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Great infographic from the New York Times breaking down this summer's McCarren Pool concerts.
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Service Advisories Email Alert
"Find out what’s going on with your ride before you swipe your MetroCard. Sign-up for weekly e-mail notifications about planned service changes on your line. "
No Shirts at Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere takes on Abercrombie & Fitch
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Mayor Bloomberg doubts Paris-style bike program will work in New York
"Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York expressed doubts over the weekend about bringing home a popular Parisian bike rental program . . . could be difficult to translate to the largest city in the United States."
My walking experience with the AIGA NY ALPHABET/CITY: A WALKING TOUR WITH TOBIAS FRERE-JONES
"Where do you begin when you’re one of only twenty three people that gets to walk around New York with Tobias Frere-Jones hearing about his observations on type and how it influenced the great typeface Gotham?"
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5 differences between a NY ad conference and a SF web 2.0 conference
"Just a couple random observations from my first day at MIXX, which as a NYC advertising conference, is probably exactly the opposite from a SF web 2.0 conference."
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Great list from New York Magazine.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Odd in Curbside Culture
"In this new, occasional department, we ask design professionals to tell us what they see when they traverse the city. What tricks are advertisers using? Is pink the new orange?"
"Mayor Bloomberg can't reach the target of reducing carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 without you. You can make a difference. We all can."
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A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Join the Mob
"Enter Picnic Mob, a multi-city, “non-commercial art experiment� created and curated by the computer programmer and thinker. Through its website, Picnic Mob organizes aspiring picnickers into small groups."
Why Did We Feel Oddly Liberated Thinking That the Terrorists Had Struck Again?
"Why did we feel oddly liberated thinking that the terrorists had struck again, finally?"
Now a Message From a Sponsor of the Subway?
"That said, some industry experts, noting that subway stations do not quite resonate in the public imagination the way baseball stadiums do, said the authority might have a hard sell on its hands."
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The Rise of Rap Cat and the New Guerrilla Ad Guys
"As old ad agencies try to get a grip on their future, the new guerrilla ad guys think they’ve got it all figured out."
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How To Visit New York: The Basics
"To get in the right mindset about visiting New York City, there are a few things you need to really take to heart, and once you've absorbed these lessons, the rest of your trip will be much less stressful and a lot more fun."
"street mining is pretty simple: once a month a bunch of people get together and go walk the streets. each month is guided by a different person showing off their favorite gems. anyone's invited, so why not come exploring?"
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Gothamist received a 14-page manifesto from the splasher.
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A Long Line for a Shorter Wait at the Supermarket
"A single-line, bank-style checkout system has given Whole Foods one of the fastest grocery store lines in New York."
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"This interesting video, from the folks at GOOD Magazine, shows just how much advertisers are paying to bombard New Yorkers with out-of-home advertising."
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Riding a bike without brakes on the streets of New York may sound insane. But to the zealous adherents of fixed-gear bikes, they are a thing of beauty and a way of life.
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Send a drink to a friend via text message that they can redeem at participating bars. Only available in NYC at the moment.
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Redesigned nyc subway maps.
"Muji's US target will be an active group of Americans who seek alternatives to showy brand consumerism; those who are looking to pursue higher goals in their consumption habits, but importantly, want to show and share those goals to others."
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"REVS discusses the metal sculptures that he's been placing in different locations around Brooklyn."
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"To reduce their impact on the environment, two New Yorkers give up what most take for granted."
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It's the 'rename my neighborhood' game
"If you can name the neighborhood between 23rd and 34th between Madison and 1st, you win a prize. Really."
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"Adafruit laser services is an appointment only laser etching service in New York City, NY USA - get your laptop, iPod, cell phone or any other gadget laser etched and learn about high powered lasers in person!"
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On March 22, World Water Day, participating restaurants in New York City will invite patrons to donate just $1 for the tap water they usually enjoy for free.
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"Come celebrate Mardi Gras in Brooklyn at Union Hall. A benefit to aid the musicians of New Orleans. 2 Floors of Mardi Gras celebration. 5 Bands Rocking New Orleans Music with a DJ spinning. Live raffle, liberating guitars, soul food and more."
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Plan Will Allow 911 and 311 Lines to Accept Digital Images
"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who built his fortune on innovations in information technology, announced a plan yesterday that will allow emergency 911 call centers and the popular 311 service line to receive digital photos and videos from callers."
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Thrillist reviews my favorite new bar in New York City.
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All about Google's new New York City office.
