Sep 2nd, 2011 at 3:00PM:
5Pointz probably won't be around much longer. In case you haven't heard, one of New York's finest art installments may be coming down for the sake of urban expansion: two 30 story apartment buildings in an increasingly hip neighborhood. And such seems to be the story in ever expanding cities like New York. What is good is not synonymous with what has longevity. Without generating a profit up ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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5Pointz is coming down and it's a shame
Sep 2nd, 2011 at 3:00PM:
5Pointz probably won't be around much longer. In case you haven't heard, one of New York's finest art installments may be coming down for the sake of urban expansion: two 30 story apartment buildings in an increasingly hip neighborhood. And such seems to be the story in ever expanding cities like New York. What is good is not synonymous with what has longevity. Without generating a profit up ...New York City opens America's first elevator museum
Jul 6th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Going up (or down) to New York? Hit the button for Queens and head to the country's first elevator museum. Former elevator repairman and collector Patrick Carrajat opened the museum last week to chronicle the history of the American elevator from the oldest Otis elevator in 1861 to an autographed photo from the movie Titanic of the ship's elevator. Located in Long Island City, the "nexus of the ...NYC snow might not stop until mid-May, according to meteorologist
Apr 1st, 2011 at 4:00PM:
Despite the recent spring snow in NYC, New Yorkers are keeping their heads up, looking forward to warm weather. But one meteorologist is advising New Yorkers not to get their hopes up too soon.
"This recent snowfall may not be the last spring snow shower we see in New York", says meteorologist, Harvey Cline. Cline has spent nearly the last decade studying the notorious nor'easters. As a ...Former flight attendant feels overwhelmed and tubby
Dec 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
During a visit at the Queens Criminal Court to report on his substance abuse treatment progress, former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater said, "I am a little overwhelmed." He added, "I'm trying to stay focused and organized and keeping my priorities straight," according to the NY Post.
The former flight attendant was ordered into counseling as part of a plea agreement to two counts of ...Ten budget travel tips for New York City
Dec 1st, 2010 at 10:00AM:
New York can be crazy expensive. $8 for a bottle of beer. $300/night for a hotel room. $400 for dinner at famed Japanese restaurant Masa. As someone who spent most of 2008-09 writing about the Big Apple for Gadling and who's lived here over 7 years, it's a sad fact I've come to know all too well. But here's another shocking fact I've discovered about my adopted hometown: if you know the right ...Impromptu striptease on Delta flight ends in hospitalization
Nov 30th, 2010 at 1:00PM: It's always wild when passengers do crazy stuff on flights, but the trend has taken a new twist: the media always seems to be present. A CNN photographer was on hand to find bullets left behind by a law enforcement officer, and now a news manager from Newsday was present to witness a passenger stripping.
On Delta Flight 6562 over the weekend the woman, who hasn't been named, peeled off layers ...Steven Slater's home burglarized by partner's brother: insult added to injury
Oct 21st, 2010 at 3:30PM:
If Steven Slater was going to use the cash under his mattress to repay JetBlue, he needs to put together another plan. The day after he plead guilty to a felony charges (which could be knocked down to misdemeanors in year), it was revealed that the former flight attendant's home was robbed.
John Rochelle, Slater's partner's brother, is accused of having absconded with a laptop, printer and ...Former JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater pleads guilty
Oct 20th, 2010 at 1:30PM: For putting lives at risk – rather hypocritical for a person who's supposed to be in the "safety business" – he faced felony charges for criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing. He faced up to seven years in prison.
By pleading guilty, Slater will only serve a year in a mental health and alcohol/substance abuse treatment center, instead of the one-to-three-year ...Costume store develops angry flight attendant Steven Slater costume
Oct 13th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
I haven't put on a costume for Halloween in years, but I think that's going to change this year. I want to spend an evening as flight attendant hero irresponsible nut Steven Slater. In case you spent the summer living under a rock, Slater's the flight attendant who tangled with a passenger (you know, one of the people he was responsible for protecting), popped the emergency slide, grabbed some ...Four views of Shake Shack burgers in New York City
Sep 14th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
The line always seems to be long in Madison Square Park. Shake Shack, known for its burgers as well, always draws a crowd, and it isn't unusual to spend an hour or more waiting to sink your teeth into its greasy delights. I've done it, and I know I'm not alone. Well, the stand's popularity has led to expansion, and there are now four locations across Manhattan, with a fifth in Queens at Citi ...Nutty flight attendant Slater leaves JetBlue, claims he wasn't fired
Sep 7th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
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For JetBlue, at least, the Steven Slater saga appears to be finished. The flight attendant who couldn't handle his passenger safety cart-pushing responsibilities any longer resigned from JetBlue last week, according to his attorney. Initially, the delusional employee wanted his old job back. JetBlue has said that Slater ...
