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10 Tempting Gut-Busting Food Options To Try At GoogaMooga

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-16T15:15:00-05:00

]]>You may want to wear some stylish elastic waistband Zubaz to the Great GoogaMooga Festival this weekend, because the food vendors are stealing the show with their dishes. Below, a few we're looking forward to having seconds of. [ more › ]

Photo: The "Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center" MTA Signage Now Reality

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-16T14:48:00-05:00

]]>play the joint but so is Jay-Z and Leonard Cohen. The Nets are really coming this fall. Oh, and, as they promised in 2009, the MTA has started renaming the Atlantic Avenue station after the arena. Well, after its sponsor. [ more › ]

Skechers Will Pay $45 Million And Stop Claiming Your Butt Will Look Better In Their Shoes

Jen Chung — 2012-05-16T14:34:00-05:00

]]>is a fraud, NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $45 million settlement between 45 states and the Federal Trade Commission with Skechers, for the shoe company "to end the deceptive marketing of its footwear products including Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups, and the Skechers Resistance Runner athletic shoes." Basically, Skechers was lying about your butt looking better and your sleep being better by wearing its shoes. [ more › ]

Famous Former Call Girl Sells Sex(y Underwear) In NJ

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-16T14:20:00-05:00

]]>fake restaurant in LA with Heidi Montag for reality TV, giving out sex advice for the Post, posing for Playboy and not writing her promised tell-all, what's a former working girl to do? Why, open a lingerie store in New Jersey, of course! [ more › ]

5 Cocktails To Try This Summer: From Kale To Lobster Claws

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-16T14:07:00-05:00

If you want to stand up and step away from that Bud Lite Lime-a-rita and have a grown-up drink this summer, may we recommend the following five? From kale to lobster claws, click through for the cocktails we're putting on our Summer To Do List. [ more › ] ]]>

Photos: Mr. Met Joins Mayor Bloomberg To Announce Citi Field Will Host 2013 All-Star Game

Ben Yakas — 2012-05-16T13:54:58-05:00

]]>the Mets will host the 2013 All-Star Game. Mayor Bloomberg was joined by MLB commissioner Bud Selig, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, MLB Executive Vice President Joe Torre, and Citi Field's most beloved resident Mr. Met to make the announcement. "Competition for All-Star Games over the last five years has been enormous," Selig said during the press conference. "The new ballpark, Citi Field, that was certainly a primary reason for it. It was their time in a new ballpark." [ more › ]

Pizza With A Side Of Oxy: LI Man Accused Of Selling Prescription Drugs At His Pizzeria

Jen Chung — 2012-05-16T13:32:00-05:00

]]>Newsday reports, "Francesco Miceli of Miceli Brothers Pizzeria was charged with multiple counts of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance." [ more › ]

Chung-Chung: Best Law & Order Food Tumblr EVER!

Jen Chung — 2012-05-16T13:20:00-05:00

]]>Law & Order & Food Tumblr has screengrabs of Law & Order characters eating food. Time to feast your eyes on Detective Lennie Briscoe eating some street meat! [ more › ]

Early Addition: ProCro Kills Bob Marley Mural

John Del Signore — 2012-05-16T13:07:00-05:00

]]>on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. [ more › ]

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2012-05-16T13:07:00-05:00

Federal Judge: Class Action Stop-And-Frisk Suit Against NYPD May Proceed

Christopher Robbins — 2012-05-16T12:54:00-05:00

]]>constant crowing from the NYPD and city officials that the police department's stop-and-frisk policy is a necessary nuisance for New Yorkers (mostly those who are black and brown!), a federal judge today granted class-action status in a lawsuit against the NYPD that claims the practice violates the constitutional rights of blacks and Hispanics. [ more › ]

White Fence's Tim Presley Talks Recording With Ty Segall, Brooklyn's Blandness, & Peeing With His Cat

Christopher Robbins — 2012-05-16T12:42:00-05:00

]]>Tim Presley co-founded Darker My Love, has toured with the Fall, plays with the Strange Boys and records his own work under the name White Fence. All of this is to say that the man is a sensei of rock and roll ("garage rock," if you must) and that you should be paying close attention. [ more › ]

