For the Record…
Monday, April 7th, 2008Sheldon Silver killed Congestion Pricing. Enjoy your massive budget deficit, MTA. [SAS]
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Sheldon Silver killed Congestion Pricing. Enjoy your massive budget deficit, MTA. [SAS]
Abandoned Baby Lookalike
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Reader Brooklyn Gal pointed out that a face that's been in the news lately looks a lot like... a face that's been in the news lately. On left, baby Daniella, the 6-month-old baby girl who was dropped off at a firehouse by a livery cab driver in Queens. On right, Presidential ...
Miserable and Loving It
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Forbes just put out a list of the 10 most miserable cities in the country. Guess who's #4? New York City! Let's take a look at our company: 10. Providence, RI: I grew up here. I had a pretty miserable childhood. So there you go. 9. Charlotte, NC: Highlights of Charlotte: sitting ...
East Village Idiot’s Predictions for 2008
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008January 21: Still baffled by 2007's maple syrup and natural gas smells, a new scent wafts through New York City. The scent is White Diamonds by Elizabeth Taylor, placed in a large container in the Hudson River that corrects its spray to prevailing winds. February 29: I am forced to move to ...
It’s Snowing! Everyone Panic!
Monday, November 19th, 2007Hey, did you know that it's almost winter? Apparently, nobody here did. Two inches of snow fell in North Jersey and they cancelled school there. I think wall-to-wall media coverage of snowstorms is turning us into pussies. The top story on WNBC.com: Snow Snarls N.J. Commute. The story is accompanied by stunning photographs of a dusting ...
Meet the Women of Fox Business Channel
Monday, October 1st, 2007I'm a news geek, so I'm really excited about the Fox Business Channel, even though I despise Fox with a passion for trying to make news sexy by taking all the actual content out of it and throwing pretty bimbos up on the screen. Oh, wait. Here they go again. That last dude... come ...
You Don’t Say.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007Um, I don't think that phrase applies in this situation. 'Dead' is bad.
Good News, Bad News
Thursday, June 7th, 2007Today's top news stories, as plotted on the official East Village Idiot "How Much I Care" Spectrum:
Breaking News: 92.3 to Become K-Rock at 5pm
Thursday, May 24th, 2007For those of you like me who have completely stopped listening to radio because there's nothing decent on the airwaves anymore, I have some news. January 1, 2006 was a dark day for radio in New York. That's when K-Rock flipped formats to the trainwreck that was "Free FM," a talk ...
I’m Feeling Congested Today
Monday, April 23rd, 2007I don't mean to go on a rant here, but... People Who Have No Right to Complain About Proposed "Congestion Pricing" in Manhattan: The douchebag from Long Island who blew $75,000 on a Land Rover but whines about spending $8 a day to drive into Manhattan. He also whines about paying for his kid's new braces, ...
