East Village Roundup: March 2015

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

7 Cats, 1 Dog Missing From East Village Explosion Site

... Leather-Face is one of seven cats who is missing after the explosion that took down three buildings in the East Village on Thursday, March 26. (via Washington Square Park blog) Leather-Face is a gray, tan and brown striped tabby with blue eyes. He ...

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Afternoon Bulletin: Cab Woes Solved? Wild Coyotes and More

New Yorkers might finally be able to hail a cab at 4pm, that notorious hour when the off-duty lights go on. I Quant NY's Ben Wellington has broken down the dreaded shift change-allegedly to ensure equality in fare revenues- and the two solutions include adding surcharges to an earlier time of day and charging different car rental fees at different times of the day.

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Family clings to hope as remains from NY blast are processed

A New York City Police Dept. Arson Explosion detective looks at the site of a building explosion in the East Village neighborhood of New York, Friday, March 27, 2015.

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Manhattan Mini Storage Offers Free Self-Storage to Displaced Survivors of East Village, NY, Explosion

Manhattan Mini Storage, which operates 17 self-storage facilities throughout New York City, is offering free, temporary storage for residents displaced by the March 26 explosion and fire that destroyed three buildings in the East Village neighborhood in Manhattan, N.Y. Affected residents are eligible to receive up to three months of complimentary storage while they recover from the incident and secure new housing, company officials said in a press release. Dozens of apartments were destroyed in the blaze, leaving many homeless.

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Family Clings to Hope as Remains From NY Blast Are Processed

A New York City Police Dept. Arson Explosion detective looks at the site of a building explosion in the East Village neighborhood of New York, Friday, March 27, 2015.

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Musicians and Artists Affected by East Village Explosion Persevere Past the Rubble

The explosion and subsequent fires in the East Village that occurred on March 26 destroyed three apartment buildings, a handful of businesses and, in one afternoon, displaced hundreds of New Yorkers. This one corner tucked between East 7th Street and 2nd Avenue served as a home and studio space for various artists and musicians, including singer/songwriter Laura Gibson, who was in her fifth floor apartment at 119 2nd Ave. at the time of the explosion.

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How to Sell Your Used Belongings Quickly in New York City

... will receive an offer and cash payout within minutes. Instant estimated quotes are available online here . East Village indie store Video Games New York virtually doubles as a video game museum, offering a full range of consoles from 1970s vintage ...

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... g emergency operations, East 5th Street to East 10th Street is closed between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue in the East Village of Manhattan. If you require access to the affected areas, please bring

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NYC blast probe highlights problem of stealing gas

While officials caution that they aren't ce... . A pile of rubble is seen Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York.

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NYC blast probe highlights problem of stealing gas

Monday, March 30, 2015

Rolls-Royce Ghost is the ultimate New York tour guide

... on sale, the Ghost cuts a very imposing figure everywhere it goes. Continue your ghost-themed tour of the East Village by stopping at the former home of beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg (437 E. 12th St., Manhattan) and walking through Tompkins Square ...

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Afternoon Bulletin: Cyclone Breaks Down, Citi Bike Revamp and More

... University in Harlem. ( Buzzfeed ) After a two day search, the bodies of two men who went missing in the East Village explosion were recovered Sunday. The gas explosion, which shook Second Avenue in the East Village Thursday afternoon, left at least ...

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Tourists Are Taking Selfies In Front Of New York Explosion Site

The blast killed two people and injured 22, but that hasn't stopped tourists from posing for cheerful selfies in front of the site of the East Village explosion in New York City. "Self-absorbed jerks are treating the East Village gas explosion site like a tourist attraction," reports the New York Post.

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1 of 2 victims of NYC explosion is officially identified

Rubble is moved Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York. A pile of rubble is seen Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York.

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Composting made easy wins over New Yorkers

Andrew Winter changes the bio-bag outside the 14th Street Y in New York City. The program collects about 2,000 pounds of compostable organic material a month.

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All firefighters deserve equal disability benefits

Firefighters were called to the site of an explosion and fire in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. From that unimaginably tragic house fire in Brooklyn that claimed the lives of seven children in the same family to the spectacular gas explosion and fire in an East Village apartment house that destroyed three buildings and caused scores of people to lose their homes, March has been a month of memorable fires in New York City.

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Eva Mendes now disses jeans

Eva Mendes seen shopping at Obscura Antiques and Oddities shop in East Village on October 22, 2013 in New York City. Actress Eva Mendes attends the Screening of "Girl In Progress" at the Directors Guild of America on May 2, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

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Room for one more?

... they'll just stick to watching the Mets Apparently some people are taking selfies in front of the New York East Village building that blew up last week, resulting in 25 injuries and probably two deaths. Which is shocking on two levels, perhaps less ...

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Focus shifts to cause of NYC explosion after 2 bodies found

A pile of rubble is seen Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York. Flowers lay scattered on the ground Sunday, March 29, 2015, across the street from the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York.