Guy Fieri Is Bringing His Bleach To Times Square

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-16T12:30:00-05:00

]]>ESPN Zone or the modeliciously tacky Hawaiian Tropic Zone but that's okay. Today news arrives that no less an authority on TV tack than Food Network's Guy Fieri is planning to bring a restaurant to the area. But will it be a diner, a drive-in or a dive? [ more › ]

Transferring From Mass Transit To CitiBike Should Be Easy

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-16T12:16:00-05:00

]]>upcoming CitiBike bike share program continues! And while the program's proposed map of initial bike share locations is drawing praise, its pricey pricing scheme is still getting some grief. [ more › ]

Adam "MCA" Yauch Honored On Floor Of New York State Senate

John Del Signore — 2012-05-16T11:56:00-05:00

]]>Adam "MCA" Yauch, the beloved musician, rapper, Beastie Boys co-founder, filmmaker, Buddhist, and political activist. Yauch died of cancer ten days ago at a Manhattan hospital, and heartfelt tributes have gone up around NYC and beyond...and now all the way to the state legislature. [ more › ]

Stream Joey Ramone's New Album ...Ya Know? Now

Ben Yakas — 2012-05-16T11:40:00-05:00

...Ya Know? Now"/>]]>Ramones singer Joey Ramone may have died in 2001, but he left behind a hoard of demos and incomplete songs—his brother Mickey Leigh took it upon himself to gather an all-star group of admirers and friends including Joan Jett, Little Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band, and members of Cheap Trick and The Dictators to help complete what will likely be Joey's final album, ...Ya Know? You can listen to the whole thing at Rolling Stone. Below, listen to first single "Rock 'N Roll Is The Answer." [ more › ]

Why Was John Lennon's Killer Transferred To Another Prison After 31 Years?

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-16T11:26:00-05:00

]]>Mark David Chapman has been at Attica for 31 years, but yesterday the 57-year-old murderer was moved to Wende, which is 18 miles away in Alden, NY. According to Peter Cutler, a spokesman for the state's prison and parole system, "this is an unusual move after such a lengthy stay in one facility." [ more › ]

Most NYers Want Medical Marijuana, Says Poll That Wasn't Necessary

Christopher Robbins — 2012-05-16T11:12:00-05:00

]]>pdf], 57% of New York voters support the legalization of medical marijuana, while 36% oppose it. Presumably, those 36% think that New York will never, ever be as cool as Connecticut so there's no point in trying. [ more › ]

Top Five Precious Food Trucks We'd Love To See This Summer

Rebecca Fishbein — 2012-05-16T11:00:00-05:00

]]>Philly Cheesesteaks or lovingly handmade licorice strips locally sourced from Long Island's famous licorice mines. And while we're pumped to try out all the new taco trucks and lobster roll rickshaws, we're also noticing that every bistro and its mother is now pushing gluten-free duck sliders and artisanal chorizo meatballs on its mobile menu. Since the food truck options are seemingly limitless, we'd like to make a few requests: If there are any food truck entrepreneurs out there taking notes, here are a few specialized food trucks we would love to donate to on Kickstarter: [ more › ]

FINALLY: You Can Reuse Unused Parking Minutes!

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-16T10:47:00-05:00

]]>described the City Council's argument that unused parking time bought at one meter should still be usable at another meter like so: if "you buy the time, you get to use it." A month later that quip is set to be the rule of the road. [ more › ]

Manhattan Etiquette Teacher Gives Us Her Top 10 Etiquette "Dos" For A More Pleasant NYC

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-16T10:32:00-05:00

]]>We're still celebrating National Etiquette Week over here (did you lock up your bike properly this morning?), and right now you're about to get a lesson from The Etiquette School of New York's Patricia Fitzpatrick, who has created the below top 10 list for us, titled: Top 10 Etiquette Dos for a More Pleasant and Civil New York City. [ more › ]

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2012-05-16T10:32:00-05:00

Homeless Man Stabs Library Patron For Allegedly Looking At Porn

Ben Yakas — 2012-05-16T10:15:00-05:00

]]>a constitutional right to look at porn in libraries, but that doesn't mean your fellow patrons are just going to put up with it. A homeless man allegedly stabbed a 52-year-old man for perusing porn at the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library last night. “I’m innocent. My wife was there and he’s looking at porn,” suspect Ralph Neptune said as he was being arrested. [ more › ]

[UPDATE] Man Killed By L Train At Union Square, Service Partially Suspended

John Del Signore — 2012-05-16T09:55:00-05:00

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Video: Michel Gondry's New Film Takes Place On A Bus In The Bronx

