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Brooklyn Barista Dominates Latte Art Throwdown!
A big crowd packed Joe on East 13th Street last night for New York’s first inter-cafe barista showdown, as representatives from some of the city’s top coffee houses competed in a Latte Art Throwdown to benefit American Red Cross relief efforts in Burma and China. In fact, so many…
Write-Offs: 06.06.08
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Mayor Bloomberg to Honor the NY Giants Superbowl Win
Mayor Bloomberg to Honor the NY Giants Superbowl Win June 6th, 2008 | Atane It’s not every year that the NY Giants win a Superbowl, so we are still reveling in the glory of ending the NE Patriots’ perfect season and capping it all off with a Superbowl victory. If you’re around the…
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Ticonderoga Country Club
What is the course like?: The course was built in 1929. This extremely scenic course overlooks a valley. Typically, the fairways are wide open, and the somewhat sloped greens are average-sized. Water hazards, a brook that winds its way throughout the course, come into play on six holes.…
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Store Interview: Canine Styles
Located on Lexington, this upper east side pet boutique caters to animal lovers in search of style for their non-human best friends. We called them to chat about the i of four-legged fashion, and here’s what Canine Styles had to say. SA: What new trend have you been seeing that surprised you…
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Meanwhile on the Bruniblog: Perhaps El Bruni couldn't get into...
Perhaps El Bruni couldn't get into his skinny jeans today. His most recent post for the Bruniblog touches upon how hard it is to be on a calorie restrictive diet while still downing the customary five glasses of red wine... Perhaps El Bruni couldn't get into his skinny jeans today. His most…
EaterWire: Valenti Not Involved with Aix Space, Tom C. Speaks Out, JBA webcast
UPPER WEST SIDE— Tom Valenti sends in an important clarification about last week's sighting: "So, there I was, walking up to Jeffrey's Manhattan Eyeland on 88th and Broadway when I stopped to take a phone call...you know, the one that... UPPER WEST SIDE— Tom Valenti sends in an…
And The Winner Is...
Photo via Flickr/La Mariposa By a landslide: Mill Korean's depressingly tiny table for one! Congratulations, you have the worst table in all of New York. Thanks to all who played, especially second place finalist Supper and first and second... Photo via Flickr/La Mariposa By a landslide:…
Will Fly Next Week
Gots to head on out to San Francisco next week for business. I’m making a presentation for a client out there. But of course I have to fly there. I think flying can be a good or bad thing- depending on how packed the flight is. Unfortunately, my flight will be pissing over with people. Ugh. …
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summer, summer, summer time!
so, we have someone named jess to thank for compiling this huge list of outdoor restaurants, concerts, bars, movies and more. the list - which, by the way, is such a lucky find for me because i had just starting pulling together summer listings and found it to be exhausting juggling both facebook…
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What Do Public Servants Owe the Public When They Make Mistakes?
Imagine that you are a public servant. This year, you've left families in a lurch by centralizing an enrollment system that you lacked the organizational capacity to run effectively. It is June, and kids and families are still in the dark about their middle and pre-school placements for September.…
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Amazon.com website down - An “Unplanned Event”
Amazon.com website down - An “Unplanned Event” 06 Jun 2008 Company & Markets| Software & Internet Amazon.com the web’s biggest retailer’s Web site was down for two hours today (Friday). In a post on an Amazon discussion forum for sellers– titled “Amazon Un-Planned…
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Buildings Dept. Cranes Official Arrested, Accused of Taking Bribes
Photograph of the collapsed crane being assembled in April by seth_holladay on Flickr The Department of Buildings' acting Chief Inspector for Cranes and Derricks was arrested today. James Delayo was accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a crane company and falsifying reports.…
Edward J. Murray: Courage, Loyality and How The Media Can Act as The Conscience of Us All
In her May 31 Op Ed piece in the New York Times, Gail Collins shows how "the media" can act as the conscience of us all. She opened her piece, entitled, "What George Forgot" with a quote from one of the nation's would-be ethical icons, Bernard Kerick: "DISLOYAL, SICKENING, DESPICABLE..." he…
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Jakob Lodwick, Model [Crossovers]
Vimeo's Jakob Lodwick, the ex-man of both Star talking head Julia Allison and her BFF Mary's little sister, 18-year-old soap star Leven Rambin, is in Esquire this month. He's finally fulfilled his dream of becoming a model! (Also photographed, on the left: Iminlikewithyou's Charles Forman.)…
Make The Happiest Playlist In The World [Friday Mixtape]
Last Friday Gawker readers put together the saddest playlist in the world (which you can still hear here). This weekend, add your happiest songs to the happiest playlist ever. Instructions below.URL: http://muxtape.com/upload Name: gawkers Password: gawked I've primed it with two of my happiest…
