Thursday lunchtime linkage
Hasids versus cyclist, caught on camera [ANIMAL] 4th Avenue/9th Street station almost ready to re-open [Brownstoner] Living your cheap NYC…
Category: News
The Citibike launch date is finally here: May 27
You've waited through delays, vandalism, public meetings and irresponsible rumormongering, and the whole time, we haven't known when Citibike was starting up.…
Hey, scribes: help BookCourt get a Catskills writers’ retreat
Sure, New York's filled with writers and wannabe writers, but with all the noise, nightlife and other distractions (not to…
The Worst Room: BK’s affordable housing problem, Tumblrized
Anyone who's ever cruised Craigslist for housing has come across strange and nightmarish situations. At least those are entertaining though.…
Wednesday lunchtime linkage
Enough with the bike-share freakouts [Atlantic Cities] Hey, ManufactureNY got on CBS news [CBS] The Bronx would like bike-share, please…
Sweet Jesus, don’t let this candy chain store in Coney do well
One particularly annoying thing about chains is that they're all so big on "brands" and "lifestyle shopping." You don't just…
How to not meet your new neighbors, starring Greenpoint Landing
Selling north Brooklyn's waterfront to the highest bidder has become something of an art form during the Bloomberg administration, and…
One summer downside: here come one trillion cicadas
We love summer here. We assume you do too, since you keep reading the site even as we talk about…
Help kickstart the Mermaid Parade back to life!
Brooklyn's been doing a hell of job coming back from Sandy, what with the grocery store re-openings and neighborhood restorations,…
Tuesday lunchtime linkage
Homophobic asshole Knick fans can't stand losing [NY Mag] Bloomberg afraid of public disclosure [The Awl] Actually, he's afraid of…