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April 9, 2012
Say Hello to 5 Boro Burger, Vic & Anthony's Steakhouse
5 Boro Burger has begun serving burgers, hot dogs, and bar snacks to diners in Midtown. [Midtown Lunch] Also in Midtown, a new coffee and pastry shop with outdoor seating called Spresso Cafe has sprung up in the Sanctuary Hotel. [Zagat Buzz] Former Momofuku Noodle Bar chef de cuisine Kevin Pemouli ... More >>
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February 26, 2012
Army Officers Killed Over Quran Burnings In Afghanistan; Occupy Town Square Set For Tompkins Square Park Today; Subway System Sees Injury, Death
Two U.S. Army officers were killed at their desks in Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Saturday by a junior intelligence officer. "We believe it was 100% linked to the Quran burning because of the religious background of this junior officer. He spent two months in a Pakistani madrassa," an Afghan ... More >>
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January 10, 2012
Search Effort Unfolds for Ian Burnet, 22, Who Went Missing in NYC on December 30
Friends and family members of Ian Hunter Burnet, a 22-year-old engineering student at Virginia Commonwealth University, have launched a massive effort to locate him after he disappeared on December 30. Burnet had traveled to New York City on December 26, staying at an apartment with friends near 139 ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
The Bunker's Bryan Kasenic On The Berliniamsburg Era, Throwing Parties For Electronic-Music Nerds, And "Amateur Night"
This week, the Voice profiled Bryan Kasenic, who throws the monthly Bunker party—the city's premiere techno event—which celebrates its ninth year tonight at Public Assembly with a bash featuring Chicago house legend Derrick Carter and Dutch techno great Legowelt. Below are some outtakes ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Pongal at Sri Ganesh's Dosa House
When you order Pongal at Sri Ganesh's, you get an entire vegetarian ensemble. I was making my periodic pilgrimage to Sri Ganesh's Dosa House -- on the Indian strip along Newark Avenue in Jersey City -- when I ordered my usual luncheon dish: the doctored cream of wheat called uppma. "We're out of i ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 21, 2011
Joe Budden+Joell Ortiz
When you order Pongal at Sri Ganesh's, you get an entire vegetarian ensemble. I was making my periodic pilgrimage to Sri Ganesh's Dosa House -- on the Indian strip along Newark Avenue in Jersey City -- when I ordered my usual luncheon dish: the doctored cream of wheat called uppma. "We're out of i ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Day in the Life of...a Coffee Cart Vendor
Lauren ShockeyWelcome to Day in the Life of, a new feature that'll appear every so often on Fork in the Road in which we look at different culinary professions in New York City and the people behind them. How do the pros actually spend their days? Up first: Mohammed Eladl, 57, who operate ... More >>
Art
October 5, 2011
Boom, Bubble, Bust: Matthew Barney + Jenny Saville + Mickalene Thomas
New York goes retread. But maybe there's a little hope
Music
July 13, 2011
Hot Music for Long Nights
Celebrating the summer with live, sweaty shows
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June 20, 2011
Charlotte Bloomberg, Mayor's Mom, Dead at 102
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mother died on Sunday in Massachusetts at the age of 102. "Today, my sister, Marjorie, and I lost our mother, Charlotte, after an extraordinary 102 years of life," the mayor wrote in a statement. "As the center of our family, our mother's unimpeachable ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
Lin Evola Makes Melted Gun Statue For NYPD
viaThe New York Police Department gave the artist Lin Evola 946 guns, "taken from suspects or turned in during buyback programs," which she promptly melted and made into a five-foot statue of an angel. The sculpture is meant to promote peace and will be displayed at Police Headquarters, Commi ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Ten Fascinating Ethnic Ingredients Chefs Should Get to Know Better
Sprinkled with sesame seeds, marinated jellyfish makes a memorable summer salad The last couple of decades have flooded NYC with colorful cuisines many of us never knew existed, and stocked ethnic markets with exotic ingredients that had strange names and fascinating properties. This influx ... More >>
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April 8, 2011
Open and Closed: Say Hello to West End, Goodbye to Café Flo
Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Vai, the Upper East Side spot that just got a Soho outpost, has closed. The building is reportedly being torn down. [Grub Street] Café Flo in Astoria did not survive a four-alarm blaze that r ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Renegade PATH Conductor Really, Really Hates It When You Eat on the Train
Today the New York Post covers the story of a PATH conductor who takes very strictly the "no-eating-on-the-subway" rule (but is less concerned with the "no-littering-on-the-subway" rule, to say nothing of the "no-ripping-other-people's-property-out-of-their-hands-and-throwing-it-out-the-windo ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Goya Targets Non-Latinos; Benihana Up for Sale
Goya is launching a new marketing campaign that will target non-Latinos who want to "spice up" their cooking. [NY Times] Benihana is now for sale, but the process has been complicated by squabbling between the widow of the company founder and his children. [Wall Street Journal] Andrea Illy, ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
The Latest From the Gross Foods Arms Race: Philly Pretzel Factory's New Cheesesteak Pretzel
Food chains across the country seem to have taken This is Why You're Fat to heart. First there was the Double Down, sandwiching bacon-and-cheese between fried chicken, and then IHOP's Stackers, smooshing together pancakes and cheesecake. The latest in the greasy fast food arms race is being ... More >>
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April 27, 2010
After Chinatown Fire, Tenants Pick Over the Ruins
Two weeks after a seven-alarm fire ripped through their Chinatown building and three others, the tenants of 289 Grand Street lined up in front of the ruins on Saturday afternoon to salvage whatever remained of their belongings. The tenants came with empty shopping bags and low expectations as th ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
Open & Closed: Say Hello to Lowlands; Goodbye to Jade Terrace