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The Bloomberg-for-president scenario starts with the mayor’s growing sense of himself as a man of destiny. Throw in the country’s disgust with the two parties, add a half-a-billion bucks, and you’ve got yourself a race.
Only the New York Times would print a story about how no one in New York goes out on Saturday nights . . .
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The Value of a New York Dollar
(And why it’s worth only 76.2 cents)
Should the Yankees be Surprised?
"Beane says this because the sample in the playoffs is too small. Just like the Tigers found out in their series with the Royals a week ago, in three games any team can win."
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"Much of avant-nerdism has borrowed from what Wasik calls 'the idea that you can take connections that exist online and suddenly actualize them in this kind of real-world physical way, among the uninitiated.'"
"Come Out & Play is a festival dedicated to street games. It is three days of play, talks, and celebration, all focused on new types of games and play."
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An interactive capture the flag game using payphones around nyc.
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At the New JetBlue Terminal, Passengers May Pirouette to Gate 3
"The architect David Rockwell and the choreographer Jerry Mitchell collaborate to streamline the airport experience."
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The dance of people in public spaces
"Looking for a new angle on movement vs. environment, Rockwell [hired to design the “interior experience� . . . of the new JetBlue terminal . . . at JFK Airport] took a strange turn: He hired choreographer Jerry Mitchell to help him."
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Supposedly it's at Dean & Deluca and the Food Emporium at Union Square.
"In 1981, artist Richard Serra installs his sculpture Tilted Arc, in Federal Plaza in New York City." It was destroyed because people didn't like it.
What Goes Down Drain Eventually Bobs Up Here
"The best place to see Manhattan's byproducts  what is stuffed down its sinks, flushed down its toilets and washed from its gutters  can't be found in tour ..."
"Discreet bar deep in Lower East Side where you have to phone in advance to get in: they'll call you back when a booth becomes available."
Follow-up to Apple Store proposal (she said yes!)
Geek love is so cute sometimes.
A day in the life of a 24-hour gym.
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"The name's Trev. I'm 27, totally super fucking hip, and am a copywriter at a global ad agency in New York City."
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The Ascendant Breed of Grown-Ups Who Are Redefining Adulthood
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"What's an engineer's worst nightmare? To realize that the supports he designed for a skyscraper like Citicorp Center are flawed---and hurricane season is approaching."
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"Listing Square will help you find a 'no fee' apartment in New York for FREE."
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Gawker Walker Tour: A Young Manhattanite Follows the NYU Vomit Trail
Includes a stop at Josie Woods and this quote: "The era of the “blockbuster� party is over and the price elasticity of the Pleasure Principle has been stretched and snapped into the millions of niche gatherings at the shallow end of humanity."
New York Times' critic Frank Bruni reviews the Burger Joint at the Parker Meridien Hotel.
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Mission Impossible: In Search of Strangers in New York City
How Game Theory Can Make Seemingly Impossible Challenges Simple
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A look at the New Yorker and its design consistency.
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New York Magazine rates the top 101 restaurants in New York as well as giving lists for great buys, best Italian and best in Brooklyn.
"Instead of auguring a new day for SNL, maybe it points up what's missing in mainstream rapâ€â€an awareness that it's OK to be goofy. Who needs Biz Markie and Tone-Loc?"
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Designers: New York Commuters Need You!
Choosing new fonts for those signs asking for rides in and out of New York.
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Trying to find the average New Yorker is much harder than one might think.
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"He sends letters to 400 tuba players around the country and asks if they would like to be part of a Christmas concert. Three hundred say 'yes.' Woops. Better find a venue."
Somebody created a subway service advisory about their crush.
Seen On The Streets of Bushwick (New York)
Some beautiful street art from Brooklyn.
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The other night all of New York City smelled like maple syrup. It was really bizarre.
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An amazing interview with Cost and Revs for 1994
"Written back in 1994, I think it would be good for the Wooster readers to remember who took the paste up and turned it into something dangerous and started a Street Art phenomenon that is world wide now."
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Lives of the Cannibals: Redemption
"And this is why the 2005 Yankees have a shot at being the most memorable team to come out of the City in years. They've seized every opportunity to make things hard this season."
"For the first time in history, Skewville, America's most subversive street art twins, will be unlcoking their doors and allowing the public to explore their secret laboratory."
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Comparing two of New York's best burgers
"Join a distinguished panel of guests as they discuss the possibilities and limitations of blogging as a guerilla marketing device."
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The cumulative genius of Overheard in New York.
