Though the Explorers Club claims as members the first people to reach the North and South Poles, the summit of Mount Everest and the surface of the moon, they have currently turned their attention to a more familiar location: 46 East 70th street.
Last week they revealed “a bit of archaeology unseen for years” in Read More
Teen Masters, an annual high school bowling competition that began in 1997 as a small tournament in Ohio, came to New York today to decide the best bowlers in America–and to get someone to watch.
Their strategy for being in front of as many New Yorkers as possible—New York is the media capital of the Read More
Already 582,000 visitors have passed through the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met since it opened in early May, but as the show counts down to its final days, the otherworldly lines will most likely be longer than ever. The museum, however, would prefer that you think of it not as a wait, but Read More
Chelsea Clinton arrived at the 44th floor of Hearst Tower Tuesday night (“with amaaaaze makeup and an impeccable blowout,” one fan tweeted from the publisher’s headquarters) and soon began whispering with Randi Zuckerberg in the corner. The Observer, taking notes on the surrounding scene (high heels, designer dresses, crispy cheesesticks), lurked nearby, waiting to Read More
Urban beekeeper Andrew Coté waited seven days before offering The Observer his phone number. He has no personal website, no business card.
“They’ll bother me,” he said. “I’m just going to keep working my bees.”
As the self-proclaimed largest single beehive owner in New York City, Mr. Coté has his work cut out for him. Read More
Arriving to the Pier 66 boathouse on the Hudson River Wednesday evening, The Observer admitted we hadn’t been in a kayak for at least ten years. Even then, we just splashed around at summer camp.
“Do you know how to swim?” asked Lev Grote, president of the New York Kayak Water Polo Club. “That’s key.” Read More
The Huffington Post’s editorial credibility was called into question again today when GrubStreet.com reported Marion Nestle had been listed as a co-author for an article about a proposed NYC sugar-sweetened beverage ban. “I was amazed to see it. I don’t recall writing it,” Nestle said on her blog.
The article now stands corrected Read More
When Steven Hirsch arrived at 100 Centre Street on July 1, he grabbed his two cameras from the pressroom cabinet and went to find the stool labeled “New York Post.” A coworker had marked the spot among the sea of press gathering on the courthouse steps to await the arrival of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
“Everybody knows Read More
Alongside several other brave films sharing Harry Potter’s release date, The Undefeated – a new documentary film that tracks Sarah Palin’s rise “from obscurity to national prominence,” according to the Victory Film Group’s voicemail – will debut in ten theaters nationwide this Friday, with one offering a midnight showing.
But you won’t find this controversial Read More
On the whiteboard hung in the back of David Burke Kitchen, the overnight chef had scrawled the phrase “Let’s kick ass this week.” Beneath, a recipe for success was listed: teamwork, dedication, passion and more teamwork.
But when asked about preparations for Monday night, opening night of New York City’s Summer 2011 Restaurant Week, David Read More
