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Outside Last Night's Presidential Debate, Protest, Police, A Penguin

While Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were getting ready to take the stage at Hofstra University last night for the second presidential debate, the streets outside the campus were lined with anarchist banners, tricorn hats, "don't tread on me" flags, and papier-mache Reaper drones. "We're here to voic ... More >>

Phyllis Diller, RIP

The hairy, feathery lady comic was a riot, whether making fun of her hatchet face, her drooping boobies, or her sagging knees. The reality is she was actually kind of attractive, but she did the shtick for laughs, and even turned into some kind of feminist in the process, especially when she dresse ... More >>

Mayor Bloomberg Has Eleven Homes, We Can Still Barely Pay Rent

A few months back, Runnin' Scared covered what seems to be the biggest conundrum of the Big Apple: the fact that rents are higher than ever (averaging a solid $3,418 a month) yet no one is leaving the island. Actually, recent years have shown a huge increase in Manhattan newcomers, raising the ... More >>

As the World Mourns Its Anniversary, A Lesser Known LGBT Titanic Tale is Told

As the 100-year anniversary of the Titanic comes to end tonight, millions of people reflected on one of history's greatest mysteries today in more ways than one. In Houston, a $12,000-a-plate, 10-course dinner was served to whoever wanted to (or could afford to) relive the last supper held befo ... More >>

Allswell: Nate Smith Won't Play B-17

Or anything else in his new, jukebox-free restaurant

Rich People Still Doing Pretty Okay

via​Bucky Turco over at Animal NY has today posted one of those giant ATM receipts ($329,174.91) that generally cause us to say, Who the hell keeps that much money in a checking account? Except right now, with markets down -- the Dow more than 600 points; S&P and Nasdaq down more than 6 percen ... More >>

Escape To New York Cancels Final Day; Music Festival Still "Looks Forward To Returning Next Year"

Rain, rain, go away, wash out the mimes another day. ​Because of storms and flooding over the course of last night and today, Escape To New York—the three-day festival on the Shinnecock Indian Nation Reservation in Southampton—has canceled its final day, during which of Montreal, M ... More >>

This Month's Dueling East End Music Festivals: How To Tell Them Apart

Take a holiday with Vampire Weekend at the MTK Music Festival. And go shopping! After many stabs at hosting multi-day music festivals on Long Island (Field Day Fest, we knew you when), August 2011, at least for now, brings us two festivals happening on the East End: Escape To New York kicks off tomo ... More >>

The Early Word: Pop Pub

Lauren ShockeyOutside Pop Pub​Pop Burger, the mini-chain that helped make mini-burgers a big hit has sort of grown up, turning the focus of its newest spot, Pop Pub (83 University Place, 212-477-7574) onto beer. We stopped by one afternoon last week to check out the burgers and brews.

Open and Closed: Say Hello to Silver Lining, Goodbye to Asia de Cuba

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Asian fusion restaurant Asia de Cuba, in Morgans New York hotel, will close in October. The owners will replace it with a new concept. [Crains]​ Leske's, the last Scandinavian bakery in B ... More >>

The Divine Secrets of the Eskimo Sisterhood in Something Borrowed

You Can Now Booze It Up at Joy Burger Bar

Lauren ShockeyIt's time for semi-alfresco drinking​Joy Burger Bar now has even more reason to be joyful. After a month or so of being open, it now has its liquor license, completing the burger-fries-beer trifeca.

A.J. Weberman Buries Paul McCartney

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 2, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 35 The McCartney Burial: 'His ego was his amigo' By Blair Sabol Maybe it's time for A.J. Weberman to change his script -- or better yet, to get off the stage altogether. Being the foremost Dylanologist, ... More >>

An Earthquake Hit Long Island Today. Did the Earth Move for You?

via NYT/Google Maps​This is nothing to our West Coast brethren, but it's kind of a big deal to us. A 3.9 magnitude earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean, about 80 miles off the coast of Long Island's Southampton, occurred around 10:45 a.m. today. According to WNYC, it was even "felt by a New York T ... More >>

Shacktoberfest Begins This Friday

Not an actual Shake Shack employee.​Beginning this Friday, Oct. 1 and running through Sunday, Oct. 10, Shake Shack will observe Oktoberfest with Shacktoberfest, an extravaganza of sausage, beer, and bad puns. The menu follows after the jump, just as even longer lines will undoubtedly follow on ... More >>

Spectacle, Sex, and Subversive Cinema in Russellmania

Video: Jersey Shore Second Season Trailer, Bitchesssss!!!!!!!!!!! (With Village Voice's Exclusive "Sneak Peek!")

