New Zealand's new bleeding billboards are the country's most troubling creation since Flight of the Conchords.

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Governor Paterson named Richard Ravitch as his Lieutenant Governor, a move that is destined to set off a slew of messy court battles. AG Andrew Cuomo stated flat out that the appointment of a Lt. Gov. would be unconstitutional. Ravitch is a former head of the MTA, and he sat on the commission that tried to eliminate the need for a fare hike (great job, Dick). Hopefully he will do a better job quelling the anarchic unrest of the State Senate.

Though the constitutionality of this move remains uncertain, one thing is clear: New York government is still fucked up.

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The new subway station that is currently under construction at 96th Street and Broadway will open in the fall of 2010 and might actually be a pleasant place to wait for a train.

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Sometimes those pressurized airplane cabins make us all do wacky things.

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In 2003, single-ride NYC subway and bus fares increased by 33 percent, causing outrage and uproar. Sunday, it jumps another 11 percent, to $2.25, greeted by little more than a feeble whimper of resigned protest. The breakdown of the price hikes seem easy to digest, and basically the pay-per-ride Metro fare is now $2.25 and the 15 percent purchase bonus now comes at $8, not $7. Unlimited MetroCards are more confusing: you can still buy a card at the current prices until midnight on Saturday, but you have to start using this card on or before July 6. Regardless, the cards will expire a day, a week, two weeks or a month after the 6th. Phew! Convoluted? Yes. But if you think hard enough about how it works, your head will hurt too much to think about the terrible justifications—it could have been worse!—made for this price increase. There is an evil method to the MTA’s madness.

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New York City’s a wild ride—especially when trapped in an illegal pickup van for a seven-mile car chase.

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As the taxi-sharing program gets ready for its grand debut in the fall, frantic questions are running through the heads of every potential rider. Do I chat with the stranger sitting next to me? Should we exchange names? Numbers? Fluids?

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The only thing hipper than riding a bicycle is riding a bicycle borrowed from Topshop.

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Spider-Man is getting lazy. The superhero has recently been spotted not only taking public transportation, but walking rather casually down the subway platforms.

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If you think going green means riding your bike to work, you're sorely underestimating that activity's potential for greenness. Try riding your bike naked.

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