WSJ Breaking With BreakingNews|Hertzberg Hearts the Triborough|First Ladies and Scream, Discuss|Zagat Not For Sale|Vanity Fair Sticking to its Gershon Story
Portfolio: Journal Breaking Deal With BreakingViews The New Yorker: A Bridge Too Far Politico: Urban Legends and Democrats' Spouses NYT: Zagat Family Says Company Is No Longer for Sale TMZ (via HuffPo): Vanity Fair To Gina Gershon: No Correction To Bill Clinton Story New Career…
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Swoon and Tennessee Jane's Underground Installation
Last weekend the Swoon and Tennessee Jane collaborative exhibit, Portrait of Silvia Elena, opened at Honey Space (Suckapants has some nice photos). The installation is a memorial to Silvia Elena, a 17-year old girl who was murdered in Juarez, Mexico, in 1995 -- one of the many brutally killed…
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
FAILURE TO PROPERLY TREAT EXTRAVASATION OF DOXORUBICIN (Adriamycin) By: Anthony H. Gair; The extravasation of intravenously administered chemotherapeutic agents into the subcutaneous tissue of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is a known risk of treatment. The potential gravity of injury…
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The Week We Climbed Too Close to the Sun [Week In Review]
America's cool uncle is the next president, unless the one who wants to burn babies wins. Here is a chart about that lady who was running. Oh, and that lady's husband? He had a rough week. Because he runs with a rough crowd. These are the sort of people we are trying to warn you about, readers!…
Ambit Energy - AmbitU - Last Chance for Houston!
Ambit Reps -You must REGISTER ONLINE to QUALIFY for our $200 BONUS Promotion! Last Chance to Pre-register for Houston PowerStart Training! All attendees who register online for the June 7 Houston Training Event will become eligible to qualify for a Double Team Builder bonus ($200). Details…
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The ‘Times’ Stops Letting Other People Use It to Get Their Message Across
The ‘Times’ Stops Letting Other People Use It to Get Their Message Across Photo: Bob Egan/The Spacefinder via CurbedCurbed has discovered how the Times plans to keep any more crazyheads from climbing up the Renzo Piano–designed ladders that run up and down the faces of its headquarters:…
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Tim Sykes Takes Back The Night Via YouTube Skit
Back in January, DealBreaker favorite Tim Sykes told us that the Securities and Exchange Commission "fucked" him without his consent. Today his paranoid delusions (of grandeur) have produced the above clip, in which Sykes "acts" as though the SEC is "following" him, watching his every move, and…
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North Syracuse Historical Photos & other updates
I just thought I’d make a post about some of the updates that I’ve made to the site and some that are coming soon. First off, I temporarily removed the “History Of Cicero” section. It was just an empty page anyway, so I figured I’d just take it down for now until I get permission to…
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Puttering Around: New Junior Golf Center Opens
Photograph by Mark Zustovich/Brooklyn Borough President's Office Today, Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz opened up a free six-hole golf course for kids ages 6 to 17. The new City Parks Junior Golf Center, next to the Dyker Beach Golf Course, has a practice…
Twitter Versus NASA
Twitter Versus NASA Posted by: Steven in In the News, On the Web A couple of days ago I posted about one of my favorite new services, Twitter. I’ve been using it a lot lately. One interesting thing I found a few days ago was a member of Twitter named “MarsPhoenix.” I thought this was…
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Xgau in Interest Conflict Conflag [Full Disclosure]
This week's award for most amusing disclosure goes to former Village Voice music critic and section editor (and DEAN OF AMERICAN ROCK CRITICS) Robert Christgau, reviewing a novel by former Ed Park. "I VOLUNTEERED TO REVIEW THIS novel by my former Village Voice co-worker Ed Park because I assumed…
Un jour j'irai à...... avec toi !!
Le choix n'est pas des plus faciles, mais comme nous aurons le temps.... Fais de très beaux rêves.... ǝɯnop ;=O (Romy)
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Climber Tells of Test Run at Times Building
Climber Tells of Test Run at Times Building By Patrick McGeehan Alain Robert, the French climber who scaled the exterior of the New York Times building on Thursday, said he completed a test run beforehand. He gave the interview today in his hotel room with a view of the building. (Photo: Andrew…
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Prison World Magazine Captures The Market
Prison World Magazine Captures The Market PRISON World Magazine is looking for advertisers. Asks the organ: Do you have something to sell? Do you have a product or service beneficial to inmates? Want to get the word out to the national prison population? Prisonworld Magazine currently services…
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CELEBRITY VIDEO Satoru Komiyama vs. Julio Franco (1996)
CELEBRITY VIDEO Satoru Komiyama vs. Julio Franco (1996) 1996年11月2日 東京ドーム November 2, 1996 Tokyo Dome, Japan 2008 06 06 sexy New York Julio Franco Mets Franco Julio Komiyama 小宮山 フランコ 千葉 ロッテ マリーンズ
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Big Brown Breaks 'Roid Habit, Is Charlie Gasparino Next?
