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Commuting Like It's 1979
July 30, 2008, 11:45.48 pm ET
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It always seems that when the economy begins to head south, subway service takes a hit. How would you rate your subway? For 2008 State of the Subways report click here

Hundred Acres by Andrea Strong
July 27, 2008, 8:47.04 pm ET
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I've been a fan of Marc Meyer's cooking for almost a decade now, ever since he opened the doors to Five Points and started slinging Greenmarket ingredients into his fire-breathing wood oven. Now, he's turned Provence into the most pure form of Greenmarket restaurant. more


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It's A Dominican Thing by Brian Scott Lipton
July 27, 2008, 8:40.46 pm ET
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While most New Yorkers are familiar with the ethnic cuisines of countries as far away as Korea and Australia, the food of the nearby Dominican Republic remains a mystery to most everyone who lives south of 168th Street. But you don’t need to head that far uptown to be a connoisseur, thanks to It’s A Dominican Thing, a charming pocket-sized bistro that opened three years ago on West 19th Street and is still something of a secret. more


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KIcking A Dead Horse by Lesley Alexander
July 27, 2008, 8:36.18 pm ET
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In his Beckett-inspired new play, "Kicking a Dead Horse", playwright Sam Shepard (who also directed it) examines the remnants of a capsized civilization. It’s the existential question of individual responsibility, man’s inhumanity to man, and whether or not an art dealer with marital problems would spend time in purgatory kicking a dead horse. more


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Maiden Hong Kong by Pamela Grossman
July 27, 2008, 7:56.23 pm ET
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In the midst of this recent steaminess, I found Wendy Yang hard at work at her sewing machine--and not seeming flustered at all. Yang's shop, Maiden Hong Kong, is actually a combination shop/studio: Yang's designs as well as vintage pieces are on offer, and she also takes custom assignments. more


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Forge by Brian Scott Lipton
July 20, 2008, 9:04.42 pm ET
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If TriBeCa hasn’t always turned out to be the dining-from-anywhere destination that some restaurateurs have hoped for, it’s nonetheless become more of a neighborhood than might have been expected. So time will tell if Forge will become a local hangout, if not more so. more


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Red Egg by Thomas Rafael
July 20, 2008, 9:02.10 pm ET
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Chinatown's newest spot is Red Egg, a restaurant specializing in Peruvian-style Chinese food, which, when made well, offers bolder flavors and more heat to its dishes that traditional Chinese food. The restaurant itself has a minimalist look with its ruby red round banquettes, oversized copper ball fixtures and concrete flooring. more



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Spec. by Pamela Grossman
July 20, 2008, 9:00.19 pm ET
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When I walk into the small but well-appointed Spec, I find owner Ai Ito working alone, busily but calmly helping customers, answering the phone, and handling paperwork. Spec is her creation; and her own outfit--flowered bell-bottoms and a white tank top pulled together by a long flowered necklace--is an indicator of the chic, well-crafted, and often 60s-flavored clothes on offer here. more

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Damn Yankees by Lesley Alexander
July 20, 2008, 8:58.13 pm ET
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The new production of "Damn Yankees" at Encores! Summer Stars at City Center, directed by John Rando, is a delightfully buoyant paean to those breezy musicals of the fifties. "Damn Yankees" tells the tale of Joe, an aging insurance salesman, hopelessly devoted to his always-in-the-basement team, the Washington Senators. In order for a shot at the pennant, Joe makes a pact with Lucifer. With a cheery score from Adler & Ross (who also gave us "The Pajama Game") the show bounces effortlessly from the locker room to the devil’s lair offering up plenty of laughs along the path to salvation. more


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Flamingo Court
July 20, 2008, 8:56.11 pm ET
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Jamie Farr and Anita Gillette take on multiple roles in a three-act comedy featuring the loopy and endearing residents of a South Florida apartment complex. Each floor is another story with a lesson to learn. Sex after 60's no sin. Where there's a will, there's a way (for your kids to fight over the inheritance). And love, at any age, can be a new and beautiful thing. more


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Graffiti by Andrea Strong
July 13, 2008, 8:58.19 pm ET
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I spent the last 10 years of my life pretty confident that I lived in one of the smallest spaces in New York City. Then I paid a visit to Graffiti, Jehangir Mehta’s iPhone-sized restaurant on East 10th Street and I thought, “I’ve been living in a palace.” more


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Press 195 by Thomas Rafael
July 13, 2008, 8:56.01 pm ET
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Press 195 is a cozy little restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn. It's the kind of place where you can stop by for a bite and socialize, or sit back with a glass of wine and read a paper (one will be provided if you don't your own). It also seems to run at a slower pace than the rest of the city. It's almost like a bit of Mayberry in Big Apple if there is such a thing. more


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Pema New York by Pamela Grossman
July 13, 2008, 8:53.57 pm ET
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The website for clothing shop Pema NY explains the shop's name, in relation to its purpose and goals, quite beautifully: "Pema, meaning 'Lotus flower' in Tibetan, symbolizes purity and is used by Tibetan scholars to illustrate how, like the beautiful Lotus flower, which can apppear from dark and dirty waters and remain unstained, so too can a person attain enlightenment in these dark and difficult times." more


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Ghenet Brooklyn by Thomas Rafael
July 6, 2008, 10:49.20 pm ET
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There's nothing more exotic than a trip to Ethiopia. And while you may not be able to take that trip right now, you can get a taste of it in Brooklyn. In the ever-expanding Park Slope, you'll find Ghenet, an offshoot of the popular Ethiopian spot in Manhattan, on the corner of 4th Avenue and Douglass St. more






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The Bean
July 6, 2008, 10:46.59 pm ET
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The crowds outside The Bean are enough to make Starbucks green with envy. This East Village spot not only knows how to make a proper coffee, it's literally the second home to many of its customers who can be spotted surfing the net and doing their bills when they're not chatting with the barista. more


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New York City Waterfalls
July 6, 2008, 10:43.05 pm ET
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A major new work of temporary public art by internationally acclaimed artist Olafur Eliasson, The New York City Waterfalls, will be on display in New York City from mid-July to mid-October 2008. more






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South pacific by Diane Snyder
July 6, 2008, 10:38.34 pm ET
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If absence makes the heart grow fonder, then Lincoln Center's exquisite production of this musical classic is a love affair for the ages. Eschewing reinvention or reinterpretation, director Bartlett Sher allows the first Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1949 show to soar dramatically, musically and emotionally. more


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Eddie Muphy Gets A Big Head in Times Square
July 6, 2008, 10:33.24 pm ET
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Macy's July 4th Fireworks by the Waterfall 2008
July 6, 2008, 10:27.10 pm ET
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Florent Post Mortem
July 1, 2008, 11:45.22 pm ET
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This popular spot has closed its doors for good. Florent flourished when others avoided the grimy Meatpacking District, from the stench of raw meat to the hookers and transvestites that once ruled its cobblestone streets. That is until the fashionistas arrived, turning the area into one of the hottest in the city. Florent couldn't survive the soaring rents.


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