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Wednesday One-Liners Were "Working Late"
Girl to friend: Get all your cheating in before you are married!--Viacom Building, 44th & BroadwayAngry dude on cell: Well I bet you enjoyed fucking him last night while I was sitting outside your house watching!--Hudson & MortonGuy on cell: Hey sweetie... Oh, you're so out of breath! Did…
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Extra, Extra
East Village Predator, by Pete.Mac at flickr Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a burn victim at Macombs Rd. and Inwood Ave. in the Bronx, a missing child on Powell St. and Sutter Ave, in Brooklyn, and a boat fire on Thursby Ave. in Queens. Rudy's come a long way since he was crashing on some…
Where My Wednesday One-Liners At?
Homeless man to barking dog: You can yell at me all you want! It don't change a thing! I can hold shit and you can't cause you don't got thumbs, bitch!--Union Square Dog ParkMan, talking to his dog as he walks it: I don't understand it. Why won't you talk to me?--W 225th StMan to barking dog:…
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John McCain Raises Millions in NYC
Yesterday, Republican presidential contender John McCain made a number of appearances in Manhattan to boost his campaign and rake in some donations. The tickets to the fund-raisers costs $28,500 a pop, so he made at least $2 million. During the day, Cindy McCain visited a Harlem charter…
Sweet Faced Calves and Organic Dairy Farmers
I had a baby calf named “Pest” nuzzle my leg in a milk barn in Lockport today. I’m a city girl for sure but there’s something about the soft, trusting innocence of baby farm animals that just touches my heart. I spent the day today at a couple of dairy farms for a story I’m doing on…
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Youthful experience
June 14, 20087:00 pmto9:00 pm Youthful experience By John Turner / Skaneateles Journal Tuesday, June 10, 2008 12:04 PM EDT For years, some at-risk youth from Syracuse were able to step away from their somewhat troubled lives and enjoy Skaneateles Lake in all its majesty. Whether at Lourdes…
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Long Island Mom Suffers The Kiss Of Deaf
Medical experts say a kiss on the ear by a 4-year-old girl has caused a unique chain of events that has severely damaged her mother's hearing. And has CBS 2 HD has learned in this exclusive report, the unusual case has catapulted the family from Hicksville into the pages of medical history.
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Jessica Flies The Casual Skies
Here's our footage of Jessica's big arrival at her hotel in New York City yesterday afternoon. The blonde bombshell had clearly dressed down for her cross-country flight, arriving in a simple, low-profile outfit - but then again, sometimes less is more! We just wish she'd flown Ken Paves out too!
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Dashing Kate Hudson
Now that she’s done filming Bride Wars, Kate Hudson has been all over New York City, and this morning she sure seemed to be in a hurry. The “Fool’s Gold” cutie was spotted smiling while moving quickly from her Soho apartment to her waiting SUV stretch limo. And no wonder she was so…
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New Video- Modern Dancer Nejla Yatkin in New York
My friend Nejla Yatkin, a modern dancer from Washington, D.C., is currently ready to perform her show "Wings of Desire," based on the classic 1987 German film by Wim Wenders (which Hollywood messed up with the remake "City of Angels"), at the International Arts Festival in Avignon, France, from…
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HealthWatch: Allergies & Your Four Legged Friends
Depending on your allergy triggers, this time of year means relief for some, and discomfort for others. And it's not just humans who are affected. CBS 2's Dr. Holly Phillips joins us with how the pollen can take a toll on our four-legged companions as well.
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Write-Offs: 06.11.08
$$$ DealBook: Meredith Whitney is drunk. [DB] $$$ Fuld Mad Libs [The Big Picture] $$$ Bank of America's Lewis to Give Investment Banking Another Chance [MonkeyBusiness] $$$ Finance Reunions [LSO]
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Jamal Crawford vs. Kobe Bryant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRP7RnduK7U Jamal Crwafrod vs Kobe bryant Comment on who you vote for Author: deprOx9 Keywords: jamal crawford vs kobe bryant MVP Knicks Lakers Added: June 11, 2008
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The Girls take back the Multiplex
Here’s an interesting article from yesterday’s New York Times about Kickstart contributor Patricia Rozema’s new film Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. The piece suggests that Rozema’s movie (set to drop) could well be to young girls what the uber-hyped Sex in the City flic was to the…
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Wifi Going Extinct in Coffee Shops, Thriving in Bars (Including New Eater Map!)
Over the last few months we've been noticing some alarming practices at cafes and coffee shops, the usual go to wifi spots for bloggers, writers, and poor schmucks whose internet is down. Many, like Tazza (pictured), Aroma, and Tisserie ban... Over the last few months we've been noticing some…
EaterWire: Padma's New Show, The New Kuma Inn, A Flatiron Tasting
PADMA'S UNIVERSE— According to a recent fluff piece in the LA Times, Padma's got a new show in the works: "In the meantime, she's developing a cooking and entertaining show with Chris Albrecht, IMG's president of global media (and former... PADMA'S UNIVERSE— According to a recent…
Board Wrap: If Obama and McCain Were Food...
