Smug Life: With The Millers, Will Arnett Pulls the Rug on Comedy-Nerd Expectations
Forbidden Freedom: Out In the Dark Is a Wrenching Tale of Love in the Middle East
Soon, Manhattan Bus Riders Will Be Able to Text the MTA to See Where Their Stupid Bus Is
Bloomberg Continues Blasting Washington on Day Four of Shutdown
It’s a Scary World Out There! (Video)
A Few Words on The New York Times’s Few Words on Afros
Editor of The Nation Calls Out The Times For Being #Rude
Realizing a Dead Man’s Dream: Roman Abramovich Plans to Piece Together the Entire Berwind Mansion
Metástasis: The Spanish-Language Breaking Bad (Video)
Soon, Manhattan Bus Riders Will Be Able to Text the MTA to See Where Their Stupid Bus Is
In what could be life-changing news for the people of Manhattan, the MTA is soon going to let riders track their buses via text. WNYC Radio reports that the service is finally coming to the city by the end of month. That is, if signs that are plastered around the city are to be believed. Read More
Bloomberg Continues Blasting Washington on Day Four of Shutdown
Mayor Michael Bloomberg continued to blame Republicans for the partial federal government shutdown this morning, again urging members to compromise and give Obamacare a try. Read More
Commercial Observer’s Masters of Real Estate Conference
On October 16th, Commercial Observer will host the annual Masters of Real Estate conference at The Metropolitan Club from 8am to 2pm. Join industry leaders in discussing the current real estate market. For more information, click here.
It’s a Scary World Out There! (Video)
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Just a friendly reminder: New York City is full of terrifying monsters, and maybe you should keep your children away from Union Square for awhile. Read More
A Few Words on The New York Times’s Few Words on Afros
So hey. Afros. You may have seen them on black people in America … for the past 300 years or so. The nifty thing about Afros is that black hair actually grows like that—into Afros. Not kidding. It’s pretty much how black hair grows. As opposed to say, straightened hair, a pixie cut, a bob, a weave, the Dorothy Hamill, the Rachel, or what have you. There are lengths and shapes and variations on an Afro, sure, but the Afro itself is not really a style or necessarily a means of self-expression. Read More
Editor of The Nation Calls Out The Times For Being #Rude
Richard Kim, TheNation.com’s executive editor, called out The Times for running a story in today’s paper that’s awfully similar to a story that The Nation ran four months ago. Read More
Realizing a Dead Man’s Dream: Roman Abramovich Plans to Piece Together the Entire Berwind Mansion
This morning, The Post reported that Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was in contract to buy the late Howard Ronson’s melange of disconnected units at 828 Fifth Avenue, a.k.a. the Berwind Mansion, for $75 million. But they neglected to mention the most important detail in the saga of the segmented mansion—Mr. Abramovich has not only taken on Mr. Ronson’s old apartments, but is well on his way to realizing the real estate developer’s dream of restoring the colossal mansion to a single residence.
Sources tell The Observer that Mr. Abramovich has agreements to buy not only the Ronson family’s three units, but is working out deals with the co-op’s other residents as well. Meaning that he may finally be able to piece together the puzzle of units—a triplex, a penthouse and a duplex maisonette—amassed by Mr. Ronson and his family. Read More
Metástasis: The Spanish-Language Breaking Bad (Video)
Breaking Bad might be over, but if you’re still sweating for some sweet blue rock, you can always travel south of border. No, the Mexican cartel isn’t back in action, it’s Walter White and Co. setting up show in Columbia…or should we say, Walter Blanco? Read More
MongoDB Reportedly Just Snagged a $1.2B Valuation, Putting the Company on Top of the NYC Pile
Throw that money in the air: MongoDB (a.k.a. 10gen, which recently renamed itself after its core product) has just raised a $150 million round of funding from investors including EMC Corp., Salesforce, T. Rowe Price, Red Hat, Intel, NEA and Sequoia.
According to Bloomberg News’s sources, the company raised the money at a $1.2 billion valuation, which would make the startup the most valuable in New York. Read More
The Huffington Post Gets Its Own Testicle-Eating Fish
The Huffington Post has a new office pet: a testicle-eating fish. Read More
Joe Lhota Says John Catsimatidis Just Won’t Endorse Him
Former Republican rivals Joe Lhota and John Catsimatidis are still at odds nearly a month after Mr. Lhota won the mayoral primary, this time squabbling over endorsements. Read More
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Fall Arts Preview: Top 10 Films
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George Gresham Basks in Bill de Blasio's Glow
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Blogger Considers Suing The New York Post for Insinuating She's a Racist
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On the Market: Designing a City for Both Men and Women; One57 Called Clunky and Graceless; Home Buying Fever Breaks
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After Rudy, Before Bloomberg: Looking Back on a Mayoral Legacy
