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February 1, 2012
Georgetown Cupcake Opening Next Week on Mercer Street in Soho
It's too bad that Our 10 Best Cupcakes in New York City ran last week, because the Big Apple is about to get a new cupcake shop. Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis, owners of the super-popular D.C.-based Georgetown Cupcake and stars of the TLC show DC Cupcakes, have decided to open a bakery br ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
New York Has More Vacant Buildings and Lots Than It Has Homeless People
New York City has more than enough vacant space to provide housing for every homeless person in the city, according to a study released yesterday by Picture the Homeless and Hunter College. The study represents the first effort to catalog New York's vacant spaces, and includes a survey of community ... More >>
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January 23, 2012
City Planning Approves St. Vincent's Redevelopment; Advocates Push for AIDS Memorial
Nearly two years ago, St. Vincent's Hospital in Greenwich Village shut its doors in the face of millions of dollars of debt. The closure strained other hospitals in the city and also paved the way for a large rezoning and redevelopment process on the site. Today, that development project to ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
This Map Shows You Where to Find Single People in NYC
viaShould you be one of those people who assumes that your dating "issues" in the city stem from the fact that there are fewer men than women here, there's a map for that, and, no, we're not saying you have issues. But there is an interesting new twist. Economists at the NYCEDC ran the number ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Ovation Channel Blog Interviews Me
The intriguingly named Kymara Lacrimosa threw 13 questions my way, and I flung them right back, with answers. The result is titillatingly entertaining and not at all unlucky! And get a load of the introduction she wrote for me!
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January 19, 2012
New York City Airports Are the Best at Being the Worst
We win! Once again, you guys! New York City airports are liked by few but used by many, which makes them generally problematic to all. According to Frommer's, and they know from travel, JFK is the worst of the worst, with La Guardia and Newark (which is, apparently, "dull" -- isn't that actually sor ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Gigantic New Gay Dance Club Opening Next Week!
I was one of the first people to write about the Out NYC, the 127-room gay resort hotel that's been planned for West 42nd Street for several gay years now. I have no idea when that thing is going to finally open, but who cares? I hear the dance club that's part of the complex is opening on ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Real Cheap Eats NYC Launches New Dishes to Feast on This Winter
Real Cheap Eats NYC, the blog devoted to the city's delicious foods that also happen to be inexpensive, have launched their winter list of cheap eats, unearthing 22 new tasty treats to try when the temperature drops.
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January 5, 2012
A Christmas Tree Set a Car on Fire in the East Village
As Myles wrote on Monday, it's high time to throw away your old, dead Christmas tree. But while doing so, please dispose of it properly! According to the blog Strollerderby, a Christmas tree was seen in flames, in the East Village, the other night. It managed to set an entire minivan on fire. (EV Gr ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
The Best (and Worst) Days for Online Dating in NYC in 2011, According to Data From OkCupid
We were wondering: Could there be truth to the idea that, say, after a natural disaster, or on a long holiday weekend, there might be a stronger inclination to turn to the sex of your choosing and merge, or try to find someone with whom to merge, or at least get some dinner or something? And how did ... More >>
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December 30, 2011
See Ya, 2011: A Look Back at Our Top Posts of the Year
2011 was a big year for listicles here at Fork in the Road. Our weekly Friday "10 Best" posts nabbed eight of the 10 most popular stories of the year. Of course, we did more than name the tastiest (and occasionally worst) things to eat in New York and review fast-food items. We also highlighted the ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
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 >>
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December 29, 2011
Grimy Back Alleys Are the Hot New Real Estate Get in New York City
Nick Carr explores a modern-day conundrum in his recent piece in the Wall Street Journal, "Our Typecast Metropolis." You see, Hollywood considers New York City a sort of permanently 70s-era New York City, full of twists and dark turns and grit and danger and grime. Unfortunately, today's New York Ci ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
Yes, There Are Still Fewer Men Than Women in New York City. So What?
