The hilarious fame mongering of government officials and reality TV is the subject of this video parody from The Onion. Filmed before the reality TV driven “Crashergate“, this clip features a cameo from Cobble Hillbillies/ Real Housewives of New York City castmembers Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen.
Archive | February, 2010
Get your fresh Montreal bagels on Saturday
Mile End (97A Hoyt Street) will begin selling bagels from St-Viateur Bagel bakery in Montreal this Saturday. The bagels have been served since Mile End opened, but now they’ll be fresh out of the oven- driven down from Montreal on Friday night by two of the owner’s friends. Previously, the bagels were delivered via FedEx, and [...]
Il Cuntuccio brick oven pizza coming to Smith & 9th
PMFA reports that Il Cuntuccio brick oven pizza will be opening at 478 Smith Street, on the corner of 9th Street. The location was formerly home to an Uncle Louie G’s.
Whole Foods starts Gowanus cleanup
At last night’s environmental committee of Community Board 6 meeting, John Bogdaski, an environmental consultant for Whole Foods, reported that site preparation work for cleanup of the proposed two-acre Whole Foods site at Third Avenue and Third Street began earlier this month. The site should be decontaminated and ready for future development by the end of [...]
Norah Jones window update
In case you were curious, Norah Jones now has three windows on the side of her townhouse on Amity Street. Four more to go to make the seven (reduced from her original request for ten).
Simon Says: Not So Fast, McCord-van Kempens Still on NY Housewives
This just in from Simon van Kempen in response to Gatecrasher’s report that he and wife Alex McCord were off Real Housewives of NYC:
Bravo dumps Brooklyn couple?
Word around the blogosphere for the past few weeks has been that Cobble Hillbillies Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen will not be featured on the upcoming season of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. [van Kempen says that's not true. Full response here.] I’ve begun to believe the rumors, because the notorious [...]
Rabid raccoon found in Boerum Hill
A rabid raccoon was caught last Friday in Boerum hill when officials noticed its strange interaction with a dog, Gothamist reports. The Department of Health is increasing raccoon surveillance in Brooklyn, looking out especially for animals that appear sick or dead.
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