New England Review Reading, An Intimate Gathering in Chelsea

Written by NYPress on July 17, 2012. Posted in Arts & Film, Blog, Books, Theater, Uncategorized

The Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) presented an evening tribute to Middlebury College’s New England Review Monday night, featuring five writers who have graduated from Middlebury and/or been published in the Review. The reading was the Review’s first in the City. PTP is dedicated to extending arts beyond the Middlebury campus and into major cities. (by
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LES Shop Adds Alcohol to the Cupcake Craze

Written by NYPress on July 16, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle, Uncategorized

by Adel Manoukian It’s a cupcake re-imagined. Classically trained chef Brooke Siem and longtime baker and bartender Leslie Feinberg are the creative minds behind Prohibition Bakery that serves customers alcoholically flavored artisan cupcakes like Margarita and Mojito. Their new-age cupcakes are based off of what flavors compliment each different type of alcohol. For example, the
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Link Between OWS Protest and Unsolved 2004 Murder is Result of Lab Mistake (Updated)

Written by NYPress on July 11, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Uncategorized

UPDATE: It turns out that the only connection between the DNA sample lifted from a subway gate at a recent Occupy Wall Street protest and DNA collected in the unsolved 2004 murder of Juilliard student Sarah Fox was an NYPD lab worker who processed both, the Daily News reported Wednesday. The matching DNA was found
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The Jersey Shore, Round 2: Governor Christie Trash Talks Citizen

Written by NYPress on July 10, 2012. Posted in Politics, Uncategorized

by Laurent Berstecher The Jersey Shore may have gained planetary recognition thanks to the infamous MTV reality show, but the world has yet to hear about Jersey’s latest trashy celeb. I am referring of course to Governor Chris Christie, whose latest stunt involved a testosterone-filled altercation with a passerby. Gov. Christie, who was casually enjoying
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Show Me Your Papers (Or Die Trying): A French Perspective on Racial Profiling

Written by NYPress on July 9, 2012. Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Uncategorized

As debates surrounding the Supreme Court’s decision to amend Arizona’s SB 1070 Immigration law rage on, immigrant communities around the country have expressed concern that the “show me your paper” provision will lead to racial profiling. Meanwhile, defenders of the law, including Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, have argued that policemen are trained not to profile
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Column: Are City Council Hearings Better Than Broadway?

Written by NYPress on July 5, 2012. Posted in Blog, NY Press Exclusive, Uncategorized

There’s no “behind the scenes” of a City Council hearing, particularly one as contentious and impassioned as the recent hearing on NYU’s proposed expansion. Indeed the spectacle unfolded without pretense. (by Alissa Fleck) Last week at 8 a.m. on the morning of the hearing, plan opponents clutching massive, colorful banners flooded the City Hall steps
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Where’s the Best Burger on the Upper West Side?

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on July 3, 2012. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Uncategorized, West Side Spirit

We’ve rated some of the most popular and well-regarded burger joints on the Upper West Side. But we want our readers to tell us – which one is the absolute best
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Seven Ways to Have an Offbeat Fourth of July

Written by NYPress on July 3, 2012. Posted in Blog, NY Press Exclusive, Uncategorized

If you’re like me, you’re tired of the same old hot dog-eating contests and day-drunk doldrums of Fourths of July past. This year, you’re looking for a new way to declare your independence that doesn’t involve increasingly stimulating ways of risking life and limb to outdo the last year’s thrills. I’ve compiled the following list
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Who’s Really Behind That Furry Costume? A Look at NYC’s Elmo Impersonators

Written by NYPress on June 29, 2012. Posted in Blog, NY Press Exclusive, Uncategorized

An Elmo impersonator was arrested and subsequently hospitalized Sunday outside the Central Park Zoo for shouting, among other things, anti-Semitic obscenities at passersby. (by Alissa Fleck) An investigation into Elmo’s background uncovered the man, who gave the name Adam Sandler, formerly ran a Cambodian pornography site. Additionally, Gothamist revealed Elmo-gone-crazy-in-the-park is by no means an
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A Look at Some of Manhattan’s Urgent Care Centers

Written by NYPress on June 28, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle, Uncategorized

by Amanda Woods “In the past, the emergency room was your only option for receiving care for any minor or not-so-minor injury,” said Mark Melrose, D.O., co-founder of Urgent Care Manhattan on the Upper West Side. “The ER was the only game in town.” Today, about 40 percent of visits to hospital emergency departments are for nonurgent or semi-urgent problems,
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