It's that time of year when we dredge up old stats and check them again! And in so doing, we can confirm, via Census data and the New York Post, that women outnumber men in the city "by 52.5 to 47.5 percent," translating to 410,045 more women then men overall, and nearly 10 percent more women than m ... More >>
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December 29, 2011
New York City Traffic Fatalities at 100-Year Low
This week has brought a wave of PR-department-approved good news to New York City residents. We have less crime! We are healthier! We might just live...forever! And...we're better at driving and/or walking, apparently. Mayor Bloomberg along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Department of ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
'The Bunker' w/ Newworldaquarium
This week has brought a wave of PR-department-approved good news to New York City residents. We have less crime! We are healthier! We might just live...forever! And...we're better at driving and/or walking, apparently. Mayor Bloomberg along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Department of ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
Designer Drugs
This week has brought a wave of PR-department-approved good news to New York City residents. We have less crime! We are healthier! We might just live...forever! And...we're better at driving and/or walking, apparently. Mayor Bloomberg along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Department of ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
NYE Guide: Dance
Parties you'll remember the next day
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December 14, 2011
NYC Studio Manager's Rejection Letter To Disabled Rapper Applicant: "Sucks About The Wheelchair"
Jason Paul RobertsLast week in the Voice, we told you the story of Kalyn Heffernan, a disabled, queer rapper from Colorado and her shambling jazz-hop trio's October trip to New York City. Heffernan still lives in Denver, but the 24-year-old contemplated relocating to New York City a couple ye ... More >>
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December 14, 2011
Boston's Narrowest House Not as Narrow as New York's
Not sure who "wins" or "loses" in this competition, but Boston has a similarly narrow house to New York's narrowest house, except NYC's is narrower! Take that, Boston. Or...take that, New York?
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December 12, 2011
The High Line Is New York City's 'Make-Out Park'
Ed Yourdon/FlickrUnion Square may be the loneliest place in New York City, but, not to worry, the High Line has now been dubbed the "make-out park of New York City." This according to a Parks enforcement officer who spoke to the New York Post, which today reports on the High Line as the drink ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
SADDLE UP
Take a free riding lesson
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December 6, 2011
App Makes Complaining About the Cabbie Who Wouldn't Take You to Brooklyn Even Easier
Complaining about taxi service is something of a New York City hobby, whether it's justified or not. But the systems through which you can complain (calling 311, or reporting a complaint online) can be cumbersome, especially when you're still in the cab. However! There's an app for that, avai ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
People Who Ride Cabs Are Not Poor, Think Cabs Should Cost Less, According to Survey
There's a new survey of people who take taxis, and it reveals things that are mostly obvious, except -- did you know that despite a general dislike of TVs in cabs, people who take cabs will, if prompted, fill out polls from the TLC on cab video screens? We are so capricious. In other result ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
The Q Train Loves You and Wants You to Be Happy
The Q train would like to remind you that love is possible, and that it will happen to you, even you! This hopeful memo seen en route from Union Square to Brooklyn this Saturday may be the loveliest thing anyone has ever said to us -- via Post It note, on public transportation, anyway.
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December 2, 2011
Would You Pay $12,500 for a Subway Sign?
EV Grieve has noted an eBay listing of interest to New York City public transportation geeks -- there's an authentic 51" x 31", 26-pound New York City subway sign, from outside Union Square, available for a mere $12,500. The seller writes that the sign was by the stairs to the entrance and is "from ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
DIY Dining: a New FitR Feature
If you have mastered the arts of basting bird, stuffing sausage, and crisping crème brûlée in a kitchen-less, rat-hole apartment -- the kind with a hot plate, mini-fridge, and nasty roach problem -- then we need to talk.
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November 29, 2011
Fake Blind Guy Attempts to Teach New Yorkers a Lesson
Here is a question for pondering this Tuesday: Who's the bigger jerk -- the guy who walks around New York City pretending to be blind as "joke" and, you know, to teach people not to point "directions" to blind people -- or the people who are attempting, perhaps mistakenly, to help the guy they think ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 23, 2011
Ice Skating For the Holidays
Here is a question for pondering this Tuesday: Who's the bigger jerk -- the guy who walks around New York City pretending to be blind as "joke" and, you know, to teach people not to point "directions" to blind people -- or the people who are attempting, perhaps mistakenly, to help the guy they think ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
Say Hello to Kutsher's, Konditori
Here are some of the latest newcomers to New York City's cutthroat dining scene. If you hear of any new openings or closings, let us know. Mega-restaurateur and convicted felon Jeffrey Chodorow has launched Kutsher's, a Catskill-resort-culture-influenced resto in Tribeca. The menu includes pastrami ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Hot Body, Bad Face: What Do You Do?
Do you gag or gobble? That's the question Popular Publicity NYC just posed to various "gaylebrities" like myself for a holiday survey, and the answers are diverse but hilarious. Some of the best ...
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November 20, 2011
New York is Nothing But Green Screen
The above video demonstrating visual effects in movies and television proves what we've all secretly known for years: New York City doesn't exist. Times Square, the Hudson River, and the UN building are just post-production illusions. Instead, we live in a world made up of nothing but green walls.