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-16T09:40:00-05:00

]]>Michel Gondry's next film is a world away from his last big budget flick, The Green Hornet, and back to what he does best with his trademark cinemalism. This doesn't mean you should expect whimsical cardboard boxes creating the scenery, however. The film, premiering at Cannes later this month, takes place almost entirely inside of a New York City bus in the Bronx. [ more › ]

Photo: Almost 25 Pounds Of Cocaine Discovered In Red Hook Shipping Container

John Del Signore — 2012-05-16T09:27:00-05:00

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Video: Chris Christie Can't Handle Cory Booker's Awesomeness

Jen Chung — 2012-05-16T00:01:46-05:00

]]>shoveling people out of blizzards to pushing away his security so he can save people from burning buildings. So it makes sense that NJ Governor Chris Christie is jealous! [ more › ]

Extra, Extra: Park Slope Parents Are Screwing Their Nannies

John Del Signore — 2012-05-15T18:35:00-05:00

]]>on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. [ more › ]

Bret Michaels Settles Over 2009 Clotheslining Incident At Tony Awards

Jen Chung — 2012-05-15T18:27:28-05:00

]]>summer of 2009, the Tony Awards got dangerous when Poison lead singer Bret Michaels was clotheslined by a descending piece of scenery. Cut to present day—Michaels and the Tonys have agreed to settle his lawsuit out of court. And the video of the clotheslining is still as good as it was in 2009 (see below). [ more › ]

96,000 Servings Of Chobani Yogurt Spill On Upstate Highway

Jen Chung — 2012-05-15T17:52:00-05:00

]]>got on the ramp to Interstate 81 too fast. When it rounded a curve, the trailer slid over the embankment and spilled 36,000 pounds of yogurt on the shoulder and down the hillside," according to WBNG. [ more › ]

A Guide To Basic Bike Lock Etiquette and Safety

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-15T17:38:00-05:00

]]>just National Etiquette Week, it is also, as part of National Bike Month, National Bike to Work Week. So we decided to combine the two for a brief discussion on how to properly lock up your bicycle. Because yes, there is an etiquette to locking up your wheels. [ more › ]

Activist Calls Judge "Racist White Pig," Gets 10 Days In Rikers

Christopher Robbins — 2012-05-15T17:24:00-05:00

]]>Hot House Flowers, which was an allegory for illegal immigration that depicted immigrants as dandelions that should be "weeded out." A man videotaping the exchange was also handcuffed, and had the contents of his camera deleted by court employees. [ more › ]

MLB Loves The Wilpons: Mets To Host 2013 All-Star Game At Citi Field

Jen Chung — 2012-05-15T17:10:00-05:00

]]>best mascot in sports, financial woes, and a better-than-expected (so far!) team, will host the All-Star Game next year. [ more › ]

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2012-05-15T17:10:00-05:00

NYPD Officer Arrested, Accused Of Being Heroin Kingpin's Lackey

John Del Signore — 2012-05-15T16:57:00-05:00

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The View Asks President Obama About Fifty Shades Of Grey

Jen Chung — 2012-05-15T16:38:00-05:00

]]>asked him if he knew the name of the “controversial sex book that’s on millions of women’s bedside tables"? And he said no! Why does he not know about the amazing trilogy by E.L. James that is re-igniting couples' sex lives (and helping sell out grey ties)—is he busy with other stuff or does he just read his own memoirs over and over again? [ more › ]

New Spider-Man Trailer Is Latest To Feature This Summer's Biggest Star: The Williamsburg Bridge

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-15T16:25:00-05:00

]]>The Amazing Spider-Man it's that no matter how many times we've seen edge-of-your-seat action scenes on one of the city's bridges it never gets old. It's a testament to the action genre, and specifically the comic book-turned-summer blockbuster genre. Why... just the other day in the latest Dark Knight Rises trailer we saw the Williamsburg Bridge get blown up, but the structure is under Hollywood's spotlight in more than one IMAX-friendly movie this year—in the below four-minute trailer you'll see Spider-Man and a number of vehicles hanging from it... [ more › ]

Ticket Giveaway: New York Photo Festival

Sponsor — 2012-05-15T16:25:00-05:00

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Uh, You Can Also Get Flesh-Eating Bacteria From A Dripping Bag

