First they accidentally reinstate two 9/11 flight numbers, then this. United Airlines, this is not your best week ever.
New York City
Skeletons and Smiley Faces: 6 Innovative Ways to Deter Speeding
New York City’s Department of Transportation announced that it would be using new digital displays of skeletons to warn speeding drivers to slow down. Here are a few more creative ways that cities have tried to make roads safer.
The Trend Continues: Breast-Milk Cheese on Display in New York
First came ice cream in London made with breast milk. Not odd enough for you? How about breast milk cheese?
Hail the Cab of the Future: NYC Selects Nissan Van As New Official Taxi
The iconic Crown Vic is driving off into the sunset. And NYC is looking to Japan for its official cab.
At New York’s Ground Zero: Crowds, Chaos and Some Closure
There was perhaps no place more fitting to go than the place where it all began. As President Obama wrapped up his remarks, confirming the death of public enemy No.1, Osama bin Laden, a few people started to gather at New York’s …
Quotes: Charlie Sheen Wants to Make Up With Chuck Lorre
“Of course, I want my job back so you guys can keep watching the best f___ing sitcom in the world.”
–CHARLIE SHEEN, discussing how he wants to make amends with Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre. Sheen told a New York …
Quotes: Cathie Black on the Challenges of Being NYC Schools Chancellor
“It was like having to learn Russian in a weekend — and then give speeches in Russian and speak Russian in budget committee and City Council meetings.”
— CATHIE BLACK, on the struggles of being appointed chancellor of New …
Cathie Black, You’re Not Alone: 8 Strikingly Short-Lived Stints
The former president of Hearst Magazines spent fewer than 100 days on the job running New York City’s public schools. That’s nothing compared to some of these short-lived jobs.
It’s a Mia: At Last, The Bronx Zoo Cobra Has a Name
No wonder the cobra ran away (er, slithered away?) in the first place; poor thing didn’t even have a name!
Found: Lost Cobra, Bronx Zoo, Very Hungry
New Yorkers can now rest easy — the escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra has been found ssssafe and ssssound, and not at Yankee Stadium.
Sure, You’ll Only Go Because It’s Ironic: ‘Hipster Strip Joint’ To Open in NYC
We’re actually surprised this didn’t exist already. (Or maybe it was just so underground, we wouldn’t have heard of it.)
Infamous Chelsea Hotel Now Sells…Doughnuts?
The site of punk rock’s most famous murder is now…a doughnut shop?