A couple in Staten Island have recently decided to call it quits after being together for over three years. The real victims in this kind of tragedy are always the little ones who get caught in the middle. In this case Benjamin, the innocent in question, is only a year old and yet he has to bear the burden of a bitter custody battle between two hurt ex-lovers. Right now the police are siding with Audrey Hesselberg because hers is the name on Benjamin’s official certificates. Mark Granquist, her ex, isn't going to take that lying down, and is threatening to take her to court. He says Benjamin belongs with him because he bought him for $700. Benjamin is a pug, by the way.
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In the far-off kingdom of Staten Island, Method Mad surrendered to authorities today on tax evasion charges. This moment of clarity did not stop him from flipping the bird to all of the reporters standing in front of the courthouse. Check out the video from the SI Live after the jump.
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The love-hate-mainly-hate relationship between pedestrians and cars in this city plays out on corners and in cross-walks on a daily basis and it ain't exactly a fair fight. In all realness, a head-to-head battle between a person on the street and a car in NYC has the same expected outcome as my third-grade self and the sixth-grade bully that used to hustle me for my milk money (let's just say I grew up calcium deficient). But tomorrow marks a little victory for the walking man, when he gets to flip his nemesis the proverbial finger and steal his parking spot.
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The Naked Cowboy, aka Robert Burck, is a 38-year-old guy from Ohio who has been playing his guitar and posing for pictures with tourists in NYC for 11 years, qualities that obviously qualify him to be mayor. "No one knows how to do more with less than yours truly, and that's the kind of thinking I plan on sharing with my fellow New Yorkers when you elect me,” he said.
Mr. Naked Cowboy (a slightly more official name to put on the ballot), who plans to announce his candidacy on Wednesday, is going to run a campaign with a platform that will concentrate on “innovation on tax breaks, tourism, gay marriage, transit and homeland security,” and "bringing transparency to a whole new level." Tony Avella? Bill Thompson? Michael Bloomberg? These names are fading under the huge spotlight of THE NAKED COWBOY. Of course, he still has the crazed panache of Rev. Billy to deal with. New Yorkers, buckle your seat belts.
In a fast-paced world where having the latest technology is becoming more and more essential, the gadgets and gizmos that have become so near and dear to our hearts are quickly becoming our own worst enemies.
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For the first time that I can discern, federal stimulus money will be used to repair and prevent the inevitable destruction of actually tangible things: The Brooklyn Bridge (and 16 other bridges along with the Staten Island Ferry terminal).
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The New York Aquarium released the results of its third annual seal count today and the news is good. There are 20 harbor seals swimming around the greater New York area now. The seals, which were once plentiful in the area, have been spotted along the Long Island coast, up the Hudson River and around Swinburne Island off the coast of Staten Island, where they’ve made their home for winter.
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Starting this week, you can adopt a building in the 9,335-square-foot scale model of New York City at the Queens Museum of Art. In an effort to raise money for the museum and update the famed panorama, the museum is putting every building in the city on the market. For $50, you can own your apartment. For $250, you can finally purchase that house you’ve been saving for. For $500, you can name your school, library or firehouse. What a deal!
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