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Focus shifts to cause of NYC explosion after 2 bodies found

Sunday, March 29, 2015

10 Things to Know for Monday

Rubble is moved Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York. Members of the congregation raise their hands in celebration and prayer during a sermon at the Banner of Life bible church in the mainly Christian Sabon Gari neighborhood of Kano, northern Nigeria on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015.

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10 Things to Know for Monday

Rubble is moved Sunday, March 29, 2015, at the site of an apparent gas explosion that took place three days earlier in the East Village neighborhood of New York.

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Bodies found at site of collapsed New York buildings

... by Thursday's blast, which blew the front off a commercial and residential property on Second Avenue in East Village and led to a multi-building fire. New York Police Department Sergeant Lee Jones told AFP that a body had "been recovered" around ...

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Outrage over 'disgusting' Manhattan blast selfies

Tourists and New Yorkers have been slammed for taking selfies while visiting the scene last week's devastating gas explosion in the East Village. The blast last Thursday set four buildings ablaze, killed one person and left 25 people injured - with one other person still unaccounted for.

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Nathan Blaney had just walked into the East Village bar Bull McCabe's on Friday when he heard the blast. The photographer, who shot the events of September 11 and says he hasn't left home without a camera since then, ran around the corner and right into the aftermath of a gas-related explosion that tore through the Sushi Park restaurant at 2nd Avenue and 7th Street.

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Body found days after NY gas blast

A body has been found at the site of a massive gas explosion that flattened three buildings in New York on Thursday. Two people have been reported missing from a sushi restaurant hit by the blast: Nicholas Figueroa, who was on a date there, and a worker, Moises Lucon.

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Body found in N.Y. rubble

In this photo provided by the NYPD Special Ops, smoke rises from the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 26. The seven-alarm fire in Manhattan's East Village drew firefighters from across the city. The blast appeared to be a "gas-related explosion," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

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'Disgusting': Outrage as people visiting the site of devastating...

Body found in the debris of East Village blast: Searchers have not yet confirmed if the remains are of missing male model or bus boy Con Edison found 'hazardous situation' with gas line connections at East Village building in August 2014 - eight months before explosion Amanda Knox in line for multi-million compensation payout as she prepares to return to Italy to write a book Blindfolded, bound - and led to their deaths by children: Latest sick ISIS video shows young boys taking eight Syrian captives to be beheaded How to beat the dreaded jet lag: Infographic reveals how you can get your long-haul holiday off to the best start Seattle mayor bans city's employees from traveling to Indiana for work purposes with city funds after state passes religious freedom law The hellish task of identifying 149 victims: 600 body parts removed from site as it emerges killer co-pilot's remains have ... (more)

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'Hazardous situation' found months before NY blast

More than seven months before an explosion and fire leveled three apartment buildings in Manhattan's East Village, utility workers discovered that the gas line to a restaurant in one of them had been illegally tapped, creating a hazardous situation, according to the company. On Aug. 6, a meter reader at the restaurant detected the smell of gas and reported it, said Consolidated Edison spokesman Allan Drury.

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Manhattan Mini Storage Offers Complimentary Storage to Displaced...

... who are in need of temporary storage to call the company at 212-STORAGE (212-786-7243), Option 1. Their East Village facility is located at 28 2nd Avenue. About Manhattan Mini Storage You probably know them from their subway ads, but Manhattan Mini ...

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Police: 2, perhaps 3, missing in NY explosion

A powerful explosion has turned a section of New York's East Village into heaps of bricks, pockets of smoldering flames and a crisscross of barricades. "You rarely see a scene of such devastation in the middle of a city like this," Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Friday, hours after touring the block where the blast and gas-fed fire leveled three buildings the day before.

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Utility found 'hazardous situation' months before NY blast; hope of survival for 2 missing dim

More than seven months before an explosion and fire leveled three apartment buildings in Manhattan's East Village, utility workers discovered that the gas line to a restaurant in one of them had been tapped, creating a hazardous situation, according to Consolidated Edison. On Aug. 6, a meter reader at the restaurant detected the smell of gas and reported it, utility spokesman Allan Drur said.

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... emergency operations, East 5th Street to East 10th Street is closed between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue in the East Village of Manhattan. If you require access to the affected areas, please bring identification for proof of residence or ownership. ...

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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Possibility of Criminal Charges in NYC Building Collapse Growing

A building located at 121 Second Avenue in the East Village, NY, collapsed after it was rocked by an explosion and seven-alarm fire, March 26, 2015. As searchers and cadaver dogs sift through the rubble looking for victims and evidence, New York City officials tell ABC News that the possibility is growing that criminal charges could be filed as a result of the blast and building collapse in the East Village.

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Police: 2 missing in New York explosion

A powerful explosion has turned a section of New York's East Village into heaps of bricks, pockets of smoldering flames and a crisscross of barricades. It used to be a vibrant and bustling block teeming with artists, college students and urban eclectics.

