 | Though it doesn't start until Sunday, the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day parade (or, as we like to call it, Staten Paten) has already had its first fight. Well, already come this close to its first fight thanks to a dispute over the Tea Party, it seems.... [ MORE ] |  | Walmart has a bit of a reputation as an anti-union exploiter of underpaid workers, which is part of the reason why many liberal New Yorkers are opposed to the corporation's campaign to open their first NYC location, in East New York. But if you think Walmart ain't pals with the working associate man, you've got it all wrong, insists a new mailer going out to local residents. The mailer, written from the point of view of an unemployed construction worker, argues that the "special interests" would keep "him" out of a union job.... [ MORE ] |  | This photo captioned "men and women flirting with each other outside Broadway dance hall near Times Square" would have one believe that New York was filled with flirts... but perhaps times have changed since 1944. According to a new study, the "most flirtatious city" in the world is Athens, Greece. Followed by Moscow (2nd), Rome (8th), Madrid (31st), Paris (38th), London (57th), Berlin (79th), and finally New York at #89. According to Reuters, Lonely Planet's Athens expert agrees with the top result, calling the Greek capital "a seductive city, with a hedonistic lifestyle."... [ MORE ] |  | Arby's would like you to salivate over the question "what happens when the roast beef experts serve Angus?" But given that last month, the Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc. announced that it would attempt to jettison Arby's due to lackluster sales, a more pertinent question might be "can a new sandwich save a franchise?" Arby's is betting the whole pot of Horsey sauce that it can. KFC's Double Down meltdown be damned.... [ MORE ] |  | A man reportedly died last night when he fell into the gap between two subway cars as his 2 train was pulling out of the Nevins Street station in Brooklyn. He was pronounced dead at the scene. We've contacted both the MTA and the NYPD for more information on the accident and will update when we learn more. However, do accidents like this mean the MTA should keep car doors locked?... [ MORE ] |  | Rollerblades suffered another PR blow on Sunday when the a dim-witted thief tried to rob a Brooklyn deli while skating inline. Around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday Igor Dubovoy allegedly skated into the Belarus Grocery at 495 Neptune Avenue, pulled out a BB gun and demanded cash. And then things got amusing.... [ MORE ] | | |
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