Not to put a damper on the weekend, but we have it on good authority that International Equine Acquisitions Holdings, the company that owns Big Brown and is turning itself into a hedge fund that hopes to make money off of ponies, is going down. Why? Because the Triple Crown hopeful will not be…
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kulinarischer fehltritt!
da wollte ich euch schon seit wochen vor dem new york steak sandwich von burger king warnen, und dann ist der monat vorbei und schon gibts den neuen aktionsburger. (laut crazydamien ist er so gut, das er ihn nochmal essen würde!) also ich hoffe einfach mal das ihr nicht extrem viel geld…
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What to do About Creationism Course in Long Island, New York
In the February 2008 issue of the INQUIRER, we reported on the Creationism course being offered in the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District’s adult education program. (Go to http://www.centerforinquiry.net/uploads/attachment s/feb2008newsletter.pdf). This course was a blatantly…
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Fast-Buck Construction Behind Crane Disaster
By Gabe Falsetta NEW YORK — A crane collapse here May 30, killing two construction workers, brought the total of construction-related deaths in the city since January to 19. There have been 31 deaths of construction workers on the job here in the last seven months, a big increase over previous…
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NYC Crane Inspector Arrested On Corruption Charges
It's bombshell. The assistant chief of cranes and derricks of New York City's Buildings Department has been hit with felony corruption charges for receiving thousands of dollars in bribe – in increments ranging from $200 to $500 – from a crane company in exchange for falsifying mobile crane…
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Catholic Church Group Protests Cooper Union Art Show
Another clash of the art world and the religious reich is going down in the East Village. The AP reports that a "Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition that includes vulgar depictions of religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary." Just how does one depict…
Closing Bell: Flea Plus Garden Tour, House Tour, Art Walk
As we were gearing up for week 10 of the Brooklyn Flea, it was fun to have this video love letter from New York Magazine's Fabiola Beracasa land in our inbox. Lots of food, fashion and fun in this one. As great a line up as we've got teed up for Sunday, there are a bunch of other must-see events…
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Gothamist. NYC Tourism, where you can get insider tips on New York City. Mongol, the untold story of Genghis Khan, which is in select theaters today. Washington DC Tourism, where you can stay for as little as $99 per night and…
Otherwise I'm Too Tense to Wear a Thong
Young lady suit: Hey, I just fund twenty bucks in my purse! Don't you love when that happens?Older lady suit: Yeah, I found a Valium in my underwear drawer last week. It made my day.Young lady suit: That's cool too...--A Train Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email …
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Otherwise I’m Too Tense to Wear a Thong
Otherwise I’m Too Tense to Wear a Thong June 6th, 2008 Young lady suit: Hey, I just fund twenty bucks in my purse! Don't you love when that happens? Older lady suit: Yeah, I found a Valium in my underwear drawer last week. It made my day. Young lady suit: That's cool too... --A Train …
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NYC Official Accused Of Taking Bribes From Crane Company
The Acting Chief Inspector for Cranes and Derricks was arrested Friday for allegedly taking bribes from a crane company.
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Where I'm Hanging...
Just in case you're thinking: "It's Friday night, I wonder what Matt Fried is doing, because he's the tastemaker I've got to be around." Fear not, denizens. As I stated yesterday, my improv group, Bad Luck Rising, has a show tonight at 8:00 p.m. on "The Adam and Trevor Show" at The Creek and The…
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Dinner With Michael Circa 2013
Who Will Be Missing From Michael Wolff's Dinner Table in Five Years? ( polls) New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media
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Puerto Rican Day Parade 2008: The Terror Begins Anew On New York's Upper East Side
Well, it's that time of year again, kiddies. When the White people of New York City's posh Upper East Side batten down the hatches in preparation for the storm of pride-driven, sexual violence that is the New York City Puerto Rican Day Parade. This week's New Yorker--the magazine of record for…
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Cedar Lake’s Ticket Discount for Blog Readers
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet will be offering a special ticket discount to blog readers for all performance of their spring season, which runs until June 15th. Just click on “Enter Discount Code” and use the code “blog15″ on SmartTix.com to receive 50% off of the ticket price. So…
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"Blimey, Good Thing I 'Ad Me Enormous Novelty Camera." [Open Caption]
[Singer Lily Allen in London yesterday; image via Splash]