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VanceNyCC Welcomes Cozy3 to the Vance Family

... and Blues his style is also artistically inclined to the likes of Salvador Dali, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and East Village Arts genre. This mixology of ingenious expressions is what Todd refers to as "Cozy 3". Cozy 3 is actually a one-man group made up ...

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After NYC Blast, Good Samaritan to the Rescue

After this week's explosion in New York City's East Village, stories emerged about New Yorkers going above and beyond to lend a hand. But one in particular generated a lot of interest-that of a Good Samaritan who climbed a fire escape to help a woman who was having trouble getting down.

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This Week's Top Stories on Eater NY

A terrible explosion ripped through 2nd Ave near 7th Street. It destroyed a few restaurants including Pommes Frites, Sushi Park, Sam's Deli, and injured numerous East Village residents, many of whom are still displaced from their homes.

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2 still missing after N.Y. building gas blast

... "There's a lot more we need to learn," Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday, a day after the blast in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. It's possible that someone improperly tapped a gas line amid ongoing plumbing and gas work in one of the ...

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Search for two missing in NY collapse

... a lot more we need to learn," Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday, a day after the blast in Manhattan's East Village neighbourhood. It's possible someone improperly tapped a gas line amid ongoing work in one of the destroyed buildings, though ...

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Red Cross Reception Centers Offer Help To East Village Explosion Victims

... battle a blaze caused by an explosion that forced two buildings to collapse on Second Avenue in Manhattan's East Village on March 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The American Red Cross of ...

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NY blast may be linked to improper use of gas line

When the manager of Sushi Park, a restaurant in the East Village that was destroyed Thursday in an explosion and fire, alerted the building's landlord that afternoon to an odor of gas, it was not the first time that people who worked there had been concerned about how gas was flowing into the building. The restaurant's owner, Hyeonil Kim, 59, said in an interview Friday that he had wondered how the apartments upstairs in the five-story building at 121 Second Ave. had been getting hot water and gas for cooking.

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NY mayor says someone may have tapped gas line

... for, Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. Inspectors with utility Consolidated Edison had been to the East Village building to check on ongoing work to upgrade gas service. The utility said the work didn't pass inspection, so the new gas line was ...

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Gas line tampering focus of New York blast, mayor says

A residential apartment building collapses and is engulfed in flames in New York City's East Village neighbourhood, critically injuring at least one person. Someone possibly "inappropriately accessed" a gas line before an explosion and fire that rocked a row of Manhattan buildings, injuring 22 people, four of them critically, and left two persons unaccounted for, Mayor Bill de Blasio says.

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NY mayor: Someone may have 'inappropriately' tapped gas line

... and gas work inside the building was to blame. Inspectors with utility Consolidated Edison had been to the East Village building to check on ongoing work to upgrade gas service. The utility said the work didn't pass inspection, so the new gas line ...

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Search for two missing in NY collapse

Two missing, 22 hurt in NY buildings collapse : March 28, 2015,

... killed when a gas explosion leveled two apartment buildings in East Harlem in Manhattan on March 12, 2014. The East Village is one of the most popular areas of New York, home to a large number of students and wealthy professionals, and stuffed with ...

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NY mayor: Someone may have 'inappropriately' tapped gas line

Friday, March 27, 2015

New Yorkers step up

... ruined buildings got another lifeline from the Standard Hotel, which offered a free three-night stay at its East Village facility to anyone with proof they lived in the fire-gutted structures. As you'd imagine, the place booked up quickly. So the ...

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NY mayor: Gas line may have been tapped before East Village explosion

... and Nicholas Figueroa, right, missing after an explosion and massive fire Thursday, March 26, 2015, in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. Authorities also were exploring whether a third person might be unaccounted for, Chief of ...

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NY mayor: Someone may have 'inappropriately' tapped gas line before explosion

New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday as firefighters soaked the still-smoldering buildings and police searched for at least two missing people.

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Possibly " inappropriately accessed" gas line focus of East Village blast, mayor says

NEW YORK "" Someone possibly "oeinappropriately accessed" a gas line before an explosion and fire that rocked a row of Manhattan tenements, injuring 22 people, four of them critically, and left two persons unaccounted for, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. The mayor said the owner of a sushi restaurant in the building at 121 Second Ave. smelled gas just 15 minutes before the explosion, but called the landlord instead of authorities.

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NY mayor: Someone may have a inappropriatelya tapped gas line

FDNY firefighter recalls running to East Village blast scene

Firefighter Mike Shepherd, who was off-duty when he rushed to the scene of the East Village blast on Thursday, spoke to reporters Friday at Squad Company 41 in the Bronx. It was while looking up at smoke and flames billowing from the burning Second Ave. building and listening to the screams for help that Mike Shepherd suddenly transformed into Spider-Man.

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Audra McDonald cast as Garderobe in Disney's Beauty And The Beast live action remake

... New York restaurant owner smelled gas for 15 minutes but did NOT call 911 - before explosion flattened three East Village buildings, injured 22 and left two missing Bill Cosby accused of rape AGAIN as two women come forward and say actor 'gave them ...

