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Paterson (New Jersey)

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Raw Foodists Rejoice! CigkofteM Opens and It May Be the City's Strangest Dining Spot

    The red blob in the center is the sole product of a new Turkish eatery. "Do you have a takeout menu?" I asked as, abandoning my bike on the curb, I stepped into the newly refurbished storefront on East 9th, a stone's throw from Tompkins Park. "No. We only have one thing," was her reply.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Osama Bin Laden Is Dead: Reports From Ground Zero This Morning [UPDATED]

    Photos by Steven Thrasher​It was quiet and foggy at Ground Zero this morning -- the first New York had woken up to knowing Osama Bin Laden was dead -- but not entirely silent. By 5:30 a.m., the impromptu all night party was still going on in pockets, most noticeably in front of the 9/11 Memori ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Meet the Surprisingly Young Guy Who Is Organizing Lupe Fiasco's Protest Against Atlantic Records

    Won't somebody please liberate this record?​Matthew La Corte is a 17-year-old rap fan from West Paterson, New Jersey. Specifically, Matthew's a fan of Lupe Fiasco, the bright, tortured, socially-conscious Chicago rapper whose third album, Lasers, has been infinitely delayed by his record label ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Oh, Gawd, It's Still Raining: A List of Alternative Talking Points

    ​Despite having survived the Great Summer of Wetness '09, it seems we tri-staters are having a hard time with this recent spate of precipitation. Yes, we're only 2 inches away from the "wettest March on record" (in 1973, 10.5 inches). Yes, rivers have flooded, trees have fallen, power has be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Aswad Ayinde, Fugees' Video Director, Charged With Impregnating Daughters

    From the 1996 video, 'Killing Me Softly'​Award-winning music video director Aswad Ayinde was charged last week with repeatedly raping and impregnating his daughters in an effort to create a pure bloodline. Ayinde, 51, won an MTV Music Video Award back in the day for his genius direction of T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    Homeless Shelter Auctions Off Original Michael Jackson "Thriller" Film

    Can we get one more Michael Jackson story in before the holiday? You bet! A homeless shelter in Paterson, New Jersey claims to have the 35mm original of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, and seeks a buyer. Eva's Village Healthcare for the Homeless says former CBS Records president Walter Yetnikoff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Clip Job: Allen Ginsberg On Norman Podhoretz's 'Ridiculous Fat-Bellied Mind'

    Can we get one more Michael Jackson story in before the holiday? You bet! A homeless shelter in Paterson, New Jersey claims to have the 35mm original of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, and seeks a buyer. Eva's Village Healthcare for the Homeless says former CBS Records president Walter Yetnikoff ... More >>

  • Film

    December 25, 2007

    The Year in Experimental Cinema

    Can we get one more Michael Jackson story in before the holiday? You bet! A homeless shelter in Paterson, New Jersey claims to have the 35mm original of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, and seeks a buyer. Eva's Village Healthcare for the Homeless says former CBS Records president Walter Yetnikoff ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    August 14, 2007

    Off the Road

    Hey, Jack Kerouac, I know you dressed like a bum, but a shop in Soho is selling your boots for $475

  • News

    March 28, 2006

    Stages of Recovery

    Ex-addicts take their life stories Off-Broadway

  • Music

    March 21, 2006

    Both Sides Now

    From the underground to the chart tops, Just Blaze aims to save New York hip-hop

  • Film

    January 4, 2005

    Homeland Insecurity

    The whole megillah: Crossing the globe, Jewish films examine immigration and identity

  • News

    November 30, 2004

    Saint Bernard

    Not so fast on canonizing Kerik—Bush's pick has big critics in New York

  • News

    April 20, 2004

    Downtown Express

    25 movies to catch at the Tribeca Film Festival

  • News

    January 21, 2003

    Rage Under Raps

    Listening to the Arabs of New York

  • News

    July 30, 2002

    Nation

    Listening to the Arabs of New York

  • News

    November 6, 2001

    The Official Story

    Government Gives No Information on Detainees

  • News

    March 20, 2001

    Fit to Serve

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • News

    January 23, 2001

    Free to Be Deported

    Melita Oliveira Got Clemency. Now the INS Wants to Ship Her to Peru.

  • Specials

    May 9, 2000

    Letters

    Melita Oliveira Got Clemency. Now the INS Wants to Ship Her to Peru.

  • NYC Life

    March 28, 2000

    Two-bedroom Apartment in Three-story Row House

    Melita Oliveira Got Clemency. Now the INS Wants to Ship Her to Peru.

  • NYC Life

    October 5, 1999

    Poetry Project

    'Ginsberg and Friends' at Sotheby's

  • News

    December 8, 1998

    NYPD Big Blue

    'Ginsberg and Friends' at Sotheby's

  • Specials

    September 29, 1998

    Letters

    'Ginsberg and Friends' at Sotheby's

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