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A photo of kids hitching a ride on the back of a subway train on Monday went modestly viral because of how dumb the kids were being, but eagle-eyed viewers noticed something much more deathly and disturbing in the photo: the spooky SKULL under the train. The creepy robot voice in news UK’s video implies […]
Now even the FAA has a problem with its regulations on small drones. The AP reports that the government agency is “streamlining rules to expedite permits to fly small, commercial unmanned aircraft” after being barraged with complains over the current process. Here’s how the rules will change: Last year, the FAA began granting permits on […]
Overlooked by tourists and free of heavy traffic due to its $7.50 toll, the Triborough Bridge complex makes a great destination for urban exploring. What makes it more interesting than say, the Williamsburg or Manhattan Bridge, is that the Harlem span moves. Its draw-bridge system raises for big boats that need to pass through the […]
While getting priced out is a problem everywhere in New York, the irony is particularly painful in the case of Adele Sarno: The 85-year-old Italian woman is facing eviction by her landlord, the Italian American Museum. DNAinfo reports that Sarno, who has been living in the apartment for 53 years, was given the ultimatum of […]
Zander, Astor Place. (Photo: Bucky Turco/ANIMALNewYork) […]
CitiBike stash spot, Williamsburg Bridge. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
According to common sense and Charas Scientific, a lab that’s certified to test Colorado’s weed for potency and contaminants, new cannabis strains are much stronger than pot in the 1980s, an era when baby boomers bragged about crappy brands like Acapulco Gold. For this latest media cycle, Andy LaFrate, the founder/president of Charas Scientific and […]
A Gowanus woman facing charges for animal cruelty is suing authorities to get back her 237 bunnies, DNAinfo reports. Authorities confiscated dozens of rabbits from Dorota Trec’s property in January and, upon finding that many of the animals were sick, returned for the rest days later. Trec was arrested on March 4 on charges of […]
Know that every time you consult some dumb weather app, you are wasting a wonderful opportunity to instead get your weather report from Predator. A new site by comedian, writer and producer Christian Lynch and Jeff Greco called Carl Weathers’ Weather tells you the weather the way Carl Weathers would. Whether the weather’s hot or […]
The lights go down, and a narrator in an Obi-Wan robe begins telling a story about a surprise party for Han Solo. The big reveal: Luke Skywalker is pregnant. With Han’s baby. Then there’s a choreographed dance number to Big Sean’s “Dance (A$$)” featuring aggressive booty-popping from a woman in a Chewbacca costume. It’s sort […]
