A Brookings Institution study reveals that New York is a great place for walking, with 21 out of 21 walkable urban places. But Washington D.C. is the most walkable on a per capita basis while New York is ranked 10th, because New York is measured as the NYC metro area, including NJ, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The study's author, Christopher B. Leinberger, admits there are issues with the methodology, namely that walkable places are weighted the......

A number of people, after witnessing a cab driver clip a woman crossing Fifth Avenue yesterday morning, came to her aid as another driver chased the cab. The Post reports that the woman had been crossing Fifth at 85th Street when a cab "raced westward." A doorman at 1040 Fifth Avenue said the cab driver "was obviously going way too fast." This is a stretch of Fifth Avenue with a lot of pedestrians and tourists......

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on Beekman Ave. in the Bronx, a double shooting on Throop Ave. in Brooklyn, and a dead body in the water just south of the Bayonne Bridge off Staten Island. There was a breaking news story on a cop being shot and killed this morning at or near a Hilton Hotel on 31st St. in Manhattan. Details were conflicting and confusing (not unusual in a breaking news......

READING: Today NY Mag asks, "What does Tina Brown have to do to get some attention?" Well tonight she's signing copies of her new book (a tell-all on Princess Di) called The Diana Chronicles. 7pm // Barnes & Noble [33 E 17th St] // Free MUSIC: That band in the bubble, Cartel, that you've undoubtedly already forgotten about, is playing a free show tonight. Go visit the bubble boys, help them re-enter the real world......

The 29th Annual Museum Mile Festival is tomorrow, with more creativity than you can imagine concentrated in a festival on 5th Avenue (from 82nd Street to 105th Street). From the Met to El Museo del Barrio you'll be able to find waived museum admissions. Museo del Barrio director Julian Zugazagoitia tells NY1, “It's the greatest day because all of Fifth Avenue is closed, so that all of the museums can be visited free of charge,......

Yesterday, activists attempted to block the construction crews from razing a community garden in Harlem. The city has been planning to remove the Nueva Esperanza Garden at 110th and Fifth Avenue and replace it with a new building for the Museum of African Art. But critics question whether it's really a museum or a guise for new condominiums. There are supposed to be 115 luxury units in the building, and Times Up writes the......

YUM: If you're unable to jet off to a remote beach and sip on drinks in coconut cups, then do the next best thing. Okay, maybe the next next best thing, head over to The Carribean Fair. It's an all day festival giving you a taste of indigenous foods (prepared by celebrity chefs!). You can also check out some dancers, models, singers and bands - all celebrating the sites, sounds, and tastes of the islands.......

Today marks the 28th annual Museum Mile Festival, aka: the world's largest block party. Just show up, here's what you'll get: Free access to all the museums along the mile (9 of them! See the list here) 23 car-free blocks (5th Avenue between 82nd & 105th) Live bands and entertainment Art-in-the street activities for kids Our favorite part: "follow the mile with street muralist De La Vega – grab a piece of chalk and......

Maybe it's the cold weather, but lately, Gothamist has been dreaming of escaping New York for a European city such as Vienna, Madrid, or Athens. Unfortunately, with the dollar's quick descent in relation to the Euro, it seems we won't be heading over there any time soon. But rather than feel sorry for ourselves about being stuck here, Gothamist decided that our next best option would be to indulge in some "travel" through dining. We......

There's been a lot of examination of the hot $20 admission price that the MoMA will be charging when they reopen their renovated midtown Manhattan space. The NY Times had an article about how this is part of the "upscaling" museums phenomenon, partly caused by inflation, knowing that museum goers will pay to see art, and other costs that have forced museums to look for more money. Gothamist liked the article, because it's a small......

If waiting until 9 for the Drive-In movie, Garden State, at Rockefeller Center, to begin isn't your bag, Gothamist suggests you check out Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue. Between 82nd and 105th Streets, Fifth Avenue is closed for people to visit any of the nine museums along that strip, as well as partake in learning how to make art ("learn how to figure paint with a live model at the National Academy of Design,......

With the city council approving a measure to bring twenty new public bathrooms to the city, Newsday looks at the places that need public bathrooms: 10. The Brooklyn Promenade 9. Museum Mile 8. Upper East Side jogging trail 7. 125 St. & Lenox Ave. 6. St. Patrick's Cathedral 5. The Top of the Brooklyn Bridge 4. At the TKTS booth in Times Square 3. In Battery Park near the Liberty Island boat 2. On Canal......