SeamlessWeb, the online food ordering company, is giving away free coffee at participating restaurants during February. Each week one of four neighborhoods will be featured. Participating restaurants will be giving away a small cup of coffee while supplies last. To get your free cup of joe, go to one of the restaurants listed  here and ask for a free small coffee on SeamlessWeb.

• Midtown East February 2-6
• Midtown West February 9-13
• Upper East Side and Upper West Side February 16-20
• Financial District February 23-27

Photo: Over NYC by Arnold Pouteau

Cell phones are lovely things when they keep you in contact with the proper people. Bill collectors, politicians looking to get elected and the occasionally crazy family member who wonders if now would be a good time to talk about some arcane piece of family fiction I don’t care about are the problems with being connected to the rest of the world on a constant basis. Yesterday, in an attempt to disconnect from everyone else in a world that is quickly slipping into anarchy, I left my phone at home for several hours. Of course, I missed a call that I wanted to take, in this case, Tomas, my former bartending partner who moved to New Orleans with his wife and daughters after she received an excellent job offer. “I’m walking on the street drinking a beer I got to go from a bar,” Tomas teased. “You can’t do that in NYC. Call me brother; it will be great to catch up.” I was kicking myself for not having my phone with me the one time in the past week I actually wanted to answer it.

Our game of phone tag ended a few days later. “Not only will she be working at an excellent salary in her field (psychology) but we’re near her family so it cuts down on the cost of babysitters,” he joked. After an hour or so of shooting the shit, I asked him how it was living back in the suburbs we both came from after being in the city for so long. “It’s peaceful. I’m working an adult joint and I don’t have to contend with kids asking for Long Island Ice Teas at 2 in the morning.” Continue Reading

According to CNN and the Albany Times Union, hundreds of absentee ballots printed with the democratic nominee’s name as “Barack Osama” were sent to NY voters in Rensselaer County. Officials said these ballots were sent through three rounds of proof-reading. Corrected ballots will be sent out if requested.

Three sets of eyes (probably more), two nominees (their names all over TV, the internet, t-shirts, buttons, naked girls, magazines) and one position; the president of USA. This is probably the most documented election ever. The VP debate brought in over 70 million viewers! You’re going to tell me that the Rensselaer County’s election commission or whoever was in charge of printing these ballots didn’t realize it said Barack OSAMA? I don’t buy it and I’m pretty sure you don’t either.

Here’s a quick lesson on how to remember the spelling of Barack’s last name: Continue Reading

Some called David Blaine a magician, an illusionist, a stuntman, in my opinion its more like attention whore.

For some reason there are some Americans that still care about the stunts David Blaine takes on. Illusionist David Blaine survived a 44-foot jump after hanging 50 feet above the skating rink in New York City’s Central Park, upside down, for 60 hours. Woohoo freakin’ hooo! Continue Reading