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... »
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... »
"I am endorsing Romney because we need to win," former New York senator Al D' AmatoD' Amato, said outside the Waldorf-Astoria today. "We need to get a new president." But the anti-Romney passion of protestors outside the hotel was significantly more en... »
Mark Teixeira is being honored as the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year this afternoon. The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team are being recognized as the Sportswomen of the Year. Teixeira and representatives of the soccer team will be recognized at the 28th ... »
The March of Dimes has chosen Mark Teixeira and the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team as its Sportsman and Sportswomen of the Year. Abby Wambach and Hope Solo will accept on behalf of the soccer team at the March of Dimes New York Division’s 28th Annual Sports ... »
Gothamist has posted a great set of photos of the "secret subway station" under midtown's Waldorf-Astoria. The station was abandoned many decades ago.Over the weekend we had a chance to visit the long-abandoned Waldorf-Astoria train platform, which all... »
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... »
NEW YORK -- New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is buzzing with thousands of tiny new visitors. The luxury hotel has installed six beehives on its... »
