Tag: absurdity

Everyone in this Big Apple has dreams. NYU and plastic surgeons just have different methods of getting you there.

A parrot relaxed on Wednesday night at the Pier I Cafe at West 70th street inside Riverside Park. It sipped liquid (Chardonnay?) from a plastic cup and took in the sights

The Poop Vigilante is ready to reveal himself to the world, and it turns out he's a very tall dude in a plaid shirt who makes poop art on his roof. Hey, everybody's got a hobby.

One anonymous citizen has taken on the scourge of un-scooped dog poop by creating a kind of passive-aggressive art project. The project involves lively notes, photographs of poop and fecal specimens

Does it bother you that every tourist and teenagers can't seem to enjoy Central Park without taking a picture of their pimply faces with famous landmarks in the background?

The Upper West Side is apparently a hot brand in Canada, and now developers are using our cushy lifestyle to sell suburban-style real estate.

Upper West Side bakery chain Crumbs is great at making you want something you shouldn't have, particularly when you're on a diet. This week, they're going one

Sachin sent us the following pictures of a sedan "parked" on 73rd Street for at least a full day and night with a lock on the steering wheel and a ticket on the windshield. Was the person intent on making a fast getaway? Did the car just run out of ...

By Cheryl Wischhover There are all sorts of innovations in retail now—flash sales sites, special shopping apps, JC Penney trying to become cool — but a grocery store on the Upper West Side is targeting that much-maligned, mostly-ignored demographic : The man. It’s a well-known fact that men hate to ...

The brownstone at 120 West 74th Street has inspired anger among neighbors and creativity among artists since it went downhill a few years back. Rats were constantly seen scurrying around the abandoned building, nibbling on trash. The scene even inspired an artist to paint the words "The Rat House" on ...

Some dogs just have that special glow, that star quality achieved by every member of the Kardashian family but by few others. Beefy is one of those dogs.

Oh, doctor! West Side Rag writer Leonora Desar was on 72nd Street just off of Columbus Avenue yesterday when she saw Dr. Oz himself pull his sweet ride over to talk to some ladies who apparently had a question. With his arm swung casually over the side, he told them ...

We reported a few months back that Duane Reade had created quite a display in the beer aisle at its store on 76th Street and Columbus. Hanging right in front of the six packs was a plastic rack filled with condoms and ping pong balls (above). There could be an ...

Following up on Alaska's example, legislators in Wyoming have called on the federal government to declare Central Park a wilderness area and forbid further improvements to the park. It's a cute way of telling the Feds to keep out of Wyoming's business so they can fill the state with oil ...

By Katie Barry Before my sister and I found our new Upper West Side apartment, we knew we wanted to build the model home. It was only fitting that we throw an “Arrested Development” themed housewarming affair. I've jumped around in the past year and a half, finding myself living ...

Felice Cohen became famous a couple of years ago for subjecting herself to a stunning amount of claustrophobia -- she moved into a 90-square-foot apartment at 103 West 70th Street. A video tour of her apartment (yes, you can "tour" a 90 square foot apartment) garnered more than 4 million ...

When something happens once, it could be an anomaly. But when it happens twice, it's a trend. In fact, if it happens twice it will probably get a write-up in the New York Times Style section. So here's a trend: people are locking up plastic children's toys. This shot was ...

Beefy the Upper West Side bulldog is either a testament to the marvelous talents of dogs, or the deep psychosis of dog owners. Local blogger Rebecca Baust videotaped Beefy skateboarding in Central Park around 96th Street and sent us the video (below). In addition, Beefy's owner Patrick Clemens created a ...

Dear Upper West Side Realtors & Brokers, Enough with the shenanigans! I’m so on to you. You’ve breached listings with lies and your act is rusty. The business of deceit and the bait-n-switch is a tired racket. But fear not! I’ve come to help you with your honesty-woes. See, I’m ...

While running out for some Hale & Hearty on Friday afternoon (I frequently crave their tomato cheddar soup), I spotted a striking woman in front of me near 86th and Broadway wearing some sort of long, ruffled white wrap and the shoes pictured above.