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November 17, 2011
Win Tickets To The Premiere Screening Of Beyoncé's Live At Roseland: Elements Of 4 DVD
Beyoncé's Live At Roseland: Elements Of 4 DVD—shot over the course of her four-night residency at the Roseland Ballroom this summer—will have its premiere in New York City this weekend, and we're giving away six pairs of tickets to the big event. If you missed the shows, which we ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 16, 2011
IN THE FUNNY RING
Only the most hilarious survive
Blogs
November 14, 2011
New York City Dorms Are Insanely Expensive
wikipediaThe room and board is too damn high -- especially at The New School.In last week's cover story on student debt at NYU, we noted that part of the issue is that New York City is just a very expensive place to live. Illustrating that point, a list released today of the most expensive c ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Ingrid Burrington, Researcher of Missed Connections: 'The Loneliest Place in NYC is Union Square'
Under the semi-serious auspices of the Center for Missed Connections, 24-year-old Ingrid Burrington, who grew up in California, has been studying Craigslist's outlet for the lonely, the hopeful, the romantic, the horny, and the insane for more than two years now. It all started with what she ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
HopStop Now Helps You Find Stroller and Wheelchair Friendly Routes
Hopstop, the website immediately bookmarked by all recent transplants to NYC and used by you whenever you are forced to head into uncharted territory, has added a new feature to make commuting easier. Using the subway when you have a baby, injury, or disability can be practically impossible, ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 9, 2011
Phantogram
Hopstop, the website immediately bookmarked by all recent transplants to NYC and used by you whenever you are forced to head into uncharted territory, has added a new feature to make commuting easier. Using the subway when you have a baby, injury, or disability can be practically impossible, ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 9, 2011
LICENSE TO ALE
Get your buzz on for charity
Voice Choices
November 9, 2011
SPEED DEMONS
How fast can you shop at four grocery stores?
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November 9, 2011
Adam X
How fast can you shop at four grocery stores?
Blogs
November 8, 2011
Harold Dieterle Is Loving Himself Some Steakhouses
Courtesy of First Press PRA new restaurant maybe? Harold Dieterle was recently awarded a spot on Robert Sietsema's list: New York City's 17 Greatest Chefs . The first-season winner of Top Chef is tops in New York City for his command of two successful Greenwich Village restaurants, Perilla a ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Olek Crochets a London Cab
OlekIf you thought that crocheted Astor Place cube was cute, you will love crochet artist Olek's handiwork on a London cab. She's traveling, and tells us, "I am from Silesia, Poland. Very industrial, gray, ugly city. Kazimierz Kutz, a film director from the same region, said that you must lea ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Michael Chernow on the Meatball Shop - Meatball Factory Rivalry: Interview Part 2
Photo courtesy Michael ChernowYesterday we spoke with Michael Chernow, co-owner of the popular Meatball Shop and co-author of the just-published The Meatball Shop Cookbook, who gave us tips for making great meatballs at home. Today he tells us how New York City's culinary landscape has chang ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
The East Village Comes in Third for the Most Chain Stores in New York City
Not a chain.New Yorkers (most of them, it seems) profess a grand dislike of chain stores, especially when they have to wait in line to get their overpriced lattes from Starbucks! The good news for such people is this: According to the Center for an Urban Future's annual survey on chain stores ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
OWS Kitchen Staff Launch a Protest of Their Own; More Diners Ordering Tap Water
Wegmans recalls 5,000 pounds of Turkish pine nuts sold in its bulk, due to possible Salmonella contamination. [Wall Street Journal] Not surprisingly, consumers want to see health inspection grades displayed prominently in restaurants. [Main Street] Napa Valley and New York City are the only ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 26, 2011
STREET SYMPHONY
Headphones not required
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October 21, 2011
An Interactive Map of NYC WiFi Hotspots
Wifi Hotspot LocationsPowered by Socrata Today in Actually Useful Things: NYC Digital has a map of WiFi hotspots all over New York. Click on the little things -- there are like a zillion of them, be warned -- and the map tells you where the hotspot is, whether it's free or not, and its name.
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October 21, 2011
Richard Chamberlain Meets The Dell Dude
In a movie about the fight to save a small-town rock club! And it also features longtime nocturnal faves like Murray Hill and Linda Simpson (but no, they won't be hauling out their perennial bingo cards).
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October 20, 2011
My Favorite 99-Cent Store And Outdoor Festival
Yes, it's true! I shop at 99-cent stores, and not just because of the economy--because I like the merch! Truth be told, I also attend outdoor festivals, and not just because they're free--because I love the entertainment! As proof of my carefully researched insider knowledge of these (ver ... More >>
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