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February 25, 2011
Our 10 Best and Cheapest Penn Station Eats
Looking very much like a prison entrance, the door to Penn Station beckons. Let's face it, Penn Station is never going to be a foodie destination. The hallways are too thronged, the smells too rancid, the eateries too narrow, with tables too filthy. Yet in this great dung heap of a railway ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Central Park Gets 9 Inches of Snow; There's Snow on the Ground in 49 of 50 States
via @DevonGrandy/TwitpicThe snow count is in. We got 9.1 inches last night (according to numbers in Central Park, via NY1). That does not a blizzard make, but it's pretty, for the moment! No major public transport delays, though the MTA has issued a Winter Weather Service Advisory. In related ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Carolyn McCarthy Preps New Gun Control Bill; Pro-Glockers Up in Arms
LI rep Carolyn McCarthyThere's nothing like knowing there are crazed gunmen out there with elected officials squarely in their sites to focus political attentions. Which is why it will be interesting to see if official Washington has a stronger reaction to a planned political assassination wi ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
The Blizzard of 2010: We'll Be Telling the Grandkids About This One!
Tompkins Square Park, through the snow.Is there a name for this thing yet? Snowmaggedon? Thundersnow? Blizza-palooza? That day people were trapped outside of New York City, while those (okay, one or two) inside it actually skied to work? And the rest of us hunkered down and tried not to have ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Snow Blows MTA's Timing on New Subway House Ads
Late December probably wasn't the best time to roll out those new MTA house ads. Cars on this afternoon's much delayed A trains carried a new credo that made you stop and ponder a bit: "A city is only as good as its transit system," reads one sprawling card, part of the new "Improving, Non-st ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Skyy Vodka's New Ad Features Woman-on-Bottle Sex; $80 British Navy Rum Now Available in NYC
Skyy vodka is sexing up its image with a new ad that features a woman in red shiny tights and spike heels appearing to have sex with a giant Skyy vodka bottle. [USA Today] White Dog is all the rage these days, but people aren't just drinking it. They're also making it at home, despite the fa ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
What You Drink, When You're Commuting
The New York Times has offered up a rather fascinating exploration of what commuters drink while traveling on New York's various booze-serving transport options. And while we can only assume these stats on the $9 million bar car industry pertain to the commute home and not to work, we won't j ... More >>
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September 17, 2010
The New York Post Reads Runnin' Scared!
We'd like to congratulate our intern, Leslie Minora, whose last today with us is sadly today. You know you've made it when the New York Post is just openly jacking your shit without attribution.
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September 14, 2010
MetroNorth and the LIRR Have Spent $300,000 Repairing People's Pants
Howard Stevens leans on the same type of armrest that snagged his pocket a few months ago.In 2002, the LIRR installed new train cars. Two years later, MetroNorth installed the same M-7 cars on the Hudson and Harlem lines. Everyone likes a shiny new train car, except...these "new" trains have ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
The LIRR's "Average People" Problems Will Not Bother Hamptons-Goers
While the electrical fire at an LIRR switching station on Monday has continued to mean delays for commuters, those heading out to the Hamptons will apparently be blissfully impervious to such pedestrian difficulties. The Cannonball trains to Montauk (with stops in the Hamptons) are running as ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
My 10 Favorite Queens Restaurants
The sel momo at Mustang Thakali Kitchen -- much better than Dunkin' Donuts. This countdown is intended to be a bit different from the other "10 Best" lists, specifically reflecting the places I return to again and again in Queens on my own dime, long after I've critiqued them. The food is co ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Morning Links: President Obama to Meet Jan Brewer Today, Tony Hayward to Apologize Again, MTA Salaries on the Rise
• Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will meet President Obama today at the White House. She has said "she will paint a picture of her state as 'under siege' by Mexican drug cartels and illegal immigrants." • Government officials say no to nuking the leaking oil well in the Gulf. Apparently it ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
MTA Fares Up, MTA Service Down, MTA Salaries...Up?
