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Some New Yorkers Work Out 3 Times Daily

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:58:48 CDT

Think you're in shape? Then meet the New Yorkers who endure—sorry, enjoy —two or three workouts a day, along with a full-time job and whatever family or social life they can fit in. “It’s New York, and I think that everyone’s always just trying to look better and better,...

New Yorkers Support 'Occupy'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:40:05 CDT

New Yorkers clearly like seeing a few nerves rattled on Wall Street. In fact, 67% of those asked in a new survey say they support the Occupy Wall Street movement, and 87% back protesters' right to camp out as long as they observe the law. Support fell along party lines,...

Flasher Messes With Wrong New Yorker

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:55:00 CST

Don't mess with New Yorkers. That's what a subway perv discovered when he pressed up against a feisty redhead who went ballistic when she noticed he was flashing her—and wearing a condom, reports Jezebel . She furiously announced the assault to her fellow passengers—who promptly also began filming the...

'Poor' TARP Wife Unmasked, Tarred, and Feathered

Will McCahill — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:34:39 CDT

A snooty “confessions of bailout wife” piece has the web’s gossip-mongers in a frenzy, with New York magazine leading the way in divining the anonymous author’s identity. By process of elimination, Jessica Pressler determines, the woman behind the “eye-rolling details” of foregoing birthdays at Michelin-rated restaurants for “small, chic” spots...

Gay-Marriage Ruling Belies Iowa's 'Bumpkin' Image

Will McCahill — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:48:55 CDT

No doubt you snobby big-city, coastal types did a double-take last week when Iowa legalized same-sex marriage, but the state has a long tradition of avant-garde social positions, Rex Huppke writes in the Chicago Tribune . Its university was the first to admit women, it allowed mixed-race marriages 100 years before...

Matt Dillon Clocked at 106 mph

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:21:11 CST

Actor Matt Dillon was arrested for speeding after a police radar caught him zooming northbound on a Vermont highway at 106 mph, reports Reuters. The Crash star was driving a rented 2009 Chevy Impala in a 65 mph zone. Dillon, 44, faces up to three months in jail and a...

70% of New Yorkers Want Spitzer to Resign

Jim O'Neill — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:14:00 CDT

New Yorkers want embattled Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign from office—or they’ll throw him out, reports the AP. A poll yesterday found 70% of state residents want Spitzer to quit; if he doesn’t, 66% say he should be impeached. "It's a big thumbs down," said pollster Lee Miringoff, director...

'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

Kevin Spak — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:49:00 CST

Last Valentine’s Day, New York City unveiled the “NYC Condom,” a free prophylactic designed to make safe sex cool. Today, the program gets a facelift with new packing for the condom—and an ad campaign that urges New Yorkers to "get some." “Good design can help bring condoms out of...