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Police: 2, perhaps 3, missing in New York building explosion

At least one injury from a seven-alarm fire... **Embargo: New York, NY** An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, March 26, 2015, injuring several people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said. At least one injury from a seven-alarm fire... **Embargo: New York, NY** An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, March 26, 2015, injuring several people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said.

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How To Help East Village Explosion Victims Get Shelter, Food, Counseling

Building at 121 Second Avenue in East Village, near Seventh Street collapsed after it was rocked by a blast and a fierce fire that sent black smoke into the sky. New Yorkers reacted in perfect form on Thursday after an explosion rattled the city's East Village neighborhood , and now supporters nationwide are continuing to help those affected by the blast.

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Veteran's prosthetic eye stolen from his car in New York

... water towers to extinguish pockets of fire at the site of an apparent gas explosion in Manhattan's trendy East Village as authorities reported that two people were still... Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that ...

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NY mayor: Someone may have a inappropriatelya tapped gas line

Glimpse Inside the Mind of Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Studio Museum in Harlem

... New York. I have contributed music and art criticism to VICE, Time Out New York, Bedford and Bowery, the Local East Village Blog, and my own blogs. I am an art contributor to Mass Appeal and I currently work as Associate Web Editor at Haute Living ...

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NY mayor: Someone may have 'inappropriately' tapped gas line

Veteran's prosthetic eye stolen from his car in New York

Firefighters on Friday used high-powered water towers to extinguish pockets of fire at the site of an apparent gas explosion in Manhattan's trendy East Village as authorities reported that two people were still... Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday as firefighters soaked the still-smoldering... Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Friday he will not seek re-election to another term, saying he wanted to focus on bringing Democrats back to power in the Senate rather than his own re-election.

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NY mayor: Someone may have 'inappropriately' tapped gas line

Veteran's prosthetic eye stolen from his car in New York

NY mayor: Someone may have 'inappropriately' tapped gas line

A man distributes pastries to weary firefighters at the site of an explosion and fire in the East Village neighborhood of New York, Friday, March 27, 2015. Thursday's inferno caused the collapse of three buildings and fire damage to a fourth, the fire department said.

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Veteran's prosthetic eye stolen from his car in New York

NY mayor: Someone may have `inappropriately' tapped gas line

... Edison had been to one of the now-destroyed buildings about an hour before Thursday's blast in the East Village to check on some ongoing work to upgrade gas service. The utility says the work didn't pass inspection, so gas wasn't introduced to the ...

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New York City fire

It was one of the first truly spring-like days in the city, damp but warm, and the intersection of Second Avenue and Seventh Street in New York's East Village was typically busy just after 3 p.m. on Thursday. Late lunchers lingered over their meals at Sushi Park or Pommes Frites next door, while passersby ran errands and walked their dogs.

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How the one per cent travel: American men take the most flights...

... them into mountain after locking the captain out of the cockpit Parents' agony as son, 23, who took girl to East Village sushi restaurant when it exploded remains missing despite his date turning up at hospital with a broken nose Woman that 'cut ...

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Faulty work found before NY blast

Inspectors discovered faulty work just a n hour before an apparent gas explosion destroyed a Manhattan apartment building , injuring 19 people, it has emerged. The blast in the fashionable East Village neighbourhood caused the building to collapse and largely destroyed another structure.

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Latest on NY fire, building collapse: No gas odors reported

... destroyed another and launched rubble and shards of glass across streets in the heart of Manhattan's trendy East Village on Thursday, injuring 19... An apparent gas explosion leveled an apartment building, largely destroyed another and launched ...

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12 hurt in New York building collapse, blaze

... New Yorkers to stay at home and keep their windows closed to avoid the affects of smoke inhalation. The East Village is one of the most popular areas of New York, home to a large number of students and wealthy professionals, and stuffed with ...

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Mayor: NY blast likely 'gas-related'

An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said. Inspectors from New York's gas utility were at a building in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday a little more than an hour before a fiery blast injured a dozen people, at least three critically, leveled the structure and a neighboring one, officials said.

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Nineteen hurt as blast, then fire bring down New York buildings

Four people were critically injured after the blast ripped through a commercial and residential building in the popular East Village and then partly collapsed, triggering the collapse of the next-door building, the partial collapse of another and a huge blaze. Dramatic cell phone footage broadcast by TV channel PIX11 showed panicked people running in fear from a sushi restaurant after the explosion.

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Nineteen hurt as blast, then fire bring down New York buildings

Nineteen people were hurt when three New York buildings collapsed and a blaze tore through another in what preliminary indications suggested was a gas-related explosion. A resident watches a blaze at a commercial and residential block on March 26, 2015, in New York's East Village Four people were critically injured after the blast ripped through a commercial and residential building in the popular East Village and then partly collapsed, triggering the collapse of the next-door building, the partial collapse of another and a huge blaze.

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Latest on NY fire, building collapse: No gas odors reported

... people. The fire department commissioner says about 250 firefighters are on the scene in Manhattan's trendy East Village near New York University. He says a second building is "in danger of possible collapse." New York City's mayor says preliminary ...

