@goodcow--everyone needs to print out that passage and keep that in mind. The MTA is a screwy organization, but it has been hobbled by Albany/Pataki. ...

I like how Fabio pronounced dragon "dragoons" -- so cute! Also, I think the contestants should know that relying on an already-prepared protein (like a store-made/store-bought sausage) as the centerp...

@Dude69--I thought this was interesting because there was talk of whether Sarah Palin would appoint herself to his seat, if Stevens were re-elected. And also the idea that the election vote-counting ...

@angry pickle--maybe so he won't be able to drink and drive again?...

What I don't get is how ICE took a man (who was applying for his green card) into custody--a letter about his interview was sent to the wrong place-- and let him die there while ignoring his pleas for...

@BoerumHillJo-- you ain't kidding....

@BQE -- you can compare Gothamist to Google ANY DAY....

@HowBoutDemCowboys--the driver was a woman and the lone passenger was a women. I'm working on an update about this for later....

@repsandwarrants--thanks, I'm making that distinction in the post....

Also, the subway stop at Madison Square Garden is 34th Street! 33rd Street is East Side. ...

@djwerdna--I think I may have encountered the same Asian guy--or another one who has a similar story--at Grand Central. He says he's a professor who is from South Korea and staying in NJ but in NYC...

Or least refuse it. That raise could go to like 90 $600 scholarships for students in need. ...

Yeah, but there's one upside--the tree is so old (and heavy) and the owners were worried whether it would survive the storms. ...

I like that Biden is holding a green folder of unknown documents. I assume they are just take-out menus, though....

I thought it was really cute when Padma was super impressed with Eugene's Indian dish. I also liked how Hosea was like "What's Brighton Beach?"...

If there's an express train from Times Square to Coney Island, maybe it should be a tricked out carnival ride type of train car. ...

@felixthecat-- I think it's okay to disagree about this, too. ...

@joeb--the racist rhetoric is talk that supposedly about 70% of African Americans voted for Prop 8/banning gay marriage. Some believe that number is overblown. @felixthecat--Many of the Prop 8 oppon...

@SomethingBetter-- Santiago faced more charges than Rodriguez. Rodriguez only faced manslaughter and unlawful imprisonment, while Santiago faced manslaughter, unlawful imprisonment, assault, and enda...

@matty-- It's actually been almost three years, if you count when Nixzmary's death was first reported. And that news was absolutely wrenching, just one terrible detail after the other. I really hope...