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  1. neighborhood news
    Drunken Santas Won’t Puke All Over Bushwick After All SantaCon 2014 is currently homeless.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. neighborhood news
    Some (Potentially Shady) Guy Rents a West Village Duplex for $10 a MonthAnd his lease is supposed to last for 50 years!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  3. animal heads
    Animal Heads Hang From Traffic Light in BrooklynThe new sneakers.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. neighborhood news
    Someone Tried to Shoot Rapper Freddie Gibbs in Williamsburg Last NightOutside the venue Rough Trade NYC.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  5. neighborhood news
    ‘No Hoodie’ Signs Not Racist, Says Creator“The only complaint you might have is from the little thugs selling drugs in the corner.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  6. scary things
    Cops Kill Ax-Wielding Attacker, Shoot BystanderChaos on a Queens street.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. crimes and misdemeanors
    NYC’s Most Notorious, Porsche-Driving Graffiti Artist Busted by Obsessed NYPDFor wheat-pasting.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  8. very sad things
    Central Park Black-Bear Cub Was Hit by a CarIt’s unclear if she died in the park.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. very sad things
    Mysterious Black Bear Cub Found Dead in Central ParkNot from the zoo.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. technology
    Those Secret NYC Phone Booth Devices Are Getting EvictedAfter they were exposed this morning.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. bill de blasio’s new york
    You Can Now Rent Mayor de Blasio’s Park Slope Home for $4,975 a MonthA steal for the size and location.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. can u not
    NYPD Reportedly Told Black Teens in Park Slope to ‘Get Out of the Neighborhood’According to a woman who witnessed the incident.
    By Jessica Roy
  13. new york’s finest
    NYPD Slams Pregnant Woman Onto the Street in Latest Rough Arrest VideoTough to watch.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. very sad things
    Central Park Bike Accident Leaves Pedestrian in Critical ConditionNo charges so far against the cyclist.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. sad and gross things
    Horny Old Racist Has Shockingly Disgusting Excuse for Posting Porn in His WindowHe says it’s not to intimidate his Indian neighbors.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. sad real estate porn
    Gigantic Graffiti Mansion on Bowery Sells, Will Probably Become CondosIt’s been a single-family home since 1966.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. neighborhood news
    Spider-Man and Batman Team Up to Fight Times Square HecklersMidtown’s not-so-super heroes strike again.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. real estate
    You Can’t Afford BrooklynThe price of real estate in some of its neighborhoods easily surpassed Manhattan’s median sale price.
    By S. Jhoanna Robledo
  19. neighborhood news
    The Westboro Baptist Church Attempts to Troll New York CityIt’s not really working. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. puppies!!!!!!
    UWS Building Won’t Let Dogs Walk in the Lobby Their owners are required to carry them.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. puppies!!!!!!
    Perfect Dog-Poop Signs on the Upper East SideAnother way to celebrate National Dog Day.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. horrible things
    Bronx Day-Care Worker Was ‘Wrestling’ With Toddler Before He DiedShe’s been charged with manslaughter and reckless endangerment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. crimes and misdemeanors
    72-Year-Old Sucker Punched in West VillageYikes.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. real estate porn
    Graffiti-Covered, 72-Room Bowery Mansion Is Finally for SaleThe landmarked single-family home may become retail space.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. neighborhood news
    Signs in Hasidic Brooklyn Suggest Dressing Modestly; Women Not Having ItCover up for Israel. 
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. West Village Shootout Kills 1, Wounds 3 OfficersMonday afternoon, on West 4th Street and Sixth Avenue.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  27. stand clear of the closing doors
    G Train to Cause More Trouble Than Usual for Greenpoint Residents The line won’t run between Nassau Avenue and Court Square for five weeks.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. creative vandalism
    Harsh Parking Critic Goes a Bit OverboardSpray-painting poorly parked vehicles.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. animanhattan
    Washington Square Park Snake Has a New, Indoor HomeShe’s said to be “very, very friendly.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  30. neighborhood news
    Fancy Upper West Side Building Will Have a Separate Door for Poor People NYC’s Department of Housing just signed off on the plan.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  31. animanhattan
    Washington Square Park Snake Was Either 2 Feet or 6 Feet or 10 Feet Long!?Depends on whom you ask.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. neighborhood news
    Citi Bike App Cannot Be TrustedIt’s not very accurate, according to a new investigation.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. neighborhood news
    Clown Haunts Brooklyn’s Green-Wood CemeteryCreepy and tasteless.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  34. only in new york?
    New York Tourist Boat Comes Across Sight That Customers Probably Can’t Un-SeeCops pulling a dead body out of the water.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  35. bad ideas
    New York Beachgoers Fail to Appreciate Nazi Symbol BannerA good way to ruin a sunny day.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. hoaxes
    Brooklyn’s Escaped Pregnant Tarantula Was a Big LieSorry! 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  37. neighborhood news
    Pregnant Tarantula on the Loose in BrooklynPenelope is said to have escaped from her South Slope home this week. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. de mayor
    Park Slope Neighbors Find the de Blasios’ Sidewalk Junk DisappointingBut wish they’d snagged the Reefer Madness poster.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. happy things
    Street Named for George Carlin Accidentally Includes a ChurchThanks to a clerical error that will take months to fix.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. very big buildings
    World’s Tallest Residential to Stop at 1,775 Ft.The World Trade Center (née the Freedom Tower) is 1,776 feet.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. neighborhood news
    Times Square Elmos May Soon Need License to Creep People Out and Harass TouristsA city councilman has drafted a bill. 
    By Adam K. Raymond
  42. the most important people in the world
    Madonna’s Jury Duty Is Way Better Than Your Jury DutyBelieve it or not, the pop star got special treatment.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. only in new york?
    NYC Has More Tourists Than Ever, But They Aren’t Spending Enough MoneyAt least according to the city’s tourism chief.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  44. neighborhood news
    New Yorkers Are Fed Up With the Ice Cream Truck’s Joyous JingleThey’ve filed 7,031 complaints in the past four years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. crimes and misdemeanors
    Robbers Pulled Off Noisy Heist While People Were Distracted by FireworksSneaky.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  46. crimes and misdemeanors
    Man Stopped for Driving the Wrong Way Also Had Assault Rifles, Scary NoteAnd a bottle rocket. 
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. very sad things
    Freak Garbage Truck Accident Kills Woman Trying to Save Her DogJust the worst.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. neighborhood news
    Queens Residents Encourage Their Kids to Shame Homeless PeopleThere are better ways to protest.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  49. oh brooklyn
    Even Spike Lee’s Wife Teases Him About Kickstarting Gentrification in Brooklyn“This is because of you,” she says. (Humblebrag?)
    By Katie Van Syckle
  50. sad things
    At Least 14 People Shot on Another Violent Summer Night in NYCTwo were killed. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
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