The South Street Seaport got one step closer to getting a shiny new facelift when plans for a Pier 17 redesign were praised by members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission at a hearing yesterday. SHoP Architects' design for the new pier, which was ... »
Because a new coke machine just wants you to hug it, check out today's end-of-day links: a haunted house lawsuit, bees at the Waldorf-Astoria, headless chickens in Central Park, and Titanic 3D triumphs. Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and l... »
One person is dead and another was left in critical condition after both were hit by subway trains in separate incidents early this morning. Police say that a 24-year-old drunk man somehow got onto the elevated tracks at Broadway and 31st Street statio... »
Ahh, Astoria. The land of backyards and "that beergarden" Manhattanites sojourn to a few times a year. Serious Eats founder Adam Kuban calls Astoria home and graciously gave us a local's look at the neighborhood's many, tasty gems. [ mor... »
Occupy Wall Street protesters took advantage of the beautiful weather by protesting's Mitt Romney's fund-raiser at the Waldorf-Astoria. Armed with signs ranging from "Kiss My Grits" to "Romney Is The 1%," from "Taxes Aren't For Everyone" to "Wil... »
As Mitt Romney is raising money at the Walfdof-Astoria today (don't worry, there are Occupy Wall Street protesters on the scene!), the Democrats are trying to raise money off his remarks to a St. Louis TV station where he said, "Planned Parenthood, we'... »
Smash Is In Our Bike Lane"/ At a Community Board 1 meeting in Greenpoint last night, local residents hemmed and hawed about the television show Smash, which has been filming in studios in the area. This is nothing new, as New Yorkers have long complain... »
Williamsburg hotspot Metropolitan's vine-tangled patio, scattered with picnic tables and lawn chairs, draws throngs of tank-top-wearing, chain-smoking, $2-PBR-swilling gays from across the city seven nights a week—and the neighbors have had enough. Mem... »
Beneath New York City lies a vast network of abandoned tunnels, caverns, nooks and crannies that the average joe will never see. But urban explorer Steve Duncan is not your average joe! As you'll see in their Undercity series, he and filmmaker Andrew W... »
Astoria needs another Greek restaurant like the European Union needs another broke Mediterranean country to support, but we guess there's always room for one more. Introducing Thymari, a new restaurant on 34th Ave that promises to "span centuries of cl... »
According to the Post, conductor Thomas Christopher, 35, allegedly got into a verbal argument with the 18-year-old boy aboard the southbound R train as it traveled near the 36th Street station in Astoria around 3:50 a.m. today (DNAInfo claims the incid... »
The annual Santa Streak is back again for a second year, and it's happening tomorrow—one week before SantaCon, where at least people leave their holiday outfits on until bedding Mrs. Claus at the end of the bar crawl. If you have any desire to streak (... »
Over the weekend we had a chance to visit the long-abandoned Waldorf-Astoria subway platform, which allowed VIPs to enter the hotel in a more private manner—most famously it was used by Franklin D. Roosevelt, possibly to hide the fact that... »
