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Turkey Cruelty Ad Nixed By NBC

The animal rights advocates at PETA wanted to run this commercial during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. However, the organization says they were told their "family-friendly announcement against abusing turkeys" didn't meet network ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Macy's,  New York Times Company

Toning Up In Transit

If you've had to cut the gym from your budget, Urlesque reminds us that we're all already paying for an on-the-go workout space: the subway. They've compiled some videos of subway exercise methods from cities all over — the best and most ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Artist Arrested on High Line

Artist and rabble rouser Robert Lederman sent us word that he was arrested this past Saturday afternoon on the 14th Street section of the High Line. He was issued 5 summonses, handcuffed and taken to the Precinct by Park Enforcement Patrol officers, ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Adrian Benepe

One-Time LES Resident Billy the Kid Turns 150

According to the little information out there on Billy the Kid, today would have been his 150th birthday. Did you know the Wild West outlaw may have hailed from 70 Allen Street on the Lower East Side? Depending on who you believe, he was either born ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Billy the Kid,  William Henry

The Legend of the Sewer Gator

Alligators serenely paddling around in his sewers. The beam of his own flashlight had spotlighted alligators whose length, on the average, was about two feet. Some may have been longer. Avoiding the swift current of the trunk lines under major ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Miss G Train Hails From Queens

Miss G Train has officially been crowned. Last Thursday the City Reliquary held their pageant for the line, and fittingly the evening was met with some hold ups — the Brooklyn Paper reports that one judge was delayed, and two contestants never even ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Yankees

Who's The Biggest "Hellraiser" On Our Streets?

The paper declares that the "pesky pedicabs" (otherwise deemed "hellraisers") were fewer in number over the weekend, "leaving the streets blissfully clear of many of the maddening nuisances." Now that the new regulations have gone into effect and the ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jon Stewart

Video: Discovering the Flushing Pimp

The WNYC "Radio Rookies" recently went on a search for the "Flushing Pimp," whom many have consistently seen on the streets in Queens throughout the years (he's even got a Facebook page dedicated to him). Their search took some dark turns, however, ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: WNYC,  Facebook Inc.

Post Office Death Count Down to 5

Yesterday the US Postal Service announced they would save 9 of the 14 branches that were set to shutter, due to a decrease in business. CityRoom reports that the five still being shut down are in the Bronx and Queens. Upon finding out a nearby branch ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  21 Nov 2009

Finding Optimism on Your MetroCard

The latest public art project to glean some attention can fit right in your pocket... but it's gonna cost ya. The NY Times reports that seven million MetroCards were distributed starting in September, all containing the word "optimism" on the back. ...

From JEN CARLSON, Gothamist,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MTA

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