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Morningside Heights

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2012

    A Breakdown of the NYC Bike Share Map

    The bicycles are comin'! The bicycles are comin'!Yesterday, the New York City Department of Transportation released the initial 420 bike share station locations for the program that will unleash (eventually) 10,000 bikes onto the already crammed streets of New York by 2013. Influenced by NYU's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Redistricting Round Two: City Council Pushes Forward With New Commission Picks

    The City Council today announced the key figures who will be charged with dividing up the city into new districts based on Census data. It's the next redistricting frontier! The announcement of the Council's appointments comes on the same day that important news broke in the statewide redistrict ... More >>

  • Theater

    April 18, 2012

    Spoon River Anthology Gets a Crowd

    A cast of a hundred help move Edgar Lee Masters's classic to the stage

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Redistricting Controversy Continues As Advocates Push for Dominican Congressional District

    Just days after a U.S. District court judge ruled to intervene in New York state's redistricting process, local political leaders in Upper Manhattan are calling for the legislature to redraw district lines to favor the local Dominican community's voting power. The 15th Congressional District, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Presenting the Most and Least Compatible New York City Neighborhoods

    According to data released to us by OkCupid, some New York City neighborhoods are more likely to make connections on the dating site than others. This may seem intuitive in some ways, but it's better to know these things for sure, right? After all, just like that map that tells us where the single m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2012

    OWS Plans Vigil for Martin Luther King Jr., Zuccotti is Going Global, Organizers Say

    You know how the cold has kind of made things difficult for Occupy Wall Street to keep things going here in New York City? That and all the evictions and stuff. Well, some of the organizers (generally, they don't like that word, but they are organizing this event!), are hoping to reinvigorate the lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Thief Does Not Want Your Stupid BlackBerry

    No one wants.​Obviously, people everywhere are angling to steal your wonderful, beautiful iPhone. Not to mention that shiny iPad you're always waving around! As evidence, the New York Post reports today on a duo that has been taking iPhones at gunpoint on the Upper East Side: They've stolen at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    SPAM and Egg Ramen: Worst Soup Ever?

    This happened. ​In 1937, canned, gelatinous meat became as much an American cultural institution as a culinary one, when the Hormel Food Corporation spawned SPAM in an Austin, Minn. food lab.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    My Sexual Thoughts About Neil Patrick Harris And Wanda Sykes

    Josh Gosfield​They're right here in a blog written to welcome me back to my alma mater, the prestigious Columbia University! For one hour! See, I'm heading up there to talk to some young LGBT journalists, and I'm all set to tell them to be extremely brave since the industry they want to ente ... More >>

  • Home

    October 26, 2011

    For Corporate 'Campus Reps,' Marketing to Classmates Is the Name of the Game

    Brand Practice

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    'George Carlin Street': It Could Happen!

    ​Legendary comic George Carlin, recently and beautifully memorialized by Louis C.K., started out his life in Morningside Heights. He lived on 121st Street between Amsterdam and Broadway for pretty much the entirety of his childhood, starting in the '40s, and now his fans are pushing for the ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Asian Grocery Explosion! M2M Expanding to Waverly Place

    GowallaComing soon to Waverly Place​Seems like the East Village isn't big enough for M2M, the Asian supermarket and cafe located on Third Avenue, and which also has a branch in Morningside Heights. It'll soon expand to Greenwich Village, setting up shop at 19 Waverly Place.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Joe the Art of Coffee Will Hawk Robicelli Cupcakes

    Rebecca MarxRobicelli's apple cupcake shows its innards.​Joe the Art of Coffee has a thing for selling other people's cupcakes: for years, Amy Sedaris sold her cupcakes here, and now, it looks like Allison and Matt Robicelli will be doing the same. The couple tell Grub Street that their creati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Bad Apple: iPhone Robber in Morningside Heights

    ​The punk in this unusually sharp surveillance photo is the suspect in a mugging and robbery in broad daylight on January 15 at 113th Street and Broadway, in Morningside Heights. At about 1:15 p.m that afternoon, cops say, this scumbag, dressed as he is in this photo, tackled a 21-year-old guy, k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    More High Schoolers Applying to Be Hated By Native New Yorkers

    via collegelifestyles​Applications for Columbia and NYU reached new highs this year. NYU Local reports that NYU received "exactly 42,242 freshman applications this year, topping last year's record by 11 percent." The New York Post says that changes in the application process brought "the Mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    NYC Nomad, Who Says He's Not a Hipster, Lives New York One Hood at a Time

    Via NYC Nomad on Facebook​The NYC Nomad, who was totally at our Web Awards last week, is starting to achieve a certain Internet fame, as evidenced by a recent piece on him in the New York Times. Ed Casabian, the nomad's real name, is a financial analyst for Outside.in during the day who goes h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    New Yorkers Most Afraid of Rats; Lower East Side Is the Second "Rattiest" 'Hood

    ​A new survey conducted by a leading pest control manufacturer says rats are still New Yorkers' least favorite pest. So how do jaded New Yorkers react when these dreaded home invaders are on the prowl? And which Manhattan neighborhoods are considered the "rattiest?" Let's find out!

