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February 11, 2012
Whelks Crawl Into the NYC Greenmarkets
The whelks surround the scale, waiting to be purchased (actually, just the shells). Three weeks ago, Fork in the Road welcomed the whelks (a/k/a sea snails) to the menu of newly opened Bowery Diner, which we considered quite a stroke of genius on the restaurant's part. They're served raw, and also ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Idina Menzel
The whelks surround the scale, waiting to be purchased (actually, just the shells). Three weeks ago, Fork in the Road welcomed the whelks (a/k/a sea snails) to the menu of newly opened Bowery Diner, which we considered quite a stroke of genius on the restaurant's part. They're served raw, and also ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Long Island Mansion Gives Us Sensory Overload
It's great when people's places of residence have their own names like Grey Gardens or the White House. That's why we were so taken by this quaint colonial home in Long Island called Boulder Beach -- oh yeah, and it's ridiculous. The $12 million Long Island pad featured on CBS's Living Large has be ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
Long Island Serial Killer Suspects Include Two NYPD Officers
An investigation into the bodies piling up on Long Island's Jones and Gilgo Beaches, at least four of which were women who worked as Craigslist prostitutes and appear to have been killed by the same person, has led to two NYPD cops, one long-resigned and one still on the payroll. Both have be ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 4, 2011
Aesop Rock
An investigation into the bodies piling up on Long Island's Jones and Gilgo Beaches, at least four of which were women who worked as Craigslist prostitutes and appear to have been killed by the same person, has led to two NYPD cops, one long-resigned and one still on the payroll. Both have be ... More >>
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April 21, 2011
NYC Superheroes: How to Not Get Murdered by the Long Island Serial Killer
The New York Initiative, a local chapter of the Worldwide Real Life Superhero Community, describe themselves as a "free public security/community watch/community outreach program" working "to achieve peacekeeping objectives and humanitarian missions." The vigilante crime fighters state that t ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
New York Serial Killer Probably Didn't Hit New Jersey
Police said on Wednesday that the bodies of four prostitutes found around Atlantic City, New Jersey back in 2006 do not seem to have anything to do with the eight bodies (and maybe ninth and tenth sets of remains) found on Long Island, near Gilgo and Jones Beach, since late 2010. Thought to b ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
The World Is Really Ending This Time!
I can't stand Chicken Little types who always think the planet is coming to an a tragic end. To me, their whining only adds to the general unpleasantness and their hot air can be detrimental to foliage. But after taking a look at today's headlines, I'm convinced not only that the sky is fa ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Rep. Peter King Was Mailed a Bloody Pig's Foot
Long Island Republican Peter King, the congressman behind the disgraceful hearings on the threat of Islamic "radicalization" and a one-time passionate supporter of the I.R.A., was sent a bloody pig's foot in the mail, according to a "Capitol Hill source," NBC is reporting this evening. The pa ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Today in Bad Ideas: Woman Uses BBQ Grill to Heat Home
A Long Island woman is being charged with reckless endangerment for accidentally poisoning herself, her husband and three children with carbon monoxide after lighting a barbecue inside her home. The Daily News reports that Marie Claudia-Blaise reverted to the grill after she ran out of heatin ... More >>
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January 15, 2011
Long Island Mother and Daughter Apprehended as Squalid, Awful Animal Torturers
Inside their home. (via Wayne Carrington/NYP)In what sounds like an ideal Hoarders episode (just look at the picture of inside their house!), a mother and daughter on Long Island have been arrested on animal cruelty charges after police found 15 injured pets in their home -- and the remains o ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Magnolia Sets Up Mission Control in Harlem, Readies for World Domination
Then one day, the cupcakes started eating us.The cupcake cartel that is Magnolia isn't just opening five new locations around the country. It's priming itself for world domination with a new 5,200-square-foot production facility in Harlem, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new factory ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
STRONG ISLAND
A reunion show not to be missed
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December 9, 2010
Magnolia Gets Its Sticky Fingers on the Upper East Side, Long Island, and New Jersey
zhippo.comToday in non-shockers, Magnolia Bakery is continuing to replicate like bedbugs in an abandoned sofa: per Eater, the root of all evil cupcakerie is planning to open locations in the Upper East Side Bloomingdale's, Long Island, and in New Jersey's Short Hill mall. We're hard-pressed t ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Son Of Bazerk And Leaders Of The New School Are Playing The Knitting Factory December 23
Son of Bazerk, back at it.A certain breed of hip-hop obsessive, steeped in Long Island lore and old-school minutiae, was thrilled beyond measure at the news that Son of Bazerk -- the Public Enemy/Bomb Squad satellite group whose 1991 hip-hop soul excursion Bazerk, Bazerk, Bazerk remains a for ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
An Earthquake Hit Long Island Today. Did the Earth Move for You?
via NYT/Google MapsThis is nothing to our West Coast brethren, but it's kind of a big deal to us. A 3.9 magnitude earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean, about 80 miles off the coast of Long Island's Southampton, occurred around 10:45 a.m. today. According to WNYC, it was even "felt by a New York T ... More >>
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September 20, 2010
What's Happening This Week: Queens Food Fest; Long Island Wine Celebration
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! The Cuisine of Queens & Beyond Food and Wine Gala Astoria World Manor, Tuesday, September 21 at 6 p.m. Join chefs Rocco Sacramone of Trattoria L'incontro in Astoria ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
Dina Lohan's House Recipient of Ancient Egg-Breaking Ritual
via TMZPoor Mrs. Lohan, mother of the year, Carvel ice cream lover. Her house in Merrick, Long Island, has been vandalized by ne'er-do-wells not once but twice in the last week, according to TMZ. This is not going to make Lindsay want to move home, now, is it?
