Change We Can Debit

There’s a new font at the Open, and it might look familiar.

American Express, one of the tournament’s major sponsors, seems to be cribbing from the Obama campaign’s well-received graphic design, especially its use of Gotham font.

"It’s substantial yet friendly," branding expert Brian Collins said about Gotham to The New York Read More

No Matter What People Say, Beyoncé Leads a Quiet Life

There’s no question—Beyoncé Knowles enjoys a truly ridonkulous lifestyle. What with Jay-Z as your man, hotness as your bod, Sirens as your voice and gold buillon as your pennies, it must feel like the sun rises and sets in your gilt bidet. So don’t let this American Express commercial make you think any differently. Nobody—no Read More

Zero Memorial On Bumpy Path For Its Millions

Back in the heady days of 2003, no one seemed to want to talk about how much the World Trade Center memorial would cost. No one tried to keep costs down, and the amount to be raised privately was a well-kept secret.

People argued over whether to give extra recognition to police officers and firefighters. Read More

New Yorkers for Santorum

The first quarter fund-raising numbers are beginning to trickle in, and once again Hillary Clinton is the big winner, raising a hefty $2 million a month each month from January through March. In a distant second place: Rick Santorum, whose war chest now holds $10 million, thanks to large GOP cash infusions — and Read More

Don’t Change the Channel! When Alone at a Bar, That Is

There are some risks attached to changing the TV channel at your local bar—not all of them involving some drunk cracking a bottle over your head because he objects to your choice of programming—as one 27-year-old First Avenue resident discovered on Feb. 17.

The victim says that she got up from her seat at Citibar, Read More

Likeable Homeless Perps Get Expensive Sympathy Uptown

You know those pain-in-the-ass (literally) counter stools they have at places like Starbucks and your corner pizzeria? Their lack of comfort is the least of their liabilities, as a man discovered on Jan. 10 when he visited the Bagel Shoppe at 1421 Second Avenue.

The victim, a 43-year-old East 69th Street resident, was minding his Read More