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Breakfast is the next big thing
Photo credit: Pecan Raisin Sticky Buns at Hill Country Chicken
As experts (and mom) have been saying for years, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It can increase productivity and metabolism (none of us can escape the beach season, after all) and will keep your body humming for hours.
Lately, we’ve noticed restaurant hot spots opening their hearts to this ever-important meal. These 10 über popular eateries have killer weekday breakfast menus,...
Read more »Women Warriors: Opening of elite units a step in the right direction, veterans say
Photo credit: As of March, there were 1.387 million people on active duty — about 15% — were women. (Getty)
It’s a great step, but the march to equality is yet long.
That was the response of women veterans yesterday to newly released details from the Department of Defense as to how women will be integrated into combat positions previously closed to them in the ultimate old boys’ club.
Under plans submitted to the DOD by different branches of service, the pipeline should open to women to serve...
Read more »State-of-the-art movie screen opens at BAM Wednesday
Photo credit: Steinberg Screen at the Harvey Theater
Moviegoers are in for a treat as the Brooklyn Academy of Music is debuting its brand new Steinberg Screen at the Harvey Theater Wednesday.
Standing at 35-by-19 feet, and equipped with 3-D and 2-D capabilities, it will open to the public with a full cinematic lineup scheduled for the summer — including a brand-new Woody Allen flick, “Blue Jasmine,” and the classic “Lawrence of Arabia.”
“It’s...
Read more »New Yorkers welcome city's solar-powered cellphone charge stations
Photo credit: People charge their phones at a free solar-powered charging station at Brooklyn Bridge Park. (Getty)
Getting stranded in the city with a dead smartphone will soon be a thing of the past.
The first three of 25 solar-powered Street Charge stations went online Tuesday, and smartphone-dependent New Yorkers say the 12-and-a-half foot poles are a godsend for when they're stuck with a dead battery and nowhere to recharge.
"It doesn't happen a lot, but it happens enough for it to be annoying,"...
Read more »Kimye baby name rumors: North? Kaidence Donda?
Photo credit: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (Getty)
Have Kanye West and Kim Kardashian named their new baby?
Not according to In Touch magazine, which reports the pair can’t agree on a name for their four-day old girl.
The magazine also reported that one name the pair is seriously considering is North, as in North West.
“North is at the top of the list of names,” a friend of Kardashian told In Touch. “They’re not totally sure about...
Read more »A plan to expand the Brooklyn Tech Triangle and revamp downtown
Photo credit: Plans to expand the Brooklyn Tech Triangle and downtown Brooklyn revealed today. (Getty)
The Brooklyn Tech Triangle coalition at an Association for a Better New York meeting today revealed its plan to expand Brooklyn's tech community and help downtown Brooklyn in the process.
The coalition, along with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, hopes to increase the NYC tech presence in the Brooklyn Tech Triangle by 10% to 15% by 2015, according to the plan. The rise in tech employment...
Read more »Man pleads not guilty in 'homophobic' murder of gay man
Photo credit: Residents mourn death of Marc Carson, victim of West Village hate crime. (Getty)
The man charged with killing a gay man in the West Village last month was arraigned in a Manhattan court Tuesday, officials said.
Elliot Morales, 33, pleaded not guilty to a murder as a hate crime in the death of Marc Carson, 32. He also pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal weapons possession and menacing a police officer.
Prosecutors allege that Morales yelled homophobic slurs...
Read more »Cook this at home: Green pea and ricotta spread
Photo credit: Ricotta and Spring Pea spread
The seasonal ingredient: Fresh green peas
For green peas puree 8 T. fresh green peas 4 t. pecorino 1 t. garlic 1 t. mint 3 T. EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) 1 t. salt Pepper to taste
For ricotta: 14 T. ricotta 4 t. grated Parmigiano 2 t. EVOO Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
Green peas puree: 1. Cook the green peas in salt water and allow to boil for 5 minutes. As soon...
Read more »Editorial: NYC graduation rate gets an 'incomplete'
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No one thinks the New York City public school system's 64.7 percent high school graduation rate is a cause for celebration. But when Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that achievement this week for the Class of 2012, school reformers in every part of every borough felt a powerful sense of relief.
That's because members of the Class of 2012 were the city's first to get their diplomas without...
Read more »Theater Review: 'The Comedy of Errors' -- 3 stars
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The Comedy of Errors 3 stars
The first installment of this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park season is not exactly ambitious: a slimmed-down, family-friendly version of “The Comedy of Errors,” an early, relatively lightweight Shakespeare play marked mainly by physical slapstick built around a mistaken identity premise.
Antipholus (Hamish Linklater) and his manservant Dromio (Jesse Tyler...
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