Extra, Extra: Storm Turns Gowanus Into Aboveground Toilet

Extra, Extra: Storm Turns Gowanus Into Aboveground Toilet
Video: De Blasio Unleashes Dad Puns At Hot Dog Eating Contest Weigh-In
Some Williamsburg, Greenpoint Waterfront Areas Will Be Closed For July 4th
Obamacare Insurer Eyeing Big Price Hike In 2015
Man Killed After Falling On Tracks While Switching Between Subway Cars
Photo: Lindsay Lohan Cut Her Leg On A Citibike
Photos: Woman Jumps Into Prospect Park Lake—For Her Dog!
ReBar Fraudster Jason Stevens Banned From NY Restaurant Industry For Life
Video: Sleeping Man Arrested On Nearly Empty F Train
Photos: Creepy Crawly Spiders Now At The AMNH
Original Dirt Candy To Close In August Before Moving To LES
Williamsburg's Kings Pharmacy Is Closing
Lincoln Tunnel Crash Kills 3, Snarls Traffic
Blackout Drunk Man Arrested For Stealing Cab & Leading Cops On Chase
Teen Charged In Coney Island Double Shooting That Left 10-Year-Old Hospitalized
Danny Meyer Reveals Insane Rent Hike For Union Square Cafe
Cops Say Scissors-Wielding Man Groped Female Subway Rider
NYPD: Hit-And-Run Driver Killed 12-Yr-Old, Injured Her Mother And Sister In Brooklyn
Photos, Video: Last Night's Wild Lightning Show
Wall Under Brooklyn Bridge Collapses During Storm

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 02:00 PM PDT

Because your dog has never driven you to the store, check out today's end-of-day links: penny skirt trick, Gownus shit storm, hot dog sandwiches, Chris Martin meat-eater, World Cup of arm folding, creepy Ben Stein, depressed animals, and kitty plays with dog. Don't forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. [ more › ]

Video: De Blasio Unleashes Dad Puns At Hot Dog Eating Contest Weigh-In

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:50 PM PDT

Mayor de Blasio waded awkwardly into the seas of pundom today during his speech at the weighing-in ceremony for tomorrow's Nathan's Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Arguably better than Darth Vader's performance last year, de Blaz and/or his speechwriters let fly with a string of condiment and cased meat entendres while introducing Joey Chesnut, Miko Sudo, and the rest of tomorrow's gluttonous gladiators. [ more › ]

Some Williamsburg, Greenpoint Waterfront Areas Will Be Closed For July 4th

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:40 PM PDT

A reader noticed this sign indicating that parts of the Williamsburg waterfront would be closed starting tonight through July 5 morning. [ more › ]

Obamacare Insurer Eyeing Big Price Hike In 2015

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 01:25 PM PDT

Now that everyone's finally stopped bitching about how hard it was to sign up for healthcare through the Affordable Care Act, we can all start complaining about how expensive it's going to be. MetroPlus, one of Obamacare's most popular insurers in New York State, is reportedly looking to jack its premiums for individuals up by an average of 18.5 percent in 2015, with small group plans facing a 30 percent hike. Still less than surgery without insurance, but damn. [ more › ]

Man Killed After Falling On Tracks While Switching Between Subway Cars

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:57 PM PDT

A 30-year-old man died after falling onto the subway tracks while trying to switch between cars. According to the MTA, the incident happened just before 10 p.m. during last night's storm, when the as-yet unidentified man fell onto the northbound R train tracks near the 25th Street Station in Brooklyn. The man was reportedly moving between subway cars at the time. [ more › ]

Photo: Lindsay Lohan Cut Her Leg On A Citibike

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:47 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan, who only somehow just turned 28 this week, was injured while riding a Citibike. Or maybe docking a Citibike. Or maybe while looking at a Citibike. Maybe a nest of Citibikes attacked her. It's all very unclear at press time, but Lohan—who has taken the royal blue chariots out for a spin in the past—Instagrammed this photo of her cut leg, with the caption: "A citibike gone wrong #notsoquiche !!!!" What does that hashtag mean? Maybe it holds the meaning to this mystery. [ more › ]

Photos: Woman Jumps Into Prospect Park Lake—For Her Dog!