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Dan Dickinson recorded a song Ted Leo had written the morning of the South Street Seaport show
Street art around New York, all being released to the public domain
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A guide to open bars in New York City. Wow . . .
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How Craigslist Has Changed New York
“Erotic servicesâ€? providers, reality-TV casting agents, Eames loversâ€â€all have plenty of reasons to celebrate the site’s fifth anniversary.
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"Ah, the summer rooftop party, one of the delights of New York socializing, whether the setting is a Fifth Avenue terrace with manicured topiary or a sprawl of tar in Chelsea miraculously transformed by a Weber grill . . . into an egalitarian penthouse".
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How foie gras became the new fur.
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The fired nanny from the New York Times article refutes many of the claims from "The Nanny Diaries are Now Online"
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The New Nanny Diaries Are Online
Once again showing that people don't get fired for blogs, but for their indiscretion in using them.
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New York's #1 Escort Reveals All
The $2000 an-Hour Hooker and the Sex Mogul Who Loved Her
"John D. Berry journeys through the bowels of our transit systems in search of enlightenment and a few clear directions."
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By what you throw away, they shall know you. One woman’s quest to learn the afterlife of her own trash.
Take That, Evil! In Queens Park, a Superhero Prevails
Bibleman hits queens
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Fruity Juice Brand Attacks Union Square!
No one informed Snapple that even the largest popsicle ever melts in the sun
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The Mystery of the Duane Reade Drugstores
The aisles are an obstacle course, the staff moves at glacial speed, and the prices aren’t even that low. So how did it become the only place you’d ever think to go for your tube of Aquafresh?
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A great list of free music in New York City this summer
So you wanna be a hipster . . .
Six requirements (of which you must meet five) to be a hipster
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No house on Fire Island or even a fire escape where you can do the 'cue? At these bars, weekends can still be about grilling and chilling.
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Rockin' cutouts on New York City Walk/Don't Walk signs
"Irving Plaza: Seeing Malkmus? Recognize that no matter when you get there, you'll always be watching from under that stupid overhang."
It's All in How the Dog Is Served
Everything you ever needed or wanted to know about hot dogs in the Tri-State Area.
Manhattan's Chinatown Pressured to Sell Out
Washington Post: "It's been a battle with gentrification and cheap Chinese textiles -- the factory owners cannot plan even a few months out."
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NYTimes: "On the spur-of-the-moment, Simon Curtis, inset, grabbed a self-portrait of Michelle Cortez from 31 Grand, a Williamsburg gallery, during an art opening."
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Flash Mobs: an experiment in social networking
Who'd have thought a single email designed to mock New York scenesters would have turned into an international craze?
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The Guardian explores New York City with the help of blogs
Bending, Bolting and Evading the Police
New York Times profile of street artist Leon Reid
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Group Encounter on the High Line
A story: "My concern was practical. We might be noticed here, six artsy types with daypacks. Any cop with any sense would guess what we were doing so close to the beginning of the High Line."
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Kottke's High Line post complete with links post explaining how to get up there.
A Graffiti Legend Is Back on the Street
In the New York graffiti world of the early 1990's, he was everywhere and larger than life, sometimes literally: the name Revs, usually accompanied by that of his partner in crime, Cost, could be found scrawled, wheat-pasted or painted in gargantuan white
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Manhattan User's Guide: "But Wal-Mart is a different matter. It is the antithesis of everything for which New York has stood and for which it should stand."
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Tic and Tac, Street Performers
Gothamist: "On any sunny afternoon in Washington Square Park, you'll find a large crowd of awed passersby encircling the recessed fountain that serves as a stage for the highflying antics of Tic and Tac, a break-dancing, acrobatic, comedy duo."
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New York's Real Estate Know-It-All
Lockhart Steele's Curbed.com blog is a magnet for anyone looking for the lowdown on the industry's Gotham gossip
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A great way to find housing listed on Craig's List using the Google Maps interface
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Online Shopping Makes New York a Cardboard Jungle
NYTimes: "After two years and two million deliveries (and $600,000 in parking tickets), FreshDirect has become the online grocery service that many New Yorkers have embraced"
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A tour of the oldest bars in New York City
New Yorker: "New York is witnessing “without a doubt, a dramatic increase in bedbug activity. We hadn’t seen bedbugs in New York in sixty years. Then, all of a sudden, bingo. Who’da thunk it?�"
Best Restaurants in New York City
A list of great NYC restaurants
Today's New York Airfare Report
Every day, airlines lower a few, or a few hundred, fares to amazingly low levels. No one knows why. This blog tells you about these amazing fares.
