Rochester

West Village Bar Recreates Beloved Rochester 'Garbage Plate'

This is Daddy-O's cheeseburger version of the famed Rochester garbage plate. Buffalo has its chicken wings and beef on weck, Syracuse its salt potatoes and barbecue, but what does Rochester have? Something called a garbage plate. First served at a bar called Nick Tahou's - which has trademarked th ... More >>

Bath Salt Apocalypse: Long Island "Head Shop" Permanently Banned From Selling Synthetic Drugs

A "head shop" in Long Island will have to stick to selling bongs and patchouli oil after a Nassau County judge ruled that it can no longer sell synthetic drugs like bath salts and fake weed.Following an undercover investigation -- and subsequent lawsuit -- by the New York Attorney General's Office, ... More >>

New York Olympians In London 2012 Summer Games: Shooting and Soccer

We're not too sure if shooting and soccer are pastimes that go well together, but it seems to work fine for our Olympic duo in today's spotlight both hailing from Rochester, NY. While one is already a two-time Olympian the other should get a gold medal just for showing off their chiseled bod. Name: ... More >>

Bath Salt Apocalypse: AG Eric Schneiderman Hits New York Head Shops With Lawsuits

There's a new hero in the ongoing Bath Salt Apocalypse: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.Apparently recognizing that synthetic drugs like bath salts bring out a person's inner-cannibal, Schneiderman has filed 12 lawsuits against head shop retailers across New York for violating the state' ... More >>

This Is A Video Of A Bunch Of Little Creeps Bullying A Defenseless Old Lady

The video embedded above is one of the more despicable things we've seen in a while -- it shows a bunch of junior high-aged kids bullying a defenseless old lady for no reason other than to just be total shit-bags.

How To Walk Around New York City Topless

It's almost officially summer! This means that you'll soon have the chance to fully enjoy all of the sunny season's amenities such as ice cream, bike rides, barbecues, beach trips, and walking around bare-breasted. Yes, you read that right: Full-on public boobage is OK in the city and state. As ... More >>

Spring Guide 2012: Granta Eyes the African Short Story

Continental rift

The Year in Film: People of the Year

Or: The Netflix meltdown, the resurrection of Harvey Weinstein, and Kristen Wiig's box office coup all in one list

Jane Eyre

Mistake-Prone New York Hospitals Feature in State Watch List

​A state list of hospitals that made potentially deadly safety mistakes features New York City facilities, the Post reports. The report, which uses 2009 data, cited an incident where doctors gave a patient the wrong blood transfusion at Jamaica Hospital. It also found 18 area hospitals that mi ... More >>

James Alesi, Republican Senator, Chats About Voting For Marriage Equality

Alesi: "It's not our job to be moral, it's our job to be functional as a legislature."​Senator James Alesi of the Rochester area voted for the Marriage Equality Act last night. He was one of four Republicans to join 29 Democrats in voting for it. Afterwards, Alesi stood behind Governor Cuomo ... More >>

99-Year-Old Man Finally Meets Right Woman, Settles Down

Herrick and his bride.​Ladies, just because your man won't commit now doesn't mean that's forever. Gilbert Herrick, who is 99 years old and a World War II veteran, finally married for the first time in his life after meeting Virginia Hartman-Herrick, a youthful 86-year-old he met at Monroe Com ... More >>

Yes, Ladies, You Can Walk Around the City Topless

via @olidub​Yesterday, we reported that a woman was spotted strolling the Bowery topless. Yes, full-on topless, no bra, no shirt, just boob. Two of them. One photo suggests that the woman was getting a ticket from two cops, but some of you commenters pointed out that this lady had every right ... More >>

Living in New York Keeps You Young!

​As you stumble home at 4 a.m. after a night of debauchery only to rise by 8 a.m. for work, and do it again and again, you might not think that your lifestyle is doing much to combat nature's curse, that is, getting old. But it is! (Well, it may depend on how many days of debauchery.) But eith ... More >>

A Masterful Jane Eyre Stresses Independence

Best Craft Beer Apps; Mayor Bloomberg Admits to Icing His Beer

​A review of craft beer apps reveals that Android users have the best options: the Beer Expert, Brewster, and Beer Map. iPhone users get to crow about Pintley. [NY Times] Yet another study on the health benefits of red wine: resveratrol can help boost the healing capacity of cancer-fighting d ... More >>

New York's Indians Try to Fend Off the (Marlboro) Man: A Court Fight Over Smoking Rights

​Hasn't America already doled out a terrible hand to the Indians already without trying to make them a part of their eugenics and assimilation? Apparently not. Today, the Seneca Nation Indians have to fight off New York State from taxing cigarette purchases made by non-Indians on their reserva ... More >>

