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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Video Interlude: Padma and Tom Get the Porno Treatment in Top Heavy Chef
It was perhaps inevitable that a show as popular as Top Chef would get its own soft core porn treatment someday. And it looks like that day is today. A new video has popped up on the Youtubes called,... It was perhaps inevitable that a show as popular as Top Chef would get its own soft core…
Back When Unicorn Hookers Roamed Times Square!
Haggard man wearing NY sweatshirt: Is this New York City?Bunch of bros: Yeah, it is!Haggard man wearing NY sweatshirt: This ain't New York City anymore, man. You shoulda been here forty years ago!--Union SquareOverheard by: jvdubs Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · …
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Parting Shot: Up Against the Wall
Not sure when or where this took place, but old school graffiti artist MARE 139 posted a photo of President Obama “tagging up” a blank wall. Photo: MARE/12oz
Look At This Fucking Hipster Baby Puppy From Last Night That's Making You Fat | Alleged Sourcery | Breaking Faces
• AgencySpy: Because everyone loves babies and puppies, here's a little something from E*Trade. (Just press "stop" to make it shut up.) • NPR: Ian Chillag attempts to use every banned word or phrase on Tribune CEO Ryan Michaels' list. It is, really, the mother of all blog posts,…
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Will Slate Let Mickey Kaus Blog During His Gag Senate Run? [Fool's Errands]
Slate blogger and pathological counterintuitionist Mickey Kaus is actually serious about challenging Barbara Boxer in the California Democratic primary. The deadline to file nomination papers is tomorrow, and he's been gathering signatures. Will…
Immigrant Pardoned By Paterson Called A Role Model
Days after Governor Paterson pardoned him for crimes he committed as a youth, Qing Hong Wu was released from a NJ immigration facility—without being told about the pardon. The NY Times reports that since Wu had no cash or a cellphone, he walked from the Port Authority to his cousin's…
Comment of the Day: Your Kids Are Doomed [We Read You]
Today we looked at our screwed up public school system and it sparked a lively debate among you commenters. What's to be done? One commenter in particular unpacked the problem nicely. Nothing was solved exactly, but nothing ever is. …
Bronx 5 Train Express Service Halted For Repairs
East 108th Street Maintenance Facility by Flickr user Triborough The MTA has announced that starting at the end of the month through August 2011, 5 train service in the Bronx will be shut down for the East 180th Street signal modernization project. From March 27th onwards, express riders will…
Pols Want NYPD To Erase Database Of Innocent People
from Runs With Scissors' flickr Councilmembers are pushing the NYPD to abolish a database containing the names of New Yorkers who have been stopped, frisked, and released without charges. With the NYPD stopping and frisking a record number of people last year, Council Speaker Christine Quinn…
Was Apple Employee Choked By Law & Order Star? [Crime]
An Apple Store staffer said she was choked by Richard Belzer. The Law & Order star, meanwhile, says he just touched the employee's shoulders to get her attention. Plus she's a crazy person who kept him waiting. More »
Breslin Charges $25 "Forkage Fee" to BYO Dessert
Katie Sokoler/Gothamist Here we are again with another story about a shocked diner who could not believe a restaurant would discourage her from bringing outside food. As usual, the "victim" has her own set of special reasons why she should have been indulged: Rose Levy Beranbaum is a…
Conan’s Teenage Twitter Protege Bumped from Larry King for Teen Idol
Last night, Sarah Killen, the 19-year-old thrust onto the world stage after she became the one person Conan O’Brien is following on Twitter, was supposed to make an appearance on Larry King yesterday, but was bumped for Corey Haim (RIP). Conan noted the injustice via Twitter.
