Readers Poll Results

BEST OF MANHATTAN 2003 READERS POLL

Best 24-Hour Breakfast Menu Odessa

Best Activist Group Time's Up!

Best After-Hours Party Famous, at Shebeen

Best Animal at the Central Park Zoo Penguin

Best Art Gallery PS1

Best Band with Average Age under 30 Northern State

Best Bank Washington Mutual

Best Bar for Pool Ace Bar

Best Bar to Throw Down Village Idiot

Best Bathroom for Drugs The Roxy

Best Bathroom for Sex The Roxy

Best Bike Shop Frank's Bike Shop

Best Bookstore The Strand

Best Car Rental Avis

Best Celebrity Arrest Guy from Phish

Best Cheap Hotel St. Marks Hotel

Best Cheap Tacos San Loco

Best Comedy Venue Caroline's

Best Computer Store Tekserve

Best Dance Floor Luxx

Best Doggie Treats Creature Features

Best Doomed Local Athlete Armando Benitez

Best Embarrassing Political Moment City Hall assassination

Best Escort Service KM Entertainment

Best Fish and Chips A Salt & Battery

Best Flea Market 6th & 26th

Best Foie Gras Le Jardin Bistro

Best Food Co-op Park Slope Food Coop

Best Free Bar Food Pine Too

Best Fresh Bread Amy's Bread

Best Fresh Fruit Balducci's

Best Fresh Seafood Citarella

Best Gossip Page Page Six

Best Guacamole MaryAnn's

Best Gym Gleason's

Best Happy Hour McSwiggans Wednesdays

Best Hiphop DJ DJ Octane

Best Home Improvement Store Home Depot

Best Hospital Columbia Presbyterian

Best Ice Cream Cone Carvel

Best Indian Food on 6th St. Curry House

Best Italian Ice De Robertis

Best-Kept Secret That you've got herpes

Best Kitchen Supplies Bed Bath & Beyond

Best Landmark Building Flatiron

Best Laundromat Metropolis Super Laundry

Best Letter of the Alphabet O

Best Lighting Store Village Lighting

Best Liquor Store Crossroads

Best Local Brewery Brooklyn Brewery

Best Local Crime/Criminal Rudy Giuliani

Best Local Politician Hillary Clinton

Best Local Record Label Brooklyn Beats

Best Local Website Craigslist

Best Glossy Magazine with "New York" in the Title The New Yorker

Best Major-Event Music Venue Madison Square Garden

Best Man with a Van Mr. T

Best Meatball Le Zie

Best Media Scandal Jayson Blair

Best Men's Barber London Haircuts

Best Mets Trade Roberto Alomar

Best Milkshake Original New York Milkshake Company

Best Movie Theater Film Forum

Best Neighborhood to Buy an Affordable Home Inwood

Best New Clothing on a Budget H&M

Best New Law No indoor smoking

Best New York Athlete Mike Piazza

Best New York City University Hunter College

Best New York Daily The New York Times

Best New York Press Comic "Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles"

Best New York Press Writer Jim Knipfel

Best New York Times Columnist Maureen Dowd

Best Nightlife Listings Time Out New York

Best Non-chain Coffee Porto Rico Importing Co.

Best Nursery (children) 74th St. Magic

Best Nursery (plants) New York Flowers and Plant Shed

Best Off-Field Yankee Moment Well's brawl

Best Outdoor Make-out Spot The Ramble

Best Pick-up Line "I work at New York Press."

Best Item to Have On-Hand for the Next Blackout Condoms

Best Pie Little Pie Company

Best Pitcher of Beer McSorley's

Best Place to Get Engaged Central Park

Best Place to Get Married Central Park

Best Place to Meet an Islamic Extremist Tie: Taxis, Delis

Best Pool Hall Slates Bar & Grill

Best Public Library 42nd St.

