Teens’ Anti Gun Violence Film Hits Tribeca
It started with an idea. The students at the Teens Producers Academy at Maysles Institute wanted to stop the spread of gun violence amongst their peers and neighbors. Luckily, the Manhattan District...
View ArticleNew York Ahead of the Curve in MMA?
Professional mixed martial arts competition is still illegal in New York. The first sanctioned amateur fights just took place earlier this year. The fight to get competitive MMA legalized in this state...
View ArticleNYC’s Baby-Faced Criminals
A 4’5″ 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl robbed a 38-year-old woman in Central Park earlier this week. CBS New York reported that the 13-year-old girl straight up demanded that the woman hand over...
View ArticleAccording to the Internet: Need a Push-Up?
New York Natives took to the streets for our “According To The Internet” series. This time, we tested the findings of recent study, which revealed that 75% of women feel more confident when wearing a...
View ArticleNeighborhood x Neighborhood: Made in Brooklyn
Founded by New York native Dom Gervasi, Made in Brooklyn Tours offers guided walking expeditions focused on Brooklyn’s rich manufacturing heritage and the thriving “maker movement” that marks the...
View ArticleTwinkies are Coming Back (And So is My Childhood)
The news that Twinkies are coming back in July has made everything right with the world (at least for me). Sure there is war, famine, and disease in different parts of the world, but that doesn’t...
View ArticleExperiencing JR Mania Firsthand
Last weekend, street artist and TED Prize Winner JR, best known for his worldwide photo project, visited town for the premiere of his documentary, Inside Out: The People’s Art Project, at the Tribeca...
View ArticleOn the Limitations of the Nets’ Offense
After watching the Nets triple overtime loss to the Bulls on Saturday, I had a few questions: How does Nate Robinson’s swag-o-meter stay constantly full? Why does Deron Williams’ hair resemble dripping...
View ArticleWoman Finds Human Skull, Fetus on Street
In a decidedly gross turn of events, a woman in Queens stumbled upon a black garbage bag last week containing a (hopefully non-human) fetus in a jar, a human skull, a couple dollars, and some actual...
View ArticleUPDATE: To E-Hail or Not to E-Hail, That is The Question
UPDATE 4/29: Uber will soon be available to e-hail yellow cabs. Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky announced the one year pilot program last Friday. In “Live Like The Very Rich For Less,”...
View ArticleWelcome Back One Life to Live and All My Children
Update: This morning at 5:00 am the first episodes of the new seasons of One Life to Live and All My Children were posted on Hulu+ and iTunes. The shows only require one sixth of their original...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center’s Ascension Postponed
The new skyscraper at the WTC site was set to become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere Monday, April 29, but inclement weather has pushed the record setting event to next week....
View Article5 Pointz (Sort of) Lives On
The owners of the beloved Long Island City street art mecca, 5 Pointz, are planning to demolish the warehouse and transform it into a pair of deluxe residential towers by the end of the year. A few...
View ArticleTough Love: A Tale from New York’s Competitive Fighting Game Community
Earlier in April, the NYU Game Center hosted the Spring Fighter Tournament, one of the highest profile fighting game tournaments in New York. The tournament ran all day, though I showed up later in the...
View Article
