You pay through the nose for an apartment you can barely afford, with roommates you can't stand, in a neighborhood where you run home from the subway station screaming to yourself like a schizophrenic to ward off muggers, all the while dreaming of a better life in a roach-free apartment in a safer part of town. Meanwhile, 21-year-old University of Central Florida senior Adam Venckauskas clicked once to enter HGTV's "Urban Oasis giveaway" contest, and won a furnished condo at the W New York Hotel in the Financial District. And a new car. "It's perfect... Whenever I have a long weekend, I'll come up," the tall, good-looking young winner tells the Post. We sincerely hope he enjoys it, and has lots of mind-blowing sex while gazing out at the Statue of Liberty and savoring how fair and perfect life really is. [ MORE]  | If New York had to pick a 6th borough (or find a replacement for Staten Island if they ever secede), where would it be? A classic pick is Philadelphia, and more recently there's been CRAZY TALK of Cleveland, Ohio becoming a destination for priced-out New Yorkers. In fact, we... [ MORE ] |  | Courtesy MRNVR We know it's been a couple of weeks since we posted a photo of a cop parking in a bike lane, and we appreciate all your e-mails demanding fresh meat. So here you go: This shot was snapped in front of the East Bay Diner on First... [ MORE ] |  | Atheists have been trying to get out their message, from city bus ads to the recent controversial billboard displayed at the Lincoln Tunnel which prompted a counter-billboard from the Catholic League. The latest: Co-opting rich billionaires into the act. Recently, the Illini Secular Student Alliance (ISSA), at the University... [ MORE ] | ![_[UPDATE] OTB Heads Out to Pasture <strike>Tonight</strike> Tuesday, Possibly Forever](http://gothamist.com/assets_c/2010/12/201012_otbparlor-thumb-90x90-578176.jpg) | (via Digiart2001's flickr stream) [Update Below] So will the OTB shut down as planned today? The short answer: yes. The long answer: Yes, but there is a slim chance the city's off-track betting operation might reopen after Tuesday when the State Senate votes to bailout the money-losing operation. The... [ MORE ] |  | Five High School students on Long Island have been suspended for watching a schoolyard fight between two boys and not doing anything to stop it. The vicious brawl at the Half Hollow Hills High School East in Dix Hills ended up on YouTube (it's since been removed), and the... [ MORE ] |  | AP GQ Magazine has a surprisingly intimate interview with Mayor Bloomberg in their latest December issue, which celebrates their Men of the Year, including actor Jeff Bridges, Stephen Colbert and rapper Drake. While Bloomberg denies (yet again) that he's considering running for President, he does engage in a little... [ MORE ] |  | Can you guess which year these three (rather suspicious looking!) straphangers were riding the subway? Bonus points for guessing the subway stop. We'll update the post later with the answers.... [ MORE ] | | |
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