U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s remarks don’t apply to Dartmouth. How dare you imply such a thing! (The Dartmouth) Thompson accuses Bloomberg of distorting the facts of the former’s time at the Board of Education in the final mayoral debate. (Gothamist) It’s quite old-fashioned to get defensive about dirty money. Still, Mayor Bloomberg went […]

Andrew Cuomo v.  the President of 9/11 (NY Post). The University Senate gets meta (Spec).   There’s something in the water at Harvard (Gawker).  The Office of Multicultural Affairs: Where Everyone Knows Your Name  (Spec). Rachel Ray saves the world with whole-wheat flatbread and free-range chicken (CityRoom). Hipsters worry that Williamsburg = Belfast circa 1970 (NY […]

Thought you had a bad weekend? Not as bad as this cabbie who drove all the way to Long Island, only to be pepper sprayed by his passenger instead of paid. (NYP) Strangeness occurred downtown as street-level billboards were painted over by artists in an attempt to question their legality, only to be repainted with […]

Think you had a nice day? Well, this Nassau Community College Student was busy WINNING A MILLION DOLLARS. (ABC7) Guilt, self-loathing, and red tape at the Eden that is the Park Slope Food Coop. (New York Times) The owner of the oldest Ray’s Original/Famous/Original Famous is making her mobster family an offer they might not […]

Mike Bloomberg has broken his own campaign spending record, already blowing through $85.2 million with 11 days still to go. (AP) When you’re Hugh Hefner, you’re “old enough to be the great-grandfather of some of his girlfriends.” Oh, and old enough to receive front-webpage articles that describe your cultural contributions as “almost quaint.” (NYT) The […]

Good morning, Columbia; or is it? While we dreamt the night away, the world descended ever further into the throes of chaos! See for yourself: Hulu may begin charging for content in 2010, apparently because we haven’t been showing it enough love. (Huffington Post) Mumps outbreaks in Brooklyn and New Jersey are linked to a […]

Broadway musicals!  Even if they’re ending. (NY1) Cheaper subways!  We’re awake anyway. (NYT) Foreign languages!  Especially screamed by small children. (NYT) Fluttering ladybugs!  When they attack New Jersey. (1010WINS) Shirtless men!  On the verge of awesomeness.(Flotrack) New York City!  All of it! (Voice)

All of the puns regarding Governor Paterson’s push for a state soda tax have been made already, but the whole thing is still rather silly. (NY Post) Someone you might actually look up to spars with ex-girlfriend on Page 6. (NY Post) Graffiti on the High Line – juvenile rebellion or historic artifact? (City Room) […]

 Our porcine problem persists as experts question the vaccine’s use (NY1). Evangelists may have vanquished Route 66, but Atheists are now converting subway riders (Gothamist). With Manhattanville secured, Columbia plots to conquer Europe and South Asia (Spec). The rich and famous enter Purgatorio without Virgil’s help (Gawker).  Teachers College descends from the ivory tower (Spec). […]

Even though it looks like the MTA may lose $113 million in state funds, fare increases seem to be the least likely option. (NYT) What better way for the city to spend $14 million than to have custodians open and close schoolyard gates? (NYP) Although a new private elementary school founded by “high-powered mothers” (including […]

Another day, another scandalized hedge fund—but this one’s got a funky fresh hip dope rap song! (New York Post) Relax—you’re probably not late for your train. (New York Times) Conan O’Brien settles the feud nobody knew he had with Newark, New Jersey, because the city’s just too darn charming to stay mad at. (Gothamist) A […]

Hoping to float away just like the Balloon Boy did didn’t? Don’t even think about it, say city officials. (CityRoom) Chatty cabbies will have to rethink how they pass the time, now that a more stringent ban is in effect against cell phone use. (NYT) Columbia professor fired from “token liberal” commentator position for being- […]

Manhattan finally finds a use for the long-abandoned Virgin Megastore storefront in Union Square. (NY Post) Eating the $32 “Viagra Soup” in Brooklyn or Queens is a paltry substitute for living in Manhattan. (NY Daily News) A 6-year-old Coloradan boy desperately tries to fly to Manhattan in a homemade helium balloon… what? (NY Daily News, NY Mag) […]

The lack of options for those “smaller thirst occasions” is maddening. (Gothamist) Oh, look: standardized tests and head-scratching don’t yield smarter kids. (NYT) Inexpensive housing in Manhattan?  Right. (NYT) Window grates of death defend against local ruffians. (NYPost) Two from Barnard, two from SEAS, two from the College.  Butler’s Ark is waiting. (1010Wins)

Comptroller William Thompson learns it may be even more difficult to defeat Mayor Mike Bloomberg. (Times) You might find the subway moving more slowly today. (NY1) Mob killer: No one told me prison life would be hard! (Daily News) Packed schedule keeping you from watching TV? Try the Internet! It’s eight minutes shorter! (Spectator) Second […]