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See Crazy Photos From Coney Island's New Year's Polar Bear Swim

Emerald Catron — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:06:57 +0000

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club’s annual New Year’s swim looks like a great time. People in costumes, swimming, having fun. We probably should’ve gone, but there was that whole hangover thing to deal with. Which makes us wonder, does jumping into the freezing Atlantic ocean cure a hangover? If so, we’re totally there next [...]

Prankster Freaks Out New Yorkers With Fake Rat

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:15:11 +0000

If you live in New York, you have to develop a pretty high tolerance for rats. They're all over the city's underground subway stations and their glowing, beady eyes are often seen in the trash that has been put on the sidewalk for pick up. But even the most hardened New Yorker doesn't want a rat anywhere near their personal space.

Two Wall Street Guys Fight Over NYC Cab Like Children

Donald Deane — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:15:14 +0000

In amateur video that will gladden the hearts of the 99%, two apparent Wall Street-types engage in a silly fight over a New York City cab. But maybe we shouldn’t judge. You know how hard it is to find a cab in Manhattan sometimes? The two businessmen fight like children as they attempt to make [...]

Jeffrey Johnson Identified As Empire State Building Shooter

Shauna Wright — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:54:58 +0000

A man who shot and killed a former co-worker near the Empire State Building on Friday morning has now been identified as 53-year-old Jeffrey Johnson. Police say that about a year ago, Johnson was laid off from Hazan Imports, where he’d worked as women’s accessories designer. During his tenure with the company, he and a [...]

Why Is a Woman in New York Suing the City for $900 Trillion?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:10 +0000

There are million-dollar — and even billion-dollar — lawsuits. But if a woman in Staten Island, NY has her way, she’ll get trillions in damages. Fausat Ogunbayo, 46, recently filed a $900 trillion (no, that’s not a typo) suit against the city and its Administration for Children’s Services for allegedly improperly placing her two sons [...]

Improv Everywhere Flash Mob Lights Up NYC With 3,500 Glowsticks and Flashlights [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:45:05 +0000

On July 16, New York’s Rockefeller Park was lit up like a Christmas tree when over 3,500 people converged for Improv Everywhere’s latest MP3 Experiment. The popular series of “missions,” as IE calls its stunts, asks participants to download an MP3 file, gather in one spot, hit play at the same time and follow the audio instructions for an awesome effect.

The eighth installment in the MP3 mission series included activities with flashlights and glowsticks, giving the phrase “flash mob” an entirely new meaning. Check out video of the mission below:

Alec Baldwin Is Mulling a Run for Mayor of New York

Clay Miller — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:59:34 +0000

Before questionable Internet habits exposed the world to all of Anthony Weiner, the Congressman was considered the frontrunner in the upcoming 2013 New York City Mayoral race. With Weiner’s political future now very much in doubt, Alec Baldwin is letting it be known that he wouldn’t mind running the nation’s largest city. The ’30 Rock’ [...]

Female Passenger Bares All Mid-Flight

Clay Miller — Fri, 13 May 2011 02:30:35 +0000

Though flights have a tendency to be boring, passengers on a Delta flight from Chicago to New York were highly entertained last Saturday after a woman stripped naked while en-route. According to reports, flight attendants attempted to cover the woman with airline blankets, but the twentysomething woman resisted and screamed “No!” repeatedly. Shortly after the [...]

Bill Murray Crashes NYC Karaoke Party [PHOTOS]

Z94 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:57:37 +0000

Dude...did Bill Murray sing karaoke with us last night?

That's what a group of New York City pals were likely asking themselves when they woke up with photos of themselves drinking and singing karaoke with the star at NYC's Karaoke One 7 club. One of partiers told humor blog The Chive they saw Murray sitting alone with his date and asked him if he wanted to join them in singing a couple tunes.