Friday lunchtime linkage
Well, that's one way to get around a Health Department rating [Daily News] Scary robot rides subway [The Awl] Cop…
Author: David Colon
Shocking new report: Subway platforms kinda gross, bleak
Anyone who's ever been on a subway platform can tell you it's a sunny, bright place to sit down and…
Enroll in Hand Job Academy and 14 other things to do this weekend
1. It's the Day of the Dead, and what better place to celebrate it than Greenwood Park, the bar next…
Science sez: Living in New York is keeping you in shape!
We all know that living in New York means a walking-heavy lifestyle. Host any friend who's visiting from a distant…
Survive the next week-long blackout with this bike-powered generator
Whether we get another huge hurricane or not, eventually society will blessedly collapse, freeing us from the bonds of rapacious…
Nets bringing artisan, locally-sourced basketball to Sunset Park
Seeing as how Brooklyn is the reigning king of all things hyperlocal and only beloved if you can get there…
Thursday lunchtime linkage
Forest City Ratner tries to sue its way to lower taxes [DNA Info] So it's a good thing the Nets…
City Council raises NYC smoking age to 21. Sorry, angsty teens
Mayor Bloomberg has never been one to shy away from a public health fight. At least as long as it…
This is what a bodega run by apartment brokers would look like
Anyone who's ever looked for apartments around here on line is familiar with the strange phrasing, bait and switch and…
Frequent Yelp users sue to get compensated for reviews
The question of paying internet writers, and how much they should get, came to the forefront again this week after…