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Let's Place Bets On How Much It's Gonna Snow This Weekend

It's gonna snow in New York City this weekend. Well, not definitely. Most things that happen in life are unexpected. But there's a very good chance it will on Friday night, continuing into Saturday morning. We know that because everyone's been saying it's gonna snow, like, a lot. It could be 'hist ... More >>

How to Lend a Helping Hand During Post-Sandy Recovery [Updated]

Here are some ways to help with Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts: The Bowery Mission is looking for help through their Twitter feed. You can donate Blood. In Red Hook, food is being distributed in three areas. If you have any spare goods, some of these spots are also taking donations.

Potlikker: The Queen of Quirk Comes to Williamsburg

A chef returns, just as unpredictable as before

Mitt Loves N.Y.: Bruce Kovner

Since the Citizens United decision, realpolitik has accepted the harsh reality in which a corporation has the same pedestal in our democratic elections as an ordinary Joe Schmoe. And, as a financial hub in America and abroad, New York has transformed into a politically charged Gotham; its corporate ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at Little Pepper; Tejal Rao at La Vara

See what NYC's restaurant critics have been up to this week: Robert Sietsema tries the Sichuan fare at Little Pepper: "The tiny chunks of light and dark meat lurk among bales of toasted red chiles, and for once, the peppers seem to have conferred their hotness on the poultry. Raw sesame seeds scat ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at Parish Hall; Tejal Rao at Per Se

See what NYC's restaurant critics have been up to this week: Robert Sietsema checks out Parish Hall in Williamsburg: "The dinner menu at Parish Hall boasts several interesting preparations--including a soft-boiled egg with ham crumbs in a smoked-parsnip slurry--but the eatery really comes into its ... More >>

Co. Chef Jim Lahey on Homemade Pizza and Infecting Himself with Hookworms

Jim Lahey revolutionized home bread making with the simple, no-knead technique he perfected at the Sullivan Street Bakery. He then turned his attention to pizza, dishing up inventive pies at Chelsea pizzeria Co. And now you can make Jim's pizza at home. He's got a new cookbook out called My Pizza ... More >>

Milton Glaser on New Yorkers: 'For Better or Worse You're Here, and Doomed to Be Here'

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Milton Glaser, the 82-year-old graphic designer behind, to name just a few, the "I Love New York" logo, the DC Comics "DC bullet" logo, the famous Bob Dylan poster, and, of course, New York Magazine, which he founded with Clay Felker in 1968, for my articl ... More >>

Q&A: Kathryn Parker Almanas on Her Work of Art Elimination

Photo by: David Giesbrecht /Bravo Kathryn Parker Almanas's Work of Art self-portrait Hey, so that BRAVO Work of Art reality show we told you about again and again and again is still on the air. Only two episodes in and you already forgot? Well, the third episode airs tonight at 9pm. Last week's ins ... More >>

Michelle Matson Wins, Sucklord Rules: Your Cheat Sheet to Bravo's Work of Art 2, Episode One

Actual poll currently running on the Bravo site There is a Bravo show called Work of Art: The Search for the Next Great Artist. As we've told you before, it's a reality-TV competition ostensibly about searching every gallery nook and gutter grate for America's Next Great Artist--not a Very Good Art ... More >>

James Ramsey Tells Us About the 'Low Line,' His Proposed Subterranean Sci-Fi Green Space on the Lower East Side

Raad Studio​James Ramsey, owner and founder of Raad Studio on the Lower East Side, has had a busy week. After New York Magazine unveiled his stunning renderings for The Delancey Underground (or, colloquially, "the Low Line," the name that seems to be sticking) -- an underground community green ... More >>

"Hipster Fight Club" No Longer Quite So Underground

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT​Friday Night Throwdown, an underground fight club that's been drawing a crowd of "models and hipsters" to a vacant warehouse at 72 Allen Street (on the corner of Grand), is no longer quite so underground. This event has been taking place for over a year now, as referenced in ... More >>

People Are Sleeping in NYC Food Carts

​Vendors are sleeping in their New York City food carts, presumably to save spots on good blocks, the New York Post is reporting in Sunday's paper. Or in Post-anese, "They're sleeping with the dishes." (Well played.) The newspaper notes spotting only two carts with sleeping vendors, both on th ... More >>

Week In Review: Please Shut Down The Internet, Too, While You're At It

Santos Party House, going as a temporarily shuttered club for Halloween​It's Halloween Weekend, and we're proud to offer both costume ideas ("Dude from Baths" is great if you can hunt down the Pomeranian) and nightlife suggestions, from James Murphy at Le Bain tonight to Oneida's five-year-old ... More >>

Media Moves: Doree Shafrir to Rolling Stone

​Doree Shafrir -- who was responsible for, among other things, being one-half of the author of the blog-to-book phenomenon that was Postcards from Yo Momma and being responsible for the "Hipster Grifter" story during her tenure at the New York Observer in addition to being among the few to sur ... More >>

Press Clips: Mediaite Loses Foot Soldier Glynnis MacNicol to Business Insider

​Dan Abrams' news operation Mediaite loses a founding staff member. New York Magazine snubs New York Magazine. Alec Baldwin is New York's hot new media critic -- Guest of a Guest? Not so much. -- and Emily Smith at Page Six is having some growing pains sans-Richard Johnson, it'd appear. Press ... More >>

Live: Horse Meat Disco, Justin V., and Prince Language Star At Another Let's Play House Spectacular

​Horse Meat Disco's Chris Hillard (top left) and some of his many satisfied customers. Pics by John Barclay, more below.​There's a recent New York magazine piece entitled "The New Gangs of New York" that carries the tagline 'They're younger, harder to catch, and quicker to violence. Who ... More >>

Press Clips: Does the New York Observer Have a Dealbreaker?