Over the last year or two, we've seen the price of a single ride Metrocard go from $2 to $2.25, and the service on all the places we use that Metrocard to get us go down and thin out. So how're we supposed to react when we hear that MTA salaries are up, and that LIRR conductors are making $10 ... More >>
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February 21, 2010
Erinn Phelan of NYC Civic Corps Identified as Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Victim
Recent Brown University graduate Erinn Phelan, 22, who was hired in June as a coordinator for Mayor Bloomberg's NYC Civic Corps initiative, has been identified as one of the victims in an early-morning hit-and-run accident in Prospect Heights. Police sources tell the News that Phelan, who was ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
MTA Big Regrets Free New Years' Rides of the 80s
The New York Times has a reminiscence of the free New Years Eve's rides MTA gave passengers in 1984 and 1985 -- which, we remember, added an especially festive air to the subways those nights. The alleged purpose was to discourage drunk driving, but the chief effect was to make us all hate th ... More >>
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December 20, 2009
More about the snow
Queens in the snowAccording to the National Weather Service, the snow is over (until Christmas, when we can expect rain, snow and sleet). After this, it's just going to blow around. Their last official accumulation numbers were 6" at LaGuardia, 11.1" at Kennedy, and 9.1" in Central Park as of ... More >>
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November 29, 2009
Quick hits
The Obama administration is suggesting a voluntary ban on lobbyists serving on 915 Federal Advisory Committees which consult with federal agencies on government policy. The lobbyists, one of whom helped write the legislation which created the Committees when he was a Republican Senate staffer, are n ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
MTA Chief Considers Off-Peak Pricing for Subways, Buses
Ride the whole system, all for the low price of [insert current fare here]! That's been the beauty of New York City transit. But the variable pricing afforded by unlimited-ride cards has blurred that distinction, and new MTA chairman, Jay Walder, may erase it: he is looking at "time-of-day pricing" ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
Old Subway Nudity Story Has Promotional Purpose
If you were wondering why the New York Post waited till now to tell us about a naked photo shoot on the L train in June, it may be they learned that the Associated Press had the story too and didn't want to get out-tabloided. We welcome nearly all public nudity stories, of course, but the lon ... More >>
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August 3, 2009
Mayor's Transit Plan Highlights, from Free Crosstown Buses to (Horse-Drawn?) Streetcars
Tired of relying on entropy and black ops to secure his landslide, Mayor Bloomberg today unveiled at his campaign website "Mike's Plan for a Better NYC Transit System." Among the highlights: "Free crosstown buses on select routes in Midtown." And worth every penny! Unmotorized wheelchairs cr ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 3, 2009
IN THE MONEY
Share the joys of gambling with the kids
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January 28, 2009
CRUNCH TIME
Big trucks smash cars. Awesome!
Blogs
January 16, 2009
Strange Snacks of the World -- Duck lower jaws
I was hanging out in Flushing with my friend Francis Lam, who writes a weekly column for Gourmet.com. We'd been on the usual run to Golden Shopping Mall, Roosevelt Food Court, and the Peking duck window at Corner 28. We'd gotten a scallion pancake under the LIRR, and copped a lamb kebab ("with spic ... More >>
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December 23, 2008
Subway Fare Going Up To ~~As Much As~~ $3
I was hanging out in Flushing with my friend Francis Lam, who writes a weekly column for Gourmet.com. We'd been on the usual run to Golden Shopping Mall, Roosevelt Food Court, and the Peking duck window at Corner 28. We'd gotten a scallion pancake under the LIRR, and copped a lamb kebab ("with spic ... More >>
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August 17, 2008
Falling Trees in Queens Claim First Victim
I was hanging out in Flushing with my friend Francis Lam, who writes a weekly column for Gourmet.com. We'd been on the usual run to Golden Shopping Mall, Roosevelt Food Court, and the Peking duck window at Corner 28. We'd gotten a scallion pancake under the LIRR, and copped a lamb kebab ("with spic ... More >>
Music
August 5, 2008
A Running Diary of Hip-Hop Superfest Rock the Bells
The exquisite joys of a sunny Sunday afternoon on the LIRR, Mos Def's basketball uniform, and De La Soul's late-'80s nostalgia
Blogs
June 19, 2008
MTA Bigwig Likes His Perks
The exquisite joys of a sunny Sunday afternoon on the LIRR, Mos Def's basketball uniform, and De La Soul's late-'80s nostalgia
Columns
June 3, 2008
What Can You Buy When You're Broke?
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
April 10, 2008
Another Day, Another (Much Different Kind of) Train Jerk
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
April 9, 2008
Etiquette Lesson: The LIRR Cellphone Guy
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
August 10, 2007
Some of Our Top Street Food Picks for the Vendys
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
August 8, 2007
Hellish Commute Part II: The MTA's Evening Update
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
May 4, 2007
It's a Good One: Holy Tamale
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
February 21, 2007
All Quiet on the Western Yards
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
December 21, 2005
A Union Town Loses Patience With the Strike
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
December 20, 2005
MTA Strike: Long Treks and ($10) Dollar Vans
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Blogs
December 20, 2005
Transit Strike: Working Class vs. Working Class
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Specials
October 18, 2005
1993
A recession-proof guide with free answers for those who aren't afflicted by vulgar wealth
Music
June 14, 2005
Diablo Inferno
New Latin American thrash venue shreds open in Queens
NYC Life
September 7, 2004
Skyhole
Artist with green dentist's chair reflects on the old trolley days
NYC Life
December 9, 2003
Close-Up on the Fashion District
Artist with green dentist's chair reflects on the old trolley days
NYC Life
October 14, 2003
Close-Up on Glendale, Queens
Artist with green dentist's chair reflects on the old trolley days
News
July 29, 2003
Sports
Artist with green dentist's chair reflects on the old trolley days
Dining
June 17, 2003
Noodle Envy
Hold the Bile in Woodside
NYC Life
April 29, 2003
Close-Up on Forest Hills, Queens
Hold the Bile in Woodside
News
February 4, 2003
Unforgiven
Hold the Bile in Woodside
NYC Life
May 7, 2002
Close-Up On: Bedford-Stuyvesant
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October 19, 1999
Acid-washed genes
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Long Island Voice
September 28, 1999
The boys can't help it
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Dining
March 2, 1999
Abalone, No Baloney
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