U.S. Open: Chomp on a Hotdog
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 8:00AM:
Hotdogs and sporting events belong together, so when I went to my first U.S. Open tennis match, I knew I'd have to see what the Arthur Ashe Stadium had to offer. Given a delay caused by matches earlier in the day, the Nadal/Gabashvili pairing started late, so I wasn't able to take my first bite until darkness had descended over Queens.
I left my seat and ambled over to the concession as the ...JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater tries to turn 15 minutes into 20
Aug 19th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
Okay, so you know by now that Steven Slater has hired a heavy-hitter publicist. The JetBlue flight attendant who grabbed some road beer before popping the emergency slide and driving for freedom in Queens clearly can't go back to his old job, so he's looking for some alternatives. There is talk of reality show action, but Howard Bragman, the big name representing Slater, notes that they have some ...Gaming hotels coming to New York City
Aug 18th, 2010 at 1:00PM: New York might soon host a new type of high-roller.
Kuala Lumpur-based Genting Malaysia Bhd is planning to invest $1.3 billion on a gaming facility at New York City's Aqueduct racetrack, located in Queens. According to Hotels Magazine, the proposed facility, called Resorts World New York, will house three proposed hotels.
Genting currently operates and has ownership stakes in more than ...Steven Slater Video: Watch the nutty flight attendant ride to infamy
Aug 15th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
The above video comes from NBC New York, which claims the exclusive on it. Seventeen seconds in, you can see the emergency slide pop out from the right side of the plane (which is actually on your left). It happens in the center of the screen, but you need to look carefully, because the view is partially obstructed. The slide pops out toward the front of the plane. At 26 seconds, you can see ...
JetBlue memo: Steven Slater's slide "as dangerous as a gun"
Aug 14th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
The Associated Press has unearthed an internal JetBlue memo, and it's pretty clear that the airline doesn't view disgruntled flight attendant Steven Slater as a hero. In fact, JetBlue's memo has characterized his actions as inexcusable.
Loved because he left his job in grand fashion – despite the fact that "aviation is in his blood" and he wants the gig back – the emerging reality ...
Delusional JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater wants his job back
Aug 13th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Who wants a job that drove him so nuts he went ballistic and jumped out the back door of a plane? Well, that would be Steven Slater, of course. The flight attendant now famous for popping the escape chute, grabbing a beer and going home from JFK airport in Queens – who has been thinking about this for the past two decades – wants his job back. And, that makes sense, since he isn't ...
Layover alert: superb roti near JFK
Jul 17th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Got a longish layover at JFK? Have an hour to kill before showing up at the airport? Or simply want to get in the mood for the Southern Caribbean?
Some of New York's best Caribbean-style roti is served at Atma's Roti Shop (127-07 Rockaway Boulevard, Queens, 718-641-1769) just minutes from JFK by car.
Caribbean roti, for the uninitiated, is a spongy, filling wheat flatbread. It is usually ...Travel Q&A with author & cook Tamara Reynolds
Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:30PM: Tamara Reynolds is a the co-founder (with Zora O'Neill) of The Sunday Night Dinner, an Astoria, Queens-based supper club. The Sunday Night Dinner, which continues to thrive, was well ahead of what has become a supper club trend. Out of the Sunday Night Dinner came a fabulous cookbook, Forking Fantastic, which Reynolds co-authored with O'Neill. Travel is key to Reynolds' imagination as a cook. She ...Undiscovered New York: Modern art in Long Island City
Aug 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: It's no secret New York is downright spoiled by a world-class modern art scene. Art lovers flock to great museums like MoMA, galleries in Chelsea and the famous annual Armory Show. With all this great creativity so close at hand, it's hard to believe that one of New York's best neighborhoods for modern art isn't in Manhattan - it actually lies just across the East River in Long Island City. Long ...
