Mar 29th, 2011 at 11:00AM: On Friday, an adolescent Egyptian cobra escaped from New York's Bronx Zoo.
The reptile house closed immediately after her escape, and zookeepers are saying she could take weeks to come out of hiding. While we can't vouch for the authenticity of the snake taking Manhattan, you can follow her adventures on Twitter, where @bronxzooscobra has been chronicling the travels of the errant snake with over ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Bronx Zoo cobra on the loose takes Manhattan...and Twitter
Mar 29th, 2011 at 11:00AM: On Friday, an adolescent Egyptian cobra escaped from New York's Bronx Zoo.
The reptile house closed immediately after her escape, and zookeepers are saying she could take weeks to come out of hiding. While we can't vouch for the authenticity of the snake taking Manhattan, you can follow her adventures on Twitter, where @bronxzooscobra has been chronicling the travels of the errant snake with over ...VIDEO: Take a stop-motion trip to 1983 New York City
Mar 23rd, 2011 at 10:30AM:
In just under six minutes, you can take a (mostly) stop-motion trip to 1983 New York City in this short film called "N.Y.C. (No York City)" by Rick Liss with music by Laurie Anderson. The video follows a dizzying path through Manhattan, past familiar landmarks like the World Trade Center, the subway, and Central Park (check out the roller skaters!). While the clothes and cars may seem dated, ...
Nomading Film Festival announces NY venue
Mar 15th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
If you're a New Yorker, a film enthusiast, a traveler that loves good storytelling, or combination of all three; clear your calendar for June 18th and set your sights on the West Village's massive Hostelling International-New York.
The Brooklyn-based Nomading Film Festival has announced that they'll be holding their big night of screenings in the biggest hostel in North America - an ...Free condoms in New York City? Safe sex is only an app away, so tap that app today!
Feb 15th, 2011 at 12:00PM: The New York City Health Department is serious about safe sex. So serious, in fact, that it gives away a staggering three million free condoms every month. Now they want to make sure everyone knows where to find these little packets of joy. They've come out with an app for the iPhone and Android phones that shows you exactly where the five closest distribution points are. And with more than a ...Coney Island's Scream Zone to boast two thrilling roller coasters
Feb 7th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Coney Island is about to get a much needed boost in the thrills department. Once home to cutting edge amusement rides and the World's fastest roller coaster in the famed Coney Island Cyclone, the area has closed rides and had few roller coasters of note. Scream Zone looks to change that with two new roller coasters.
Steeplechase Horses Coaster might be considered the headliner for the new ...Soul Food: 4 New York places of worship to find an unforgettable meal
Feb 4th, 2011 at 10:00PM: In a city that elevates certain chefs to god-like status and treats their restaurants as shrines for gastronomic worship, how about a more humbling dining experience in an actual house of worship? Several churches, places of worship and temples throughout New York are preparing and serving meals for anybody that drops by that are always delicious, unique, and either inexpensive or free.
The ...Review: Not For Tourists New York iPhone app
Feb 3rd, 2011 at 2:00PM: For those of you familiar with Not for Tourists books, you know that they are handy little guides designed to help locals (and visitors) discover new and interesting places that are oft-overlooked by the larger guidebook series out there. While their books are typically pocket-size and easy to carry, not everyone (especially actual locals) wants to always be toting a guidebook around with them. ...NYC Fails at Blizzard Cleanup
Jan 2nd, 2011 at 8:00AM: Residents of New York City were promised that every street in the city would be plowed by Thursday morning. With several city streets still snowbound, that promise seems to have been false. Stranded without access to buried cars, many city buses, or taxis, the snow in New York has made it difficult for some commuters to even use the subway.
City sanitation commissioner John Doherty promised on ...New Roosevelt Island Tram in NYC
Nov 30th, 2010 at 3:15PM:
Cities employ myriad modes of transportation for commuters and tourists. From subways to rickshaws to monorails to water taxis, there is no shortages of ingenuity when it comes to moving people around. In 1976, however, New York City became the first city in the world to operate a tram for urban transportation. The Roosevelt Island Tram transported people between Roosevelt Island and east side ...Met returns Tutankhamun artifacts to Egypt
Nov 12th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning 19 artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb to Egypt. This is another success in Egypt's ongoing battle to bring home its heritage. Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass is spearheading the drive and says he's repatriated more than 5,000 artifacts. These include a fragment of Egyptian sculpture the Met discovered last year had actually been stolen, and ...Photo of the Day (11.9.10)
Nov 9th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
If you live in New York City, it would have been hard not to notice a certain spectacle taking place over the weekend.