Board Wrap : Looking for a Manly Restaurant for Men
·Any Tips For Starting a Dining Club In My House? [CH] ·Are Desserts Made with Alcohol Better than the Ones Made Without It? [Yelp] ·What's a Good, Cheap Whiskey? [SE] ·eGulleters Express Their Feelings on the Recent Philly Beer Bust... ·Any Tips For Starting a Dining Club In…
"Release the Bionic Mickey Rourke..." [Open Caption]
[The actor, who apparently broke his arm during an arm-wrestling match, in New York; image via INF] More »
Armed Robbers Target Brooklyn Livery Cab Drivers
Cops are trying to track down two men suspected of mugging at least nine livery cab drivers in Brooklyn since December. In all of the reported robberies, the perps would hail a black cab and tell the driver to bring them to a destination in East Flatbush, often on or around East 35th Street.…
Good Fences? Neighbors React To NJ Grow Houses
After NJ authorities harvested a $10 million pot bust across five towns, neighbors have been offering up their views on living next to the illegal operation. One man, who lived next to a grow house with over 500 marijuana plants, told the Star-Ledger, "Living here on this block I barely know my…
Here’s the Outfit That Could Have Killed Lady Gaga
On a recent transatlantic flight out of London, an alert cabin crew warned Lady Gaga that her tight fitting dress and high heels were causing the onset of deep vein thrombosis, a condition that causes bloodclots and can be potentially fatal. They convinced her to change into something less…
Girl Fatally Struck By 6 Train
via polishsausagequeen's flickr Just before 4 p.m., word came in over the newswire that there was "a person under the train" at East 77th Street and Lexington; soon after it was noted the person was DOA. Now CityRoom reports that a girl was crushed to death between the 6 train and the…
Latest RadarOnline.com Exclusive Not Actually News
RadarOnline.com, America's pinkest news source, today broke its biggest exclusive since last week's colossally untrue scoop that John Roberts was about to resign. TVNewser has the story: Radar Online reports that rapper Ludacris and FNC's Bill O'Reilly finally met at a recent event. "He…
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Dwell Media Shows Us The "New Face Of Affluence" At New York City's Crosby Street Hotel
Last night, Dwell Media revealed the findings of their newly-created "Dwell Strategy and Research" division's study regarding the "New Face of Affluence." As we mentioned in an earlier post, the study took an in-depth dive into the buying habits and motivations, desires, brand loyalties and…
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High-Rise Tenants Made "Homeless" Overnight
That scaffolding doesn't look too safe... Just a reminder that real estate horror stories happen to rich and poor alike in this city: tenants of 54 high-rise apartments in the landmark building at 1182 Broadway were abruptly evicted from their homes yesterday. WCBS reports that the city…
Thursday Blogwrap
Fire at Laundromat on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights [BHB] Williamsburg Development Tripleheader Links [A Short Story] Cupcake Stop Truck in W'burg Today [FREEwilliamsburg] Hold That Coffee! Starbucks Not Coming to ‘Burg [YourNabe.com] Millman Responds to Alleged Hate Crime [Cobble Hill…
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Cuomo Stepping Down from Paterson Investigation
After spending two weeks leading an investigation into Governor David Paterson and reportedly coming up short, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that he'll recuse himself. In a conference call with reporters, Cuomo said he's appointing Judith S. Kaye, the former Chief Judge of New…
Karl Lagerfeld Embraces Fake Fur, Makes PETA A Little Happier
In this sensitively-scored video from Paris Fashion Week, designer Karl Lagerfeld discusses Chanel’s new “global cooling” inspired collection and the “triumph of fake fur” as models splish-splash down the runway. Although PETA still refers to him as the…
Eater Inside : Take a Stroll Through Altamare, Now Open in South Beach
The charming, cozy space you see above is the main dining room of Miami's Altamare, a reinvention of an area favorite which opened its doors to South Beach this week. The chef is Simon Stojanovic,—a vet of neighborhood hotspot... The charming, cozy space you see above is the main dining…
Sleep Like A Baby In... Midtown?
