You know what’s not awesome? Ordering from Yo Sushi on 2nd Ave and getting my delivery and taking the container of soy sauce out in anticipation of some delicious sashimi and…finding mouse droppings on it. That’s right, there was mouse crap in my sushi bag.
It’s hilarious, yeah. Here’s an example of the craziness on the internet. Early one night, I had just been driving home from doing a few shows in the city. It was a Saturday night. I live out in Queens, I’m driving home. Murray Hill going up like 3rd Avenue, there’s a certain stretch of about five or six blocks where it looks like a frat party in Dallas in like the 1980s. It doesn’t look like New York. It’s just…tons of college and post-college kids just shitfaced, you know, at pretty cheesy bars and they’re just all over the streets, puking drunk. It’s like New Year’s Eve-level drunk, but it’s just a regular Saturday night. It’s just a gross neighborhood, it’s just kind of lame. It’s always been a pretty nondescript neighborhood, but it was never, like, annoying. It might have been, oh there’s not much to do here, people live here, it’s nice, it’s fine. But now there’s a high annoyance factor. Not just extremely drunk people, but extremely proud and seemingly self-entitled drunk people. I don’t know if they are or not, they might be. But anyways, they’re having a good time. It can be pretty annoying a neighborhood, so I just Twittered one time, ‘Murray Hill just got voted the most culture-less neighborhood of all time in New York City.’ And literally, the next day, there’s an article from a local online magazine for Murray Hill, and they’ve taken issue with me about how I ripped their neighborhood, and they responded on how all the cultural things that Murray Hill does have. And they also agreed with a lot of the things I did say. I just thought that the fact that they wrote a whole article defending themselves based on one Twitter that was a joke, not even meant to be taken seriously, shows how lame the neighborhood really is!
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Judah Friedlander
Co-signed. So glad to be out of Murray Hill. It is a good starter neighborhood for new grads, though, not going to lie.
We are extremely proud to announce another Cinemit Presents screening that will be open to ALL of our members in New York City. This time we are partnering up with the super awesome folks at The Ace Hotel and Magnet (a division of Magnolia Pictures) to bring you TROLLHUNTER, a cinema verite thriller that has been getting rave reviews and was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The screening will be taking place this Sunday evening, May 22nd, at 7:00 PM in Liberty Hall at The Ace Hotel.
The Ace Hotel is centrally located at 20 West 29th Street in Manhattan - that’s 29th between Broadway and 5th Avenue. Prior to showing the film there will be delicious snacks and drinks to get your hands on, so please arrive early. The original treats and custom cocktails are delectable! Tell your friends, family, and anyone else about this ever so awesome screening of TROLLHUNTER on Sunday, May 22nd at 7:00 PM at Liberty Hall at The Ace Hotel. We hope to see everyone there!
The RSVP will be open on Wednesday, May 18th - be sure to check back on that date to score passes for the screening.
TROLLHUNTER Screening Details:
Date/Time: Sunday, May 22nd, 7:00 PM
Location: Liberty Hall at the Ace Hotel - 20 West 29th Street New York, NY (29th Street between Broadway & 5th Ave.)
Number of Available Tickets: 100 (each includes a +1 for a guest)
Please click here to review the RSVP Process and learn how you can get passes for this screening.
Shot in a vérité style, TROLLHUNTER is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy. A thrilling and wildly entertaining film, TROLLHUNTER delivers truly fantastic images of giant trolls wreaking havoc on the countryside, with darkly funny adherence to the original Norwegian folklore.
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LGBT shoot in Madison Square Park TOMORROW Wednesday April 13th
Friendfactor, a next generation LGBT advocacy nonprofit with a focus on technology and the power of personal relationships, is shooting a film for their upcoming fundraising event with Chelsea Clinton! Do you and your friends have 30 minutes to an hour to spare for LGBT Equal Rights? We will be shooting in MADISON SQUARE PARK from 12 PM to 7 PM.* BRING FRIENDS - we are looking for all ages (over 21) and types, all orientations, etc. This is about LGBT and straight people coming together for equal rights and to support their friends. Please contact fatgirlinohio (at) gmail dot com for more information and to sign up for a time slot.
Most people probably know that, but I ended up dropping $750 on a guy who had his number on a circular sticker that said 24-hr locksmith that was on our front door. I’d post the number, but I figure that’s probably against the rules or some such. ALWAYS ASK THE PRICE UP FRONT or stay at your buddy’s house and do it in the morning with a guy who has a shop. And never pay cash. And don’t be an idiot.
Over the past two years, New York City has seen an enormous amount of All You Can Drink (AYCD) brunch spots pop up. I have taken it upon myself to try many of them - hey who doesn’t like unlimited mimosas with the company of your friends on a lazy Sunday afternoon!? Here is a great list of …
Let’s cook up some romance with a steamy Date Night cooking class
Grab your spouse,girlfriend,boyfriend or any friend and enjoy a couples night out in the Flatiron district in Manhattan with TriniSoul
Join TriniSoul chefs in making a meal that’s sure to be both delicious and delightful. You and your loved one will heat up the kitchen as you learn to cook tasty and Yummy Caribbean food. At this delicious interactive cooking class, guests will enjoy a lively and upbeat introductory cooking lesson , answering the question “what really is Caribbean Food?”. Guest will be working in groups of four, each group will learn to prepare a recipe from the Caribbean Menu of the day. After the hands-on cooking is done, couples sit down and enjoy their romantic meal with each other.
Enjoy an evening preparing a Caribbean feast of:
Calypso Shrimp with Rasta Pasta Penne pasta with sautéed , baby spinach and other vegetables in an alfredo and pesto cream
Shrimp seasoned in Island spices and then sauteed in Olive Oil ( Yummy)
TriniSoul’s Special Herbed Tilapia with a Mango Salsa The combination of spices herbs and fruit with this grilled fish is unbeatable
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Grilled boneless breast of chicken glazed with our hot and sweet jerk seasoning Caribbean Rice & Peas Rice cooked with red kidney peas, coconut milk and our own Caribbean Spices
Steam Vegetables Lightly seasoned and steam or stir fry Fried Sweet Plantains
And for Dessert, our famous Yummy Apple Mango Cobbler NOTE: No one under 21 years old will be admitted. No Refunds or transfers unless ticket can be resold prior to the event. TriniSoulcooking.net Tickets are per couple
If you havent already heard from your building staff, Community Board 6 is petitioning to make the service road on 2nd Avenue between 33rd and 30th street, in front of the movie theater and Borders (while its still there), a public plaza. They note how this neighborhood has the least amount of open space in terms of parks and plazas in the city. SO! If you live in the area, check with your doorman for a building petition or stop by the “service road” on Saturday to sign in person that you are in support of this change. You can also go into the Borders to get some discounted books - they supposedly slashed their prices again today.
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