On Sunday, November 7th, a record 45,344 runners turned out to compete in New York's 41st annual marathon; the largest and most widely spectated marathon in the world. An average of two million people line the streets every year to cheer on runners from around the world in ...Marrakech Hotel goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct 8th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
The Marrakech Hotel on New York's Upper West Side isn't just putting out a donation jar or donating a few spare percentage points to breast cancer research this October, they've taken it a leap further and gone pink! I headed over there with my camera to see what their pink-ified room was really like.
I was impressed with the hotel itself; you get a lot of charm for a very reasonable price ...Royalton to offer iPads in all guest rooms
Jul 21st, 2010 at 2:00PM: The latest hotel to jump on the iPad craze is straight out of NYC and prepping its iPads for Fashion Week. The Royalton, a member of the Morgans Hotel Group, will launch a new virtual concierge program via iPads, which will be available in all guest rooms at the hotel.
These iPads will host content from "The List" destination guide, curated by the Morgans Hotel's concierge teams in ...Hotel Review: The World Center Hotel, first hotel to open at Ground Zero
Jun 9th, 2010 at 9:30AM: When I told people where I was going and what I was doing, the same three words continued to make their way into different conversations: redevelop, rebuild and revitalization. I hadn't been to lower Manhattan since before Sept. 11, 2001, and quite frankly I had no plans to return. I remember where I was on 9/11, what I did and what happened next, and I wondered how, in this lifetime, we would ...New York City street vendors to accept credit cards
May 21st, 2010 at 10:30AM: Starting in June, if you've got a hankering for some street meat in New York City, you'll be able to use a credit card to purchase your kebab. As part of a trial program in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, select street vendors will begin accepting credit card payments for food.
If the initial response to the experiment is positive, it could be rolled out to all New York City street vendors ...Daily Pampering: Grand Opening gifts from New York's newest Hilton
Apr 20th, 2010 at 4:00PM: The Hilton Manhattan East has opened its doors at 304 East 42nd Street, between First and Second Avenues.
You may remember the historic Tudor Hotel New York. Well, Hilton has bought the 1931 neo-gothic tower and given it a multi-million dollar renovation to include 300 luxury guest rooms furnished in sophisticated blue and earth tones, spacious marble bathrooms and state-of the art technology ...New York City on a budget - is it worth staying in New Jersey?
Apr 14th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
This past weekend, I embarked on a journey I have often avoided taking: I went across the Hudson River and spent two nights in New Jersey. My goal was to determine whether or not staying in New Jersey is actually a smart, cheaper, just-as-good way to visit New York City.
My snobbish aversion to New Jersey is partially born of fear. I don't know how to "do" New Jersey, and everyone I know who ...What German McDonald's thinks of New York City
Apr 6th, 2010 at 4:30PM:
Apparently Germans really like to visit New York City. How else to explain a new Big Apple-inspired menu of cupcakes, now appearing at McDonald's restaurants across Germany? According to food website Eater, the new German cupcake campaign features sweet desserts named after New York's "tourist hot-spots," including Chelsea, Central Park, SoHo and the East Village. The campaign appears to be a ...10 Reasons London's Tube is better than the NYC Subway
Jan 30th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
I'm a New Yorker. I spend plenty of time on the subway. At present, I'm in London, and I just can't help but notice the staggering differences between the Tube and the MTA. Frankly, there is a lot we could stand to learn from the masterminds behind the Tube. I'm writing this from the UK, so as not to incur bad subway karma (you know, when you have a series of just-missed-the-train experiences) ...New York City bargain destination perfect for a 3-day weekend
Dec 30th, 2009 at 10:00AM: New York City may be the most expensive place to live, but if you like to walk; it's a bargain to visit. Arrive by Friday late afternoon, and by Sunday evening you can knock off most of the must see places and eat without spending much money. By the end, you'll know a good bit of what makes this city so grand.
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