The New York City Traveler

The sex-obsessed Samantha from Sex and the City is making a cameo in Sesame Street.  Gawker
The report card is out and the “L” is the best subway line in the city.  Straphangers
Need further proof that East Village has gone soft? Rachael Ray is the newest resident.  The New York Observer 
The New York Times “discovers” Flushing’s Chinatown.  NY Times
First they ban smoking, then came the ban on trans-fat.  Will they ban bottled water next?  NY Daily News
Building a Costco on the Upper West Side has Mayor Bloomberg’s backing.  What’s next, a Wal-Mart in Tribeca?  The Sun
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You Tube megastar Tricia Walsh Smith’s messy divorce is about to come to an end.  NY Post
How do Brooklynites feel about The Real World moving into their neighborhood?  Gothamist
Project Runway winner Christian Siriano’s line has hit the stores.  Racked
The Amish is leaving New York.  Amish in the City
The neighborhood is going downhill fast!  East Village’s Grace and Hope Mission is will open as a bar.  East Village Podcasts
Heat and jellyfish plague the New York City Triathlon.  Bloomberg
New Yorkers… unfiltered.  Overheard in New York
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It this advertising campaign what we can look forward to on New York City subways?  2nd Ave Sagas
Only in New York:  A handy guide to show you how to properly double park.  Streetsblog
Toting a small dog is passé.  You’ll be shocked (or maybe not) to see what the newest fashion accessory is.  Gawker
Veteran rock group Bon Jovi still manages to trash the joint.  Gothamist 
Is your nanny neglecting your child?  Find out here.  I Saw Your Nanny
iPhone frenzy strikes New York.  Racked
A Staten Island Ferry veers off course… way off course.  Brooklyn Heights Blog
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The New York Post headline “Subways’ Blood-Bug Invasion” screamed at me from the newsstand.  As if New York doesn’t have enough unsavory critters crawling around the subway, we couldn’t possibly have more!  But this time, the Post, known for its sometimes sensational journalism, wasn’t overstating the fact:  bedbugs have show up in the New York City subways and the problem is getting worse. 
At a recent Department of Housing Preservation and Development meeting in Brooklyn, HPD’s Edward Brownbear stated that five New York City subway stations have come up positive as being infested with bedbugs.  Among them are Union …read more

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It was announced today that season 21 of MTV’s “reality” hit show The Real World is coming back to New York for the third time in the shows 21-year history and will set up shop in Brooklyn. 
MTV has yet to announce which neighborhood will host the newest Brooklyn residents, but rumors are swirling that it may just be the hip hangout of Williamsburg.  The inaugural 1992 season featured the cast living in a Soho loft, long before Soho had was full of trendy stores, and 2001 season of The Real World: Back to New York was filmed in Greenwich …read more

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What mortgage crisis?  A storage room in the Dakota apartment building sold for $801,000.  True Gotham 
Some fans waited up to 60 hours to see Madonna perform at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom.  You can see the performance for free.  MSN 
“Subway Idol” is in full swing as the MTA tries to find more “official performers” for the underground platforms.  NY Times
Is New Jersey the next French Riviera?  Ordinance 08-07C in Long Beach Township cracks down on beach nudity.  Saltwater Cowboy
Park Avenue New York socialite, soon-to-be-ex-wife, and now a You Tube sensation!  Tricia Walsh Smith is at it again.  You …read more

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The soon to be ex-wife of Broadway theater millionaire, Paul Smith, takes her video-taped melt down to You Tube and airs the couple’s dirty laundry. Will this mark the beginning of a trend for the rest of the Park Avenue scorned? You Tube
The Boston jersey that they dug up at the new Yankee stadium is on eBay. Proceeds will go to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Next on eBay auction block: the Yankee’s pride. Proceeds go to Alex Rodriguez’s $300 million dollar contract. eBay
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Breaking News on WABC-New York!  Pope Benedict’s chartered Alitalia airplane, nicknamed Shepherd One, has just landed at Andrews Air Force Base.  His Holiness is embarking on a six-day trip that is to include three days in Washington D.C. and three days in New York City.
Security will be tight in all parts of New York City until Pope Benedict XVI leaves on Sunday evening.  Security measures will include undercover police, bomb-sniffing dogs, scuba divers in East River (not a job I would want), patrolling helicopters, and counter-snipers on rooftops.
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It’s been a wild season for the New York Yankees and we’re only 2 weeks into it!  No, I’m not talking about the lack-luster season which currently leaves the Yankees at .500– second to last in the AL East.  I’m referring to the “Curse of the Bambino” reversed– the buried Boston Red Sox jersey in the new Yankee Stadium.
For those of you who don’t follow urban myths and baseball superstitions, here is the short of it:  In August 2007, a construction worker buried a Boston Red Sox jersey in the ground of what would be the future visitors clubhouse at …read more

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“Curse of the Bambino” reversed as construction workers bury a Boston Red Sox shirt beneath the concrete in the new Yankee Stadium.  Boston.com
Mayor Bloomberg’s traffic plan which included a congestion pricing scheme died a painful death in Albany.  NY Post
A new shopping experience come to New York City– buy clothing by the pound.  Guerilla Shopper NYC
Baseball: Out, Cricket: In at New York City Public Schools.  Telegraph
Disgraced former Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer heads back to work.  Gothamist 
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