Cavaliers 100, Knicks 91: Is finishing within nine points of the Cavaliers a moral victory. What about holding LeBron James to 33 after he scored 53 in his final trip in the building last year. To answer the first question, not when the team [...]
The main $3 billion mortgage for Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village has been transferred to a "special servicer," according to the rating agency Fitch, a significant step taken when loans are in default or on the verge of default.
The owners of the giant 11,200-unit Manhattan [...]
Patience. Death has more than enough. Thursdays papers carried two articles: one about NYS Trooper David Lane. The 30-year old stationed at the Catskill barracks was driving northbound on 32 Wednesday afternoon when his cruiser bumped a vehicle he was trying to pass, sending the police [...] 
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human [...]
Traveling by subway may be an overpriced headache (especially on weekends!) but at least now you can use Google Maps to plan your treacherous trip through it. They've just improved their NYC subway system mapping in their "Transit" layer, making it easier to plot' [...]
While some think that focusing on how Citigroup and Goldman Sachs received swine flu vaccines is distracting, this is kind of annoying. The NY Times reports, "Citigroup has received 1,200 doses, more than half of what it requested, health officials said, and in late October, Goldman received 200 of" [...]
This would have made a great Halloween costume. Fred Lebain has a new series of photographs that blend New Yorkers right into New York. Animal notes that "After shooting the scene, Lebain returned with a large-format print that he then photographed again using" [...]
Daily Intel: New York Observer owner Jared Kushner twice asked New York Times business reporter wunderkind Andrew Ross Sorkin to be editor of the paper. Looks like he settled for Portfolio's Kyle Pope instead.
Raucous crowd Weds PM at the Elks Lodge in albany bemoaning the pending closure of the underused Pine Hills Post Office. Jeepers, if you wanna save it so badly, GO there - BUY stamps - BUY money orders instead of using checks - SEND packages outta [...] 
Life in a notoriously squalid Chinatown boarding house only got worse after the city tried to bring the building at 81 Bowery up to code, the Village Voice reports. For years, poor immigrant tenants have paid around $100 a month for tiny cubicles on [...]
City Comptroller Bill Thompson has no regrets about his mayoral campaign or his narrow loss, telling the Daily News, "I just stopped [the what if thoughts]. That's not helpful. When I woke up Wednesday, I would have liked to have woken up having won." [...]
Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch told his staff this afternoon that he will be stepping down in April after five years on the job.
Mr. Gourevitch, who is also a New Yorker staff writer, said in an interview that his decision to resign was motivated by a desire [...]
Due to votes on the Hill today, newly sworn-in Congressman Bill Owens wasn’t able to meet with President Barack Obama.
The meeting will be rescheduled, according to the White House press office.
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TIME cover from Nov. 23, 1970 As you've probably noticed from Google's art this week, it's Sesame Street's birthday! Oh the times we've shared. The television show is in its 40th year (here's the pitch), and there's lots of celebrating [...]
After the parade. Twitpic by Mzthicknflychic. Theeeee Yankees won! Doooooouuug Hoffman lost! The week was a mixed bag -- half fire, half dog poo. How 'bout them Yanks? They won one in Philly, ...
Continue reading "Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared" >After complaints during the campaign about their connection with Data and Field Services and related unfavorable press reports, the Working Families Party has retained the law firm of Skadden, Arp...
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Photograph of Joe Girardi waving his key to the city by Julie Jacobson/AP Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a particularly busy Wednesday-into-Thursday evening, between winning the World Series and helping out a crash victim. Girardi stopped his car on his was home [...]
Please tune in. This is a great piece of legislation and a much needed bill. It sends a clear message [...]
We're not sure how many Glenn Beck fans read FishbowlNY, but if you are familiar with the talk show host's conspiratorial style, you'll appreciate Jon Stewart's impression from last night's "Daily Show."
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.comDaily ShowWe're not sure how many Glenn Beck fans read FishbowlNY, but if you are familiar with the talk show host's conspiratorial style, you'll appreciate Jon Stewart's impression from last night's "Daily Show."
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show
Tomorrow around noon expect to see a lot of action in the sky — a military flyover is scheduled! You'll see ospreys and harrier jets over the Hudson River from the Verrazano to the George Washington Bridge. But have no fear, it's all in celebration' [...]
On Friday, three days after the his Marist Poll was shown to be off by a significant margin in the New York City Mayoral Election for the second election in a row, poll director Lee Miringoff claims an unreleased poll was actually right!
A Marist poll completed the [...]
Courtesy of Liz:
There were also Republican successes, albeit slightly less high-profile, in Monroe, [...]
After months of press scrutiny and a lawsuit alleging improper ties between the Working Families Party and its for-profit field operations arm, Data & Field Services, the labor-backed party has retained the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom to conduct a thorough review of the structure and relationship [...]
On Sunday, the snobby, pedantic atmosphere that often dominates wine tastings will get rocked by the smug, over-sharing culture that always permeates Twitter! This City Winery event (which merits mention if only because of its name) is called "Spit & Twit." Who can [...]
Whenever there's a story about the site of the World's Fair you can be certain the words neglected and/or deteriorated will be used. Last year the city was criticized for not better preserving the 130' x 166' terrazzo replica of a Texaco New [...]
The Republican Assemblywoman strikes back in an interview with the site’s Michael Smerconish. A sample:
“I have every intention of staying in the Republican Party. This is my party, too. There are a lot of moderate people—Republicans, like me—and I’m hearing from an awful lot from them. And I think [...]
Click on the film stills for more details and reviews for this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include Precious, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Fourth Kind, A [...]
