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REPORTS OF IRONY NEAR ELLIS ISLAND

Couple Wearing 'Abolish ICE' Shirts Denied Access To Statue Of Liberty

10 diggs Gothamist Politics News New York City Immigration 10h

When the couple refused, security guards escorted them out of line for their pre-paid tour — a decision that the National Park Service now admits was a "misstep," and one that qualifies as illegal viewpoint discrimination, according to the NYCLU.

THANK THE NIMBYS

NYC's War On E-Bikes Takes Toll On Immigrant Delivery Workers

11 diggs Gothamist Cities Technology Politics Law 26 Apr

Delivery workers are expected to make dozens of deliveries, riding some 60 miles in a day only to make $80. An e-bike is the only way that's possible.

WILL USE FUNDS AT COMMISSARY

Martin Shkreli Trying To Sell Rare Wu-Tang Clan Album Online

3 diggs Gothamist Internet 7 Sep 2017

Shkreli has decided to auction off his one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album, "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.'"

GOING OFF THE RADAR

Anthony Weiner Has Entered Rehab For Sexting Addiction

6 diggs Gothamist News 3 Nov 2016

He is at a facility in Florida, which "separates men and women and its program includes counseling for those addicted to cybersex and exhibitionism as well as addictions to anonymous sex and porn."

HE WAS INTO GOLDSCHLÄGER HOMEBREW

Man Steals Barrel Full Of $1.5 Million Worth Of Gold Flakes In Midtown

10 diggs Gothamist News Curious 2 Oct 2016

According to police, the suspect grabbed the 86-pound pail off the back of an armored truck that was picking up other metals to be taken to a refinery in Canada. He then escaped east down 48th Street with his flaky haul.

DEAD CAN PET

Finally, New Yorkers Can Be Buried With Their Pets

7 diggs Gothamist Animals 1 Oct 2016

Ashes to ashes, chew toy to bone.

SQUASHING THE BEEF

Is Chicken The New Steak?

11 diggs Gothamist Food Culture Economics 8 Jun 2016

With farmers and restaurants promoting a new breed of consciously-raised, and consequently much more flavorful, chickens, the days of the grass-fed, dry aged steak could be numbered.

A SIGHT TO BEHOLD

Justin Sight Is A Blind Magician And He Is Very Good At Magic

43 diggs Gothamist Curious Human Nature Video 22 Mar 2016

A Polish immigrant, Justin Sight performs magic on the street and in New York City subways to get by. He's also legally blind. And he's also really, really good at magic.

THE RAT'S BEEN RATTED ON

Was Pizza Rat A Hoax?

6 diggs Gothamist Internet Animals 8 Jan 2016

An actor and member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improv group claims that he has damning information about the viral "Pizza Rat" video.

WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR FLOAT

Photos From The 1961 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

10 diggs Gothamist Photos Cities Culture Histories 26 Nov 2015

Here are some photographs of the parade in 1961 — do kids today even know who Popeye is?

NO RATS DOWN HERE

Inside The Enormous Vault Where NYC's Oldest Records Are Stashed

3 diggs Gothamist Cities 18 Nov 2015

Behind a bored looking security guard and a beige door sat thousands of boxes that contain the archives from every mayoral administration through Giuliani's.

BEHIND THE VEIL

NYPD Undercover 'Converted' To Islam To Spy On Brooklyn College Students

13 diggs Gothamist Beliefs Long Reads 31 Oct 2015

Three Brooklyn College graduates who had been close to the undercover officer told Gothamist of the intimate ties she developed with Muslim students, her presence during some of the most private moments of their lives, and the fear they endured when they learned her true identity.

YOU SURE YOU WANT THAT WRITTEN DOWN?

The Questions People Asked Librarians Before Google

19 diggs Gothamist Curious Histories 22 Oct 2015

Is it possible to keep an octopus in a private home? Are black widow spiders more harmful dead or alive? And hey, where can I rent a beagle for hunting?

GRAND CENTRAL'S DEEP DARK SECRET

Inside Grand Central Station's Secret Basement

17 diggs Gothamist Cities Curious Histories 14 Oct 2015

The sub-basement of Grand Central Terminal is New York City's deepest basement, at least that's what they'll tell you. It may be the safest place in the city, even thought it was almost destroyed by the Nazis.

DESPICABLE THEM

Drug Ring Used Minion Dolls To Ship Cocaine

8 diggs Gothamist Drugs Crime 13 Aug 2015

A Harlem man believed by authorities to be a high-level drug trafficker was arrested last month while allegedly accepting a USPS express shipment of cocaine boxed up with wrapped presents, a stuffed Minion, and other children's toys.

GENTRIFICATION DISASTER PORN

Take An Interactive Look At How Airbnb Has Transormed New York

13 diggs Gothamist Maps Cities Economics 28 Jun 2015

There's a 1,500-room unlisted and untaxed hotel in your neighborhood!

*HUGE FART*

Artist Steals Instagram Photos And Sells Them For $100K At NYC Gallery

24 diggs Gothamist Art News 22 May 2015

Right now, at the Gagosian Gallery in New York, you can purchase someone's Instagram photo for around $100,000. The money won't go to the photographer, however, it will go to "artist" Richard Prince, who has blown up and made prints of other people's Instagram photos for his exhibit, "New Portraits."

BREAKING

Statue Of Liberty Island Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package

0 diggs Gothamist News 24 Apr 2015

Liberty Island and the Statue Of Liberty are currently being evacuated following unconfirmed reports of a "suspicious package." A National Parks Service spokesperson confirmed that they were doing security sweeps and that there is an evacuation happening, but could not immediately say why.

*KINDERGARTEN NOISE* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

MTA's Debt Greater Than Combined Debt Of Several Nations

9 diggs Gothamist Cities Economics 13 Feb 2015

The MTA's debt is greater than that of at least 30 of the world's nations, according to a report from the Straphanger's Campaign. How much debt is that? $34.1 billion, which puts it deeper in the hole than such countries as Costa Rica, Slovenia and Latvia.

WE'D LIKE TO WAKE UP RIGHT NOW

TGI Friday's Invites You To The $299 NYE Of Your Nightmares

11 diggs Gothamist Food Gross 30 Dec 2014

There is $199 option without alcohol, which... if you can do that, God bless you.