​The Village Voice's media column makes its triumphant return after a hiatus; contrary to non-popular belief, we have not been purchased by AOL or -- like every other media reporter in New York, apparently -- changed jobs. Press Clips, Day 10, Late Afternoon Edition, right here:

Wall Street Journal Hits New High of Bitchiness, Calling Out Spelling Errors

​Copy-errors. They happen to the worst of us, and sometimes, those much better than your usual poorly-edited suspects. But is it really necessary for one publication to call another publication out on -- of all things -- a spelling error?

Press Clips, Afternoon Edition, Day 1: An Exercise In Branding

​And now, for something not-at-all different! I'm gonna start picking off some of my favorite media stories of the day, and throwing them in a new column with an old name: Press Clips. Maybe you've heard of it? I'm not nearly as attractive as the last guy, but I smile pretty. Anyway, we'll do this ... More >>

New York Magazine Is Really Trying to Make Socks With Sandals Happen

via New York Magazine​Is this a trick? The generally fashionable New York magazine is attempting to promote something that we cannot abide: "Eight Killer Sock-and-Sandal Combos." And calling it a trendlet, for the love of God. Don't believe it. This is what happened with rompers, ladies! And c ... More >>

Sex and the City 2 Reviews: The 10 Best Slams

​If you're the kind of person who sometimes asks themselves why some people hate Sex and the City so much, you are either (A) not living in New York or (B) one of the imported creatures or various changes in New York City that Sex and the City is responsible for. Well, in the new movie, Carrie ... More >>

Last Night: A BBQ Blowout At The Newly Christened, Vastly Improved Good Co.

See? Much better now. Photos from Nicky Digital, more below.​Let's be honest: No one really noticed when Hope closed down a few months ago. The Williamsburg bar's large outdoor patio--an obvious draw on warm days--just wasn't cutting it with Union Pool and the newly opened Woods within walkin ... More >>

I Owe Kelsey Grammer an Apology

I recently wondered aloud why staunch Republican Kelsey Grammer--who was a celebrity guest at Dubya's inauguration--chose to play a lead role in Broadway's upcoming revival of La Cage aux Folles, which is a musical celebration of all things gay, especially the central relationship between fussy bu ... More >>

NY Mag on the Paterson 'Weirdness' Factor

Here's the nut graf from a mostly generous New York Magazine profile today on our embattled governor: "The only guarantee is a large helping of weirdness." That's not reporter Chris Smith talking, but the sum-up conclusion of his conversations with those who know David Paterson fairly well. Here's ... More >>

Tweets Breaking: Body Parts Found in Washington Heights

​WCBS' Lou Young tweets that a "decapitated body" has been found near High Bridge Park along the Harlem River Drive. WABC says there's a head, though -- part of an assemblage of "decomposing body parts" that have been discovered -- but they're not sure if they all fit together, pending investi ... More >>

Bloomberg Resumes Indian Smoke War on Long Island Reservation

The Unkechaug Indian Nation, gathered on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation on Long Island, maintains it has treaty rights to sell tax-free smokes, but the Bloomberg Administration has been battling the tribe to collect tax money on cigarettes sold by its members to its residents. In August a federal ... More >>

HAVE WE MET BEFORE?

Pictures point to yes; mind says otherwise

Getting the Full (Yes, Full) English Breakfast at Brooklyn's Black Horse Tavern

Don't forget the fried bread​ When New York magazine published a photo of what it labeled an English breakfast without fried bread, beans, or black pudding, the Guardian's Tim Hayward got his panties in a bundle. The carb-less plate caused him to huff: The nation that convinced itself that Be ... More >>

What's Happening This Week: Tasting the City & A Couple of Tweetable Tastings

Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! New York Taste Skylight, 275 Hudson Street November 2 New York Magazine is hosting its 11th annual New York Taste event, benefiting City Harvest. Join culinary editor Gillian Duffy ... More >>

Slideshows Abound for Brooklyn Museum's Rock Exhibit

​The Times. New York magazine, Spinner et alia will show you slides from the Brooklyn Museum's Who Shot Rock 'n' Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present exhibit. They sure didn't get press like this for Reflections on the Electric Mirror: New Feminist Video. The show opened this we ... More >>

SleepWhenDead's Fourth Subway Show This Saturday, Starring the Eskalators and the Beets

Click for details. Everybody knows this Saturday's Snuggie Pub Crawl is a really just a flash-mob toga party for midtown d-bags, so while the television press flies descend on the $20 shitshow for their nightly news spot footage, we heartily encourage you to head much, much farther downtown for so ... More >>

PIÉCE DE CRAP

Judah Friedlander sells you his primo junk

OF COVERS AND CULTURE

New York turns 40

It's Official: Gray is the New Brown

Cubicle Chic?

Boo, Hipsters?

New 'Village Voice' Editor: David Blum

Comic Relief

Witty political satire takes an underrated form places it's never been before

Supersize Me

Dinosaur specializing in small morsels totters onto Park Avenue

Woodward's Dis

Watergate-era hero reporter on Plamegate story? He can put it down.

Bed Mates

Hanging with Ego Trip, the Wiggle Tour, and minimal pasta

Disintegrating Gnocchi

Food from former retirement home on meatpacking frontier

NY Mirror

Fu@!k Friendster

The Horndog Factor

Trocks Transcendent

Attitude With Altitude and Horsepower to Spare

The Popular Front

NY Mirror

At the HX Awards, everyone was on their best behavior until the Lee Press-On claws inevitably emerged through the white gloves.

Die, Yuppie Scam