east village idiot

At long last, it’s time for March Radness 2008. This is a bracket with all the things you love to hate and hate to love about New York. This year, we’ve whittled down the field to 32 teams, so it’ll move a little bit quicker (especially considering it’s, uh, 3 days before the end of March). I really just made it under the wire here.

We’re going to begin today with the Outerborough Region. Who will reign supreme in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens? Hey, that almost rhymes! Sorry, Staten Island. Maybe next year you’ll sport a team, but in the meantime, at least you’ve got a good chance in the TIT - the Trashheap Invitational Tournament.

It’s quite simple: this is a game. Vote for whatever team you love to hate or hate to love. Either way, we’ll post the results and move on to the next round.

Last year’s champion, The L Train, faces a strong challenger in the #8 seed, Livery Cabs. Both of them get you places (in the case of the L Train, not necessarily reliably), but one is a helluva lot cheaper than the other. Also, it seems like your odds of getting raped on the L Train lately are actually lower than if you’re in a car.

The 4-5 matchup is a debate that has raged in New York for ages: JFK or LaGuardia? Sure, LaGuardia’s closer, but you’ll never get out on time. Wait, you’ll never get out on time at JFK, either - if you ever get there. This one’s a real barnburner.

#6 seed Red Hook, whose shiny new (and still not-yet-opened) Ikea made it to last year’s third round, is on the decline. Watch out, here comes Long Island City! Oh, wait, it’s got no Grocery Store? Well, at least it’s got a floating aluminum tree!

The 2-7 matchup may be the biggest brawl of them all. Just when you thought the DOH was going to crackdown on dogs in bars (Hey! Look! It’s a list of bars breaking the law! I can’t go to any of them anyway, because I’m allergic to dogs!), another trend emerged: self-righteous yuppie parents bringing their babies in bars. Watch out - this one’s gonna get ugly!

Here’s a bunch of your voting doo-hinkies. Vote early, vote often!

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