Virgin Mobile to New Yorkers: Youâ€™re stupid, buy our plans!

Written by Dana Haitkin on June 12, 2007. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

Virgin Mobile recently launched a new “You Rule” campaign in New York City, targeting specific neighborhoods and their associated identities. But the ads aren’t coming off so much as praising as they are insulting. They’ve even accidentally put neighborhood-specific boards in the wrong neighborhoods. The Staten Island ads are particularly gruesome; here’s the text found
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It’s Almost BBQ Time

Written by Dana Haitkin on June 8, 2007. Posted in Eat & Drink, Posts

What goes better with sticky bodies than sticky fingers? This weekend marks the 5th annual Big Apple Barbeque Block Party in Madison Square Park, where you can stuff yourself full of jazz, bluegrass, rhythm and blues and, of course, barbeque. The event will run from noon to six on Saturday and Sunday. Thirteen pitmasters will
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Less Crime? Sure. Weirder? Always.

Written by Dana Haitkin on June 5, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that, according to the FBI, NYC is still the safest large city to live in. Murders were up last year by 10 percent, but overall crime in New York decreased by 5.3 percent. Around these parts, there’s less trouble than anywhere else with a population of more than one million people.
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Both Big Brothers are Watching!

Written by Dana Haitkin on May 30, 2007. Posted in Posts, Technology

Apparently, looking at the roof of your house from a satellite camera picture is just not a close-enough shot anymore. The latest competition between Google and Microsoft is The Battle of the Creepy 3-D City-View Applications. Yesterday, Microsoft launched its Live Search Maps, which give you the chance to see three-dimensional, photo-realistic views of New
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Cheating Girlfriend Kills Boyfriend

Written by Dana Haitkin on May 30, 2007. Posted in Crime Watch OTDT, Posts

A pregnant woman in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn ran over her bicycling boyfriend with her Nissan Pathfinder this morning, killing him. Jeanine Harrington, 25, found herself driving down the wrong side of the street and over a curb, striking Jeffrey Moore, 47, and then backing up to do it all over again. If at first you don’t
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Less Creepy Ice Cream Truck Melodies

Written by Dana Haitkin on May 21, 2007. Posted in Music, Posts

The sights and sounds of summer have been returning to the city at record pace: this morning’s Metro features people selling lemonade in McCarren park in Brooklyn, and the ice cream trucks have been making their noisy way through the streets despite only being allowed to play their jingle while in motion. If you find
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Move The #($*%&@ Over, Buddy!

Written by Dana Haitkin on May 15, 2007. Posted in Breaking News, Posts

Yesterday, a study done by AutoVantage was released naming New York City as the second worst city for road rage in the country. While we aren’t as busy or angry as Miami, where drivers are most likely to be found putting on makeup behind the wheel, we are most likely to cut over without notice.
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