- What's your favorite book set in New York City? (The NY Times wants to know.) http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/time-to-throw-the-book-at-us/?smid=tw-share&_r=0 34 comments books
- #tbt that time Norman Mailer got a convicted murderer paroled on the strength of his prose, only for him to kill again within the space of weeks http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/mailer-and-the-murderer 3 comments books
- Eighth Grader Says he Vandalized Congressman Grimm's Office; Grimm's campaign had called the vandalism a politically motivated crime and an "assault on democracy" http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/eighth-grader-confesses-to-vandalizing-congressmans-office 3 comments politics
- Today is the 110th birthday of air conditioning http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/before-anyone-complained-about-the-air-conditioning-an-idea/ 78 comments history
- Catholic cardinal retracts apology over pedophile priests: "I never should have said that. I don’t think we did anything wrong." http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/cardinal-egan-criticized-for-retracting-apology-on-sex-abuse-crisis/ 15 comments politics
- NYC Man Is Sentenced for Raping Ex-Girlfriend and Framing Her - NYTimes.com http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/man-is-sentenced-for-raping-ex-girlfriend-and-then-framing-her/?ref=nyregion 3 comments law
- OWS protesters being asked leave at behest of Brookfield Properties, owners of Zuccotti Park. Richard B. Clarks, Brookfield CEO's phone number is posted in the documents... http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/told-to-leave-protesters-talk-pre-emptive-strategy/?hp 10 comments politics
- Police Arresting Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/police-arresting-protesters-on-brooklyn-bridge/ 5 comments politics
- Wall Street Protests Continue, With At Least 6 Arrested. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/wall-street-protests-continue-with-at-least-5-arrested/ 30 comments politics
- God fucking dammit, Anthony Weiner. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/live-blog-anthony-weiner-news-conference/?hp 3 comments reddit.com
- A 141-year-old guidebook to New York offers a glimpse into the nightlife of another time. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/on-the-records-a-well-preserved-roadmap-to-perdition/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha29 7 comments history
- Joe Lieberman to retire in 2012, and not a fuck will be given that day. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/lieberman-will-not-run-for-re-election/?partner=rss&emc=rss 5 comments politics
- Lieberman Will Not Run For Re-Election http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/lieberman-will-not-run-for-re-election/?hp 4 comments reddit.com
- A fund dedicated to collecting reparations for Holocaust survivors from the German government was defrauded of more than $42 million over 16 years by a group that included six employees and custodians of the fund. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/holocaust-fund-is-victim-of-fraud-prosecutors-say/ 8 comments worldnews
- The House just tried again and passed the 9/11 first responders healthcare bill, It is paid for by closing the tax loop hole for American companies that try to hide their headquarters at P.O. box in the Caymans! http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/911-health-care-bill-passes/ 15 comments politics
- Zucker gives $100M to failed Newark, NJ school system. Trickle down! http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/a-100-million-gift-to-newarks-schools/ 6 comments politics
- Drinking and bicycling in New York: “Everyone I ride with has at least one story of hurting themselves booze-rolling.” http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/spokes-tipsy-on-two-wheels/ 4 comments bicycling
- The Disturbing Mushroom of Lincoln Place http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/the-disturbing-mushroom-of-lincoln-place/?ref=nyregion 12 comments science
- Spokes | Hauling Cargo, No Car Necessary http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/17/spokes-hauling-cargo-no-car-necessary/?hp 5 comments bicycling
- 18th-Century Ship Found at World Trade Center Site - (with Pic) http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/18th-century-ship-found-at-trade-center-site/?wt.mc_id=ny-sm-e-fb-sm-lin-ecs-071410-nyt-na&wt.mc_ev=clicka 11 comments reddit.com
- Old ship found beneath world trade center excavation (PICS) http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/18th-century-ship-found-at-trade-center-site/?src=mv&apage=3#comments 3 comments reddit.com
- Remember the Bike-Shoving Cop who Got Caught on Tape? NO Jail Time, NO Probation http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/ex-officer-avoids-jail-time-in-arrest-of-times-square-bicyclist/?hp 6 comments bicycling
- NY Times readers recently had a bunch of their questions answered by a NYC window washer. This is more interesting than it sounds. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/answers-from-a-window-cleaner/ 13 comments reddit.com
- Horror on the L Train, and the Rest of the Story - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/horror-on-the-l-train-and-the-rest-of-the-story/?hp 3 comments reddit.com
- A professor with cerebral palsy finds that her intelligence is constantly being questioned. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/complaint-box-its-not-as-bad-as-it-looks/?scp=1&sq=complaint 12 comments reddit.com
- Brittney, Brittny, Brittneigh - People giving their kids stupid, misspelled names. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/complaint-box-brittney-brittny-brittneigh/ 55 comments reddit.com
- NYC Pays $98,000 to Critical Mass cyclists were wrongfully detained and arrested during the March 2007 Critical Mass ride–including the man seen on videotape being shoved off his bicycle by an officer. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/city-pays-98000-to-critical-mass-cyclists/ 5 comments bicycling
- Cabbies Gouge Passengers Out of Millions, GPS logs show http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/city-cabbies-gouge-passengers-out-of-millions-agency-finds/?hp 15 comments technology
- Part of the girl’s head and arm were visible between the platform and a door of a car toward the front of the train. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/girl-fatally-struck-by-train-at-77th-street/?hp 9 comments reddit.com
- Men and Women all over NYC pretending to be a Non-Profit Organization to fight Homelessness turn out to be a total sham. "United Homeless Organization" is a fraud, the money goes directly into their own pockets. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/homeless-organization-called-fraud/ 26 comments politics
- Most counterfeiters make something worthless appear valuable. One Seattle artist made something valuable - $100 worth of gold - and made a fake penny out of it. He used it as part of some change to buy a porn mag. Two years later, a Brooklyn woman finds it in her change purse. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/maker-learns-the-fate-of-a-penny-made-of-gold/ 29 comments reddit.com
- Driver in horrific NY crash that killed 8 was drunk and high when she drove the wrong way on the highway http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/driver-in-crash-that-killed-8-was-drunk-officials-say/?hp 6 comments reddit.com
- Gandhi Items Are Sold for $1.8 Million despite protest http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/india-rejects-owners-proposal-on-gandhi-items/ 2 comments worldnews
- Snapple replaces corn syrup with real sugar http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/reading-the-tea-leaves-snapple-refreshes-itself/ 55 comments reddit.com
- irony: old man stages a one-man protest against liberals and illegal immigrants. He lives on gov't assistance, gets a $70/week state rent controlled apt. in Manhattan, and is the son of Irish immigrants, once America's least favorite immigrant group http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/a-one-man-immigration-protest-on-72nd-street/ 43 comments politics
- NY Council decides to say "fuck you, NY voters" and let Bloomberg run for 3rd term. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/council-to-debate-term-limits-change/?hp 4 comments politics
- A second man is climbing The New York Times building. That's right... the second one today. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/yes-another-man-is-climbing-times-building/?hp 2 comments reddit.com
- 145,098 New Yorkers Randomly Stopped by NYPD in First 3 Months of 2008 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/police-stop-and-frisk-encounters-soar/ 2 comments reddit.com
- Obama girl fails to vote yesterday because "she was sick," but she did manage to make it to a vodka sponsored election party. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/obama-girl-didnt-vote/? 46 comments politics
- Tesla wins: NYC powers down last DC electricity service http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/off-goes-the-power-current-started-by-thomas-edison/ 98 comments science