In the 19th Century, Local Hops Were Used to Brew NYC Beer

​Essential to the brewing of good beer, hops gives the beverage its bitter edge, and also serves as a preservative. Hops (Humulus Lupulus L.) are grown in few places around the world, most importantly in Bavaria, Oregon, and Washington State. I assumed those sources were where 19th century New ... More >>

Health's 50 Fattiest Foods in All 50 States

Dan DanglerGarbage plate, anyone?​From Alabama's bacon-wrapped meatloaf to Wisconsin's deep-fried cheese curds, Health.com has rounded up the fattiest food from each state. Representing the Empire State is the "garbage plate": a greasy mess of potatoes, beans, meat (a choice of hamburger, che ... More >>

Your Summer Health Scare: Dengue Fever to Liquefy New York

​As the spring turns into summer, you might as well know what's going to kill you this year. It's Dengue fever and it's from Florida and it will liquefy your vital organs. According to Crain's, it has already been diagnosed "in dozens of people in Key West, Fla., and even in a woman from Roche ... More >>

US Airways Flight 1101: Suicide Bird Strike Lands Direct Hit, Forced to Make Emergency Landing

​Again, with the fucking birds.

The Hold Steady Announce New Record: Heaven Is Whenever, Due in May

Judson Baker​Here's to ending the longest drought between Hold Steady albums, ever. In the two years since the Brooklyn band released the hardcore revival moment Stay Positive, the former five piece toured endlessly and, at the tail end of last month, bade farewell to keyboardist and chief mou ... More >>

Island Snacks Recall; Industry Bigwigs Bid Cafe des Artistes Adieu

​The latest food safety scare involves a snack mix made by Snack King Foods in Rochester called Island Snacks Natures Mix. The product, sold at Kmart, is being recalled due to the detection of undeclared sulfites during routine tests. [Forbes] BlackBook rounds up the best comfort food spots ... More >>

Staten Island Congressman Complains of Lack of Federal Money for Cops

​When it looked like the NYPD wasn't going to get any federal stimulus funds, everyone from the Governor on down was upset, so Obama relented and had Homeland Security scrape up $35 million for us. But when the big-money federal COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grants came out in late July, ... More >>

Allegedly Good Rental Market Drives Us to Section 8 Housing

We continue to lament that, despite all the news about falling rents, there seem to be few affordable apartments available. That's why we were so excited to learn about We Take Section 8. True, we are not eligible for the New York emergency housing program -- not yet, anyway -- but we figured land ... More >>

Massa, Schumer Force Time Warner to Drop Tiered Internet Pricing

We mentioned Monday that Congressman Eric Massa (pictured) has been pushing a bill to outlaw tiered internet service, inspired by Time Warner Cable's attempt to introduce higher rates for heavy users in Rochester, New York, part of Massa's district, and two other jurisdictions. It looks as if Time W ... More >>

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 >>

Unemployment Hits 8.1%, Wal-Mart Still Hiring

The national unemployment rate went to 8.1 percent last month as 651,000 jobs were lost. The losses are attributable not only to collapsing Wall Street giants, but also to corner-cutting by "healthy" companies like IBM, who in January announced a strong 4th quarter and said that "most importantly, w ... More >>

Kennedy's Tour Not Going So Well

New York Schools Surprisingly Non-Polluted

GROOVE TO THIS

Taye Diggs's latest explores the election season

NY State Shuffles, Deals Jobless' Social Security Numbers

AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Day 2

Meet the porn-industry buyer

It Takes Dedication

An upstate lab nurtures fine performers

Naturopath vs. Naturopath

Some New York alternative healers seek government stamp of approval

Open Season

Fall brings hope of a brave New World and a historic Violence

Wham, Bam, Thank You Glam

Fancy-pants glitter bands from Detroit, Canada, and upstate remember their forefathers

Music

Long Distance

The Usual Suspects—and Beyond

100,000 Flood Washington for What May Be the Biggest American Antiwar March Since Viet Nam

Bad Policy, Big Bucks

How Pataki's Disastrous Energy Plan Fattened His Friends and Campaign Coffers

Senate for Sale

GOP Uses Public Pots of Gold to Entice Converts

Excitable Reviewers Reviewed

The Best Article of the Year!

The Moment’s Musicals

New York's Finest

Fabrication and Cannibalism at the Post?

Spread ‘Em

Pro-Choice Is No-Choice on Campus

Foul Ball

Why Giuliani Dissed Upstate Republicans for the Yankees

Old Home Weak

Truth or D.A.R.E.

The Dubious Drug-Education Program Takes New York