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Pakistani Delegation Refuses To be Scanned at U.S.Airport; Decides To Return Home
Talk about a long flight going to waste. A delegation of six Pakistani politicians, refused to step into a body scanner at Dulles International Airport... »
MTA Public Hearings Annoy Queens Commuters
Angry straphangers and elected officials gathered at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel in Flushing on Tuesday for the borough’s public hearing on plans for... »
A Day In The Life of Knut, The Polar Bear: Find True Love, Avert Castration
Life for Knut, the awesome once-so-cute polar bear, seems to always be in the fast lane. First, his mom rejects him. Sniff. Then he moves to... »
Holy Giant Flying Bag of Poop! PeePoo Bag Converts Human Waste Into Fertilizer
Anyone who has ever lived in a developing country (See also: India, Kenya) can attest to the fact that giant piles of poop by... »
Manhattan
West Side Story: School Overcrowding Continues Despite PS 452 Addition
Despite the urging of District 3’s Community Education Council, the Department of Education said it was not possible to increase the number of grades at P.S. 452, a new school slated to open in the I.S. 44 building on West 77th Street in fall 2010. The department is planning to start three kindergarten classes at... »
Upper East Side Real Estate: ‘Chirp’ Your Property Price
If you have ever taken a cab in New York City, chances are you have seen advertisements for Bid on the City, a real estate service that lets you bid on high-end commercial and residential properties in New York City. If the owner accepts your bid on a property, which is typically worth hundreds... »
[Video] New York In a Stop-Motion Video
There are few things as trippy as the video below. Gothamist reports the stop-motion video was made “using a digital stills camera.” As you will see for yourself, the video starts off in Central Park and traipses across the city –taking the ferry at one point to create a stilted yet smooth mix of... »
New York’s Best Blogs: The “Village Voice” List
I love lists–more so when they come out just after the year-end craziness that cranks out all sorts of “Best-of, Worst-of” crap. Beloved alt-weekly Village Voice coughed up this hairball-listing some of Gotham’s best blogs. I read most of them regularly, so was more than happy to see some of my faves make it... »
Upper East Side Apartments Get Cheaper
We never thought we would never say it, but Manhattan is getting a little cheaper. Not if you want to shop or go out, but if you want to move into an apartment. As unemployment in the city hit 10 percent, and Wall Street jobs vanished into thin air, rents across the borough dropped... »
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