8.23.2006

In collaboration with the Independent Feature Project (IFP), and it's "Independent Film Week", 10 New York theaters will be reducing their admission to $6, on ALL shows from September 18th-21.


Sexy Vodka ads promoting Georgi Vodka, which were pulled off of city busses, will now appear on hundreds of Yellow cabs.






A man who mixed martinis for Marilyn Monroe and poured Scotch for John Lennon, was celebrated yesterday as New York's oldest bartender. Hoy Wong or Mr. Hoy, works at the historic Algonquin Hotel where he has served Manhattans and martinis for the past 27 years, and vows to keep working.






Fourteen of the State's 17 schools listed as "persistently dangerous" are here in New York City. The list is compiled to help with the "No Child Left Behind" Act, and was released early this year to give parents time to transfer their students to better schools.

A flight from Atlanta to New York City was diverted to North Carolina after a flight attendant found a bottle of water and a suspicious odor.

A group of more than 20 Jews staged a "Die-in" yesterday during rush hour, outside of Penn Station. The peaceful demonstration was in protest to the huge civilian deaths stemming from Israels military action in Lebannon and Pakistan.

The New York State Black Gay Network, unveiled a new billboard and transit campaign aimed at the African-American community, to help make gays more acceptable in these communitys. The campaigns which are usually aimed at the gay community's in Manhattan, will now take aim to other communities including Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York (Brooklyn) and in Jamaica, Queens.

In what is being called a "breakthrough", Dina Najman, 38, will lead an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Manhattan. This is very unusual for a religion that does not allow women to be rabbi's. Apparently, they're still not open to the idea, as Najman's title will be the "rosh kehillah" or "head of community".