Best Public Park for Kids Tompkins Square Park

Best Public Pool Asser Levy

Best Public Skate Spot Union Square

Best Radio Personality Howard Stern

Best Reason to Leave NYC Free to smoke

Best Reason to Not Fuck a Hilton Sister STDs

Best Reason to Read New York Press Hooker Ads

Best Reason to Read the Village Voice Hooker Ads

Best Reason to Skip New York Press Hooker Ads

Best Reason to Skip the Village Voice Hooker Ads

Best Reason to Recall Mayor Bloomberg He sucks

Best Reason to Stay in NYC Still best city in the world

Best Recent News Concerning "Quality of Life" Recycling is back

Best Rehab Clinic Bellevue

Best Sex Party?Gay The Cock

Best Sex Party?Straight Cellblock

Best Sex Scandal Catholic Church

Best Sex Shop Toys in Babeland

Best Sneaker Store New Balance New York

Best Sock Monger Sock Man on St. Marks

Best Soft-Shell Crabs City Crab

Best Sports Section New York Post

Best Stew Persian

Best Stu Stu Schweitzer

Best Street Bookseller Guy on Bedford Ave.

Best Street Food Cart Dude at 41st & 5th

Best Street Performer Naked Cowboy

Best Subway Line F

Best Swingers Venue Paddles NYC

Best Tattooist Rising Dragon

Best Terror Threat Vulnerable subways

Best Theater Company Theater for the New City

Best Tranny Hooker Bar Silver Swan

Best Trend Staying in

Best T-Shirts Old Navy

Best Tuesday Night Party Beige at Bowery Bar

Best Use of Public Funds Libraries

Best Used Porn All Worlds Video

Best Vegan Pizza Viva

Best Video Store TLA Video

Best Volunteer Opportunity Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City

