L Train Pole Dance Explains Why People Tolerate New York

Insanely high rents, disgusting streets and subway stations, but every so often a spontaneous striptease on the subway turns into an epic dance party. continue

[Video] Brian Williams slow jams about NYT’s ‘discovery of Brooklyn’

Hilarious, and my crush on Brian Williams has just increased by 137%. It's like Marrakesh! [via TDW] continue

Brooklyn Park’s strategy to keep your hipster ass off the grass

Spotted in Prospect Park. Of course, those young enough not to have seen Jurassic Park might be lured by the warning... [Gothamist] continue

Congressman Anthony Weiner gets loud, calls out GOP for 9/11 health bill

Way to go all Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Rep. Anthony Weiner of Brooklyn/Queens! Rep. Weiner gave an impassioned speech yesterday on the House floor because Republicans are blocking funding to monitor September 11th first responders with lasting ... continue

Former champ Kobayashi on stage rushing: “I’m really hungry. I wanted to eat hot dogs.”

One of the more stereotypically American things to spring up as a Fourth of July tradition in my hometown of New York is the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Each year, several contestants and several more spectators gather ... continue

MTV, Brooklyn celebrate Biggie Smalls day on March 9th

MTV is celebrating the life and work of Christopher George Latore Wallace today, better known to the world as Biggie Smalls, the Notorious B.I.G, or just Big. (Brooklyn stand up.) Wallace's biopic Notorious has been running in heavy ... continue

Coney Island strongman Joe Rollino killed at 104

Brooklyn career badass Joe Rollino, known for lifting 3,200 lbs. in his heyday as the Coney Island strongman, was killed in Brooklyn Monday when he was struck by a minivan. Rollino suffered a broken pelvis, head trauma and ... continue

Hipsters battle Hasidim in Brooklyn with topless bike ride

A planned protest in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn may be difficult to pull off today, due to the epic snowstorm expected in the Northeast. The furor began when a bike lane in the largely car-free city was ... continue

MCA has cancer, Beastie Boys cancel tour dates

In a video on YouTube, Adam Yauch informed fans that he was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. Yauch, or MCA, apologized to fans in the short clip for canceled shows and the delayed release of Hot Sauce Committee, ... continue