Yesterday, news that a woman was suing New York City in a $900 trillion suit began ping-ponging its way around the web, with most stories focusing on the insinuation that the woman behind the suit- Fausat Ogunbayo- ...
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Anne Hathaway spent some time on Saturday night to celebrate her engagement to fiancé Adam Shulman as the 29-year-old actress celebrated her upcoming marriage.
The party wasn't by any means a small time event with 125-people in attendance at the ...
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I'm of two minds here- on one hand I miss the decreasing grittiness of New York City and increasing nanny-statism that seems to be gripping it, but on the other, eating on the subway pretty much deserves ...
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Well, cheap for Manhattan.
The one-bedroom, Lower East Side former apartment of inimitable pop star Lady Gaga has hit the competitive New York City real estate market, and is available to takers for a relatively modest $1,850 a ...
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Oh, how the gossip tables have turned.
For years, poor Jennifer Aniston- despite being attractive and extraordinarily successful as an actress- couldn't shake the "sad sack" image foisted upon her by the press after her high profile split ...
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Celebrity chef Mario Batali- who everyone has still really not forgiven for having a hand in foisting the trend of Crocs on the world so thoroughly- has been forced to issue an apology after some colorful descriptions ...
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A move to raise taxes on New York City residents that make more than a million dollars a year is gaining steam as the financial district enters its second month of protests.
The notion of taxing millionaires more ...
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A helicopter carrying tourists crashed yesterday in NYC’s East River, killing a woman and injuring three other passengers.
In a city with a dark history of aviation disasters (and near-misses), Tuesday's accident occurred just after the helicopter took ...
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Justin Timberlake- dancer, actor and "Dick in a Box" crooner- has given New York City area fans an exciting surprise... and they didn't even have to open the box first.
Timberlake appeared and performed at the NYC restaurant ...
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This has been popping up on both Twitter and Facebook, a photo illustrating the damage wrought on the Eastern seaboard by the August 2011 earthquake.
(You can see some more earthquake damage pics over on Buzzfeed.)
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Many East Coast residents experienced their first notable earthquake today, and the Capitol and Pentagon were evacuated in the minutes following the tremor.
Information is filtering in from news sources and social networks, with many users reporting the ...
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Edgar Galvis, a 51-year-old man from Queens, New York, was one of the many people who cleaned up the debris in office buildings following the 9/11 attacks that brought down the World Trade Center.
Originally from Bogota, Columbia, ...
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Restauranteurs all over New York City began participating in Restaurant week on Monday, offering price fixed lunch and dinner menus.
According to NYC & Company restaurants taking part in the marketing promotion are offering 3-course meals for the ...
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This morning country singer Kenny Chesney dropped by the Today show to perform a few of his hit songs including, “Beer in Mexico” and “Somewhere With You."
The cowboy-hat-wearing Chesney gave his fans an additional treat by bringing ...
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A 4-year-old Brooklyn boy was mauled to death by the family's Cane Corso Mastiff while his siblings looked on in horror, and it appears the child's mother's boyfriend openly trained the family's dogs to be vicious and ...
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Insanely high rents, disgusting streets and subway stations, but every so often a spontaneous striptease on the subway turns into an epic dance party.
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The recipient of a kidney from a living donor unknowingly carrying HIV has contracted the virus, public health officials have confirmed.
Due to privacy laws, neither the hospital nor any of the involved patients have been identified. The ...
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Ever wonder what conditions in a restaurant earned it a letter grade from the NYC Department of Health?
In the past year, restaurants have been subject to posting the letter grade bestowed upon them after being given a month to ...
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I don't know what possesses people to do thing like what urban explorers Andrew Wonder and Steve Duncan do but we should be in their debt. Willing to risk life, limb and the very real possibility of arrest ...
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I'd almost kind of like to see this more, because at least they'd have the cojones to say it...
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A Nicaraguan diplomat whose identity has not yet been released by the NYPD was found dead, his throat slashed, in a Bronx building this morning.
The man's driver discovered his body at around 10:30 am, behind a door ...
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Waiting for the subway has historically been and mostly still is an adventure in time management, patience and ability to tolerate proximity of people who are not that into hygiene.
Up until recently, we didn't have any of ...
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