GIZ, Williamsburg. (Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork) […]
Opisthoteuthis adorabilis. That’s the name researcher Dr. Stephanie Bush wants to give to the awfully cute little octopus species she discovered. “As someone that’s describing the species, you get to pick what the specific name is,” said Bush to Science Friday. She thinks it works for both the scientific community and the people. “I don’t […]
Our sister-site Uproxx’s Steve Bramucci wrote a post extolling the virtues of Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn, which is widely considered the best pizzeria in New York, putting it in the running (according to Bramucci) for best pizzeria in America. I confess to never having been to Di Fara, because I live in Brooklyn, so […]
There seems to be a lot confusion over the new bill regarding subway sexual abuse. Forcible touching was already a misdemeanor crime in the state of New York under Section 130.52 of the penal law. The new statute, which was sponsored by Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Queens) and passed by the state legislature on Thursday, amends […]
Organizers of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, exasperated by the lack of response from the Daily News over a misogynistic and racist misrepresentation of the cultural event, have pulled all marketing and advertising from the paper. The outrage is over the Daily News’ use of this photo to represent the parade: The photo was taken […]
When the federal government first announced its plans to shut down the Plum Island Animal Research off the coast of Long Island and move it hundreds of miles inland to Manhattan…Kansas (Manhattan, Manhattan would be TRULY insane), many people wondered how smart of an idea that was. The Department of Homeland Security-controlled lab is notorious […]
Just like 50 Cent, his lawyers are either really dumb or really smart, and it’s really hard to tell. The rapper is currently on trial for allegedly leaking a private sex tape, and his lawyers are stalling. The Daily News reports that “Lawyers for rapper 50 Cent objected so often to evidence offered at his […]
From what I can tell, Nick Marino is the Italian-American equivalent of James Smith. I’m a comic book writer based out of Long Beach, CA, but I guess because my email address is nickmarino@gmail.com, I’m constantly receiving messages meant for other Nick Marinos: A DJ from Baltimore, a Florida businessman, a guy in North Carolina […]
The Doe Fund, an organization that helps homeless individuals with job training and opportunities, is suing the the City and the the Department of Homeless Services for turning one its shelters into an “outer-borough warehouse for sex offenders,” Courthouse News Service reports. The Doe Fund took over the 400-bed shelter on Porter Avenue in East […]
Today from 12-1 PM, the offices of the New York City Council will turn out all the lights in order to “raise awareness of energy conversation and the availability of daylight during standard work hours,” according to the Associated Press. Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said turning the lights off will “make us all a little […]
