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 […]

Yuppies everywhere smash statues of two golden gods as Where the Wild Things Are garners early mixed reviews (Gawker). Barnard beats the recession, even without a little help from Geithner (Spec).  Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus, and The New York Times agree — being a nanny is hard (NYT). The dorms are still underheated, but classrooms on 122nd are […]

Good news–it’s Monday and the city’s subway system is returning to normal operations after the MTA decided it was a good idea to repair 18 of its 20 lines at once this past weekend. (NYT) More shocking news as a new study released by the American Mustache Institute reveals that men with mustaches earn more […]

Fairway is the best way, reason no. 1362: bodegas charge nearly twice as much for grocery staples. (New York Post) Open House New York ends today–check out this 53rd Street MTA Powerstation, designed with help from our old friends McKim, Mead and White. (Gothamist) New York in a box! A man sends his soldier pal […]

Supplies of the regular flu vaccine are running low in some parts of the country. Good thing the patient patients among us were vaccinated on Tuesday. (NYT) Unlike these two Rutgers grads, we don’t have to deal with the perils of the real world, yet. (NYT)  A cartwheeling subway rider gets a good old-fashioned beating […]