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New York apartment block collapses after fire tears through building in Manhattan's East Village

A residential apartment building collapses and is engulfed in flames in New York City's East Village neighbourhood, critically injuring at least one person. New York : A massive explosion, believed to be gas-related, tore through a building in New York City on Thursday afternoon, sparking a huge fire and emergency response and causing the collapse of three buildings.

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Injuries as buildings collapse after blast at New York's East Village

At least one injury from a seven-alarm fire... NEW YORK -- Inspectors from New York's gas utility were at a building in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday a little more than an hour before a fiery blast injured a dozen people, at least three critically, leveled the structure and a neighboring one, officials said. The explosion appeared to be "gas-related," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, adding there were no reports of gas leaks beforehand.

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Explosion Rocks New York: Building Collapses In Four Alarm Fire After ...

... here in NYC! Praying for everyone involved! - Hailey Baldwin (@haileybaldwin) March 26, 2015 The fire in the East Village is right around the corner from where I used to live - Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) March 26, 2015 Despite the sirens & ...

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Witnesses Say They Were Lucky To Escape East Village Explosion

... been reported. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Some passersby who were in the East Village at the time of the devastating explosion and fire Thursday afternoon said they were lucky to be alive - and one woman even said ...

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NY building collapses after blast

New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighbourhood of New York A New York apartment building has collapsed in a fiery burst of rubble, and flames spread to two nearby buildings, injuring at least a dozen people and scattering debris across surrounding streets in the heart of downtown Manhattan's fashionable East Village. Orange flames billowed from the blaze on a block near New York University as 120 firefighters converged to fight it.

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'People were running, screaming'

... when a gas explosion leveled two apartment buildings in Harlem in northern Manhattan on March 12, 2014. The East Village is one of the most popular areas of New York, home to a large number of students and wealthy professionals, and stuffed with ...

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New York City building collapses in gas blast, injuring at least 12

NEW YORK "" A gas explosion rocked New York City" s East Village on Thursday, critically injuring at least three people and causing a building to collapse, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Fire Department officials said. Speaking near the charred remains of two adjoining buildings on 2nd Avenue, De Blasio said that "oepreliminary evidence suggested a gas-related explosion" that left a total of 12 people injured.

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Twelve hurt in New York buildings collapse, blaze

Latest on NY fire, building collapse: Regulators investigate

A New York City fire department Arson investigator arrives at the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday, March 26, 2015. An apartment building on fire near New York University collapsed on Thursday.

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'It was the loudest boom I ever heard'

Manhattan's East Village was rocked Thursday afternoon by an explosion that caused at least two buildings to collapse and a huge fire on Second Avenue between 7th Street and St. Marks Place. Since I live just two and a half blocks away, I walked home a couple of hours after the explosion to assess the damage and check on my dog.

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Latest on NY fire, building collapse: Partial collapse, too

SEE: Images and Videos of the East Village Explosion

An explosion rocked a building on Second Avenue Thursday afternoon , sparking a fiery inferno that caused one of the buildings to collapse, authorities said. Major explosion on 2nd ave and 7th street.

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Latest on NY fire, building collapse: Gas-related blast

... prayers are with every one of them and their families. Smoke from a fire and building collapse in Manhattan's East Village can be seen and smelled for miles as more than 100 firefighters try to quell the blaze. The Fire Department of New York says ...

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Latest on NY fire, building collapse: Red Cross aids victims

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NYC Building Collapses, Sparks Fire After Explosion

Construction workers inside a sushi restaurant in the East Village accidentally hit a gas line, causing an explosion that injured 12 people, sparked a massive fire and caused two buildings to collapse, law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 New York. The explosion inside 121 Second Ave., between East 7th Street and St. Marks Place, caused the buildings at 121 and 123 to collapse, and the ensuing fire spread to two other neighboring buildings at 119 and 125, according to city officials.

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Building explodes, 12 hurt

New York City firefighters work the scene of a large fire and a partial building collapse in the East Village neighborhood of New York on Thursday. An apartment building collapsed in a fiery burst of rubble, and flames spread to two nearby buildings, injuring at least a dozen people and scattering debris across surrounding streets in the heart of Manhattan's trendy East Village.

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Celebrities React to Building Collapse and Explosions in New York City

A building housing a vacant sushi restaurant in New York City's East Village collapsed Thursday afternoon and two other buildings caught fire, prompting immediate response from FDNY and, of course, panic among New Yorkers - and celebrities - everywhere. The 7-alarm fire, which reportedly has caused multiple injuries, has made stars tweet their concerns for the people of New York.

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Pictures: Mysterious Explosion, Building Collapse in NYC

A building in New York City's East Village collapsed on Thursday afternoon, with the New York Post reporting that up to 30 people have been injured. Witnesses flooded social media with pictures and descriptions of the building.

