Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'Odd'
July 24, 2008
Henry Logue made almost $100,000 in salary and overtime last year, but continued to live in a paint shed at state-run Rockland Psychiatric Center, according to the Journal News. Apparently he had been living there for three years--even registering his car there--all while his wife lived in a home 3 miles away. Though the psychiatric center had told employees they were not allowed to stay on campus past their shifts, Logue managed to make himself......
Continue Reading "Psychiatric Center Worker Lived in Paint Shed for Years"July 1, 2008
While the Unfancy Food Show held its humble affair in Williamsburg this past Sunday, the Fancy Food Show (yes, actual names) has been holding court this week with its annual massive event over at the Jacob Javits Center. Over 6,000 vendors from around the world will give out close to 200,000 samples in what is North America's largest specialty food event. Out of that cast of thousands, the weirdest specimen we spotted was Jelly Belly's......
Continue Reading "Fancy Food Show 2008 Ends Today at the Javits"June 21, 2008
Clearly sensing an opportunity among fashion-minded new mothers, a Seattle-based company is making sure babies are at their most fabulous. Baby booties, shaped like high heels and available in a variety of styles (leopard print! patent leather!), are coming to NYC from Heelarious. Heelarious, "her first high heels," calls itself "extremely funny, completely soft, fully functional high heel crib shoes for babies 0-6 months" and was inspired by co-creator Britta Bacon's thought, "Wouldn't it......
Continue Reading "When Babies Need Their Own High Heels"March 30, 2008
Photographs by RGP on Flickr Last weekend, reader RGP saw two people dressed as Bugs Bunny and Elmo walking around 42nd Street in Manhattan. While the pair could have been out to bring Easter cheer to crowds, it seems unlikely since they were carrying Christmas stockings. RGP wrote they "came out of the subway and just kind of meandered around" and noticed "Elmo had 'I Love You!' painted in big white letters on his......
Continue Reading "Muppet Takes Midtown Manhattan"March 24, 2008
For those who can't decide between the suburban and the urban lifestyle, there's a simple solution: build a vinyl-sided house on the top of an old Brooklyn apartment building (which is way better than a trailer on Willoughby Avenue). This gem has been around for a while and is just East of Bedford on the southside of Williamsburg. While its residents most likely enjoy unobstructed city views from their rooftop abode, according to a Google......
Continue Reading "Movin' on Up in Williamsburg"January 7, 2008
Sure, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill may have co-starred in Superbad, but one man alone stood out and helped them carry that movie: McLovin. And this is how he's rewarded? In possibly one of the oddest pairings we've seen on the streets of Williamsburg, Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin) and Matchbox Twenty came together in the 'hood for a video shoot this past Saturday. The video is for the band's new single, and to draw editorial......
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