Best Waste of Public Funds West Nile spraying

Best WFMU DJ Glen Jones

CORRECT ANSWERS Best 24-Hour Breakfast Menu: DennyÕs Best Activist Group: Black Pantehrs Best After-Hours Party: KoyenÕs Apt. Best Animal at the Central Park Zoo: Red Panda Best Art Gallery: Neil SwaabÕs Apt. Best Band with Average Age under 30: Hanson Best Bank: Washington Mutual Best Bar for Pool: The Edge Best Bar to Throw Down: Village IdiotÑwanna fight about it? Best Bathroom for Drugs: Vince Lombardi Rest Stop Best Bathroom for Sex: St. PatrickÕs Cathedral Best Bike Shop: That one on 52nd St. Best Bookstore: Amazon.com Best Car Rental: Enterprise Best Celebrity Arrest: Dell Guy Best Cheap Hotel: Days Inn Best Cheap Tacos: San Loco Best Comedy Venue: City Hall Best Computer Store: Apple Store Soho Best Dance Floor: Mehanata 416 B.C. Best Doggie Treats: Hugs and Kisses (awww) Best Doomed Local Athlete: N. Scott Stedman Best Embarrassing Political Moment: John KerryÕs Haircut Best Escort Service: NYU Best Fish and Chips: Chip Shop (Park Slope) Best Flea Market: HellÕs Kitchen Best Foie Gras: On an editorial salary? Best Food Co-op: Key Food dumpster Best Free Bar Food: RudyÕs Bar & Grill Best Fresh Bread: Farmers Market Best Fresh Fruit: Farmers Market Best Fresh Seafood: Farmers Market Best Gossip Page: ÒB-ListersÓ Best Guacamole: Adam BulgerÕs fatherÕs kitchen Best Gym: Yeah, GleasonÕs, wanna fight about it? Best Happy Hour: 3 a.m. Best Hiphop DJ: Dan Martino Best Home Improvement Store: Curbside on garbage night Best Hospital: Canada Best Ice Cream Cone: Sugar Best Indian Food on 6th St.: DoesnÕt matter Best Italian Ice: Lemon Ice King of Corona Best Item to Have On-Hand for the Next Blackout: Ecstasy Best-Kept Secret: That Byron Allen has had a late-night entertainment program for many years Best Kitchen Supplies: Home Depot Best Landmark Building: WTC (awww) Best Laundromat: GirlfriendÕs motherÕs house Best Letter of the Alphabet: Tie: F & U Best Lighting Store: Just Bulbs Best Liquor Store: Crossroads Best Local Brewery: Rheingold Best Local Crime/Criminal: Christopher X. Brodeur Best Local Politician: Christopher X. Brodeur Best Local Record Label: Tiger Style Best Local Website: thehun.com Best Glossy Magazine with ÒNew YorkÓ in the Title: The New Yorker Best Major-Event Music Venue: Central Park Best Man with a Van: Face Best Meatball: John Travolta Best Media Scandal: ÒMaakiesÓ defects to Voice Best MenÕs Barber: Boris on 29th St. Best Mets Trade: Optimism for stoicism Best Milkshake: Original New York Milkshake Company Best Movie Theater: Landmark Sunshine Best Neighborhood to Buy an Affordable Home: Delaware Best New Clothing on a Budget: FileneÕs Basement Best New Law: No driving with cellphones Best New York Athlete: Mike Tyson Best New York City University: Baruch Best New York Daily: The New York Times Best New York Press Comic: ÒRehabilitating Mr. WigglesÓ Best New York Press Writer: Yes, Knipfel, still Best New York Times Columnist: Paul Krugman Best Nightlife Listings: New York Press Best Non-chain Coffee: Cafe Pick Me Up Best Nursery (children): Washington Square Park Dog Run Best Nursery (plants): Central Park when no oneÕs looking Best Off-Field Yankee Moment: WellsÕ book Best Outdoor Make-out Spot: Brooklyn Heights Promenade Best Pick-up Line: ÒI work at the Village Voice.Ó Best Pie: Cherry rhubarb Best Pitcher of Beer: Reservoir Best Place to Get Engaged: Staten Island Best Place to Get Married: City Hall Best Place to Meet an Islamic Extremist: The U.N. Best Pool Hall: Corner Billiards Best Public Library: 42nd St. Best Public Park for Kids: McDonaldÕs Best Public Pool: East River Best Public Skate Spot: New Jersey Best Radio Personality: Sid Rosenberg Best Reason to Leave NYC: Burial in a serene cemetery Best Reason to Not Fuck a Hilton Sister: Dignity Best Reason to Read New York Press: Matt Taibbi Best Reason to Read the Village Voice: Nat Hentoff Best Reason to Skip New York Press: William Bryk resigned Best Reason to Skip the Village Voice: Unintelligible culture writing Best Reason to Recall Mayor Bloomberg: Makes matzoh from the bones of Christian babies Best Reason to Stay in NYC: If we leave, the terrorists win Best Recent News Concerning ÒQuality of LifeÓ: Rape is falling out of fashion Best Rehab Clinic: Starbucks Best Sex PartyÑGay: The Blade office Best Sex PartyÑStraight: New York Press office Best Sex Scandal: Andrew Sullivan goes bareback Best Sex Shop: The box under our new partnerÕs bed Best Sneaker Store: Garden State Plaza Best Sock Monger: Kmart Best Soft-Shell Crabs: The new New York Press editors Best Sports Section: New York Sports Express, duh Best Stew: Beef Best Stu: Stu Schweitzer, hooyah Best Street Bookseller: Guy near NYU Best Street Food Cart: The one Mister Softee left that sells weed Best Street Performer: Breakdancing subway kids Best Subway Line: G Best Swingers Venue: Squirt.org Best Tattooist: Fine Line Best Terror Threat: Vincent Gallo makes another movie Best Theater Company: 29th St. Rep. Best Tranny Hooker Bar: Edelweiss Best Trend: Wifebeaters, no bras Best T-Shirts: ÒFuck You, You Fucking FuckÓ and ÒI fucked a New York Press editor and all I got was this lousy case of the clapÓ Best Tuesday Night Party: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy potluck dinner at ZaitchikÕs apartment Best Use of Public Funds: Mandatory abortions for colored people Best Used Porn: The guy who sells old Hustlers on 6th Ave. Best Vegan Pizza: Make it yourself with a ball of dough from your favorite pizzeria and fresh toppingsÑquite civilized, no? Best Video Store: Time Warner On-Demand Best Volunteer Opportunity: New York Press Editorial Intern Program Best Waste of Public Funds: Special Ed. Best WFMU DJ: Eva Neuberg