Jade Terrace, the rooftop bar at China Club, has filed for Chapter 11 following China Club filing last month. The owners blame the economy for its demise. [Crain's] The team behind Lokal in Greenpoint will soon open a Mexican place at 52 Nassau Avenue. Expect tacos, burritos, and quesadillas ... More >>
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February 2, 2010
This Week in the Voice
Time was, Andrew Cuomo would pass a lot of harsh comments about rival politicians. Now, the attorney general mainly lets his indictments do the talking. And they've been eloquent. But has the former bully-boy really changed, or just changed tactics? Tom Robbins looks at the possible second Go ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Vegetarian (and Vegan) Delights of NYC: Pesarattu Upma at Sapthagiri in Jersey City
Pesarattu upma is one of the vegetarian dishes hitherto-unseen in the region, making Sapthagiri well worth the visit. Instead of potatoes, the interior holds a secret surprise. A new restaurant featuring the vegetarian cuisines of north and south India has materialized in Jersey City's Littl ... More >>
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November 8, 2009
Ellis Island reopens after fire
Ellis Island was evacuated yesterday after a transformer fire shut off electricity, trapping visitors in elevators. Jersey City Fire and Emergency Services Department responded to a call about the elevator problem at 12:50, and discovered a failed transformer in the mechanical room of the Imm ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Bowery Ballroom Booker Johnny Beach Loves Oksana Baiul and the Jersey City Chili's
This week is the Voice's Best of NYC issue, our annual opportunity to bestow arbitrary awards like Best Guitar Shredder and Best Gay Theater Fest. In turn, we asked a few of our favorite New Yorkers to name their favorite local things. Tony Johnny Beach, the booker for the Bowery Ballroom, has se ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
A Dispatch From Our Favorite Restaurant Names
This kebab house in Jersey City has dubbed itself "Horn Okay Please." It's a pretty funny choice, but it does have a meaning. The moniker references the fact that most trucks and rickshaws in India have that exact slogan painted on the back--it used to mean, "please honk if you would like to ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
Getting Ready for Diwali in Jersey City
Mitai from Bengali Sweet--the kesar peda is on the far left. For Hindus, the upcoming holiday of Diwali marks Lord Rama's victory over the demon Ravana, and the god's subsequent homecoming after years of exile. Diwas, or small oil lights or candles (left), are lit as a symbol of the v ... More >>
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October 8, 2009
Get Your Cuchifrito, Your Cocaine
Calle Luna restaurant in Jersey City has not only been doing big business in pernil and pasteles (which Eating in Translation thought were particularly fine), but it's also allegedly been peddling cocaine, to the tune of $35,000 each week. An investigation of the drug ring operating out of the resta ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 15, 2009
HOOT AND HOLLER
Country music abounds across the East River
Blogs
August 31, 2009
WFMU Announces WFMU Fest
In 2008, the pioneering Jersey City-based freeform radio outfit WFMU celebrated its 50th anniversary. One year later, the party evidently continues: WFMU will host a music festival over the first three days of October at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and they're bringing out the heavy hitt ... More >>
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April 13, 2009
Cookbook Tester--Suvir Saran's American Masala
Suvir Saran, chef of Devi, has just opened a casual spot in Jersey City called American Masala. That also happens to be the name of the chef's most recent cookbook, and from what I gather, the concept behind the book and the restaurant are the same: simple, Western food (burgers, pasta, chili) twea ... More >>
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December 19, 2008
Strange Snacks of the World -- Ube
Suvir Saran, chef of Devi, has just opened a casual spot in Jersey City called American Masala. That also happens to be the name of the chef's most recent cookbook, and from what I gather, the concept behind the book and the restaurant are the same: simple, Western food (burgers, pasta, chili) twea ... More >>
Dining
December 17, 2008
Edgar Allan Pho: World of Taste in the Bronx
Southeast Asian nabe surrounds horror master's cottage
Blogs
July 22, 2008
Clip Job: Death in the Long Hot Summer
Southeast Asian nabe surrounds horror master's cottage
News
January 8, 2008
Obama Conjures the Kennedys in Jersey City
Three points short in New Hampshire, Barack is still coming strong
Dining
December 25, 2007
Bachelor pad
New place on Newark Avenue wants to be your Indian diner
News
May 22, 2007
On the Outs in Brooklyn
The city's complicity behind the borough's soaring eviction rate
Blogs
April 10, 2007
Our Man Sietsema: 'an intravenous drip of sticky honey'
The city's complicity behind the borough's soaring eviction rate
Art
December 26, 2006
Weird Tales
From tiny screens to giant heads
Dining
August 15, 2006
Neon Rainbow
Single-minded Egyptian fish joint rules near Journal Square
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January 24, 2006
I'm My Favorite Game
Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile
Film
July 5, 2005
Women on the Verge: Troubled Lives Intersect in Jersey City
Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile
Home
February 3, 2004
A Critic's Job at Work
Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile
NYC Life
December 30, 2003
New York Radio
Left of the Dial
Specials
June 10, 2003
Letters
Left of the Dial
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September 10, 2002
Silence = Life
John Kelly Represents in Mime
NYC Life
July 2, 2002
Four Rooms on Top of Renovated Farmhouse
John Kelly Represents in Mime
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August 21, 2001
Radio On
Collegiate Record Geeks Choose Their Frequency
Specials
August 21, 2001
Letters
Collegiate Record Geeks Choose Their Frequency
Music
August 7, 2001
What Fresh Sell
Collegiate Record Geeks Choose Their Frequency
NYC Life
March 14, 2000
One-bedroom apartment with sleeping loft in renovated tenement
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May 18, 1999
Burn, Baby, Burn
Flag Day
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October 13, 1998
Schools for Scandal
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