Robbery & Sexual Assault @ Spot on 15th St. and 7th Ave

Spot, "for pets and the people they own" located on 15th and 7th in Chelsea was robbed earlier tonight. Police and several news crews were on the scene, but little information was given out. A...

WIRED Magazine Opens Its First Retail Store in Soho

WIRED Magazine today announced that it will open its first-ever, retail store in Manhattan and bring to life its unique brand of hip gadget advice just in time for the holiday season. With the feel of a gallery located at the corner of Wooster and Houston in Soho, the WIRED...

Smoky Three Alarm Fire Burning in Chelsea Parking Garage

The skies over NYC are filled with a gray smoke. I woke up to a 9-11 like smell - retched burning plastic - my throat hurting, I frantically searched to make sure it wasn't my apartment/building on fire -...

A must-see TV archive

The Archive of American Television, which is an unequaled collection of videotaped interviews with TV legends. Starting today, anyone in the world can go to Google Video and watch complete and uncut Archive interviews and learn directly from the legends and pioneers on how...

Drupal Conference – Amsterdam

The 2005 Drupal Conference started today with forty developers from all over the globe coming together in Amsterdam for three days of discussion on a wide variety of topics. The conference runs concurrently with...

Second Avenue Subway Could Become Reality

The first few times I heard of the partially built, never completed, second avenue subway I scoffed and dismissed it as myth - a great story that I too would one day pass off on new comers to the city. Over time though, I had heard so much about it that I began to believe -...

JetBlue takes on rivals for Boston-NY route

JetBlue Airways Corp. said on Tuesday it will use new 100-seat jets to begin up to 10 daily flights between New York and Boston, taking on competitors in a long-established air shuttle service on the same route.New York-based JetBlue also said it would use the Embraer 190...

'Oy Vey' Traffic Sign Goes Up in Brooklyn

NEW YORK - "Leaving Brooklyn? 'Oy vey!'" That's what motorists now see as they cross the Williamburg Bridge into Manhattan. The huge sign, affixed to a cross beam of the bridge high above the bustling traffic, is a sweet victory for Marty Markowitz, president of the...

$150 for Photo of Alleged subway flasher caught on cameraphone

Alleged subway wanker caught on cameraphone; A woman claims that this man exposed himself to her on the NYC subway, so she took a cameraphone photo and posted it to Flickr, then printed it out and brought it to...

John Mellencamp Playing Vancouver 8/23

John Mellencamp, once known as John Cougar, became one of pop’s biggest stars in the 80s with hits like “Jack & Diane,” and “R.O.C.K. in the USA”. Mellencamp is touring for his latest release,...

As Tampa unveils corpses, Orlando hopes for show

TAMPA -- More than 1,000 visitors came Thursday for a "sneak preview" of human corpses from China encased in silicone, as state regulators backed down from challenging the controversial art exhibit that could be heading to Orlando next year. Florida's Anatomical...

Crocodile blood may yield powerful new antibiotics

Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the HIV...

Open House New York - FREE Architecture and Design Tours of NYC

At a time when the police are searching your bags before they let you get on the subway and hauling people in for questioning when they take pictures of bridges and tunnels, I'm bewildered as to why the city would then turn around and grant access to infrastructure (critical...

NYC MTA has a secret film file

MTA investigators are keeping a secret database of people stopped and questioned for filming or photographing bridges and tunnels as part of the agency's efforts to thwart terror, the Daily News has learned. The...

Con Edison Reports Record Energy Usage in NYC

Consolidated Edison said it provided a record 12,250 megawatts of electricity on Tuesday amid intense heat and humidity. There were no significant power outages as temperatures in New York City topped 90, with a...
 

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