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East Village building collapses, huge fire after explosion

Firefighters were on the scene of an apparent explosion on Thursday afternoon in the East Village, and a building at the site appeared to have been partly destroyed while another building was engulfed in flames. Francis X. Gribbon, the chief spokesman for the New York Fire Department, said the preliminary indication was that some kind of gas explosion preceded the inferno.

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Mayor: NY blast likely 'gas-related'

An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said. A fiery blast in a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village appeared to be a "gas-related explosion," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.

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Collapse after blast rocks NY East Village

An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said. An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said.

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Latest on NY fire, building collapse: Smoke smells for miles

Smoke from a fire and building collapse in Manhattan's East Village can be seen and smelled for miles as more than 100 firefighters try to quell the blaze. The Fire Department of New York says at least 12 people have been hurt, three critically.

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Collapse after blast rocks NY East Village

Inspectors from New York's gas utility were on the scene of a building explosion in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday about an hour before the blast occurred, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The inspectors, who found gas work at the building "unacceptable" and recommended changes, are now talking to investigators.

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Twitter Responds Over Blast at Pommes Frites

An explosion and ensuing blaze at East Village restaurant Sushi Park spread to one of New York's favorite snack spots, Pommes Frites. So beloved, Pommes Frites is trending on Twitter with a mix of reactions from New Yorkers and ex-New Yorkers that range from outrage over the concern for a fry shop to farewell notes.

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Collapse after blast rocks NY East Village

An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said. At least three of the injured in the seven-alarm fire were in critical condition, a fire department spokesman said.

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Collapse after blast rocks NY East Village

Explosion and fire destroy building in Manhattan's East Village, injuring 12

At least 12 people are injured, three of them critically, in an explosion that rocked a sushi restaurant in Manhattan's East Village Thursday afternoon, sending debris into the street and a plume of dark grey smoke towering over the city. Police cordoned off the area as a fire raged inside the five-story, mixed-residency building near 7th Street and Second Avenue.

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Explosion rocks New York's East Village; injuries reported

At least one injury from a seven-alarm fire... **Embargo: New York, NY** An explosion rocked a heavily traveled section of Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, March 26, 2015, injuring several people and leveling parts of a building, authorities said. At least one injury from a seven-alarm fire... Emergency responders surround the fire scene on 2nd Avenue in New York's East Village on Thursday, March 26, 2015.

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East Village explosion leads to partial collapse of building

An explosion rocked the northwest corner of 2nd Avenue and 7th Street in Manhattan's East Village this afternoon, injuring as many as 30 people and leading the partial collapse of a tenement building, according to various reports. The blast was reported about 3:15 p.m. at either 125 2nd Avenue.

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The Most Anticipated New York City Restaurant Openings of Spring/Summer 2015

... as the one chef Richard Kuo (who is not tied to Rebelle) serves at Pearl & Ash. Location: 29 E 2nd Street, East Village Key Players: Vicki Freeman and Marc Meyer Projected Opening : Late March/Early April A Mexican restaurant in the old Boukies ...

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PAX Labs, Inc. Announces First Fashion Retail Partnership with Odin New York

... was one of the first lifestyle stores dedicated to men. Since founders Eddy Chai and Paul Birardi opened their East Village boutique in the autumn of 2004, the company has quickly grown into a multi-destination retailer of established designer ...

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Debbie Harry Swaps Punk for Upscale Swank at New York's Cafe Carlyle: Concert Review

... recently proved, their current clientele is increasingly comprised of the same people who were hanging out in East Village clubs a few decades ago. The 69-year-old singer, whose continuing rock 'n' roll-style coolness was signified by the black ...

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Debbie Harry Swaps Punk for Upscale Swank at New York's Cafe Carlyle: Concert Review

Mapping Out New York City's Best Hair Salons

... at $75, while single-process color starts at $80 and a full head of highlights starts at $185. [ Photo ] This East Village spot keeps neighborhood residents-and their friends, since this place has good word-of-mouth-coming back for trustworthy and ...

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

BWW Reviews: Quirky and Creative SOON Premieres at Signature Theatre

The Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre has a long history of providing a platform for established and emerging writers to premiere new works. This season in particular offers a solid example of that commitment because it features world premieres by John Kander and his new writing partner Greg Pierce as well as wunderkind Nick Blaemire 's return to Signature .

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Monday, March 23, 2015

East Village Residents Ponder a Changing Neighborhood After a Homeless Woman's Death

... in the neighborhood stands as a bleak reflection of the changing landscape, of the ever-increasing gap in the East Village between the wealthy and the destitute. One neighborhood resident, who identified herself as Jocelyn, said she had only ...

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'I lead a lavish life off your money'

... like Isabel Lopez, 38, say they are happy to pay more for Walden given her expertise. Lopez drives from the East Village to Brooklyn to drop off Zeke, an 8-year-old staffordshire terrier, and Luther, a 3-year-old Boston terrier, whenever she ...

