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How Grand Central Station Almost Died
Here's some goodness from our chum Kevin Baker:...
FDNY/NYPD Charity Hockey Game Features Bench-Clearing Brawl
Today's annual charity hockey game between the FDNY and NYPD devolved into a full-out brawl at Nassau Coliseum with the score tied at three. Cops and firefighters were beating the crap out of each other....
High School Basketball Coach Quits Due To Student Racism
The Mahopac (N.Y.) High School boys basketball coach resigned yesterday, two weeks after students and players at his school were accused of using racist language towards an opposing team during a playoff game....
Man On ATV Accused Of Assaulting Police Officer Wears Sweet Helmet
One skull on the helmet? Nah, don't be stingy. FIVE skulls, man....
Dude Snowboards NYC Streets
This is filmmaker Casey Neistat, getting towed through the snow and slush of Manhattan. These things walk a fine line between obnoxious and fun, but I think Neistat came down on the right side here....
Joey Goldstein Was A New York City Legend
"I am not a hustler. I am a practitioner who enlightens the American populace and brings joy to the world." Joey Goldstein....
Drunken SantaCon Brawl Features Six Santas
For the unfamiliar, SantaCon is a holiday bar crawl in which bros dress up like Santa and get shitfaced. When SantaCon winds down and Santas have imbibed more than they can handle, a pedestrian can usually witness Santas puking, sleeping or—in this case—fighting. So get that warm, fuzzy holiday feel...
Broadway Danny Rose: It's A Beautiful Thing
We're getting into a definite type of situation here......
Can You Ride A Bike In The City Without Being An Asshole? (No.)
Maybe I'm in the wrong but I get annoyed whenever I'm walking in the park and I hear, at my back, a bicycle bell. The call of "On your left!" also gets on my nerves. My fight instinct kicks in, and I have to force myself not to punch the bicyclist soon to go by. A single jab would do it....
Marshawn Lynch Had No Idea Buffalo Was Not In New York City
Marshawn Lynch was profiled on last night's E:60, and it was a fairly candid look at Lynch's upbringing in Oakland. But the single best moment was Lynch recalling his reaction to being drafted by Buffalo in 2007. The West Coast kid wasn't exactly up on his East Coast geography....
Baseball On The Radio, George Carlin, Ike and Tina, Jurassic Five Jam
Another little jam for you—chuckle and groove. ...
Brooklyn Bagels (There's Something In The Water)
Happiness is this:...
Sucking In The Seventies
Over at the great site, In Focus, Alan Taylor takes a look at America in the 1970s. Check out what he's got so far......
Brian Cashman: A-Rod "Should Just Shut The Fuck Up"
Alex Rodriguez got some good news today: he can play in actual baseball games! It's exciting stuff for A-Rod, so much so that he got on his recently created Twitter account and told the world all about it. ...
No One Notices The Spurs Because No One Notices San Antonio
Here's a working barstool-grade theory as to why, during its dynastic run to four (perhaps soon five) titles since 1999, America still embraces the San Antonio Spurs with a yawn and a why are you still here? squint. This phenomenon has flustered if not baffled sports cognoscenti for years. But they ...
H-U-S-T-L-E-R, Huster
Dig this 1958 Jimmy Cannon column, "Broadway Sportsman":...
Are Men More Likely To Stand On The Subway Than Women?
Welcome to Dataspin, a weekly data visualization of whatever the fuck....
John Calipari Is Having A Really Great Spring Break In The Big Apple
Earlier this week, after failing to get a nod for the Big Dance, the Kentucky Wildcats–the winningest team in the history of the men's NCAA tournament—lost to Robert Morris in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. It was a low point. But you know who's cruising right along, content ...
Now Hanging In The Barclays Center: Banners With NYC's Crime Stats
Some immortal names hang in the rafters of the Nets' new arena: Drazen Petrovic, Julius Erving, Buck Williams, 419 People Murdered In New York City In 2012. You know, the greats....
Mike Francesa Cannot Work In This Filth
Via Awful Announcing, WFAN's sports talk radio creature from the black lagoon Mike Francesa decided to start yesterday's show with the one thing he knows his listeners care about most: how messy the previous show's hosts left his desk. It's a fun rant though, especially coming from a guy who knows...