Clothing Line

​Yesterday, in a maelstrom of glitter and Pixie Stix, Herald Square unveiled Material Girl, their new, tween-oriented in-house fashion line. Their collaborators: Madonna and her daughter, Lourdes. The face of the brand: panda-eyed Gossip Girl actress and the Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momse ... More >>

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).

What to Talk About at Work Today

​In case you were living under a rock (or outside, with a healthy application of spf, we hope) this weekend, we've consolidated a handy list of what the past two days had to offer. Fear the office water cooler no longer! Read on for what's on the lips of all the popular kids:

Michael Kors Dresses Weatherproof Mannequin, Gets Taste of His Own Project Runway Medicine

Michael Kors, Betsey Johnson, Diane von Furstenberg and 17 other top American designers are creating a summer-long "fashion show" that will march up Broadway from Herald Square to Times Square. The public art project, called "Sidewalk Catwalk" and put on by the Fashion Center Business Improvement D ... More >>

Al di La Comes to Macy's Tomorrow Night

Robert SietsemaAl di La goes from Park Slope to Herald Square​Tomorrow, Al di La is crossing the East River for one night only: chef Anna Klinger and her husband Emiliano Coppa will be making a five-course meal with wine pairings at De Gustibus, the cooking school perched at the top of Macy's. ... More >>

H&M Apologizes for Destroying, Trashing Unsold Clothes, Sort Of

Whatever happened to all those unsightly metallic brown, fur-trimmed puffer jackets on the clearance rack at H&M? In all likelihood, they're probably out back in a garbage bag, fiberfill busting out of box-cutter slashes. On Tuesday, the Times published a story on retail giant H&M's shady practi ... More >>

Bloomberg to Bikers: Screw You!

With all the pale green bike lanes going in across town, you might think we have a bicycle-friendly mayor. Nothing could be further from the truth. The bike lanes are really his method of hectoring motorists by eliminating car-traffic lanes--as are the pedestrian malls at Times Square and Heral ... More >>

Bloomberg's Homeless Pledges Fell Far Short

Friday's Headlines: Piven Won't Be Punished for Fishy Story

HARKAVY is now blogging at The Smart AssetYour Friday New York headlines...Fishy outcome: Actors' union buys Jeremy Piven's sob story, won't penalize him for ditching play over 'mercury poisoning.'U.S. to buy up to 40 percent stake in Citigroup, just keeping it private, in desperate move to keep it ... More >>

Reverend Billy Leads Buy Nothing Day Service in Union Square

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

Family (Terror) Ties

With a brother in prison, Sanya Siraj sells books and hopes to remain in the country.

Victoria's Secret Goes Green, Sort of

Anti-War Crowd Dogs Bush at the U.N.

Bush Bash Is On: Cops Give Go-Ahead to U.N. Protest March

On High

Christian college takes root in the Empire State Building

Kid Rock Meets Gucci

'Maxim' makes duvets and office furniture?

Chain Reaction

What does your H&M say about you?

WWRTD: Or, What Would Roger Toussaint Do?

Mr. Toussaint, how will you purchase your Christmas ham?

Something to Fall Back On

'America's Next Top Model' searches for America's next reality stars

Where's the Beef?

Dave's Butcher shop-sneaker store; the lush life in Herald Square

The Cheap Detective

Holiday Hunting in Bargain Bins

Close-Up on the Fashion District

The BCS Mess

Our Guide to the Bowl Championship Series

Cheap Cheer

Ink Slingers

Across Town, Words Jump off the Page

Less Is More

Bargaining with the Holidays

Welcome to the Dollhouse

The Big Allure of Tiny Photography