Tag: New York
Over a half-century ago, then-mayor William O’Dwyer buried a time capsule at 370 Jay Street in Brooklyn, which was the site of the Board of Transportation building at the time. The contents? Sexy microfilmed documents relating to the construction of the building. Even if it is only just a bunch of old documents, on Wednesday […]
You’re not crazy. Those combination fast food joints — like Taco Bell combination Pizza Hut and Papa John’s combination Subway — are grosser than their individual counterparts, and Ben Wellington of I Quant NY has the data to prove it. Though Wellington previously showed that the Department of Health’s grading system is flawed, here’s a pretty useful chart to help you gauge […]
Hating Times Square is easy. Idiot tourists bumping into you from every direction, blinding advertisements that people consider a form of entertainment for some reason and every artery-clogging chain restaurant imaginable can all be found in this special nook of Satan’s butthole. Michael Tapp’s short video above is a little surprising. He focuses mostly on the […]
Those special license plates issued to visiting diplomats don’t excuse them from parking tickets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apparently, delegates from over 180 countries owe the city more than $16 million in unpaid summons. However, almost all off the debt — $15.6 million — was incurred before 2002, when Mayor Bloomberg cracked down on the blue-plated bastards, punishing unpaid summons by refusing […]
According to the newest “Billionaire Census” from Wealth-X and UBS, there are 7% more millionaires in the world than last year. Most of them reside in New York, home to the biggest wealth gap in the country. There are 103 billionaires in the city, followed by 85 in Moscow and 82 in Hong Kong. A typical billionaire is […]
The NYCLU released a report today detailing the dismal state of New York’s public defense system. The report focuses on five counties: Onondaga (Syracuse), Suffolk, Ontario, Schuyler and Washington. “In each of these counties, people too poor to afford private attorneys too often appear before judges without a lawyer by their side, or are forced […]
According to the latest report by the New York City Department of Health, 16% of New Yorkers were smoking in 2013, compared to 14% in 2010. The national average is 18%, yet smoking rates across the country continue to fall. The AP mention several possible reasons for the spike. Under Bloomberg, the city pioneered repressive anti-smoking measures in public spaces […]
It was 350 years ago today that the Dutch surrendered the colony of New Amsterdam to the British. So hooray to that. But no one is celebrating your birthday. We haven’t forgotten. Though, just like in 1914 on New York’s 250th anniversary, neither the Dutch, the British nor the mayor’s office is choosing to commemorate. […]
A time-honored tradition of excluding gay groups from the New York St. Patrick’s Day parade crumbles this week. The New York Times reminds that for decades, “gays could march but were not allowed to carry anything identifying them as a group.” As first reported by the Irish Voice, OUT@NBCUniversal will be the first LGBT group to participate in the parade on March 17th, […]
According to an MTA panel draft report, climate change is wreaking havoc on New York’s crucial transport system, inside and out. Experts fear that this is causing equipment to break down and structures to be damaged, notes Capital New York. The ever-climbing temperatures on platforms are posing increasing health risks to commuters. Flooding is not the only climate change risk to the system. Extreme temperatures, particularly […]