· Service Issues: OK For Sommelier to Suggest a More Expensive Wine? [CH] · If Obama and McCain Were Food... [SE] · Today's Ago Review Proves That Critics Need to be Anonymous [eG] · Gross Pizza Makers, Bakers, Waiters, and... · Service Issues: OK For Sommelier to…
Milk & Honey's Real Estate: Some bad news for people who...
Some bad news for people who already have a hard enough time getting into Milk & Honey: "Sasha Petraske, owner of the members-and-appointments-only speakeasy, is hoping to start a Rao's-like real estate situation for the bar in the near future.... Some bad news for people who already have…
Foie Gras Bans: Today the Humane Society demonstrated at...
Today the Humane Society demonstrated at City Hall in support of a Senate bill that would ban the production of foie gras in New York. But it won't just be restaurateurs in the tri-state that would have to say goodbye... Today the Humane Society demonstrated at City Hall in support of a Senate…
Consumer Watch: Flavored Water Drinks
Doctors recommend drinking large amounts of water on hot days to prevent dehydration. With all the new flavored waters on the market, staying hydrated can be delicious, but some drinks may not be healthy.
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Katie Couric Has Something To Say About "Hillary Clinton" [Sexism]
Fun game: take this Katie Couric comment on sexism toward Hillary Clinton and replace the Senator's name with the anchor's. Ha ha iron our shirts, Katie! Stop hosting the "news" and get back to humoring the wacky weather guy in the morning! Also it's all tremendously sad. Video below.
Windy Hills Golf Course
Course description: The course opened in 1969. This scenic course is so hilly that there aren't any flat lies in the fairways. Some of the fairways are tree lined, and all of them are defined by a standard cut of rough. Water comes into play. The greens are reasonably large and…
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Lunch: Football, Fashionistas & Laila Ali
— DIANE CLEHANE It was a tasty tossed summer salad of movers, shakers — and football players at Michael's today. Now that the power set has to cram in five days of plotting into a truncated work week — Why miss out on a Friday afternoon in the Hamptons if you don't have to?…
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New York State Gets Behind Oxyfuel Carbon Capture
In a somewhat startling development, New York’s governor David Paterson announced on June 10 that the state will support construction of an experimental “oxyfired” electric generation plant, in which coal will be burned in an atmosphere of almost pure oxygen, so that nitrogen emissions are…
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Giants Super Bowl Rings Stolen In $2M Jewel Heist
Thieves broke into a jewelry company over the weekend and stole up to $2 million in gold, gems and other valuables, including Super Bowl rings made for New York Giants staff members, authorities said. The thieves disabled the alarm system at E.A. Dion Inc., cut a hole in the roof and made off with…
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Not the Rule, It’s the Exception
Last day of school for Charlie tomorrow and I’ve been reflecting a lot about what a big difference it makes to have the right school program, with teachers trained to focus on where each student is at rather than some idealized norm. It’s been heartening to read about two students on the…
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Michael Bolton Spawn To Attack Pirate Ship
Michael Bolton offspring Holly Bolotin is allegedly suing Pirate Capital founder Tom Hudson. Longtime DealBreaker readers know that Bolton's daughters Holly and Isa were employed, in a variety of capacities (investor relations, stock picker, fluffer), by the hedge fund for a year or so. In…
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Shoulder-to-Shoulder With Lightning
By Sara Scovronick I live I high up in an apartment on 8th Avenue in Chelsea with a balcony that faces east over the city; perfect for watching thunderstorms. The thunderstorm that has brought a bit of relief from the recent heat, came in strong and moved out fast last night, with the…
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Heller Ehrman Sends Chairman to New York, in Something of a Trend
The last big San Francisco law firm to have its chairman full-time in the city has decided to send its leader packing to New York. Matthew Larrabee, chairman of Heller Ehrman, will move to the firm’s New York office this month, the Recorder reports. Larrabee told the publication…
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Updates [MSLO]
Now added: Earlier foreshadowing about the dark fate that awaited just-dumped Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia CEO Susan Lyne.
Many Tony Award Voters Don't Bother Seeing Shows
The Tony Awards are happening Sunday night, people! Who’s excited? Pretty much nobody, right? No surprise there, especially considering that a phenomenal show like Passing Strange has been playing to half-full houses. But what’s really ridiculous is that even the people who are tasked with…
Kate Moss Left Party Because It Was Lame, Not Because It Was Coke-Free [Gossip]
We told you earlier about Kate Moss's hissyfit at MILK studios during an Agent Provocateur party—according to Page Six, she left because they wouldn't let her bring three friends into the bathroom, citing a "strict one-person-at-a-time policy." (So basically they suggested she was a…
The Handy Bilderberg/Obama Conspiracy Theory Widget [Conspiracy Theories]
So. The bad Countrywide-related guy who just 'resigned' from the Obama campaign? He was at the Bilderberg conference, that fun meeting of the secret shadow government. And he's connected to sooo many other organizations that plot the global food crisis and control the churches, like the Brookings…
Commenter Meet Up [There Will Be Blood]
Don't forget! Tonight, starting at 7. The Scratcher bar, at 5th and Bowery.
