Last month the acerbic Stuy Town blog Luxe Living—which previously chronicled hallway defecation and other abominations that have befallen the development since it fell into the maladroit hands of real estate giant Tishman Speyer—scared some Stuy Townies. In a post criticizing parents for letting their children raucously play outside on a Saturday morning, Luxe Living published an e-mail from a resident complaining about "two little velociraptors having at each other while their parents, both of whom are with them, do nothing. Parents, nobody likes your kids. THEY ARE ONLY CUTE TO YOU. Keep them indoors, tied up, gagged, drugged, WHATEVER, and stop letting them loose at 8AM on Saturday mornings." As illustration, the post featured an image of a crying child in a rifle scope's crosshairs. [ MORE]  | Tonight, the Knicks face off against the Miami Heat, led by supreme Decision maker LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, at Madison Square Garden tonight. And, after the home team's hot streak of late (before the heartbreaker against the Celtics, at least), fans are hopeful. Spike Lee, uber-fan (and... [ MORE ] |  | You see those tiny little lines on top of the big blue bars? Yeah, those are contracts awarded to companies not run by white guys. Just as the city is dealing with a scandal involving four white contractors stealing money from city coffers, Comptroller John Liu has launched a... [ MORE ] |  | Last weekend a film screening event inside the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel was canceled after the FDNY contacted the event's organizers, Rooftop Films. Yesterday the Daily News reported that the FDNY has now shut down all future tours of the historic tunnel, which was discovered by Bob Diamond back in 1981.... [ MORE ] |  | The estate of Jeffry Picower, the investor who saw 950% returns from Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, has agreed to forfeit $7,206,157,717 of Picower's ill-gotten gains and give it back to victims. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, "Today’s truly historic settlement with the estate of Jeffry Picower is a... [ MORE ] |  | Nearly two weeks after a surprise Village Underground gig, musician and ladies' man John Mayer continues his charm offensive by being a willing participant in other people's holiday office party photo booth pictures. Daily Intel spots him in photos "from the photo booth at the IAC holiday party last... [ MORE ] |  | How the other side lives: Hedge fund billionaire Paul Jones Tudor III has an incredible Christmas display in front of his Greenwich, Connecticut home. According to the Metropolis, "Off-duty police officers direct traffic around the sprawling light display, allowing drivers to line up eight at a time in front... [ MORE ] |  | Photograph by Gary Burke on Flickr Remember to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. From the Gothamist Newsmap: An all hands at Grant Ave & Ridgewood in Brooklyn, a bank robbery at 78th & 2nd Ave in Manhattan and a barricaded EDP at Beach 115 St... [ MORE ] | | |
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