NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and the Times launched East Village blog The Local yesterday. Now the site must set itself apart from a slew of microblogs covering what is arguably NYC's most blogged about neighborhood and overcome an affiliation with the university cranky locals blame for its downfall. More»

Those offended by the blue state coastal smugness of People of Walmart, take heart. As a visiting friend once told me, "New York has so many creatures" of its own. And People of Public Transport has captured them in transit and brought them to the internet. More»

Marty Wombacher, the American hero with a plan (and a blog) to visit 365 NYC bars in 365 days, hit up his 75th watering hole last night. He let me tag along and picked up my drinks as Lucy's joined his growing roster of drinking spots. More»

Citizen journalist Marty Wombacher has made it his mission to visit a different NYC bar every day for a year. And in the grand tradition of drunk writers, he blogs about it! There are worse gigs, right? Maybe not. Consider the occupational hazards. More»