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Smokey Burger Serving Elk Patties in Midtown; Suzume Ramen in Williamsburg

Burgers aren't just patties on a bun at newly opened Smokey Burger Organic in Midtown West. The new lunch spot offers burgers of the elk, crab, bison, lamb, salmon, and even ostrich variety, not to mention the boring beef, chicken, and turkey options. The menu claims all the ingredients are ammonia- ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Judy! Night of 1000 Judys' Final Cast List

The late Judy Garland would have turned 90 yesterday, so Liza Minnelli sent out a message: "Today is a day for celebration. We celebrate the privilege of having had Mama touch all of our lives. She left us with so many feelings we never would have discovered about our self until she exquisitely tra ... More >>

Sexy Photos From The Broadway Beauty Pageant and Miss Lez!

Monday's Broadway Beauty Pageant, a benefit for the Ali Forney Center, brought out the caring, the sharing, and the chutzpah. Here's a bunch of high spirited photos documenting the event, some by Gustavo Monroy for Next and others from Broadwayworld.com.

Jalapeno Poppers Pop-Up on Downtown Menus

Lauren BloombergThere's molten cheese hidden inside of these babies.​Spicy, cheesy, fried. Jalapeno poppers are pretty much one of the most perfect snack foods. They're as ideal for noshing in front of the television as they are for serving as a cocktail party bite. But, aside from TGI Fridays and ... More >>

5 Drinks to Cure That Post-Holiday Hangover

SweetOnVeg / FlickrWhen aspirin doesn't cut it, try these drinks​So while the efficacy of the hangover patch remains in question, it's time to explore some of New York City's other remedies that aim to cure that splitting headache and bleary-eyedness that comes after a night of fun ringing in ... More >>

I'm Up For A Grammy Award!

​As you'll recall, I'm in TV on the Radio's video for Nine Types of Light. I brilliantly played a hapless janitor, Carol Burnett-style, thanks to filmmakers Amy Davis and Jon Mortisugu, who cast me with a mop in mind and also nabbed Murray Hill to play the nightclub MC. And it's up for the G ... More >>

CO-ED NAKED DANCING

A festival where less is more

'Knock Knock, Who's There, 9/11, 9/11 Who?'

MISSING YOU

10 ways to remember

Joey Phadungsil 'In' at Sura Thai Urban Kitchen; Hok Chin 'Out' at Duo

​Joey Phadungsil has taken over the kitchen at Sura Thai Urban Kitchen, on the Upper West Side. She previously worked at Rhong-Tiam. [NY Times] James Beard finalist Jim Burke, from Philadelphia, will be the executive chef at Stephen Starr's forthcoming restaurant in the New York Historical So ... More >>

MR. TRANSMAN, BRING US A DREAM

Make them the cutest boys that we’ve ever seen

New York City to Get Vibrator Trucks

​Food trucks are soooo passé. You can barely walk down the street without hitting one with your fancy new handbag! Since we as a city do not sit and stagnate (unless it's today) but instead ebb and flow like the sewage-filled tides, there is a new entry in the truck camp. There are vibrator t ... More >>

I've Been Raptured To The Heavens

​Yes, I was one of the lucky 2% of the population who, last night at 6 PM Eastern Standard Time, got magically swept up to a de-luxe apartment in the sky-aye-aye. And luckily they have Internet service up here, so I can keep on blogging away for you poor, earthbound folks. In fact, the servi ... More >>

OSCAR ALL-STARS

An Academy Awards party you'll actually want to go to

New York's "Hottest Subway Routes" Identified

photo by Angela Pham, Refinery 29​Trendy fashiony site Refinery 29 has uncovered New York City's "Hottest Subway Routes" and is offering eye candy in the form of "36 Saucy Snaps" of attractive peoples discovered riding, waiting for, or frolicking about the trains. As a matter of public service ... More >>

Vindaloo for You! An NYC Curry Crawl.

Victoria BekiempisNo need to hurry to Curry in a Hurry​ Every now and then, even the most misanthropic, bookish types need a little excitement in their lives -- more spice, if you will -- than looking at framed pictures of their cats between sips of Earl Grey. Exotic food, in particular, helps ... More >>

THERE SHE IS . . .

A beauty pageant all its own

What's the Weirdest Thing You've Ever Eaten?

Barb N. asks: I know you've probably heard this one a thousand times before, but what's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten? Dear Barb: I never get tired of answering that question, but the answer is usually the same. It's not the cow penis I ate in a Chinese place on College Point Boulevard in F ... More >>

This Week's Voice: Laurie Anderson, Devo, Theo Bleckmann, Omar Souleyman, and Ahem, "Jersey Shore"

Carrie SchechterIf you think I could possibly resist using this cover, you're wrong ​In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla interview Laurie Anderson, Francis Davis visits the Murray Hill apartment of jazz vocalist Theo Bleckmann, Richard Gehr basks in the sheer urgency of the polarizing 'Syr ... More >>

G-Train Riders Kinda Hating Life Right Now

​Oh, the G-train. If you talk to your typical rider, G stands for any number of things before it implies actually Getting you anywhere -- Grumpiness, aGgression, and Goddamn. is it not running this weekend, again? Pity the poor G-trainer because there's more where that came from. Per amNewYor ... More >>

HOLLYWOOD HEAVEN

Avatar, 10 Best Picture nominations, long, boring speeches—yes!

Posts of the Week

It's Friday afternoon, and all downhill from here, meaning it's time to spotlight some of the best posts of the past week: Ardesia's chef, Amorette Casaus, talked about eating local, duck banh mi, and the challenges of cooking in miniscule kitchen. Roger Dagorn, Porter House's master sommelier, ta ... More >>

Eating With Michael Musto: Eggs at Virage, Steak at the Knickerbocker, and Why He Won't Be Getting on a Train to Eat in Brooklyn Anytime Soon

​ Michael Musto has been the Voice's resident chronicler of New York's famous and profane since 1984, when he started penning his weekly La Dolce Musto column. He's also a sometime actor and TV commentator, year-round bicyclist, and the author of three books, including the forthcoming Fork on ... More >>

SNOWBIZ

Murray Hill . . . on ice!

Weekend Special: A Stroll Through H-Mart in Murray Hill, Queens

​Few things are more fun than stumbling on an unfamiliar supermarket and racing through the aisles examing products, conducting an impromptu, if hair-brained, cultural analysis. H-Mart--a Korean discount grocery and appliance complex, seemingly just three letters short of being a K-Mart--provi ... More >>

TASSEL TIME

Burlesquers descend on Gotham

I Almost Dated a Control Freak

I appear to be as passive as a dime-store sponge, so I tend to attract people who like to dominate and control me. But what these freaks don't seem to realize is that my socially inept exterior hides a will of steel, and the more they order me around or act disapprovingly, the faster I run back to t ... More >>

Best Oscar Party

Murray Hill has the Academy to thank

Bar Milano's Wild Culinary Ride

The Denton brothers do it again in Murray Hill

PASTIE-A-GO-GO

The burlesque invasion

HAPPY BUST DAY

A glossy gets her Quinceañera

THE L-WORD

Murray Hill crowns the new Miss Lez

BINGO-A-GO-GO

Hill and Simpson have your number

OH, CONEY!

Rezoning Coney Island is inevitable, so where do you stand?

Now Hiring: Fatty Crab, Wakiya, Back Forty

The Sober Bunch

Life's a Party for New York Nightlife's Sober Hipsters

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Miss America Would Be Quaking in Her Dyed-To-Match Heels

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Pussy Galore

A Murray Murray Christmas!

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Gay Pride

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