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I Found A Gay-Friendly Chick Filet

There's been so much cretinous support for Chick Fil-A--you know, that chain of slop venders who are allegedly such great freedom of speech heroes in their battle to deprive a large number of Americans equal rights. So I was deliriously happy to find a gay-positive slab of chicken right on our own ... More >>

Schnipper's Is Fab In Two Locations

Schnipper's Quality Kitchen offers perfectly delighful American fare at fairly reasonable prices. I love the one on 41st and 8th because it's a sensible place to stop before Broadway shows for a lovely burger (even better with blue cheese) and sweet potato fries. They used to give you a device tha ... More >>

817 Jaydens Were Born in New York City Last Year

It's that time of year again! Let's look at what we all named our babies in New York City in the last year, and figure out which name is the "most popular," which really means your kid is just going to get called by a first and last name, or some other nickname, all his or her life, so as to differe ... More >>

285 Madison Remains Closed for the Week Following Elevator Accident that Killed Suzanne Hart

via Facebook​Following up on the awful elevator incident yesterday at 285 Madison that caused the tragic death of Suzanne Hart, director of new business at Young & Rubicam, the daily papers share portraits of her life and what she had accomplished in her 41 years, as well as a further look int ... More >>

Credit Suisse Reportedly Evacuated for Suspicious Package [Updated]

In other breaking news today, ​Credit Suisse is located at 11 Madison Avenue. DCPI tells us they are "aware" of the situation but that they don't currently have info. This may be the "sister building" (1 Madison and 23rd) to Credit Suisse, across the street, with the suspicious package possib ... More >>

Half-Naked Movie Star Hotties, Part 2: NSFW

Again, Gregory Moore is the man to thank for uncovering, as it were, these photographic nuggets. Just waiting for any one of these guys to bend over and pick up the bar of soap.

Man on Big Wheel Races New York City Bus [Video]

via​Confession: There was a time when the M15 bus was a big part of my life. Sure, sometimes it was slow, sometimes it was crowded, sometimes it smelled. But the "luxury" of staying above ground and watching the streets pass by without spending what you would on a cab was somehow extremely ple ... More >>

Murray Hill Is For Douchebags, Arrested Development

​Even the New York Times says so! Murray Hill, the New York City neighborhood occupying blocks between 34th Street and 40th Street from Madison to Third Avenue, gets chuckled at in this morning's newspaper as the home of buildings "more challenging than a dorm, though not much more." Known for ... More >>

Download: Coasting, "Same Old Same Old"

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​The last time we checked in with Brooklyn's cheery, shambolic, noise-fucked surfcore kiwi-punks Coasting they were new, they were nervous, and they were recording their songs on a laptop plopped on ... More >>

Small Dairies Thriving Once Again; Food Trucks as Marketing Stunts

​Decades after many small dairies were forced to close, new boutique dairies, like Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery and Heamour Farm in Madison, N.Y., are on the rise. [Wall Street Journal] Ever wonder why you overeat around the holidays? Neuroscientists say the stomach and intestines detect the ... More >>

A Voce's Missy Robbins, Part Two: Travel, Summer Eating, and her Biggest Kitchen Mistake

A Voce's Missy Robbins​Yesterday, we brought you part one of this interview with A Voce's Missy Robbins--the chef talked about the practical ways she manages two kitchens at once, cooking for the Obamas, and why she doesn't think of herself as a female chef. Here, in the second half of the in ... More >>

When Hipsters Move in on Chinese: It's Ugly

A Delancey Street displacement drama, in which both sides—Chinese families and new tenants—seem pretty clueless about each other.

Yes In My Backyard: Download Coasting's "Coasting"

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Brooklyn duo Coasting have accidentally boogie-boarded their way into a not-so-chill wave of ecstatic local surf-punk, adding their own distorto-crunchy twist. Less bubblegum than Beachniks, more lo ... More >>

Have You Seen... Accused Rapist

​A 27-year-old old woman told police that last Friday this man, Santiago Coba Sanchez, aka Jose Louis Hernandez, raped her on East 40th between Madison and Park. Police are taking her story seriously enough to send this picture around. He's in his 30's, about 5'8" and 180 pounds, with brown ey ... More >>

Top New York Baby Names Even More Precious Than Previous Year's

​In 2007, the city's most-often-used first names for newborns were Isabella and Daniel, says the Department of Health. Today they reveal the top baby names for 2008: Sophia and Jayden. Jayden. There were 872 thus christened last year. The name has been growing in popularity for years, though g ... More >>

FBI raid on G20 Twitter anarchist seizes mercury, ammunition, and pictures of communists

U.S. District Court Judge Dora Irizarry has halted FBI examination of materials seized in a Thursday raid on the Queens home of Elliot M. Madison, who was arrested outside Pittsburgh during the G20 Summit for allegedly using social media to help protesters avoid police. The FBI is said to have conf ... More >>

Homeless Activists Take Over JPMorgan's Vacant Lot in E. Harlem

Picture the Homeless has commandeered a vacant lot at 115th between Madison and Fifth Avenue. They say the "warehoused" lot is owned by JPMorgan Chase, which they point out is a "recent beneficiary of billions in taxpayer bailout money." They seem pleased with their encampment so far: "Tent city lo ... More >>

Cops Stop Occupation of JPMorgan Chase's Vacant Lot, Arrest 9 or More

  Well, it was the Paris Commune all over again as the Picture the Homeless occupation of a vacant lot at 115th between Madison and Fifth was dispersed by cops around 5 p.m. and at least nine participants in the demo were arrested. Some music, chanting, and a "homeless fashion show" were manag ... More >>

Edible News: Foot in Mouth, Casseroles, Mozzerella

Not Everyone Loves a Parade

The Go-Getter: Hipster Road-Trip Redux

With Jena Malone as Ad-Rock

Hugs and Kisses #44: Everett True's Moving, Plus the Twits

Clip Job: In Defense of Madison Avenue

Overheard Shit About Shit and Shit

The Queer Heterosexual, Redux

A classic from the Pucker Up vaults

Nightlife Update: Sebastian Is Crucified

10 Movies in 2007 that Deserved More Attention

Kick yourself for not seeing these films

Spanish Bombs

Girls to Men

Young lesbians in Brooklyn find that a thug's life gets them more women

Seasons of the Mind

Dancing With Tears in Your Eyes

Pitcher Perfect

Outdoor drinking and grilling courtesy of a bar near you

Horoscope

When You Can't Make it on The O.C . . .

Bloc Party and the Hold Steady shill for Target

Film

Deflower Power: Debut Novel Mines the Depths of Reality TV

The Queer Heterosexual

Harlemites March

Anti-War Rally Eyes Troubles at Home

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Funk and Spunk

War of the Words

International Male

John Jasperse Aces the Competition

Gore to the Fore

Landow Lurks in Background

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