Boy George Performs for Dept. of Sanitation Workers
Original photo by Louis Lanzano/AP. Two years after pleading guilty to falsely calling in a break-in and donning an orange Department of Sanitation vest while sweeping the streets of Chinatown (as part of his community service duty), Boy George has announced he'll play a private show for the…
Supporters Of Fed Window Could Use Regulations To Gain Competitive Advantage
Is it a coincidence that the first public statement from a chief of a Wall Street supporting extending the Federal Reserve's discount window for securities firm came from Merrill Lynch, which enjoys the lowest leverage ratio on the Street? There's no question that any move to make the new Fed…
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Wednesday Blogwrap
Greenpoint. Photo by TrespassersWill. Excavated Dirt Piling Up in “Toxic” Bedford Ave. Parking Lot [GL] Hot Karl's NV Goes Green in the Burg [Curbed] Bushwick Apartment Roundup [BushwickBK] Sunset at Gowanus Bay, 1851 [Ephemeral NY] Meet Your Neighbors, Episode 8 [Bed-Stuy Blog] Water Street…
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Missing Hedge Fund Swindler Wanted by Authorities
A bench warrant was issued for the arrest of Samuel Israel III, the hedge fund founder who was convicted of scamming investors of $450 million. Israel was supposed to report for a 20-year prison sentence in Massachusetts on Monday, but instead, his empty car was found on the Bear Mountain…
Devil In a Hued Dress [Open Caption]
["Real Housewife" of New York City Alex McCord at a charity for water event in New York last night; image via WENN]
Not An Organ Donor? Maybe This Pile Of Eyeballs Will Convince You [Advertising]
When you're advertising potentially nasty medical-related products or causes, take a cue from the pharmaceutical industry. Those guys can make an ad for Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment look like a beloved home movie. On the other end of the sensitivity spectrum is this ad from Thailand's Red…
Councilman Urges Albany to Ban Force Feeding to Produce Foie Gras
City councilman and mayoral hopeful Tony Avella held a press conference today at City Hall to spotlight a pending council resolution urging the New York State Senate to outlaw force-feeding ducks and geese to produce foie gras. A bill to ban the practice is languishing in Albany, and Avella…
Lehman Loses, Sign Of Things To Come?
As you know, last night Columbia's Baker Field played host to the big lacrosse match-up between Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. We were supposed to go but decided instead, from about 6:30 to around 10:00 PM, after everyone else had gone home, to walk outside sans phone/wallet/keys, in order to…
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Closing Bell: Place Matters
Tonight the Municipal Arts Society and City Lore are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Place Matters, which advocates for "places in New York that preserve history and sustain culture." The event, which is sold out, will honor 10 places, including two in Brooklyn: The Weeksville Heritage Center…
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Wednesday One-Liners (the King James Version)
Cute chick on cell: If the Amish can do it, so can you. [Pause, then louder.] If the Amish can do it, so can you!--113th & AmsterdamOverheard by: Wild Dog BoyLady on cell: You tell my momma to get her ass to church and stop sinning!--Grand Concourse, 205th St.Overheard by: LSBBlack guy to…
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'From Now On I'm Going To Call You Fuckface' [Harvey Weinstein]
Today's story about Harvey Weinstein's financial bind—which would explain why the film producer is even more obnoxious than usual—reminded a Gawker commenter of a story. An acquaintance of Cajunboy took an internship at Miramax when the Disney mini-studio was still run by the Weinstein…
Buy A Rolling Stone T-Shirt. It's Iconic Or Something [Marketing]
Rolling Stone, America's most frustrating magazine (yay, Matt Taibbi; boo, excruciating music coverage) has been having some trouble selling ads lately. So to help revitalize its "iconic and revolutionary brand," the magazine has slapped some of its classic covers on t-shirts. They're for sale at…
Chick Lit Cover Girls, Without Heads [Trend Alert]
Bookslut points out the latest trend for the covers of chick-lit books: girls with no heads. On one hand, we can understand obscuring the faces—it's less specific and makes the female protagonist easier to project oneself onto. (It's probably been focus-grouped to death.) On the other…
Shia LaBeouf 'Embarrassed' That He Called Friend a 'Faggot' On Camera [Videuhoh]
newVideoPlayer("shila.flv", 506, 423,""); Oh Shia LaBeouf. That actor who we find so mysteriously over-hyped has landed himself in a bit of hot water. A video surfaced a couple of days ago on YouTube of a younger LaBeouf drunkenly calling his friend a 'faggot' and telling the kid to slap him. He…