Woman Brutally Attacked in Hell's KitchenSOCIAL--Duncan and I have been there. Abby Katz had a birthday celebration there a few years ago. Jesus ( Read more... )

...vomiting (the scene is Super-Size Me when he yaks on the second day right out the van window, all the while cataloguing his symptoms ("I got the McGurgles in my stomach now...") KILLS me). In real life vomiting really grosses me out, I sympathy-gag. But at a distance, there's something hilarious about it ( Read more... )

There seems to be a lot of second-guessing about Bloomberg's smaller-than-expected margin of victory over Thompson--apparently it was only 5 points instead a projected 12 or so. Second-guessing and what seems to me to be an attempt to force this into a narrative, that being Bloomberg's supposed erosion of influence. Frankly I think all it means ( Read more... )

Have to say, my nerves are being stretched verrrry thin nowadays by crazy subway people. I've found ever since this summer, I have MUCH less tolerance for The Crazy, even less than I did before. The Fungus was obviously fucking batshit, but she knew exactly what she was doing and was therefore fully responsible, notwithstanding her "Iiiiii'm the ( Read more... )

Pedicab driver shows his ass, caught on film by Fox news.In addition to slowing down traffic for a useless function (pedicabs are strictly for tourists, they should stick to Central Park), this guy is apparently ridiculously thin-skinned. Getting honked at is part of the fabric of Manhattan traffic. If you don't like it, get off the streets or ( Read more... )

Saturday I met Alex, Don, Mickey and Dani down in SoHo to eat for free at Bun Restaurant--they were promoting their upcoming switch to around-the-clock operations by having 24 hours of free food. We had a reservation for 11 but when we got there, things had gotten badly behind. We waited about 20 minutes and were finally seated, where we found ( Read more... )

A friend of mine from college is coming into town at the end of the month--she's attending a conference in the SoHo area and wants to know if there's a reasonably (!) priced hotel in that area or convenient to it. Any suggestions?

...Isaiah Thomas gets the boot.

What is in my iTunes shopping cart, downloading as we speak? Five History Channel eps: 1968 with Tom Brokaw, Greece: Engineering a Culture, Russia: Engineering a Culture, Henry VIII's Mega-Structures and The Seven Wonders of the World. Can't wait ( Read more... )

...Spa Week is coming up, Apr. 14-20.

Start planning how to spend your (anticipated) refund! And for the Astorians among us, there are several spas located RIGHT HERE.