Taking Recess

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Put Your City On

That's not a bomb, it's a truck dumping steaming pavement to the corner of 3rd Ave and 11th St a few days ago

• WNYC wants to know, who is the 'Mayor' of your block? Have they checked Foursquare? [WNYC]
  
• Alec Baldwin delivers NYU commencement speech [DNA Info]
• What happened to New York City's storied street games? [New York Post]
  
• What Not To Do In NYC [Concierge.com via Gothamist]
  
• Over 70% of Red-tailed Hawk babies die in their first year. Those in Riverside Park are no exception [Urban Hawks]
  
• The Faces of Subway Conductors — Photoslideshow [NYC Tracks]
  
• Church fights City Council member and preservationists with Graffiti! [West Side Spirit]
  
• Proposed Configuration of new Columbus Avenue Bike Path on UWS [West Side Spirit]
  

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Happy Palace Restaurant Beckons: Unlimited Wine With Dinner

Saw this sign last week in the window of Happy Palace restaurant on 3rd Ave btw 17th and 18th. Happy drinking? What's next, free pool while you shop for dresses?

The Bugaboo Stroller of Tree Beds on Upper East Side

Tree bed on 3rd Ave btw 93rd and 94th
Upper East Siders enjoy their accoutrements well made, big, and built to last. They want the trees to have long and healthy lives, so their dogs can continue to piss and shit all over them for generations to come. They laugh at your dirt covered tree beds.