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Friday, March 20, 2015

204 Years Ago Friday: Commissioners' Plan Develops Manhattan Street Grid As We Know It

CBS 2 CBS 2 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. Latest Videos Eye On New York Dining Deals Tony's Table Links [...] WCBS 880 WCBS Newsradio 880 is one of America's most listened to radio stations providing news and information on the AM dial in New York for 45 years.

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Salt Lake City has higher percentage of LGBT people than NYC

There's no shortage of rainbow flags at New York's gay pride parades or neighborhoods like the East Village. The Big Apple falls short as a gay haven, trailing even Atlanta and Salt Lake City.

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Pay homage to Abbi and Ilana with Salon's comprehensive "Broad City" walking tour

From Prospect Park's "Dog Wedding Gazebo" to St. Marks to Beacon's Closet, these are the spots you need to know There's a "Sex and the City" tour and a "Seinfeld Tour" - heck, there's even a "Girls" tour - so why not a tour inspired by our newest NYC-centric pop culture obsession, "Broad City"? Recently, we wrote about all the ways you know you live in Abbi and Ilana's New York. But what about visitors to the city looking for something slightly more authentic than the traditional New York sightseeing trip? We can help.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

New York 20 Fresh NYC Date Ideas, Just in Time for Spring Hotness...

... person, other than slowly blink with gratitude towards the sun. It's cool, though -- we've got you covered. East Village Playful, smoky, sexy -- a belly dance performance sets a great mood for the night, and Casino Badia pulls off a fun, ...

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15 New Bar Snacks That Will Definitely Convince You to Order Another Round

... ed with paprika oil and grilled bread. What : Fried Mozzarella Balls Where : Fifty Paces At Marco Canora's new East Village wine bar, he's featuring classic bar snacks, like bacon-and-chive deviled eggs ($7) and cheese-and-meat boards.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

New Video With Chloe Sevigny Offers Cynical Take On New York City Life

... ld, Massachusetts and raised in Darien, Connecticut, but has lived in New York for decades. She resided in the East Village from the early 1990s until 2013, and has lived since then in Park Slope, Brooklyn, according to published reports.

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Monday, March 16, 2015

DANCENOWNYC to Present Mark Dendy's NEWYORKnewyork@AstorPlace, 5/6-9 at Joe's Pub

... defied the expectation to work in defined categories. He has traveled from experimental dance, and edgy East Village drag to high-end Broadway productions, prominent ballet companies and opera to large-scale site-specific works, refusing to ...

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Petite New Coffee Shop on University Place Offers Original Drinks, Wi-Fi

... Madman has three other locations, in Hell's Kitchen on 37th Street between 8th and 9th avenues, in the East Village on 14th Street between First and Second avenues, and in the Garment District on 35th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. The ...

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Can good ramen be had in the Triangle?

The Triangle has gotten its first full-time ramen shop in downtown Durham. Dashi's initial reviews have been lukewarm.

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

AYER Releases 'Digital Fantasy' Video

... in creating a video based on the very rough, first version of the song. We sat in Rick's apartment in the East Village one day and discussed the song, sexuality in a digital age, lots of visual influences, most notably Robert Mapplethorpe -- we were ...

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Friday, March 13, 2015

New York Spring Arts Preview

MIT theater professor Charlotte Brathwaite, who started her career in the East Village's La MaMa repertory group at age 16, now returns to make her directorial debut with "Prophetika." Billed as an oratorio detailing the escape of Harriet Tubman, it quotes from the likes of Toni Morrison and old gospel standards while offering dizzying visuals and improvised sound design.

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A Japanese Garden Loft Lunch Ticks All Boxes

The Japanese are masters of taking elements of American culture and reimagining them, often to be even better than they once were. Focusing on the pursuit of perfection by the Japanese has resulted in many improved American cultural artifacts such as denim workwear, preppy style, jazz music, cocktails and even Wonder Bread, which the Japanese have breathed brighter, whiter, fluffier life into via a bread called shokupan.

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My 90 Minutes in a Pitch-Dark, Soundproof Box

I buzz into the first floor of a deceptive-looking office in the East Village of Manhattan. Squeezed between apartment buildings and a school yard is the Vibrant Sea , a place where modern meditators seek silence and stillness away from the chaos of New York City.

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My 90 Minutes in a Pitch-Dark, Soundproof Box

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Manhattan's most peculiar culinary pairings

... menu includes every diner option imaginable including extensive egg, sandwich and dessert options. The East Village is chock full of pizza places, and throwing grilled chicken onto the sign is a trend in itself. This particular pairing can be found ...

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Times Square's first permanent food market | Bloomingdale's lease | Steve Madden sells

For the Record is a weekly listing of information from the public record that can help businesspeople in the New York area find opportunities, potential new clients and updates on competitors. To ask questions or get more information on this section, contact Crain's research department at cnyb-research@crainsnewyork.com .

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Lois Brings New Yorkers A New Way To Enjoy Their Wine: From The Tap

... accessibility are not mutually exclusive. Located at 98 Avenue C (between East 6th and East 7th streets), the East Village bar will open on Monday March 16th serving wine and beer-exclusively on tap-along with house made small plates. By pairing a ...