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-15T16:04:00-05:00

]]>aghast at the story of Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old woman who, after cutting her leg on a zip line and then going swimming, has lost a leg and may lose another foot, plus her fingers, due to a flesh eating bacteria called necrotizing fasciitis. Really scary stuff, right? It gets worse. You can get necrotizing fasciitis from lots of places that don't involve zip lines. As we pointed out in 2010, you can even get the bacteria from a dripping garbage bag in Prospect Park. Have fun at the Great GoogaMooga this weekend! [ more › ]

Newark Security Supervisor Allegedly Had Dead Man's ID Before He Died

Garth Johnston — 2012-05-15T15:42:00-05:00

]]>starting to come in about the Newark Airport security supervisor who allegedly pretended to be a dead man for the past twenty years to avoid deportation. Though, as you might expect in a case like this, the more info that comes in, the more questions we have. [ more › ]

Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day With The City's Best

Jen Carlson — 2012-05-15T15:18:00-05:00

]]>what happened next. [ more › ]

Citizen Journalist Arrested During OWS March Fights City & Wins

Christopher Robbins — 2012-05-15T15:04:00-05:00

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Gothamist

10 Tempting Gut-Busting Food Options To Try At GoogaMooga

Photo: The "Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center" MTA Signage Now Reality

Skechers Will Pay $45 Million And Stop Claiming Your Butt Will Look Better In Their Shoes

Famous Former Call Girl Sells Sex(y Underwear) In NJ

5 Cocktails To Try This Summer: From Kale To Lobster Claws

Photos: Mr. Met Joins Mayor Bloomberg To Announce Citi Field Will Host 2013 All-Star Game

Pizza With A Side Of Oxy: LI Man Accused Of Selling Prescription Drugs At His Pizzeria

Chung-Chung: Best Law & Order Food Tumblr EVER!

Early Addition: ProCro Kills Bob Marley Mural

Presented By:

Federal Judge: Class Action Stop-And-Frisk Suit Against NYPD May Proceed

White Fence's Tim Presley Talks Recording With Ty Segall, Brooklyn's Blandness, & Peeing With His Cat

Guy Fieri Is Bringing His Bleach To Times Square

Transferring From Mass Transit To CitiBike Should Be Easy

Adam "MCA" Yauch Honored On Floor Of New York State Senate

Stream Joey Ramone's New Album ...Ya Know? Now

Why Was John Lennon's Killer Transferred To Another Prison After 31 Years?

Most NYers Want Medical Marijuana, Says Poll That Wasn't Necessary

Top Five Precious Food Trucks We'd Love To See This Summer

FINALLY: You Can Reuse Unused Parking Minutes!

Sponsored Post: Save on Better-Fitting Man Shorts

Manhattan Etiquette Teacher Gives Us Her Top 10 Etiquette "Dos" For A More Pleasant NYC

Presented By:

Homeless Man Stabs Library Patron For Allegedly Looking At Porn

[UPDATE] Man Killed By L Train At Union Square, Service Partially Suspended

Video: Michel Gondry's New Film Takes Place On A Bus In The Bronx

Photo: Almost 25 Pounds Of Cocaine Discovered In Red Hook Shipping Container

Video: Chris Christie Can't Handle Cory Booker's Awesomeness

Extra, Extra: Park Slope Parents Are Screwing Their Nannies

Bret Michaels Settles Over 2009 Clotheslining Incident At Tony Awards

96,000 Servings Of Chobani Yogurt Spill On Upstate Highway

A Guide To Basic Bike Lock Etiquette and Safety

Activist Calls Judge "Racist White Pig," Gets 10 Days In Rikers

MLB Loves The Wilpons: Mets To Host 2013 All-Star Game At Citi Field

Presented By:

NYPD Officer Arrested, Accused Of Being Heroin Kingpin's Lackey

The View Asks President Obama About Fifty Shades Of Grey

New Spider-Man Trailer Is Latest To Feature This Summer's Biggest Star: The Williamsburg Bridge

Ticket Giveaway: New York Photo Festival

Uh, You Can Also Get Flesh-Eating Bacteria From A Dripping Bag

Newark Security Supervisor Allegedly Had Dead Man's ID Before He Died

Celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day With The City's Best

Citizen Journalist Arrested During OWS March Fights City & Wins