The New York City Traveler

Mass at Yankee Stadium and a visit to a synagogue round out the schedule highlights of Pope Benedict’s visit to the US.  NY Times
Madison Square Gardens’ newly unveiled renovation plans.  The NY Observer
According to the newest demographic map, more single men are needed in New York City.  So Sex and the City was based on fact, after all!  Gothamist
With a new billboard just off the West Side Highway, the Seattle Police Department isn’t shy about poaching potential NYPD recruits.  NY Daily News
The Real Housewives of New York City has claimed its first victim.  NY Post 
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If you didn’t know that Bulgari is pronounced BOOL-ga-ree, check out the handy “Designer Name Pronunciation Guide!”  Where was this during New York Fashion Week?  Wall Street Journal
Stephen Chang, a married investment banker is suing a Midtown strip club for negligence.  Apparently, during a dance his stripper lost a shoe and it struck Chang in the face.  Gothamist 
Ex-New York Governor Spitzer may have his $5,000/hour call girls but Spitzer’s replacement, Governor David Peterson admitted he carried on an affair lasting years then reconciled with his wife… all at the Days Inn.  Talk about fiscal responsibility!  NY Magazine 
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In an unlikely pairing, Top Chef winner Hung Huynh took over as head chef at Midtown Kosher restaurant, Solo. TONY Blog
Reports have the ex-wife of the newly-remarried French President Sarkozy will be getting married in New York. Guest of a Guest
To begin to free herself of her hoarding disorder, Donna Karan will hold a garage sale. Shophound
Move over Orange County, you have nothing on The Real Housewives of New York City. Newsday
A Gawker reporter drinks beer out of a paper bag in the subway and gets a 24 hour stay in the tombs, courtesy of NYPD. …read more

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The latest pageant scandal has hit New York.  As it turns out Miss Brooklyn doesn’t live in Brooklyn, she lives in Manhattan.  And, she isn’t even a native New Yorker– she’s from Virginia.  Wait until those Brooklyn girls hear about this!   Guest of Guest
An all hybrid, credit card-swiping fleet isn’t enough.  The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is looking for the “Taxi of Tomorrow.”  Gotham Gazette
According to tradition, leap year is the one year in which a woman can propose marriage to a man.  Coincidentally, the largest “Running of the Brides” took place yesterday in Union Square.  Gothamist 
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Confused around the whole NY Times/John McCain debacle?  Let Cajun Boy clear it up.  Cajun Boy in the City
Or, if you need a more condensed version, let Alex break it down.  Sirened
Are we really surprised that the MTA is technically challenged?  East Village Idiot 
Madonna, Ashton Kutcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ivanka Trump, Liv Tyler, Catherine Keener, Lucy Liu and Salma Hayek need to get Hepatitis A shots.  Find out if you do too!  Guest of a Guest
SNL is looking for a “Fauxbama.”  New York Magazine
What are New York City’s Top 10 great buildings to see?  Gothamist
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New York City asks residents to tarp their load as they hand out free condoms at multiple locations citywide.  Happy Valentine’s Day from your friends at the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene!  Gothamist 
Have you ever wondered the contents of those swag-bags that every celebrity receives at events?  Check out the complete list of contents in a New York Fashion Week goodie bag and you wont’ be so jealous.  The Shophound
“Obama Girl” sites being sick as the reason she didn’t vote in the New Jersey primary.  She did, however, make it to a vodka party in the …read more

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Is New York the next unofficial member of the European Union?  Or is this just a sign of the ever-sinking U.S. dollar?  Reports surfaced recently of several New York City retailers accepting Euros as a form of payment.  The shop owners cited the huge influx of European tourists visiting the United States to take advantage of the favorable exchange rate. 
American retailers along the U.S.-Mexican border have long been accepting Mexican Pesos as a form of payment.  Even more U.S. retailers along the U.S.-Canada border accept Canadian Dollars.  But this is the first time an increasing number of U.S. retailers …read more

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I was disappointed by the first half of the game; it was shaping up to be the most boring game in the history of the Super Bowl Championship.  But both the New York Giants and the New England Patriots “brought it” in the third and fourth quarters.  Was it the pre-fab Paula Abdul halftime entertainment?  Or the numerous Gisele Bündchen-in-the- luxury-box sightings?  Who knows!  Whatever it was, it worked and the game was injected with some much-needed excitement.
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This morning, just after dawn, Punxsutawney Phil was roused from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob and was greeted by a crowd of over 30,000 people.  The fans that were anxiously awaiting Phil’s weather forecast didn’t receive good news and cheers turned to jeers upon hearing that, according to his handler, Phil saw his shadow and the United States will have six more weeks of winter.
But who needs a groundhog that lives in Pennsylvania?  New Yorkers have their own groundhog, Staten Island Chuck.  Staten Island Chuck, real name Chuck G. Hogg, is the Staten Island Zoo’s resident groundhog and, because …read more

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On Sunday, Feb 3rd there will be a battle in Arizona as our New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. If you aren’t counted among the chosen few who are able to attend the game in person (and enjoy the 70 degree temperatures) there are plenty of great bars in New York City to catch all the action.
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Times Square’s ESPN Zone (map) is like the Disneyland of sports bars. It boasts over 80 HDTVs, 42,000 square feet of restaurant and bar space, and televisions in the bathrooms– in fact last time I …read more

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