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Best Dumplings

Richard Lam is on record saying that most of the prefab soup dumplings New Yorkers love to fuss over aren't worthy of the name, and after tasting a tray or two of his wobbly, popping xiao long bao, we're inclined to agree. Like at Lam's original Flushing restaurant , the pork broth at this East Village outlet is boiled daily, and the soft, chewy skins are rolled out by hand, just like in the great dumpling establishments of Shanghai.

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Monday, March 9, 2015

One Of N.Y.'s Busiest Organists, Brian Charette Returns Home To Plays New Haven

... organ yet." After touring in the Czech Republic, Charette felt the pull of New York City; he moved into the East Village building depicted on the cover of Led Zeppelin's 1975 album "Physical Graffiti," where he still lives. (It's also one of his ...

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Bronx high school teacher charged on child pornography, paid Upstate NY boy for nude photos

... York -- to send nude photos of themselves. The award-winning teacher was arrested at his home located in the East Village at 9:40 a.m., The New York Post says. According to a criminal complaint filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, Cruz paid ...

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One Fan's Disappointment with Bjork's MOMA Exhibition

Friday, March 6, 2015

Award-winning NYC teacher busted for kiddie porn

An award-winning teacher and debate coach at the prestigious Bronx High School of Science - who likes to dress up like Liberace - paid teenage boys to send him nude and other lurid photos of themselves, the feds charged on Friday. Jonathan Cruz, 31, spilled his guts after he was busted at his pad at 60 East 9th Street in the East Village about 9:40 a.m., admitting he had showered at least five victims with hundreds of dollars of gift cards in exchange for fetish photos of their feet, crotch shots and also "thumbs-up" selfies, according to a criminal complaint.

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Where to find home decor items in New York

Julie Gaines and David Lenovitz share a passion for old restaurant ware. Together they would scour the basements of restaurant suppliers in New York City's Bowery district for odds and ends or discontinued items.

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Thursday, March 5, 2015

New York City's 8 Essential Delicatessens

... Dutch. In other words, just eat, don't ask questions. 2nd Ave Deli For a while, things looked dire for East Village institution 2nd Ave Deli, beginning with founder Abe Lebewohl's murder and the joint's subsequent closing and relocation. But the ...

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Richard Prince Re-Appropriates Beauty in 'Fashion' Exhibition at Nahmad Contemporary

Beautifully, Profoundly, Naively, Contradictorily, Romantically,...

... for the long-gone New York he describes, when bohemian couples could afford to keep two apartments in the same East Village building - a cockroach-infested and frequently burgled building, but still. Christgau, the half-mockingly self-proclaimed ...

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Mu Ramen Serves Some of NYC's Finest Tonkotsu

So vegans have almond milk. Omnivores have cow's milk. And carnivores have tonkotsu.

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Pete Wells Gives Two Stars to Via Carota, Other Critics Love Mission Chinese and Bara

Stay tuned for Ryan Sutton's review later this week, but in the meantime, here's a roundup of the rest of the week's reviews: Pete Wells visits Via Carota, the West Village restaurant from Jody Williams and Rita Sodi : "There are vegetables of all shapes and sizes, and with them the chefs give up a bit of their severity and start to play. Twiglike salsify roots were caramelized in brown butter, almost candied , and wonderful.

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Thai Pop-Up Dinner in Houston by New York Chef Hong Thaimee

There are pop-up dinners and then there are must-not-miss pop-up dinners, and this coming Sunday and Monday, Paper Co. is going to be playing host to two must-not-miss pop-up dinners that will showcase the cuisine of visiting chef Hong Thaimee of Ngam Thai Restaurant in New York City's East Village.

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MAP: What Cuisine is Uniquely Popular in Your Neighborhood?

... District, food carts ranking highest in Morningside Heights and "gluten-free" cuisine topping both the East Village and Greenwich Village. To get the data, Yelp looked at the number of restaurants that served a particular cuisine in a given ...

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Amal and George Clooney can't get a table at NYC hot spot

George Who-ney? A buzzy downtown restaurant declined to seat George Clooney and his wife, Amal , when they tried to make a last-minute reservation on one of the busiest nights of the week, Confidenti@l has learned. The globe-trotting pair had their people call hot Italian eatery Carbone about two hours before they wanted to arrive.

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Police Release Video In Suspected Lower Manhattan Store Robbery Spree

... They said there have been five other robberies at high-end stores, also by knife-point, in Soho and the East Village since January 21. Police investigating the possible connection said they all have the same M.O.: one suspect waits by the door, ...

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NYC rent-stabilized leases off-limits in bankruptcy -court

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that an elderly Manhattan woman's rent-stabilized lease could not be seized and sold to satisfy her creditors after she filed for bankruptcy, a decision that could affect more than 2 million New Yorkers. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Mary Santiago-Monteverde's lease, which she has had for more than four decades, qualified as a "local public assistance benefit" that state law places off-limits to bankruptcy creditors.

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