​Honorary "Guidette" Nikki Finke posted the trailer for the second season of Jersey Shore on Deadline Hollywood this morning. "We're ready to come out and destroy this place," the thing they call "Snooki" astutely notes. She's ostensibly talking about Miami, but, really, the single place in Am ... More >>

Morning Links: Scary Sinkhole in Guatemala, BP Losing Value Like It's Losing Oil, Real Housewives DWI Bust

​• In the wake of Tropical Storm Agatha, there is a giant sinkhole in Guatemala City, and it is terrifying. "It may look like it's impossible to fix, but we've done it before," says David de Leon, spokesman for the Guatemala disaster response agency. Video of the sinkhole here. • BP has l ... More >>

Beach, Please: New York Officially Has America's Best Beach

Via National Geographic. Beaches be jealous. Click to enlarge.​It's likely irritating enough for the rest of the country that we think everything here is the greatest thing ever. It must get even more difficult when we know that's the case. Like when they're told by a coastal research professo ... More >>

Happy Hour at L'Asso in Nolita: 2 Slices 1 Glass of Wine or Beer = $6 Happiness

lassonyc/flickrPizza makes every hour happy.​What good is a happy hour if your stomach isn't sufficiently lined for you to truly get your money's worth? L'Asso has you covered from Monday to Thursday with a 4-7 p.m. happy hour special of two slices of pizza margherita plus one glass of house r ... More >>

Gossip Folks: The Oprah-Rielle-Blowjobs-DMB Connection

​Consider this column still "in beta" or whatever, but we're gonna start rounding up some of our local gossip for you. We don't have a better title for it right now, and if you have one, we'd love to hear your ideas. In the meantime, we've got Oprah's big "get," Cindy Adams and Her War at Home ... More >>

Tokyo More Gastronimically Acclaimed than Paris; Farming Dream Job Found in Brooklyn

​Four Seasons Restaurant co-owner Alex Von Bidder is insisting that Jean Mackenzie, who owns the Four Seasons Caterer in Southampton, change the name of her business so as not to suggest any connection to the restaurant. [NY Daily News] Costco has announced that it is no longer carrying Coca- ... More >>

Clip Job: Lynda Bird at Gracie Mansion

 Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesAugust 20, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 44Feeding 'em Up for LBJ at Mr. Gracie's MansionBy Roberta BrandesWith 1000 pounds of pork ribs, 500 barbecued chickens, 5000 hot biscuits, and the culinary guidance of Walter Jetton, her father's favorite chef ... More >>

Pix From the Good Beer at BAM festival

​ Shucking sustainable oysters from the rather obscenely named Widow's Hole. Yesterday afternoon from 4 p.m. till 8 p.m. commenced the first annual Good Beer festival, sponsored by Edible Brooklyn and several other organizations. The beer flowed freely (oddly poured into wine glasses) from su ... More >>

Fraudster-Lawyer Dreier to Plead Guilty

Marc Dreier, the fraudster-lawyer who impersonated officers of other companies in a scheme to defraud suckers of $700 million, will plead guilty next month to conspiracy, securities fraud, money laundering and five counts of wire fraud. Dreier got nabbed back in December in Toronto when the person ... More >>

The Problem with Ray Kelly, the NYPD and Tasers

The Rich Are Not Like You And Me: Foreclosing in the Hamptons and Goldman Sachs' City Windfall

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HOP HEAVEN

Drink up with 52 award-winning breweries

Moms Protest Toys "R" Us and Toxic Greed

The Pagan Razor

Recommendations by R.C. Baker

Protesters Demand Tax Relief for Billionaires

Just Like Home, Only Posher

A trip to the Hamptons to ogle celebrities, horses, glam metalheads, and Nacho

Minutemen Take Border Battle to 39th Street

Holy Crap

The empire strikes back: Uneasy nods to contemporary politics is all this Heaven knows

Neighbors Miffed Over Missing Cube

Even the sculptor was surprised to hear the news

Party Poopers

March raids visiting volume and cash checking; polo in the Hamptons

The Reflective Rudy

The Ex-Mayor Writes His Own Farewell to Donna

Put Out More Flags

Shopping in Americaland

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Hard Knocks

Immigrant Housekeeper Says Psychologist Boss Should Pay for Injuries

Anything in Your Shorts?

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The Men That Time Forgot

The Show That Never Ends

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Tina Brown looked stunning in a green, flowing ensemble. (Oh, that was Lady Liberty.)

Division of Labor

Three-Bedroom Co-Op in 16-Story Turn-of- the-Century Building

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How Did Flight 800 Blow Up