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Baby Is Literal Accessory to Robbery; NYPD Seeks Suspects

    ​Remember the bouquet bandit? The Darth Vader bank robber? Well, the latest in "ruses to help you steal things" seems to be babies. But this goes against our considerable ethics here at Runnin' Scared. Babies are not accessories! You can't just tote them around on crime sprees like a great han ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Our 10 Most Overrated Restaurants

    Did this fine establishment make our list? What do you think?​ As their name would indicate, Our 10 Best lists are typically positive affairs. But today we've decided to venture into more critical territory to rank Our 10 Most Overrated Restaurants. You know the type: It's the restaurant you' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Say Hello to Betel; Goodbye to Blarney Stone

    The owners of Westside Market have opened Vareli, a Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar in Morningside Heights. Expect Italian-flavored small plates, panini, and lotsa wine. [TONY] Betty's has opened in the space formerly known as Boucarou, featuring a retractable-roofed husk, red banquettes, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2010

    Jersey child stabbed to death in Morningside Heights (updated)

    csnyder ​The News is reporting that Alejandro Morales, who has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Anthony Maldonado, has a history of encounters with the law. According to records, they say he has multiple prior arrests and convictions for larceny, dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2010

    Somebody Got Murdered: Boy, 9, Stabbed by Man in Morningside Heights Apartment

    View Larger Map DATE: Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at approximately 3:35 a.m. LOCATION: Inside of 75 LaSalle St., Morningside Heights, Manhattan. The police have charged a 25-year-old Manhattan man with the slaying of a 9-year-old New Jersey boy in the early morning hours Saturday in Morningside Heights ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    NYC Voters Still Pulling Levers On Those Ancient Machines

    Sure, it's 2009, well into the new century, but as us New Yorkers head to the polls today, we're still using the same clunky, decades old lever voting machines we always have. That's because an effort to purchase newer, more technologically advanced machines is still bogged down in Albany. The sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Mary Travers Memorial Set for Monday

    Dylan, Donovan, Travers--all you need to know, really.​Mary Travers, the lovely (a face and figure every bit as adorable as Tuesday Weld, said one of our more august colleagues) and committed Peter, Paul and Mary linchpin who died in September--from complications related to leukemia--will be r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Community Food & Juice Re-opening on Wednesday

    ​Good news for Morningside Heights: according to its website, Community Food & Juice will re-open on Wednesday at 8 a.m. The restaurant has been closed since a kitchen fire in April that also damaged a neighboring dorm. The return of its haute, conscientiously sourced comfort food -- Heritage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    A Couple More Details About Community Food & Juice

    Earlier today, we learned that Community Food & Juice would be re-opening this Wednesday. Just a moment ago, the folks at the restaurant sent along a few more details that may be of interest to anyone in Morningside Heights and its environs: the juice bar has been 86'd in favor of a new seating area ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2009

    Vinyl Life, Furthering the Death of AutoTune

    NYC threesome makes electro-jams the old-fashioned way

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    ​ Twitpic via kbell7. I don't believe that one should devote his life to morbid self-attention, I believe that one should become a person like other people -- whoops, sorry, wrong diary. Our week was much worse. DC37 went for Bill Thompson. But what did Mayor Bloomberg care -- he had Twitter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Cafe Regular du Nord; Goodbye to Village

    Cafe Regular Du Nord has opened about a mile north of the original Cafe Regular. The new location was opened by Richard O'Connell, brother of Martin, who owns Regular. [Grub Street] Fashion designer Marc Bagutta is opening an eatery in the former Cafe Fresh space in Morningside Heights. Cafe Bagutt ... More >>

  • News

    July 28, 2009

    You Just Graduated From Journalism School. What Were You Thinking?

    J-School students try to stay upbeat about their future and their industry

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Aw, $#!t!: Inadvertently Remembering the Late, Great George Carlin

    J-School students try to stay upbeat about their future and their industry

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Interview: Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend

    J-School students try to stay upbeat about their future and their industry

  • Books

    January 15, 2008

    Where NYC Writers Like to Drink

    Hey, Flann—At swim-two-bars

  • News

    July 24, 2007

    Letters

    Hey, Flann—At swim-two-bars

  • News

    July 17, 2007

    Rolling Admission

    Yes, you can get into Columbia. Door's open.

  • News

    May 30, 2006

    Letters

    Yes, you can get into Columbia. Door's open.

  • People

    December 13, 2005

    Her Father's Trial

    What's life like for a child of the Patriot Act?

  • Specials

    June 21, 2005

    Letters

    What's life like for a child of the Patriot Act?

  • NYC Life

    May 31, 2005

    Close-Up on Manhattanville

    What's life like for a child of the Patriot Act?

  • Specials

    May 10, 2005

    Letters

    What's life like for a child of the Patriot Act?

  • Specials

    April 12, 2005

    Letters

    What's life like for a child of the Patriot Act?

  • Theater

    February 22, 2005

    Tolerance Levels

    Master director Peter Brook brings a frayed community Tierno Bokar, a multicultural fable

  • Art

    August 5, 2003

    Big Plan on Campus

    As Its 250th Birthday Approaches, Columbia University Hits Its Stride

  • Specials

    July 22, 2003

    Letters

    As Its 250th Birthday Approaches, Columbia University Hits Its Stride

  • Specials

    February 11, 2003

    Letters

    As Its 250th Birthday Approaches, Columbia University Hits Its Stride

  • Specials

    January 21, 2003

    Letters

    As Its 250th Birthday Approaches, Columbia University Hits Its Stride

  • NYC Life

    October 22, 2002

    Close Up On: Morningside Heights

    As Its 250th Birthday Approaches, Columbia University Hits Its Stride

  • News

    August 21, 2001

    Morningside Nights

    Modern Lovers Troll Columbia’s Bars for Fun and Profit

  • News

    August 21, 2001

    Sharpton Chooses Ferrer

    Mayoral Hopeful Will Receive Official Nod Before Labor Day

  • News

    March 13, 2001

    Acme of His Career

    ‘New York Press’ Editor Needs Ethics Lesson

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