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 12:14 PM PDT

Earlier this morning, a woman had to be rescued after apparently getting stuck on an island in Prospect Park's lake. And why did she go over the island? To chase her dog, which had been swimming in the lake. [ more › ]

ReBar Fraudster Jason Stevens Banned From NY Restaurant Industry For Life

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:55 AM PDT

Earlier this month, infamous reBar owner Jason Stevens agreed to a plea deal that ensures he'll spend 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison for tax fraud. Stevens pled guilty to grand larceny and four counts of criminal tax fraud in the second degree after he allegedly didn't pay millions of dollars in taxes over the last couple years. And now, Stevens has been formally banned for life from the NY restaurant and catering industry. [ more › ]

Video: Sleeping Man Arrested On Nearly Empty F Train

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 11:20 AM PDT

A YouTube video of a man being arrested on an F train for allegedly falling asleep during his early morning commute has been making the rounds on the Internet. According to the NYPD, which confirmed the arrest, the unidentified individual was "occupying more than one seat," which is a violation of the MTA's rules of conduct. [ more › ]

Photos: Creepy Crawly Spiders Now At The AMNH

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 10:57 AM PDT

When encountering black widow spiders in NYC, it's probably best to do so at the iconic American Museum of Natural History, with some impenetrable glass separating you. Their annual Spiders Alive! exhibition is back, starting tomorrow and running through [ more › ]

Original Dirt Candy To Close In August Before Moving To LES

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 10:27 AM PDT

Chef Amanda Cohen's tiny vegetable-driven restaurant Dirt Candy will close at the end of August...before reopening in a (larger) space on the Lower East Side! How refreshing to write about a restaurant closing without the usual doom and gloom and rent hike ranting! [ more › ]

Williamsburg's Kings Pharmacy Is Closing

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 09:49 AM PDT

And so continues Williamsburg's sad chainsformation—Kings Pharmacy, an independently-owned drugstore that's been operating on Bedford Avenue for over a decade, is on its way out. [ more › ]

Lincoln Tunnel Crash Kills 3, Snarls Traffic

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 09:32 AM PDT

Three people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in New Jersey this morning near the entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel, jamming traffic during commuting hours. [ more › ]

Blackout Drunk Man Arrested For Stealing Cab & Leading Cops On Chase

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:40 AM PDT

A man was arrested after he allegedly punched a cabbie, stole his cab, and led cops on a foot chase on the side of the Henry Hudson Parkway. But suspect David Meck isn't really sure what did or didn't happen, because he claims he was blackout drunk at the time. [ more › ]

Teen Charged In Coney Island Double Shooting That Left 10-Year-Old Hospitalized

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:16 AM PDT

A 19-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder in connection with the Coney Island double shooting that left both a 10-year-old boy and 25-year-old man hospitalized last weekend. [ more › ]

Danny Meyer Reveals Insane Rent Hike For Union Square Cafe

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 08:01 AM PDT

It's been over a week since we learned that Danny Meyer's pioneering Union Square Cafe would leave its 29-year home at the end of next year due to a rent increase. Now the restaurateur sheds some light on the situation and wades into a deeper discussion of NYC's "problem" of rising rents and diminishing character in an op-ed for the Times. [ more › ]

Cops Say Scissors-Wielding Man Groped Female Subway Rider

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 07:35 AM PDT

Police are hoping for the public's help in identifying a man accused of attacking a woman at a Brooklyn train station last month. [ more › ]

NYPD: Hit-And-Run Driver Killed 12-Yr-Old, Injured Her Mother And Sister In Brooklyn

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Police are searching for a callous hit and run driver who stole a minivan and ended up hitting a family in Brooklyn. A 12-year-old girl was killed while her mother and 9-year-old sister were hospitalized. A witness said the driver was "going 120 mph." [ more › ]

Photos, Video: Last Night's Wild Lightning Show

Posted: 03 Jul 2014 05:49 AM PDT

Yesterday's storms were no joke—there was flash flooding, air travel delays and even a partial wall collapse by a pedestrian entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. And it's not over—the National Weather Service warns there's more heavy rain and storms on the way. [ more › ]