While silence is nearly extinct in the world, we never really had much hope of being surrounded by it in New York City anyway. But would you believe that the most quiet place you're going to find in Manhattan is in Midtown? At least if you go by the amount of residential noise…
Construction Firm Raided By District Attorney's Office
The offices of Lehr Construction in the Flatiron District were raided by the Manhattan DA's office Wednesday morning. While Lehr employees were arriving for work, detectives with the DA's Construction Industry Strike Force acted on a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation of the…
Smell The Glove Was Rad, Dude
The first ever Smell The Glove went down on Tuesday night at LES rock bar St. Jerome's. The shindig started off with the NoiseCreep.com listening party for the new Scorpions album Sting In The Tail. By 9:45 the place was already pretty full and everyone seemed to be rocking out to the new Scorps.…
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Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day [Clipjob]
Today at Gawker.TV, Jerry Seinfeld essentially admits that people don't understand The Marriage Ref, sports mascots behaving very badly, Whoopi Golberg gives her impression of Heidi Montag, and Bradley Cooper dishes about the penis on his neck. …
Vikram Pandit To Remain Safely Ensconced In Hallowed Halls Of Citi
Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com According to Charlie Gasparino, whose sources tell him VP’s job is safe, whether or not the bank starts earning $20 billion a year (as has been predicted by Count Vik). This is phenomenal news for us Vikula fans, and will no doubt…
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Pols May Be Resigned To Ravitch Budget
Photograph of Lieutenant Governor Ravitch by Mike Groll/AP Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch unveiled his NY State fiscal plan, which includes limited borrowing, a change in accounting practices, and creating a board that would review the budget on a quarterly basis. While some…
Christoph Waltz Acts a Fool and Horror-tastic Russian Meme Explained
So, about that Russian la-la-la-la-la-ling animatron you’ve been seeing everywhere: It’s actually quite a normal music video in proper Soviet context and Christoph Waltz has done a lovely version to send the meme off to rest. Please, get out of my head now. But first, a little…
Did Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Break Electronic Privacy Laws? [Hackers]
Mark Zuckerberg's hacking of email accounts and user profiles in 2004 could be felonies under Federal and state law, according to privacy lawyers who spoke with Business Insider. More »
Bed Bug Sniffing Dogs Get Their Close-up
You already know all about the NYC's bed bug explosion, and the companies that are training dogs to detect them. But today Penelope Green at the Times files an in-depth feature on a day in the life of one small dog sniffing company, Bedbug Detectors. Great read, and when we say in-depth, we mean…
Building of the Day: 284 Clinton Avenue
The BOTD is a no-frills look at interesting structures of all types and from all neighborhoods. There will be old, new, important, forgotten, public, private, good and bad. Whatever strikes our fancy. We hope you enjoy. Address: 284 Clinton Avenue, between DeKalb and Willoughby Name: Former…
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Salty Massa's Shipmate Speaks Out on 'Lt. Commander Massage' and 'Meat-Gazing' [Salty Tales]
Peter Clarke, former shipmate of ex-Rep Eric Massa, told the world about Massa's "snorkeling" expedition. He's been telling anyone who'd listen about Massa for years. All he wants in return? To warn future victims. And to be on Howard Stern. …
Autistic Students Still Shaken Up About Hamster Heist
Students at a Staten Island school for autistic children are still upset about a weekend burglary that left them missing computers, video game consoles, a sock monkey, and a beloved pet hamster. The perp took the classroom pet—named Star—and the stuffed animal—named…
Airline Stops Video Chat Because You 'Could Communicate With a Terrorist' [Modern And Awkward]
United Airlines ordered tech writer John Battelle to stop video chatting with his daughters because "maybe I could communicate with a terrorist on the ground." Other in-flight wifi uses were OK, since terrorist don't tweet or email. (Pic) …
Food TV: Last night Bravo released some new...
Last night Bravo released some new programming info at its Up Fronts party in NYC. The new season of Top Chef— which begins filming next month— will feature Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet as a guest judge. The network also... Last night Bravo released some new programming…
Body Bags and Toe Tags
I was recently at the DMV with a friend, and realized that he wasn’t registered as a donor. After berating him for not being one, I finally stopped to breathe, and asked him why. As far as I could tell, when I chose to actually listen, he was concerned that when he went to Heaven [...]
Fresh Poop
Fresh Poop Alessandra Ambrosio's Awesome Ass Anna Kournikova's Legs Go Forever Demi Moore's a Wonderful Mother Jen and Gerry on the Cover of W Kristen & Dakota Rocking "Cherry" Renée and Her Parking Meter Prince Battlestar Galactica vs. Beastie Boys...
Canadian Lawmaker Advertises Pig Roast With 9/11 Image
Canadian lawmaker Brad Wall decided to announce a fundraising pig roast with a colorful image of... the World Trade Center in flames. Never forget: the BBQ? (Coming up on April 10th!) According to the Vancouver Sun, New York City Fire Chief Richard Picciotto, who was in the north tower on 9/11,…
Lenny Dykstra May Be In A Little Bit Of Trouble
It’s not money trouble, so that’s a good thing but it is sexual harassment-type trouble, which is unfortunate, especially given Nails’ declaration earlier this week that he’s ready to “once again claim his role as a productive member of society.” In fairness to LD,…
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Nice Flying Suit, Though
Drunk guy being carried by his friends: Shhhhh...Friend #1: You can't "shush" New York.Drunk guy: Who's that?Friend #2: I don't know, but he's 90 years old and smells like Robert Downey Jr.Drunk guy: Shhhhh...--Staten Island Ferry Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link …
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