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Spotted On The Street

Saw Eddy B on W. 4th Street last week. He's extremely adorable in person - and taller than I thought he would be.

I Love New York

From Joe.My.God:

West Side Rag reports: "At a street fair on Amsterdam Avenue today, two men broke out in an amazing dance in front of the former Blue Donkey Bar on 83rd Street to the song “MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer, who passed away last week." 

Father Tony weighs in: "Not so many years ago, two men would be arrested for doing this, even privately. Today, and here on the Upper West Side, the men watching cheered and women did not shield the eyes of their children. You'll love the move at the 1 minute mark!"

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The Kids Are NOT Alright

A few years ago I witnessed this phenomenon firsthand. Paul McCartney (and Heather Mills - his wife at the time) were walking down 57th Street and passed me. The excited couple in front of me then tried to explain to their kids who Paul McCartney was. "He was a Beatle!", they kept saying - which obviously meant nothing to the unimpressed children.

For my part, it WAS pretty cool to see a living legend walking around the streets of NYC.

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I've Said Many Of These Things

Stefon Dishes Holiday Hot Spots For The Entire Family

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Honey Badger-esque: The Badass New Yorker

Featured Model/Actor - Julio Feijoo

Julio Feijoo is 28 years-old and lives in New York City. Julio currently works as a real estate agent while pursuing his modeling and acting goals.

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On Top Of The World

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Featured Model - Brandon Bass

Brandon Bass, 26, lives in New York City and has been bodybuilding and modeling for about 6 years.

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Powdered Sugar Instead of Booger Sugar

Limelight - the church-turned-notorious-nightclub-turned-urban-mall - will reportedly be getting a distinctly SUBurban tenant: IHOP. That sound you hear is a thousand aging Club Kids sobbing uncontrollably...

You can read my previous recollection of Limelight when it was a nightclub HERE.

Tourists Give Etiquette Tips To New Yorkers

In response to THIS.

• Don't walk so fast! 
• Don't roll your eyes at me when I pronounce "Houston" Street like the city in Texas.
• Don't say I'm stupid for calling the subways by colors.
• Don't tell me I'm dumb for eating at the Olive Garden—I love breadsticks!
• Stop talking about how you live in the greatest city in the world. We get it.
• Say thank you if someone holds the door open for you. Also, while we're on the subject, if you see me struggling with my bags and my coffee maybe wait the extra five seconds to hold the door open for me. I will even thank you for it!
• Tell me where to buy counterfeit purses.

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Etiquette Tips For NYC Tourists

From Gothamist:

• Never ever ever EVER refer to the city as "the Big Apple." If you say this, you are a tourist, and a clueless one at that. Using the phrases "only in New York!" and "a New York minute" falls in the same category, but they may be used, sparingly, by long-time residents, with a heavy dose of irony.
• Don't wear "I Heart NY" t-shirts, or indeed any article of clothing that mentions New York in any capacity, with the exception of gear supporting a sports team.
• Don't ask people where you can find good "New York Pizza." In New York, it's just called pizza... do not say you prefer Chicago, New Haven or (God help you) California pizza. This is a direct route to a heated argument.
• This one is absolutely vital—don't interfere with others' privacy. New York is a very crowded place. The way people deal with it is to create their own space. Thus, what outsiders often see as aloofness and isolation is, in fact, a sign of community; there is a shared ethos that everyone respects others' privacy and expects others to respect his own. This is chiefly communicated through eye contact. If you stare at someone on the subway; if you linger in looking out your window into someone else's bedroom; if you react to or interrupt a celebrity; or if you seem to be intentionally listening in to another's conversation, you are violating one of New York's most sacred unwritten rules. Keep yourself to yourself, buddy, and let others do the same.

Here's one from me: If you are on a crowded sidewalk - especially if you're in a group - please...

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Irene In Black & White

From TDW:

Two filmmakers set scenes from Hurricane Irene’s impact on NYC to the tune of Debussy’s “Clair de lune.”

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