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  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Occupy Wall Street: (Buckets Of) Shit Happens at Downtown ATM. Occupiers Blamed *VIDEO*

    ​A Philadelphia man was arrested on Friday after police say he dumped buckets of feces and urine at two separate downtown locations -- the stairs of an open-air plaza, and inside an ATM vestibule.The good news is we've got video of each dumping, which you can see after the jump.The NYPD is crediti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Beware of the Burning, Scarring, Blindness-Causing Giant Hogweed

    ny.govBehold the menace​Ladies and gentlemen, New York is at war. The enemy is Giant Hogweed, by all accounts the most terrifying and malevolent plant in the universe. Specimens can grow as tall as 21 feet, and toxins in their sap, combined with exposure to sunlight, can cause blistering so s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Probers Lucky That Nassau County's Scandal-Ridden Crime Lab Already Shut Down

    ​When the grisly coastal search for victims of a possible Long Island serial killer moved westward from Suffolk County to Nassau County, law enforcement and the public finally caught a break: It looks as if the scandal-ridden, corrupt Nassau County Police crime lab will not be involved in the case ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Cabbie Sting Reveals Well-Known New York Fact: Drivers Hate Leaving Manhattan

    Take these people to Brooklyn!​Because it's not enough to take the word of a bunch of Brooklynites or Bronx-goers, the city has employed a sting operation to prove that cabbies frequently refuse to go to boroughs other than Manhattan. They enlisted four college students after becoming concerne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Stinkbugs: Now Coming to a New York City Location Near You

    ​Just when blood-sucking bedbugs and rabid raccoons had us pretty much bored to tears, we can give thanks to a new entry in New York City's animal-vermin kingdom. Stinkbugs! Aren't they cute? They've been found "in small numbers" in the city, western Suffolk, and Nassau counties since January, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Carl Paladino vs. The Tea Party: No Love Lost

    ​Third party politics in New York is so byzantine most voters turn off when it comes up. But Rudy Giuliani wouldn't have been mayor without the now-defunct Liberal line and George Pataki's margin over Mario Cuomo in 1994 was provided by the State Conservative Party. So the swing this week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    First Tornado Hits the Bronx in 36 Years

    via Daily News​On Friday night, for a 15-minute period, we were hunkered down in our windowless bathroom (just in case!) as our Twitter flashed "Tornado WARNING" from New York's Office of Emergency Management, NotifyNYC, and, of course, the National Weather Service. (A warning, for future refe ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 22, 2009

    TO RIDE OR NOT TO RIDE?

    Cycling activists remember their fallen comrades

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Protest Modest; Lane Revival Not Looking Good, Either

    ​Last week's bike lane tsimmis on Bedford Avenue had a sad denouement yesterday, reports the Brooklyn Paper: A small band of activists braved the rain to protest the scrubbing of the markers New Orleans-style, parading and playing "When the Bikes Go Marching In," "Taps," and other popular fav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Considering the Alternative, New York Holds Onto Its Old-Fashioned Voting Machines

    New York City, Nassau, and Westchester Counties have refused to participate in a state pilot program to test out optical scan voting machines. While the rest of the country continues to adopt electronic voting machines -- even though they've been

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Assembly Expands Red-Light-Camera Rip-Off

    Use of red light cameras -- which advocates say promotes safety, but is really just another way of shaking down motorists for money -- is being hugely expanded by the state legislature. The lawmakers approved them for use in Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties, and allowed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Clip Job: Mailer's Solution to JFK's A-Bomb Jitters -- Jackie as Hostage

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesDecember 20, 1962, Vol. VIII, No. 9An Open Letter to JFK From Norman MailerDear Mr. President:For a few days I thought I might be going to the conference you will have in Nassau with Prime Minister Macmillan on December 19 and December 20. Then a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Team Robespierre Vs. MTV: This Is Where the Magic Happens

    Photo by Rebecca SmeyneTy and Mike House at the Silent Barn in 2007 Not sure what's the most unfortunate part about this Team Robespierre and MTV2 mini-saga that's detailed in play-by-play over at the Tripwire: that some drunk stooge flipping off the videocamera at the Chicken Hut last year both co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    NY1: Albany Dems Dish Out Fat Raises to Aides

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    Jersey Beats New York in Median Property Tax List

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Edible News Roundup

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Another Old Bar Goes Down: The Kingsland Tavern

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Reasons to Be Ungrateful: Mumbai, Mall Violence, Parking Tickets

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2008

    Bikelash? Not Everyone Swoons for City Cycles

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice = Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    October 31, 2006

    Duel Personalities

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2006

    Price Your Pork

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2006

    New Terror Plot, Same Old Money Problem

    These days, when many people are seeing their salaries cut, it seems there are only two jobs in which you can reasonably expect to make more money in the New Depression: as failed executives of bailed-out corporations, and in politics. We previously saw NY1 reveals that dozens of Democratic aides ... More >>

  • News

    May 24, 2005

    Protection Racket

    Questions about Albany's cut of New York's homeland security money

  • NYC Life

    March 16, 2004

    Man and His Bottle Caps

    'My Parents Would Stick a Pen in My Hand and Say, Go Meet Colonel Sanders'

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    Gang Planks

    Pols Push Tougher Policing for City's Gang Problem

  • NYC Life

    October 29, 2002

    Close Up On: Greenpoint

    Pols Push Tougher Policing for City's Gang Problem

  • News

    September 11, 2001

    Tumbling Dice

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    January 11, 2000

    Smiling Assassins

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    December 21, 1999

    Road Kill

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    December 14, 1999

    The Numbers Racket

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    December 7, 1999

    headline

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 23, 1999

    EMERGENCY

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 16, 1999

    A moment of silence

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 16, 1999

    Let the games begin

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 9, 1999

    Station to station

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 2, 1999

    Here come the machine's judges

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 2, 1999

    Minority report

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    November 2, 1999

    headline

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    October 19, 1999

    Give until it hurts

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 28, 1999

    Mex and match

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 21, 1999

    This Land Was Made For You and Me...

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 14, 1999

    The ins and outs of college

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 7, 1999

    A Change Is Gonna Come

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 7, 1999

    Eating Reform For Lunch

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 7, 1999

    Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm EMO

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    September 7, 1999

    headline

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    August 31, 1999

    File This Fetish

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Long Island Voice

    August 17, 1999

    The Royal We

    'New York Press' Backer Linked to Bahamas Lawsuit

  • Columns

    December 29, 1998

    NY Mirror

    Grace Jones appeared in rainbow-colored wings to address us as 'my subjects' while Lee Majors danced wildly with the ballsy puppets.

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