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August 30, 2010
Lush Life: Clintons Spotted Stocking Up on New York Wines
photo courtesy of APBottoms up.This past weekend, Bill and Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Hillary's mother, Dorothy Rodham, and newlyweds Chelsea Clinton and Mark Mezvinsky, were all spotted at Wölffer Estate Vineyard in Long Island wine country.
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May 19, 2010
Download Twin Sister's Uneasily Woozy Daytrotter Session
Long Island quintet Twin Sister are equally adept at daffy press quotes ("I want to be a demon, I want to have a big knife, and I want to kill a man") and woozy, jittery, rather pleasantly off-putting indie-pop; hailed as a Next Big Thing by such big-shot prognosticators as L Magazine and, uh ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 22, 2009
Zebra
Long Island quintet Twin Sister are equally adept at daffy press quotes ("I want to be a demon, I want to have a big knife, and I want to kill a man") and woozy, jittery, rather pleasantly off-putting indie-pop; hailed as a Next Big Thing by such big-shot prognosticators as L Magazine and, uh ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
This Weekend, an Orgy of Oysters on Long Island
Abi Skipp/flickrJimmy's No. 43 is doing a nice job of showcasing Long Island oysters every Thursday night, but the faithful can get even closer to the source this weekend at the 26th annual Oyster Festival in the aptly named town of Oyster Bay. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, and w ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
R.I.P. New York DJ Josh Link
New York DJ Josh Link died in a tragic accident on Monday afternoon. The 29 year-old from Long Island was riding his Vespa across the Williamsburg Bridge when he was hit by a black sedan and thrown from his bike. Witnesses say that he was wearing a helmet and the accident was caused by the bi ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 11, 2009
De La Soul
New York DJ Josh Link died in a tragic accident on Monday afternoon. The 29 year-old from Long Island was riding his Vespa across the Williamsburg Bridge when he was hit by a black sedan and thrown from his bike. Witnesses say that he was wearing a helmet and the accident was caused by the bi ... More >>
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June 9, 2009
1.6 Band Reunite, Play NYC
Uh, wow--the well-beloved-in-very-tiny-circles Long Island post-hardcore quartet 1.6 Band are reuniting to play shows in D.C. and New York. In their two-year, 1991-1993 stint, they played with any number of now canonical Tri-State bands and released a record with Jersey hardcore titans Rorschach (wh ... More >>
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May 29, 2009
Posts of the Week
Hello and welcome to Friday afternoon--here are some of our favorite posts from the week. Go out and get yourself some gelato and pig's feet this weekend. We brought you to foodie events all over the city over the holiday weekend. We suggested that you BYOB a bottle of Gutedel to Zaytoons. We br ... More >>
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April 3, 2009
I, Locavore--Awesome Deal on Local Chardonnay
The crisp chardonnay of Millbrook Vineyards and Winery (click to taste) As a wine enthusiast, you're no doubt familar with the reasonably priced and often good wines of the North Fork of Long Island, and the pricier product of New York's pristine Finger Lakes region. But a lesser known wine reg ... More >>
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March 30, 2009
Clip Job: When the Voice Was the Only Paper in Town
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesDecember 13, 1962, Vol. VIII, No. 8News StrikeThe strike of the New York Typographical Union against the metropolitan dailies continues with both sides adamant and far from agreement. Nine papers have shut down. The printers struck only the Times ... More >>
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February 12, 2009
East Coast Oysters vs. West Coast Oysters, Bout One
The pugilists (clockwise beginning at the lower left): Beaver Tail, Fire Island, Meximoto, Phantom Creek "In this corner, defending the honor of East Coast oysters," the ringmaster intoned, "are Beaver Tails from Rhode Island, and Fire Islands from Long Island." "And in that corner," h ... More >>
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November 28, 2008
Early Black Friday Reports Mixed: "Rowdy," Hopeful, Lethal
The pugilists (clockwise beginning at the lower left): Beaver Tail, Fire Island, Meximoto, Phantom Creek "In this corner, defending the honor of East Coast oysters," the ringmaster intoned, "are Beaver Tails from Rhode Island, and Fire Islands from Long Island." "And in that corner," h ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 22, 2008
MALT MASTERY
Joe Six-Packs get an education in ales
Blogs
December 6, 2007
Spice Girls @ MSG: Tickets On Sale Saturday 12/6 10am
Joe Six-Packs get an education in ales
News
June 5, 2007
Revolt from Above
A family-run union for security guards ousts its members
Columns
April 26, 2005
Aw, Shucks
A New York oyster story
NYC Life
March 8, 2005
Lap of Luxury: Where Cheap Brew and Oysters à la Carte Rule
A New York oyster story
Film
October 12, 2004
Film
A New York oyster story
News
January 13, 2004
Gang Planks
Pols Push Tougher Policing for City's Gang Problem
Film
May 27, 2003
All in the Family
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Long Island Voice
December 28, 1999
Queens For A Day
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December 21, 1999
Now They tell Us
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November 30, 1999
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November 16, 1999
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November 2, 1999
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October 19, 1999
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October 12, 1999
The New Jesus on the Same Ol' LI
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September 14, 1999
F is also for fright
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September 14, 1999
We got your hip-hop hall of fame
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September 7, 1999
Route 110: The Boulevard of Dreams
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August 31, 1999
Dirty Work
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NYC Life
March 9, 1999
Scout Clout
Girl Power vs. Domestic Violence
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