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Homepage for future reference . . . currently showing Damien Hirst in Chelsea
What must I see/do in NYC? | Ask MetaFilter
Got some interesting recommendations of things to do/see/eat in New York
A Night Out With: Keren Ann: Shore Leave in Home Port
NYTimes: "Places where you can get lost, where there are people everywhere but you're used to isolation, to being on your own, they suit people like me."
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Specialty Foods Stores Will Go Head-to-Head at Union Square
Trader Joe's is coming to Union Square . . . with a wine store. Sweet!
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Here's a Switch: Tips From the Delivery Guys
Some tips from New York City delivery guys
Thank you Christo!
In New York, the World Is Brought to Your Door
The New York Times on food delivery in New York City
New York Bars with Free Pub Grub
You can get free pub grub with your happy hour if you know who's serving it. Twelve bars where the calories come complimentary.
A great breakdown of the real costs associated with putting up The Gates in Central Park
In Barrooms, Smoking Ban Is Less Reviled
I haven't talked to anyone who has a problem with the New York smoking ban anymore
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100 places to dine for under $10
Pumping Elbow to Elbow? Must Be January
I've always found it amusing to watch the numbers balloon at the gym during certain times of year. Especially January.
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Free Stuff, Discounts, Bargains in New York City
Find bloggers by subway stop
New York Apartment Buyers Face Powerful Co-Op Boards
Highlighting some of the co-op board craziness
Aint no better bagel in the world
Turning New York into a webpage
You can "click" on any text in the city by SMS messaging it to an email address and getting back a reply with the predetermined response.
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Put in a "from" address and a "to" address and it tells you the best subway route to take
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The Non-Expert: When in Manhattan...
A good and short guide to Manhattan that even lists Spring Lounge as the best afternoon bar
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Marketing wonk dinner in New York
Might be worth attending . . .
The 2004 Curbed Awards (Parts I & II)
All the best things to happen in Manhattan real estate during 2004
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Revealed: The Secrets of the Le Parker Meridian
Secret burger place in Midtown
The Village Voice claims that Murray Hill goes to 27th Street even though it goes to 34th Street on the taxi map
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Ugly sign misses the mark in subway
But pretty girls do ride the subway . . . the Daily News swears it
Video showcasing the city council member graffiti campaign to fight the laws they're trying to put in place
Everything is so 5 minutes ago
USA Today looks at hipsters and the speed of fashion trends
A Blue City (Disconsolate, Even) Bewildered by a Red America
How New York is coping with the loss
Tom Otterness statues on Broadway through November 22
Including the complete peice that is the cover of the Beastie Boys' 'To the 5 Boroughs'
Yes, Both Are Very Clean Peoples
Overheard in New York
An adult-only haunted house in New York
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An old Craig's List ad looking for a renter who doesn't wear clothes
Frugal Theatergoer's Guide to Discount Tickets
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Ask Your Bartender: Delilah (D.), Milady's
Awesome, they went to Milady's . . . But how could she not reccomend a Bass?
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From the Village Voice
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New Yorker article on Tom Coughlin's new rules for the Giants
You must be a cop.
Overheard in New York: New York's Only Republican
Real quotes from real New Yorkers who hate Kerry
If it's your name you drink for free, gotta keep an eye on this
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NYC's Offical Rules Of Inclement Weather Umbrella Etiquette
Someone finally says what we've all been thinking . . . buy a new umbrella!
A Wall-to-Wall Tour of New York Street Art
A good listing of CMJ events
Wired presents a Creative Commons benefit in NYC, Sept 21st
I won free tickets . . . awesome
A game where you perform random stunts around New York
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'Excuse Me. May I Have Your Seat?'
What will New Yokers do if you ask them for their subway seat for no reason?
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Hot Girls, Frisky Delegates: RNC Diary of a Strip-Club Waitress
Tickets for broadway and television in NYC
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Behind the Music: Deaf to the World, iPod Addict Unplugs
Affordable NYC stores for home furnishings
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History of the Greek-themed New York coffee cup
winesby.com | the best wines to drink now
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The Big Apple: Words and phrases and their origins
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Favorite Cheap Meals of the Rich and Famous
It's the end of a New York institution at the hands of the hipsters
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Free music is always good
Telegraph | Property | Meet the world's richest estate agent
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Time Out New York Eating & Drinking Guide Online
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