New York City

Something to Yelp About

Julia Plevin | Posted 08.20.2008 | Style


Julia Plevin

Yelp is a pinnacle of web 2.0. Members write reviews of every type of businesses -- for a fabulous meal, or write something wretched if you saw a mouse ran across the floor of the restaurant.

Mad Men is the New Sex and the City

Lauren Cahn | Posted 08.18.2008 | Style


Lauren Cahn

If you're still not quite over Sex and The City, you might want to think of Betty as what Charlotte York might have been had she come of age in the late 1950's/early 1960's.

Red Flag: Drill, Drill, Drill Fever Threatening Prime US Watershed

David Sassoon | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green


David Sassoon

More than half the residents of New York State rely on a fabled watershed for their supply of pure, fresh water. But underneath the 2000 square mile formation sits a trillion dollars worth of natural gas.

NYPD Plans To Track Every Vehicle Entering Manhattan

MyFox New York | Kathy Carvajal | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home


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New York City's Inaugural Summer Streets: The People Came

David Roberts | Posted 08.11.2008 | Green


David Roberts

StreetFilms writes ... ... the New York City Department of Transportation he...

Does This Mean Edwards is Now For Gay Marriage?

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is shocking that politicians with personal lives as deeply flawed as Edwards, the Clintons, McCain and others, set themselves up as defenders of an institution they have raped of all moral significance.

Fight To Protect NYC Nightlife!

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment


Ryan J. Davis

When I reported last month that New York City Nightlife was under attack and asked readers to rally in support, thousands of people responded in ...

Green Edge 5: Farm Aid in Islamic China

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


John Tepper Marlin

The 8/4 Kashgar attack was not a total surprise: The two attackers were linked to the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), three members of which were executed in a nearby town last month.

States Sue EPA Over Pollution, Want Emissions Rules

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five states intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not act soon to reduce pollution from ships, aircr...

My Conversation with David Chang

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.23.2008 | Entertainment


Charlie Rose

2008-07-24-chang.jpgDavid Chang is chef/owner of Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Ko and Momofuku Ssam Bar in New York City.

Top 10 Most Walkable Cities In America

The Daily Green | Brian Clark Howard | Posted 07.17.2008 | Green


1. San Francisco, CA The city is known for its stable, relatively mild climate and progressive viewpoints, and 90% of San Francisco residents have a ...

NYC Taxis Going From Yellow To Green

Reuters | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green


NEW YORK - New York City's yellow taxi fleet now will go green at the rate of 300 new hybrid cars a month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday, ...

Old School Vies with New School at the Fancy Food Show

Laura Weiss | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green


Laura Weiss

At the Fancy Food Show, artificially enhanced products like Marble Pop were a distinct minority. Sustainability was in the air-- and many fancy food producers were breathing in big gulps of the stuff.

Hunger and the City

Lia Petridis | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Lia Petridis

A whole generation defines New York City by its glamour and "Sex-and-the-Cityness" rather than its obvious and fundamental problems. Why is hunger in New York City such a common phenomenon?

How To Get Along With Your Real Estate Broker

Pauline Millard | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living


Pauline Millard

Brokers are here to help you: The whole apartment-hunt process is like dating and in the end it's not about selling anything, but finding the perfect match.

Help Save NYC Nightlife

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment


Ryan J. Davis

Beyond its cultural and historical importance, the Roxy remains a beloved fixture of New York nightlife and has earned the right to reopen in the neighborhood that it has fostered for over 30 years.

Confronting Our Inner Vigilante (Part 2)

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.04.2008 | Living


Russ Wellen

There's an even stronger impulse driving some to the vigilante act than grandiosity: the realization that if you do nothing, you've essentially allowed yourself to be held hostage, not necessarily to the perpetrator, but to fear.

Confronting Your Inner Vigilante

Russ Wellen | Posted 07.01.2008 | Living


Russ Wellen

If spontaneous and proportional to the crime, the vigilante act, as opposed to the practice, is not a crime. In fact, there's no shortage of situations which call for taking the law into one's hands.

NYC Waterfalls Launched (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living


NEW YORK - Four manmade walls of water are cascading into the East River off Manhattan in a public art spectacle that Mayor Michael Bloomberg called t...

Is Locally Grown Food Going Corporate?

Laura Weiss | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green


Laura Weiss

If locally grown veggies are packed in plastic tubs, crammed into trucks, and shipped off to grocery stores, how different are they from any other produce section offering?

Semiquaver Rest

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Lapham's Quarterly

With an estimated 1.2 million Americans living with HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS reports that the U.S. is home to "one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world."

Just Following (Economic) Orders, or How Real Estate Turns Good People Bad

Peter Miller | Posted 06.23.2008 | Business


Peter Miller

Limiting the money apartment buildings could make from their retail stores prevented the Wal-Mart-ization of NYC. But the law changed, and now they can cash in on whatever rents the market can afford.

You Can't Call Yourself a Progressive Until You've Seen Pete Seeger and Majora Carter

Robert Greenwald | Posted 06.23.2008 | Media


Robert Greenwald

At 89, Pete Seeger is not only a reminder of our nation's history of turbulence and triumph, he is also an inspiration for our vibrant future.

Calorie-ality Check in NYC

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.19.2008 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

It's been two months since New York City restaurants with 15 or more nationwide outlets were compelled by law to publicly display calorie counts on all their products. This is particularly hard on Starbucks: Not only are the drinks outed, but those killer pastries as well.

The Secret New York Alternative to a Tranquil Summer Beach House

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 06.18.2008 | Living


Michelle Haimoff

Here are six places in Manhattan where you're unlikely to run into anyone you know and where, for once, you might actually be able to hear yourself think.


 

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