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Pirate Radio, tthe new comedy starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, from the creator of Love Actually. In theatres 11/13.
‘Win an Office’ Sweepstakes by Regus, workspace solutions. Win one year of office space at [...]
Is Oprah Winfrey ready to ditch her syndication deal and take her talk show to her new cable network OWN? Yes, according to Nikki Finke, who reports that the queen of daytime will soon announce that she will not be renewing her syndication contract [...]
Photo via Lost City Brooklyn has waited far too long for a French Dip Combo, but soon enough the borough's first Arby's will be opening and putting an end to its curly fry-less days. And boy oh boy, is it the [...]
Governor Paterson will ask legislators to pass "Leandra's Law," which would make driving drunk with a passenger under 16 a felony. Last month, 11-year-old Leandra Rosado was killed when her friend's allegedly drunk mother crashed on the West Side Highway. Governor Paterson's spokeswoman [...]
CapCon opens its Friday open thread entry with "Republicans sweep local elections", but I haven't found an overview article talking about what happened across the state. Anyone have one? Or want to check in on their local races?
I lost my Town Board race, but fellow Democrat Jason Leifer racked' [...]
The crisp and clear weather was perfect for a Yankees 27th World Series Championship ticker tape parade—so perfect that the streets along the Canyon [...]
Advocates and volunteers working for protected bike paths on the East Side, flush from last month's highly encouraging Community Board 8 vote, delivered more than a thousand handwritten letters yesterday to City Hall, supporting protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Keep an eye on this story. It's' [...]
One of the biggest complaints labeled against the MTA is in regards to planned service diversions. Even with the advance warning of such information from the MTA & sites such as mine, many riders continue to be uninformed while riding the system. However for the rest of this month, [...]
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Some thoughts on the panel discussion graciously hosted by Buffalo Spree Magazine:
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Google Books has just launched a digitized magazine stand. In their never-ending quest to archive all media, from Web sites to books, Google is taking on the publishing world and scanning entire issues of magazines, ads and all. Most issues are usually two or three years [...]
Here’s another clip from tonight’s “New York Now,” in which GOP chair Ed Cox gives Irene his sense of what happened to cause Dede Scozzafava to endorse Democrat Bill Owens.
Did we mention that the show airs at 7:30 tonight on WMHT?
[...]From the Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (Chicago ACTS):
Teachers and staff at three Civitas charter schools overwhelmingly ratified their first contract today, crediting a collaborative negotiations process for achieving the breakthrough agreement.
The three-year collective bargaining agreement at Civitas’ Ralph Ellison Campus, Northtown Academy and Wrightwood Campus [...]
This showed up in our inbox today, oddly enough labeled "contest," although if you're honest with yourself, isn't every job a contest between you and the thousands of other applicants?
Either way: Flavorpill, the daily newsletter of fun things to do in your hometown, is opening [...]
One day in September 2008, Queens High School student Stephen Cruz suffered a lacerated forehead when school safety agent Daniel O’Connell, without provocation, allegedly kicked open a restroom stall that Stephen was using. Cruz claims that after he tumbled to the floor bleeding from his [...]
Last week PA Walks and Bikes alerted Pennsylvania residents to an opportunity to give input on the state's new Climate Change Action Plan. The state has produced a report identifying specific actions that would reduce emissions by a target date of 2020. [...]
Not necessarily happy with today's Yankee parade: some Staten Island commuters caught in the crush of revelers who were making their way back to the Forgotten Borough afterwards. "'It was chaos,' ...
Continue reading "Post-Parade Chaos on the Staten Island Ferry" > '" [...]
The massive project is falling further behind schedule, it's millions of dollars in the hole, and will need a miracle to meet a looming make-or-break deadline. All we need now are a string of eminent-domain lawsuits, and Julie Taymor's wildly ambitious Broadway adaptation of [...]
In light of recent comments provided on this blog by our illustrious captain of the Starship Enterprise (Second Generation)
Comments from Conservapedia on the Fort Hood shooting:
“Hours before the Fort Hood massacre, “Democratic liberals” who lead the House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to weaken the USA Patriot Act as a tool [...]
Going all the way back to the Trade Center bombing in the early 90’s, the recent killing of two soldiers in Little Rock by a Muslim, the indictment and imprisonment of a Muslim chaplain for espionage, and now Major Hasan’s killing of 13 soldiers and the wounding of 31 others [...]
Photo via bitchcakes flickr This past Wednesday the Community Board 2 committee voted against a dance club at the corner of Front and Old Fulton streets in DUMBO. The cabaret license request was made by the owners of One Front restaurant, [...]
If there is any doubt about whether Gov. David Paterson is pushing ahead with his plans for a joint address of the Legislature on Monday, that should be wiped away by this sign-up sheet posted in the Legislative Correspondents Association press room. As is the case with [...]
I cannot fathom this height of ignorance from the Senate Democrats. The state is looking at over a 10 Billion deficit and the majority will not attend? What BS is this?
at the same time many legislators will be in Puerto Rico attending an annual conference of lawmakers.
What the [...]
The city has agreed yesterday to pay $55,000 to settle a suit brought by the family of Stephen Cruz, which charged a school safety agent had kicked a bathroom door in on Cruz, cut his head, told h...
Continue reading "City Pays $55K to Settle "Robocop"" [...]
Speaking of things waiters should "never" do, here's something a diner should never do: throw your food at the server and threaten to kill him or her. On Wednesday night one Steven Scott, 40, was arrested for assaulting a server at the New York [...]
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